Comments on: Is there such a thing as Twitter etiquette? http://www.honeybowtie.com/blog/2008/01/29/is-there-such-a-thing-as-twitter-etiquette/ Honey Bowtie Music blog: where sticky songs meet (occasionally) overdressed ideas. Sweet. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:37:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Kate O' http://www.honeybowtie.com/blog/2008/01/29/is-there-such-a-thing-as-twitter-etiquette/#comment-4783 Kate O' Mon, 11 Feb 2008 02:34:17 +0000 http://www.honeybowtie.com/blog/2008/01/29/is-there-such-a-thing-as-twitter-etiquette/#comment-4783 <blockquote><p>New rule: Twitter is not instant messaging. If you find yourself heading into a one-to-one exchange, use the direct messaging feature by prefacing your tweet with d @username. </p> </blockquote> I totally agree with this. Especially, of course, if you're using Twitter to update your Facebook status. Then it truly makes no sense at all.

New rule: Twitter is not instant messaging. If you find yourself heading into a one-to-one exchange, use the direct messaging feature by prefacing your tweet with d @username.

I totally agree with this. Especially, of course, if you’re using Twitter to update your Facebook status. Then it truly makes no sense at all.

]]> By: fishwreck http://www.honeybowtie.com/blog/2008/01/29/is-there-such-a-thing-as-twitter-etiquette/#comment-4782 fishwreck Mon, 11 Feb 2008 02:24:31 +0000 http://www.honeybowtie.com/blog/2008/01/29/is-there-such-a-thing-as-twitter-etiquette/#comment-4782 New rule: Twitter is not instant messaging. If you find yourself heading into a one-to-one exchange, use the direct messaging feature by prefacing your tweet with d @username. This is my number one pet peeve with Twitter. I might be interested in knowing who you are meeting for lunch and where, but I definitely don't need to see the 8 message exchange deciding when and where. Kieran loves this rule. ;-) New rule: Twitter is not instant messaging. If you find yourself heading into a one-to-one exchange, use the direct messaging feature by prefacing your tweet with d @username.

This is my number one pet peeve with Twitter. I might be interested in knowing who you are meeting for lunch and where, but I definitely don’t need to see the 8 message exchange deciding when and where.

Kieran loves this rule. ;-)

]]> By: Music City Bloggers » Blog Archive » Twitter Etiquette From The Hive http://www.honeybowtie.com/blog/2008/01/29/is-there-such-a-thing-as-twitter-etiquette/#comment-4693 Music City Bloggers » Blog Archive » Twitter Etiquette From The Hive Wed, 30 Jan 2008 12:38:35 +0000 http://www.honeybowtie.com/blog/2008/01/29/is-there-such-a-thing-as-twitter-etiquette/#comment-4693 [...] Kate O’ went to the Nashville Geek Breakfast that Lesley spoke of yesterday and is opining about Twitter Etiquette. We got talking about Twitter etiquette at the Geek Breakfast, and I decided I was going to do a post about the emerging dynamics of being polite while micro-blogging. [...] [...] Kate O’ went to the Nashville Geek Breakfast that Lesley spoke of yesterday and is opining about Twitter Etiquette. We got talking about Twitter etiquette at the Geek Breakfast, and I decided I was going to do a post about the emerging dynamics of being polite while micro-blogging. [...]

]]> By: Kieran http://www.honeybowtie.com/blog/2008/01/29/is-there-such-a-thing-as-twitter-etiquette/#comment-4689 Kieran Wed, 30 Jan 2008 04:33:24 +0000 http://www.honeybowtie.com/blog/2008/01/29/is-there-such-a-thing-as-twitter-etiquette/#comment-4689 Hey Jackson.. I know what you mean.. and this is something I'm thinking about as well, although I think I come down on the side of 'unity of message' valued over duplication.. You may read the same AP story in newspapers across the country, (and that may be frustrating and seem like a waste to some) but it's value is in the federation of that information through different outlets, with consistency and relative ease.. no? This is the stuff RSS feeds are made of.. Or maybe I'm just lazy and don't want to have to come up with something witty to say on my silly Facebook status? Hey Jackson.. I know what you mean.. and this is something I’m thinking about as well, although I think I come down on the side of ‘unity of message’ valued over duplication..

You may read the same AP story in newspapers across the country, (and that may be frustrating and seem like a waste to some) but it’s value is in the federation of that information through different outlets, with consistency and relative ease.. no? This is the stuff RSS feeds are made of..

Or maybe I’m just lazy and don’t want to have to come up with something witty to say on my silly Facebook status?

]]> By: Kieran http://www.honeybowtie.com/blog/2008/01/29/is-there-such-a-thing-as-twitter-etiquette/#comment-4688 Kieran Wed, 30 Jan 2008 04:28:35 +0000 http://www.honeybowtie.com/blog/2008/01/29/is-there-such-a-thing-as-twitter-etiquette/#comment-4688 <blockquote>I’m not a twitter person and maybe I just don’t understand the medium (I admit to not getting facebook or myspace) but I don’t understand why anyone would care. </blockquote> See this post about "Ambient Intimacy" and see if it helps make any more sense of the Twitter Stream of internet consciousness.. http://www.disambiguity.com/ambient-intimacy/

I’m not a twitter person and maybe I just don’t understand the medium (I admit to not getting facebook or myspace) but I don’t understand why anyone would care.

