Comments on: Three months without Twitter http://zenofnptech.org/2010/07/three-months-without-twitter.html Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Sun, 31 Jul 2011 12:25:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: admin http://zenofnptech.org/2010/07/three-months-without-twitter.html/comment-page-1#comment-8065 admin Tue, 14 Dec 2010 18:53:41 +0000 http://zenofnptech.org/?p=683#comment-8065 I've been on IRC since forever, like the early 90's. I agree there is a lot to recommend it. I like it a lot. My IRC usage definitely went down when I spent more time on Twitter. I’ve been on IRC since forever, like the early 90′s. I agree there is a lot to recommend it. I like it a lot. My IRC usage definitely went down when I spent more time on Twitter.

]]> By: J.Wilkes http://zenofnptech.org/2010/07/three-months-without-twitter.html/comment-page-1#comment-8064 J.Wilkes Tue, 14 Dec 2010 14:53:34 +0000 http://zenofnptech.org/?p=683#comment-8064 You wrote: "Twitter is way better for banter than any other medium besides being in person." I wonder if you ever heard of IRC? If so, I wonder in which ways Twitter could be better for banter than IRC. On the other items: /me nods. You wrote: “Twitter is way better for banter than any other medium besides being in person.”

I wonder if you ever heard of IRC? If so, I wonder in which ways Twitter could be better for banter than IRC.

On the other items: /me nods.

]]> By: Jon Stahl http://zenofnptech.org/2010/07/three-months-without-twitter.html/comment-page-1#comment-7776 Jon Stahl Tue, 10 Aug 2010 23:33:15 +0000 http://zenofnptech.org/?p=683#comment-7776 Great reflection. I'm certainly finding the same effects, now that I am over 8 months into my post-Twitter life. Your last bullet point, about missed opportunities for collaboration, is an interesting one. If we are choosing systems that lead to an outcome where willingness to participate in mentally harmful media such as Twitter/Facebook is a gate to collaborative participation, then that is definitely a sad outcome. I wonder if it will start to show in the quality of collaborative efforts. Great reflection. I’m certainly finding the same effects, now that I am over 8 months into my post-Twitter life.

Your last bullet point, about missed opportunities for collaboration, is an interesting one. If we are choosing systems that lead to an outcome where willingness to participate in mentally harmful media such as Twitter/Facebook is a gate to collaborative participation, then that is definitely a sad outcome. I wonder if it will start to show in the quality of collaborative efforts.

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