Comments on: Has Twitter Become Broadcast Media?

By: orange county broadcast media

orange county broadcast media — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 19:19:02 +0000

Twitter has definitely went up the rank in page ranking. If twitter was heading into the broadcast media world then its fine. It’s usefulness and popularity is only growing.

By: Joey

Joey — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 17:43:50 +0000

Twitter is versatile. For me personally, I have three accounts I manage with twhirl. I keep my main account rather exclusive, so I can follow those I truly want to. I have another so that I can follow blogs, software developers, political figures, etc. The last account I maintain for my church, posting an occasionally update regarding an upcoming event.
I don’t think there’s a problem here. Just people using their twitter in different ways.

By: Alex -S-

Alex -S- — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:47:35 +0000

At the risk of sounding boring … Another Emphatic yes!!
I’ve read quite a few posts along the lines of this one in the last week or so. I also wrote one – and was glad to see others agreed with me that Twitter had become “less talk, less fun” if you will. I too have been plurking more because of the “Read this” “Vote for me” type posts that are on the rise. Too many “experts” not enough real knowledge being shared.
As twitter gets more mainstream coverage and “the public” start adopting it more maybe that balance will swing again -time till indeed tell.
I recently reduced my follow count massively because so many of the people i initially followed and offered much became link machines that seemed to never answer me or most of their followers. And already i’m thinking on reducing it again. Seriously twitter peeps – i follow you to share – i follow your RSS feeds to learn.
Anyone wants to follow and send me lots of look at how smart i am links – i’m @ahsimpson

By: John Whiteside

John Whiteside — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:47:46 +0000

I know this might be a minority opinion, but – in general I have found that when well-known bloggers start doing more tweeting than blogging, the overall quality of their content plummets.
There is value to developing a thought and exploring an idea in more depth than is possible in 140 characters. A lot of twittering is “look at this!” “look at this!” and I think it’s pretty tedious. I’d rather see these folks – many of whom are very smart people – write a blog post that says, “Look at this – here’s what I think about it – here’s why it’s relevant – here are the issues it raises,” followed by reader comments.
Twitter can be a distraction machine, and I feel like I’ve watched people whose stuff I used to enjoy reading become so distracted that their writing became less valuable.
In general (there are exceptions) – the more people someone follows, the less interesting they get. My experience, your mileage may vary.

By: Jeannine Crooks

Jeannine Crooks — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:39:13 +0000

Several prominent people frequently post 6 or 7 tweets in a row, dominating my results page with content that was barely worthy of a single posting. I’ve quit following many of them because the few golden nuggets they occasionally posted weren’t worth wading through all the junk.

By: Amy Stewart

Amy Stewart — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:32:42 +0000

I’m glad this conversation came up. I’ve been seeing so much about Twitter lately, but can’t figure out exactly how people are using this tool in a professional realm. I don’t get the whole microblogging thing at all. I can see how people would want to use it as a way to broadcast that their new content available elsewhere, as there’s not much content that can fit into a “tweet.”
I don’t understand why twitter is better or more useful than a regular blog– can anyone enlighten me?

By: Paul Chaney

Paul Chaney — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 04:55:43 +0000

Mack, I’m liking Plurk so much more because it easily facilitates conversation. Now that more of my Twitter friends are showing up there, I’m having a great time.
But, each has its place in the ever-changing world of the Web 2.0 I suppose. Time will tell.

By: Craig Wilson

Craig Wilson — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 07:12:21 +0000

Mack I think the answer is an emphatic yes. Its inevitable.
I posted about what is media recently after similar observations.
mediahunter.typepad.com/media_hunter/2008/06/what-is-media-i.html#more

By: Mario Vellandi

Mario Vellandi — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 08:00:39 +0000

Yeah, I asked a few questions recently and was never answered I’m also seeing many broadcast-push style or what [I'm] doing, which get ba boring.

By: Peder Hanson

Peder Hanson — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 22:34:00 +0000

Good point on the linkbait, I’ve noticed the same trend.
I would also add that Twitter is listed as a “micro blogging” site, and blogging is broadcast media that accepts conversation IMO.

By: mack collier

mack collier — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:54:26 +0000

John you’re exactly right, and more spammers means a diluted experience for everyone.

By: John Whiteside

John Whiteside — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:11:41 +0000

I still see plenty of conversations going on among the people I follow.
I think there’s another factor, which is that Twitter has gotten so much press that the would-be spammers are showing up in larger numbers; since a month or so ago, the majority of my follow emails have been clear linkbait.