See this post about “Ambient Intimacy” and see if it helps make any more sense of the Twitter Stream of internet consciousness..
http://www.disambiguity.com/ambient-intimacy/

]]> By: Star Straf http://www.honeybowtie.com/blog/2008/01/29/is-there-such-a-thing-as-twitter-etiquette/#comment-4687 Star Straf Tue, 29 Jan 2008 19:35:03 +0000 http://www.honeybowtie.com/blog/2008/01/29/is-there-such-a-thing-as-twitter-etiquette/#comment-4687 At least you don't post every twitter to your blog all thru the day - I've unsubscribed to 3 livejournals because there are 20-30 posts a day "I am on the bus going to work" - I'm not a twitter person and maybe I just don't understand the medium (I admit to not getting facebook or myspace) but I don't understand why anyone would care. At least you don’t post every twitter to your blog all thru the day - I’ve unsubscribed to 3 livejournals because there are 20-30 posts a day “I am on the bus going to work” - I’m not a twitter person and maybe I just don’t understand the medium (I admit to not getting facebook or myspace) but I don’t understand why anyone would care.

]]> By: Bill Seaver http://www.honeybowtie.com/blog/2008/01/29/is-there-such-a-thing-as-twitter-etiquette/#comment-4686 Bill Seaver Tue, 29 Jan 2008 18:41:01 +0000 http://www.honeybowtie.com/blog/2008/01/29/is-there-such-a-thing-as-twitter-etiquette/#comment-4686 Kate, good to meet you today at the breakfast. I missed out on this conversation this morning but ironically enough I was thinking about Twitter etiquette (Twitterquette) about a month ago myself: http://tinyurl.com/yvfzza Kate, good to meet you today at the breakfast. I missed out on this conversation this morning but ironically enough I was thinking about Twitter etiquette (Twitterquette) about a month ago myself: http://tinyurl.com/yvfzza

]]> By: Jackson Miller http://www.honeybowtie.com/blog/2008/01/29/is-there-such-a-thing-as-twitter-etiquette/#comment-4685 Jackson Miller Tue, 29 Jan 2008 18:31:08 +0000 http://www.honeybowtie.com/blog/2008/01/29/is-there-such-a-thing-as-twitter-etiquette/#comment-4685 For me it is about and acceptable level of signal to noise in regards to duplicate content. I just checked Facebook status updates for my friends and 8 out of 10 were from twitter and I had already seen them. Argh. I posted about that a while back. I will dig up the link when I am at a computer. P.S. My ribbing was mostly to encourage more blog posts :) For me it is about and acceptable level of signal to noise in regards to duplicate content. I just checked Facebook status updates for my friends and 8 out of 10 were from twitter and I had already seen them. Argh.

I posted about that a while back. I will dig up the link when I am at a computer.

P.S. My ribbing was mostly to encourage more blog posts :)

]]> By: Kieran http://www.honeybowtie.com/blog/2008/01/29/is-there-such-a-thing-as-twitter-etiquette/#comment-4684 Kieran Tue, 29 Jan 2008 16:24:09 +0000 http://www.honeybowtie.com/blog/2008/01/29/is-there-such-a-thing-as-twitter-etiquette/#comment-4684 Oh why do there have to be rules? I mean, really. :) The only thing I ask of people on Twitter is that they be real. I get followed by these apparent marketing bots who, when you look at their updates, don't appear to post anything but links to press releases or other marketing jive and it gets kind of spooky. Just be real and you're welcome to follow me-- regardless of why.. Good times at the breakfast this morning. was glad to get to meet you and the others in person at last. See you 'round. Kieran Oh why do there have to be rules? I mean, really. :)
The only thing I ask of people on Twitter is that they be real. I get followed by these apparent marketing bots who, when you look at their updates, don’t appear to post anything but links to press releases or other marketing jive and it gets kind of spooky.
Just be real and you’re welcome to follow me– regardless of why..

Good times at the breakfast this morning. was glad to get to meet you and the others in person at last.

See you ’round.

Kieran

]]> By: Paul Nicholson http://www.honeybowtie.com/blog/2008/01/29/is-there-such-a-thing-as-twitter-etiquette/#comment-4683 Paul Nicholson Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:54:04 +0000 http://www.honeybowtie.com/blog/2008/01/29/is-there-such-a-thing-as-twitter-etiquette/#comment-4683 Don't make all your twitters just "@friendA me too!!1!". We all may not follow your friend but may want to be in the conversation. Just take 2 extra seconds and say "@friendA I know, I hate people who cut me off in traffic too!" It isn't always possible to make a complete recap, but at least give the rest of the the topic at hand or some level of context. Don’t make all your twitters just “@friendA me too!!1!”.

We all may not follow your friend but may want to be in the conversation. Just take 2 extra seconds and say “@friendA I know, I hate people who cut me off in traffic too!”

It isn’t always possible to make a complete recap, but at least give the rest of the the topic at hand or some level of context.

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