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Only use it to see what stephen fry's up to really as he seems to be obsessed with it and even updates it whilst in deepest darkest east asia looking for wildlife 
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Only use it to see what stephen fry's up to really
Haha yeah, I've just started following him.
Why would I register though? I have no desire to post updates about my world to random people on twitter. I have facebook for that
Caporegime
You can always follow some porn stars
Heh I bet Twitter are paying him to do that
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what monetary gain would they get out of it? they don't need the PR, that's selling itself with all the hype and exposure.Heh I bet Twitter are paying him to do that
I've had a twitter account since the start of the year, have some really interesting followers. I basically use it akin to a customised RSS feed - I get my news, banter and chat all in one place. Although I admittedly seem to post drivel.
There's always a need for more "Hype and Exposure".
Just because Coke and Pepsi sell well doesn't mean they need to stop advertising their items.
Soldato
So you can receive updates from the people you're interested in without having to visit the twitter website manually.
A bit like how any self-respecting internaut should be all about RSS these days
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Tried to but in the end failed to see the point when no one I knew was using it...
I completely agree, but Coke and Pepsi have a monetised product, and a fully fledged business model. Twitter is a venture capital service that is ad-free and seemingly revenue-free. It seems to be lacking an all important set of positive numbers in it's accounts.
Soldato
Same here.
I guess Facebook is good for sharing photos with friends and things like that, but I don't see the point in Twitter AT ALL.
Soldato
A lightweight way to communicate with as many people that want to listen to you?
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I'm playing devil's advocate here; Twitter is both like status updates on Facebook and a blogging service for people with brain disorders.
Also: http://current.com/items/89891774/twouble_with_twitters.htm
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Man of Honour
Yea, that was the reason why I eventually joined, good for dishing out photos of nights out etc.
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I love how people who have next to no social life come out with this. Sure, its slightly annoying in some respects, and the kids that sit on the sites 24/7 uploading photos of themselves are also retarded.
But christ, get over yourself. Its a good, handy, way of getting in touch with people. Especially people who you may of moved away from etc. Its as retarded as refusing to use a phone, or letters - Just even more so, becaus its free.
Man of Honour
No, it's not quite the same as a phone or letters because while they're useful as a mode of communication they're all more than just that.
I still have yet to understand the wall feature, I mean whenever have I sent a text message that then has the potential to instantly pop up on over 150 screens? But then that's also because you're dealing with people mostly from real life, as opposed to forums.
I still have yet to understand the wall feature, I mean whenever have I sent a text message that then has the potential to instantly pop up on over 150 screens? But then that's also because you're dealing with people mostly from real life, as opposed to forums.
Soldato
Purely in terms of the 'celeb Twittering', I heard a lot of the celeb stuff is actually done by a paid third party on their behalf.
Even if celeb posts were genuine who gives a flying stuff (excl. those people with very empty lives or nothing to do with their time).
For the record I'm not against social networking sites (I'm on FB).
Even if celeb posts were genuine who gives a flying stuff (excl. those people with very empty lives or nothing to do with their time).
For the record I'm not against social networking sites (I'm on FB).
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