Twitter List

[NickH]

SO I have recently joined Twitter and found Tom on their, I am following him, was wondering if anybody else uses it. We shall compile a list of pualifestyle users...

http://twitter.com/NickH87
http://twitter.com/tomchurch
http://twitter.com/sloaner92
http://twitter.com/Chikito
http://twitter.com/danielbecerra
http://twitter.com/raimund0
http://twitter.com/Tonatiuh8

[Sloaner92]

Sloaner92

[Elyts]

twitter/facebook, whats the difference between them...i totally dont get it, well i dont understand facebook in the first place, but thats another story, what i really dont get it why there are TWO, like isnt twitter just another facebook?

[NickH]

Kinda, facebook became a little more like twitter after twitter starting getting exposure.

With twitter, its basically a mini blog where facebook other can post and write messages to you.

[Elyts]

oo i see i see, so to be clear, twitter ismuch less personal than facebook, and its not about pictures or whatever its basically just a "IM DOING THIS RIGHT NOW" sorta thing? and its far less invasive/personal than facebook?

[Chikito]

yup. Its more like mini blogging.

It is really awesome if everyone you know uses it. And you all have iPhones. But I dont and none of my friends have it. So I don't update it regularly. Maybe if I had more people :S

http://twitter.com/Chikito - anyway thats mine

[Sloaner92]

Originally Posted by Elyts

oo i see i see, so to be clear, twitter ismuch less personal than facebook, and its not about pictures or whatever its basically just a "IM DOING THIS RIGHT NOW" sorta thing? and its far less invasive/personal than facebook?

Exactly. Twitter is facebook without the applications, the groups, the events, the pictures, etc. Twitter is a status. Someone doesn't have to follow you back for you to see their tweets (updates), but if you want them to see the @messages (where you're replying to them), they need to follow you. Otherwise, you reply to them in a one-sided conversation.

[NickH]

You can do the updates via text message, so you dont even need to have the application for the phone.

1) Settings
2) Devices
3) I cant remember the rest but its self explanatory and easy to follow. It will ask for you number with a "+" before it. You have to send a text message of some random letters/numbers to verify...and then the same number that you texted you can save in your phonebook at Twitter and just send text message updates to it.

[NickH]

Is it weird that my dad has added me on every networking site possible that I am signed up for?

I feel like he is trying to monitor me and I dont like it. lol

[Elyts]

haha it depends if this is usually how he acts LOL like my girl friend has her mom on facebook and so do all her friends and thats cuz shes totally cool and they go shopping and hang out a lot, so if ur dad is naturally outgoing and generally converses with ur bros dont mind it, but its pretty unorthodox if its just out of the blue haha id be a little nervous, like im being monitored 24/7

and i have to say i am very pleasantly surprised with twitter, because its basically a networking site with everything that i dont like about facebook removed (the slutty pictures, the stalking, the invasion, the threats, the race to see who has MORE people rather than who has BETTER friends) so im considering, im considering

[Sloaner92]

Twitter actually does have pictures (twitpic) and groups (twibes).

[NickH]

Originally Posted by Elyts

haha it depends if this is usually how he acts LOL like my girl friend has her mom on facebook and so do all her friends and thats cuz shes totally cool and they go shopping and hang out a lot, so if ur dad is naturally outgoing and generally converses with ur bros dont mind it, but its pretty unorthodox if its just out of the blue haha id be a little nervous, like im being monitored 24/7

and i have to say i am very pleasantly surprised with twitter, because its basically a networking site with everything that i dont like about facebook removed (the slutty pictures, the stalking, the invasion, the threats, the race to see who has MORE people rather than who has BETTER friends) so im considering, im considering

No he is not outgoing and we dont generally converse... lol

[Elyts]

No he is not outgoing and we dont generally converse... lol

haha parental controls to the max then im afraid

[NickH]

Yeah, just last night I went to a toga party and got home at 3:30am, my dad was chilling right there half asleep on the couch, I assumed he was waiting for me to get home to see if I was drunk because my brother did that a few months back....then when I went to my room he went right to his bed...it annoys me how he doesnt trust me to make good decisions. I didnt even drink last night, I substituted the biggest Greek party of the year with water because I was driving myself and 4 others the whole night.

[Elyts]

TWIBES lol hahahaha sounds like someone with a lisp or like retarded saying "Tribes" hehe thats classic...

I substituted the biggest Greek party of the year with water because I was driving myself and 4 others the whole night.

Thats decision making...a huge concession, but the right choice my friend, good thinking on that one But i get what you mean with the whole lack of trust thing...like wtf ur grown up, 21, in university, doing well for yourself (im hoping) and he still dosent trust you?? thats odd, either he just cant let go, or maybe do u have a history with him of being reckless/irresponsible?

[NickH]

I think he and my mom for that matter cant let go...and with that said...I cant wait for this house I am getting with my friends in the fall at my university.

[tonatiuh8]

YES this is me

http://twitter.com/Tonatiuh8


I love that I can txt something and send it to tweeter and it will appear on the site.

[Ray Casanova]

Anyone have any suggestions as to who we should follow beside ourselves?

[Chikito]

Yeah I follow a load of cool people!

Local english comedians, celebs, music bloggers, other blogs, you guys, some of my university student run shit. Bands etc.

[Ray Casanova]

Well, recently added Tony Robbins (of course) and a bunch of random college professors as well as entrepreneurs, pr people, and a few tech people.

Found some cool sites that gave me a good list and a picked and chose what I wanted.

http://davefleet.com/2009/01/40-pr-r...ow-on-twitter/
http://mashable.com/2009/02/16/twitter-professors/
http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/hiner/?p=916

Trying to learn more, and while twitter isn't really a learning tool theres still some advantages to following smart people.

Figure I might as well take advantage.

[Tom Church]

hey this is awesome, I just added all you guys. It's cool to see what each other get up to properly. Can whip eachother into shape. For sure shizzle!

[Sloaner92]

I've stopped checking Twitter as often as I used to. I keep it opened all the time, and I'll update my status via web/text usually every day or two, but I don't refresh and keep up with it. I'm following Ryan Sohmer, author of this webcomic, as well as his artist, Lar Desouza. Their posts flood my home page all the time. They don't follow me back. I hate following people you know but don't know you because if you want to reply to them, it does nothing. I can just advertise them (for example: Just read newest licd. Hilarious. @sohmer @lartist).

Overall, I enjoy Twitter and can't wait to see more school friends get on it.