MUD Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 though, Skate, those examples you posted are perfect arguments(IMHO) against it. Here is my take on it. I have only playing with it for about a day or so though. It is kind of like the mail. Sure there is alot of junk, but I don't read that. I get my motorcycle magazines and cool catalogs toss the rest. You don't know what is out there until you look. Unlike skate, I have yet to find "value" in it, just more information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skategoat Posted January 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 I like to learn sh*t. Even if it's the fact that Chad Ochocinco plays Call of Duty in his spare time. I find that kind of stuff cool and part of what makes life interesting. I read crap like People magazine and I read history books. I don't consider it drivel. Pop culture is still culture. But I understand that some people aren't like that. They like to focus. My brother is like that. Only reads business books. Has no clue who Karl Wolf is. Never watches Mad Men. I like to know this kind of crap. It's crap, I know, but it makes me feel connected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobble Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 Never watches Mad Men. january jones is hot. just sayin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUD Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 january jones is hot.just sayin. Yes, she is! I found something of value to me...... LIVE Dakar rally results!!!!! VERY exciting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skategoat Posted January 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 Yes, she is!I found something of value to me...... LIVE Dakar rally results!!!!! VERY exciting. +2 on January. What a name too. I'll bet you can get those live Dakar results on a website but what I like about Twitter is that it aggregates that live feed with all the other feeds that I'm interested in. Plus, I get to know what Levar Burton had for lunch. What's not to like about that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carvedog Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 +2 on January. What a name too.I'll bet you can get those live Dakar results on a website but what I like about Twitter is that it aggregates that live feed with all the other feeds that I'm interested in. Plus, I get to know what Levar Burton had for lunch. What's not to like about that! uhhhh....Who's Levar Burton? I had a twitter thing, but it was a bit hard to follow what was going on. somehow i couldn't tell whose page I was twittering on. Thought it was my own but it was my friends, who said it should have been on my page but it wasnt'. Now I have lost my twitter pass word and they won't reset the account. I have tried to email several times to do that with no reply. Don't care enough to sweat it. Mostly the only people i hear from are Eastern European hookers who want to get to know me better...... Not against it, just wish it worked better or something. I really do despise the word tweet too. So I have to get over that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDB Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 Henry- I just started following Mark Ballard and the Calgary Snowboard Club. Quick simple bits of info that keeps me informed of the results. I don't have to wait 2 days to see how the kids did in a Eurocup on the FIS site. Keep up the great work Mark!! http://twitter.com/SnowboardRacing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUD Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 I really do despise the word tweet too. So I have to get over that. I hear ya. Everytime I say it I cringe..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skategoat Posted January 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 Henry-I just started following Mark Ballard and the Calgary Snowboard Club. Quick simple bits of info that keeps me informed of the results. I don't have to wait 2 days to see how the kids did in a Eurocup on the FIS site. Keep up the great work Mark!! http://twitter.com/SnowboardRacing I'm following Mark as well. Just got this tweet minutes ago: "Richie Evanoff (nicknamed Mini-matt, as he has style similar to Morison) was on cloud 9 after forerunning the world cup yesterday" It would be much cooler if he posted a photo through twitpic. I love to hear (and see) what the Lowriders are up to as they move up to bigger circuits. Followed by: "FYI - Most of the men on the alpine team ride 55/50 for angles." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skategoat Posted January 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 uhhhh....Who's Levar Burton? I had a twitter thing, but it was a bit hard to follow what was going on. somehow i couldn't tell whose page I was twittering on. Thought it was my own but it was my friends, who said it should have been on my page but it wasnt'. Now I have lost my twitter pass word and they won't reset the account. I have tried to email several times to do that with no reply. Don't care enough to sweat it. Mostly the only people i hear from are Eastern European hookers who want to get to know me better...... Not against it, just wish it worked better or something. I really do despise the word tweet too. So I have to get over that. I hear ya, the interface kind of sucks. But, If Levar can figure it out.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobble Posted January 8, 2010 Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 levar burton? there's a fart for that... <param name="movie" value="http://www.soundboard.com/sb/playerskins/singleTrackPlayer3.swf?trackURL=http://www.soundboard.com/mediafiles/MjgzMTIxMjI4MzE2Mg_DzsElxBm7bo.mp3&vol=70&txtColor=0xffffff&action=start&title=Wet fart&photo=http://www.soundboard.com/memberphoto/8244212824560.jpg" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><embed wmode="transparent" src="http://www.soundboard.com/sb/playerskins/singleTrackPlayer3.swf?&txtColor=0xffffff&trackURL=http://www.soundboard.com/mediafiles/MjgzMTIxMjI4MzE2Mg_DzsElxBm7bo.mp3&vol=70&action=start&title=Wet fart&photo=http://www.soundboard.com/memberphoto/8244212824560.jpg" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="296" height="50"></embed></object><a href="http://www.soundboard.com/" ><img src="http://www.soundboard.com/1x1.gif" border="0" alt="soundboard.com" /></a> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiveBomber Posted January 8, 2010 Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 reading rainbow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUD Posted January 8, 2010 Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 reading rainbow! That is awesome!!!!!!:lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skategoat Posted January 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 I refer to Levar Burton because he is the reason I became aware of Twitter. About a year ago, a friend of mine called me from a bar to say - "Dude, I'm having lunch with Geordi Laforge.". Turns out Burton was an early Twitter adopter, found himself in Toronto without plans and Tweeted that he needed a good lunch recommendation. From the responses, he picked a place downtown and invited his Toronto followers to meet him for a beer. The place was instantly packed with Star Trek geeks, my friend included. Alas, the Twitter crowd is not so friendly and open anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUD Posted January 26, 2010 Report Share Posted January 26, 2010 Alright, So here is my report. I tried it for a little under a month. I still don't get it. I found really nothing of interest to me..... Just a bunch of noise. Oh well, at least I gave it a shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pebu Posted January 26, 2010 Report Share Posted January 26, 2010 I'll defer to MUD's judgement here... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skategoat Posted January 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2010 You were following the wrong people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUD Posted January 26, 2010 Report Share Posted January 26, 2010 You were following the wrong people. Maybe, I never found anyone of interest to me. That and I guess I really don't care that much about what other people are doing. If I do, I just talk to them on the phone or email (I am not much of a Facebook person either). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skategoat Posted January 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2010 You were following the wrong people. But good on you for giving it a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik J Posted January 27, 2010 Report Share Posted January 27, 2010 "Wanna come over to myspace and twitter my yahoo 'till I google all over your facebook?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zone Posted January 27, 2010 Report Share Posted January 27, 2010 Skategoat, thanks for the tips for the Tweetdeck. Facebook never looked so good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUD Posted January 27, 2010 Report Share Posted January 27, 2010 Skategoat, thanks for the tips for the Tweetdeck. I gotta say, that is a really cool application. Quite powerful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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