Comments on: Reading from the Twitter Spigot http://rickmahn.com/2008/01/29/reading-from-the-twitter-spigot/ my perspectives on the social web, personal branding, and connecting people Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:30:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: What would it take to kill Twitter | WinExtra http://rickmahn.com/2008/01/29/reading-from-the-twitter-spigot/comment-page-1/#comment-29169 What would it take to kill Twitter | WinExtra Wed, 30 Jan 2008 03:16:09 +0000 http://rickmahn.com/2008/01/29/reading-from-the-twitter-spigot/#comment-29169 [...] that goes by when Twitter isn’t being mentioned somewhere. whether it be those talking about how they use it  or those talking about what it needs to add to keep ahead of the competition. Heck I’ve [...] [...] that goes by when Twitter isn’t being mentioned somewhere. whether it be those talking about how they use it  or those talking about what it needs to add to keep ahead of the competition. Heck I’ve [...]

]]> By: Rick Mahn http://rickmahn.com/2008/01/29/reading-from-the-twitter-spigot/comment-page-1/#comment-29168 Rick Mahn Tue, 29 Jan 2008 21:19:52 +0000 http://rickmahn.com/2008/01/29/reading-from-the-twitter-spigot/#comment-29168 Hi Mike, I hadn't heard Garrick's 'water cooler' analogy, but I think it fits well. Twitter is flexible and always seems to be there when you need it. Hi Mike, I hadn’t heard Garrick’s ‘water cooler’ analogy, but I think it fits well. Twitter is flexible and always seems to be there when you need it.

]]> By: Mike Keliher http://rickmahn.com/2008/01/29/reading-from-the-twitter-spigot/comment-page-1/#comment-29164 Mike Keliher Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:29:35 +0000 http://rickmahn.com/2008/01/29/reading-from-the-twitter-spigot/#comment-29164 I honestly used to read every single tweet, even when my friends group grew to be around 75 very active people. That got really old really quickly. The jump-in-and-take-a-dip approach obviously works better. Your "walking down the street" analogy is a great one. I also like Garrick Van Buren's line about Twitter being like a water cooler - albeit a time- and place-shifted water cooler. However you look at it, it certainly is a great tool. I love Twitter's ability to really become what you want to make of it. It's so flexible you almost can't help but find a use for it. I honestly used to read every single tweet, even when my friends group grew to be around 75 very active people. That got really old really quickly.

The jump-in-and-take-a-dip approach obviously works better. Your “walking down the street” analogy is a great one. I also like Garrick Van Buren’s line about Twitter being like a water cooler – albeit a time- and place-shifted water cooler.

However you look at it, it certainly is a great tool. I love Twitter’s ability to really become what you want to make of it. It’s so flexible you almost can’t help but find a use for it.

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