Comments on: Beware of the digital mob http://www.morningtoast.com/index.php/2009/08/beware-of-the-digital-mob/ Now read by 11 people. Maybe 12. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:03:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: JuanO http://www.morningtoast.com/index.php/2009/08/beware-of-the-digital-mob/comment-page-1/#comment-11007 JuanO Fri, 14 Aug 2009 01:57:50 +0000 http://www.morningtoast.com/index.php/?p=1036#comment-11007 Interesting, my sites went down too earlier this week. 1 and 1 isn't too bad hosting service for the price. I'm the same way, I don't host anything crazy so it's no big deal, except when I'm in the middle of working on one of them. I tweeted about my downage too and had a couple of replies from hosting companies. Twitter is definitely, at the very least, a good way to spread the word of your service. Trending topics were useful at one point, in my opinion. But now it's full of spammers and useless/annoying/lame topics. Interesting, my sites went down too earlier this week. 1 and 1 isn’t too bad hosting service for the price. I’m the same way, I don’t host anything crazy so it’s no big deal, except when I’m in the middle of working on one of them. I tweeted about my downage too and had a couple of replies from hosting companies. Twitter is definitely, at the very least, a good way to spread the word of your service.

Trending topics were useful at one point, in my opinion. But now it’s full of spammers and useless/annoying/lame topics.

]]> By: Brian http://www.morningtoast.com/index.php/2009/08/beware-of-the-digital-mob/comment-page-1/#comment-10998 Brian Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:05:49 +0000 http://www.morningtoast.com/index.php/?p=1036#comment-10998 People do need to chill with Twitter and it's perceived instant-ness. On friend compared Twitter to voicemail. Twitter is not a chat app, the way it's structured is really not intended for chat-like use. People use it like chat (myself included sometimes) but it's stupid if peeps get peeved when you don't Twitter back right away. If they want an immediate response, freakin call or text. I make it a point to try and audit my Twitter friends that I'm following every now and then. I'll pretty much follow anyone that I see as interesting, but after a couple weeks if they haven't tweeted anything of interest - or more so, if I haven't tweeted them about anything - I usually drop them. I so don't pay attention to trending topics. This case with 1and1 was the first time I thought to search Twitter to see what people were saying and what I got I did not like how it effected me. People do need to chill with Twitter and it’s perceived instant-ness. On friend compared Twitter to voicemail. Twitter is not a chat app, the way it’s structured is really not intended for chat-like use. People use it like chat (myself included sometimes) but it’s stupid if peeps get peeved when you don’t Twitter back right away. If they want an immediate response, freakin call or text.

I make it a point to try and audit my Twitter friends that I’m following every now and then. I’ll pretty much follow anyone that I see as interesting, but after a couple weeks if they haven’t tweeted anything of interest - or more so, if I haven’t tweeted them about anything - I usually drop them.

I so don’t pay attention to trending topics. This case with 1and1 was the first time I thought to search Twitter to see what people were saying and what I got I did not like how it effected me.

]]> By: Lindsey http://www.morningtoast.com/index.php/2009/08/beware-of-the-digital-mob/comment-page-1/#comment-10988 Lindsey Thu, 13 Aug 2009 02:50:43 +0000 http://www.morningtoast.com/index.php/?p=1036#comment-10988 I like twitter but I never know what's going on. Trending topics, whatever. I have a hard enough time keeping up with peoples tweets with tweetdeck sneaking them in on me all the time. Plus I don't know who half the people I'm friends with are. And I don't even have a bajillion followers. Also, I think instant communication is great in a pinch but I'm tired of people getting mad when I'm not there for their personal needs randomly. I like twitter but I never know what’s going on. Trending topics, whatever. I have a hard enough time keeping up with peoples tweets with tweetdeck sneaking them in on me all the time. Plus I don’t know who half the people I’m friends with are. And I don’t even have a bajillion followers.

Also, I think instant communication is great in a pinch but I’m tired of people getting mad when I’m not there for their personal needs randomly.

]]> By: Brian http://www.morningtoast.com/index.php/2009/08/beware-of-the-digital-mob/comment-page-1/#comment-10979 Brian Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:46:57 +0000 http://www.morningtoast.com/index.php/?p=1036#comment-10979 I learned a new term while reading about this type of thing - Online Reputation Management - whatever. Sounds like the opposite of personal branding, but OK. From Sitepoint: http://bit.ly/cLN8l I learned a new term while reading about this type of thing - Online Reputation Management - whatever. Sounds like the opposite of personal branding, but OK. From Sitepoint: http://bit.ly/cLN8l

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