twitter

[EddieM]

anyone care to give a really really brief low down on twitter, what does all the @whatever / #tag stuff mean? completely alien to me (bear in mind i think facebook is a total waste of energy)

 

[joe-90]

Facebook is great.

 

[EddieM]

Facebook is great.

why?

 

[joe-90]

Because you can keep in touch with people. My daughter has been to Cambodia, Vietnam,Thailand and Laos in the past few weeks - I know where she is and what she's doing via facebook.

 

[EddieM]

oh I see ... not for me ... twitter ? what's that all about?

 

[joe-90]

I agree with you there - it's a fookin mystery.

 

[imamartian]

I know where she is and what she's doing via facebook.

no you dont !! you know what she wants you to know !!!

 

[peaps2]

Because you can keep in touch with people. My daughter has been to Cambodia, Vietnam,Thailand and Laos in the past few weeks - I know where she is and what she's doing via facebook.

Drug runner..?

 

[joe-90]

Nah - she's educated and intelligent - unlike you.

 

[imamartian]

anyone care to give a really really brief low down on twitter, what does all the @whatever / #tag stuff mean? completely alien to me (bear in mind i think facebook is a total waste of energy)

Eddie, i resisted Twitter for a long time... i hate all that "i've gone to the toilet - tell everyone" nonsence...

However, i reckon Twitter serves 3 purposes...

1. Sad people who want to blog their lives.... (don't get this at all)
2. Stars that want to keep an interest going about them (a la Stephen Fry).
3. and people like me who follow people we like and respect, and it helps keep up with things... so you might love Kylie or J-zee and find out about their latest tour dates etc etc ... so it's useful as a window into your hobbies/people etc

 

[imamartian]

Nah - she's educated and intelligent - unlike you.

i hope she does take after you Joe !!

 

[Diane2]

anyone care to give a really really brief low down on twitter, what does all the @whatever / #tag stuff mean? completely alien to me (bear in mind i think facebook is a total waste of energy)

yawn...... why do you care...

 

[joe-90]

Are you on it Di?

 

[Diane2]

Are you on it Di?

yes....but only for train updates.................and BFC stuff.............hes on it too....but he doesnt know how to do it.....university education my ar*se

 

[EddieM]

anyone care to give a really really brief low down on twitter, what does all the @whatever / #tag stuff mean? completely alien to me (bear in mind i think facebook is a total waste of energy)

Eddie, i resisted Twitter for a long time... i hate all that "i've gone to the toilet - tell everyone" nonsence...

However, i reckon Twitter serves 3 purposes...

1. Sad people who want to blog their lives.... (don't get this at all)
2. Stars that want to keep an interest going about them (a la Stephen Fry).
3. and people like me who follow people we like and respect, and it helps keep up with things... so you might love Kylie or J-zee and find out about their latest tour dates etc etc ... so it's useful as a window into your hobbies/people etc

oh I see, well i guess as I have no interest in people I don't know, I guess it's not going to be of interest to me.... however what does the @ thing mean? what does a #tag mean i feel I'm missing out on some new language