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[Darkness]

so I'm bored, and browsing around for good twitters, but I've noticed a lot of the time when Twitter is mentioned, there is a strong anti and pro reaction to it. Some people think that it's a horrible way to "keep in touch" with people, others don't like specific things about it such as interface, others think it's wonderful.

I personally like twitter; I find it amusing. As for the "too impersonal" thing, well I think it's a nice combo of a short blog and IM. like, you can be very self-centered/personal/shallow one post, very global the next. it's a nice outlet for those kinda amusing thoughts you have during the day that never get developed much.

amusing twitter: http://twitter.com/darthvader

[Genki]

[Darkness]

haha, that's DOING IT WRONG.

[Mlarg]

Hahahaha nice comic. I find that there's a delicate balance between being humorous and borderline creepy (as described by the Penny Arcade comic). Yes, twitter is fun to use, but I don't like hearing every little thing you do >.>

[Locknflow]

I heard this on the radio today. "The follow option on twitter is like stalking someone, except without the part of sitting in a car on a rainy, cold night in front of somebody's house with a loaded gun in your lap"

[Genki]

Sounds like Shawshank

[Darkness]

yeah, kinda Shawshank.
but that overlooks that the person is offering this stuff up for you to "stalk" in the first place... stalking isn't mutual.

[Locknflow]

twitter just sounds wrong lol 

[Darkness]

um what? twitter makes me think of birds and girls giggling/gossiping

[Murrhey]

hahahaha Penny Arcade.

I'm a twitterer. I will fess up.

Tweeter? Twat? hmm.

[Darkness]

personally, I think the best use of twitter if to follow like "minor celebrities", eg writers or someone who runs a small online store you like. musicians aren't bad to follow either.


but yeah, Oprah has joined twitter.
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[Locknflow]

TWEET

[Locknflow]

hahaha I caved in and got a twitter, doesn't look like it's very active right now though, or maybe because I'm new at it.

[Darkness]

As you might have heard from facebook, 8th has a twitter now! @the8thcircuit
so follow us! it's your excuse to get twitter!

here's some lists if you want to find some more people to follow:
-food vendors
-movie studios on twitter
-comic book related twitters
(btw, Warren Ellis is the infallible answer to "twitter is stupid; why are you on it?")
-literature people / authors from mashable
(mashable has a lot of other twitter related lists too)

[Genki]

On a tangentially related note, the 8th-circuit now has a Twitter, follow that shit
http://twitter.com/the8thCircuit