Comments on: Another Killer Twitter App? http://davefleet.com/2008/03/another-killer-twitter-app/ Exploring the intersection of communications, marketing and social media Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:37:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: James McNally http://davefleet.com/2008/03/another-killer-twitter-app/#comment-693 James McNally Mon, 24 Mar 2008 19:49:40 +0000 http://davefleet.com/2008/03/another-killer-twitter-app/#comment-693 I've been complaining about this for a long while. Twitter itself feels like an unfinished product, at least as far as the web site is concerned. I'm happy that at least it didn't melt down during SXSW this year (unlike last year), but it still feels rough around the edges, and with its popularity and the funding it's attracted, Twitter should be able to improve the user experience by now. I’ve been complaining about this for a long while. Twitter itself feels like an unfinished product, at least as far as the web site is concerned. I’m happy that at least it didn’t melt down during SXSW this year (unlike last year), but it still feels rough around the edges, and with its popularity and the funding it’s attracted, Twitter should be able to improve the user experience by now.

]]> By: Dave Fleet http://davefleet.com/2008/03/another-killer-twitter-app/#comment-608 Dave Fleet Thu, 20 Mar 2008 11:45:24 +0000 http://davefleet.com/2008/03/another-killer-twitter-app/#comment-608 Rayenne - great point. Hurting peoples' feelings is never a good idea. Wonder if there's a way around that? Adele - thanks for the link, and glad you like the idea. Rayenne - great point. Hurting peoples’ feelings is never a good idea. Wonder if there’s a way around that?

Adele - thanks for the link, and glad you like the idea.

]]> By: Dave Fleet http://davefleet.com/2008/03/another-killer-twitter-app/#comment-607 Dave Fleet Thu, 20 Mar 2008 11:44:01 +0000 http://davefleet.com/2008/03/another-killer-twitter-app/#comment-607 Great ideas Connie! The reason I didn't propose messaging to individual groups is that that would require changes by Twitter that an app alone couldn't do. If the API allowed it they'd be fantastic ideas but I don't think it does (I'd love for someone to tell me otherwise though!). Great ideas Connie!

The reason I didn’t propose messaging to individual groups is that that would require changes by Twitter that an app alone couldn’t do. If the API allowed it they’d be fantastic ideas but I don’t think it does (I’d love for someone to tell me otherwise though!).

]]> By: Connie Crosby http://davefleet.com/2008/03/another-killer-twitter-app/#comment-605 Connie Crosby Thu, 20 Mar 2008 11:05:39 +0000 http://davefleet.com/2008/03/another-killer-twitter-app/#comment-605 I think it is a great idea, but let's turn it on its ear: - I want to be able to group people so that if I want to communicate with just those people, I can. For example, if I was at SXSW, I could just communicate with those folks and not force all my friends to block my tweets during that time - I want to be able to add a group of people that may include, temporarily, some people I don't normally follow so I can see the full context of the discussion This would allow me to have discussions that are of interest to a specific group that I know others would probably not be interested in so that I wouldn't run into the concern that Adele identifies. It would also allow me to turn the privacy on/off for my own individual tweets. If they are meant for this particular group, I would not want them read outside of this context. Or perhaps those that are public could only be captured/indexed/viewed in the search engines etc. as a group so they would not be quite so much out of context. As for Shannon Whitley's arguments, if everyone worried about these issues we would have no Twitter applications. Meanwhile, we have a range of terrific ones. Cheers, Connie I think it is a great idea, but let’s turn it on its ear:

- I want to be able to group people so that if I want to communicate with just those people, I can. For example, if I was at SXSW, I could just communicate with those folks and not force all my friends to block my tweets during that time
- I want to be able to add a group of people that may include, temporarily, some people I don’t normally follow so I can see the full context of the discussion

This would allow me to have discussions that are of interest to a specific group that I know others would probably not be interested in so that I wouldn’t run into the concern that Adele identifies.

It would also allow me to turn the privacy on/off for my own individual tweets. If they are meant for this particular group, I would not want them read outside of this context. Or perhaps those that are public could only be captured/indexed/viewed in the search engines etc. as a group so they would not be quite so much out of context.

As for Shannon Whitley’s arguments, if everyone worried about these issues we would have no Twitter applications. Meanwhile, we have a range of terrific ones.

Cheers,
Connie

]]> By: Shannon Whitley http://davefleet.com/2008/03/another-killer-twitter-app/#comment-592 Shannon Whitley Wed, 19 Mar 2008 22:28:58 +0000 http://davefleet.com/2008/03/another-killer-twitter-app/#comment-592 It's a great idea and absolutely doable. The problem here is that you've dreamed up an app that should actually be a feature of Twitter. So the danger of creating something like this is two-fold: A) Twitter has direct access to the data and could presumably, at a later date, create the same, better app. B) Another player could come into the mix and render Twitter obsolete. Not your fault, but you're totally tied to Twitter. That's the big conundrum. Twitter lacks so many features, and the API could allow us to make up for them, but should we? Do we put out the effort, knowing that it could all be for nothing? I don't have the answer or I'd be coding your idea right now. It’s a great idea and absolutely doable. The problem here is that you’ve dreamed up an app that should actually be a feature of Twitter. So the danger of creating something like this is two-fold: A) Twitter has direct access to the data and could presumably, at a later date, create the same, better app. B) Another player could come into the mix and render Twitter obsolete. Not your fault, but you’re totally tied to Twitter.

That’s the big conundrum. Twitter lacks so many features, and the API could allow us to make up for them, but should we? Do we put out the effort, knowing that it could all be for nothing? I don’t have the answer or I’d be coding your idea right now.

]]> By: Adele McAlear http://davefleet.com/2008/03/another-killer-twitter-app/#comment-590 Adele McAlear Wed, 19 Mar 2008 22:00:35 +0000 http://davefleet.com/2008/03/another-killer-twitter-app/#comment-590 Dave, this would have been GREAT for me when I was at SXSW. I'm also certain that I lost followers because of my SXSW tweets - no doubt people were just sick of hearing it all, I sure would have been! I've heard repeatedly about people's desires to group followers in a meaningful way, so I'm sure that an API would be warmly received. For more inspiration, check out the Twitter Wish List and comments from @pistachio (http://pistachioconsulting.com/blog/?p=170) I'm looking forward to the day when I can have this type of functionality. :-) Dave, this would have been GREAT for me when I was at SXSW. I’m also certain that I lost followers because of my SXSW tweets - no doubt people were just sick of hearing it all, I sure would have been! I’ve heard repeatedly about people’s desires to group followers in a meaningful way, so I’m sure that an API would be warmly received.

For more inspiration, check out the Twitter Wish List and comments from @pistachio (http://pistachioconsulting.com/blog/?p=170)

I’m looking forward to the day when I can have this type of functionality. :-)

]]> By: Rayanne Langdon http://davefleet.com/2008/03/another-killer-twitter-app/#comment-589 Rayanne Langdon Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:54:42 +0000 http://davefleet.com/2008/03/another-killer-twitter-app/#comment-589 Hey Dave, As someone who users Twitter a lot, I think this is a great idea. I've been wary of most Twitter apps, but I keep looking into a bunch that I hear about, and I think this has good potential. I'm not a traveller, I don't get tweets on my cell phone, my tweets are probably not terribly useful to most people and I know next to nothing about coding. So, I'm not really your target in the people that would find such an application most useful. However, my biggest worry has to do with the whole follow/unfollow at a moment's notice thing. Would this appear on your Twitter page? Would your followers and followees be aware of being dropped or re-added to the list? If so, this worries me for shallow reasons. But, hey, we're human. I think if people knew they were being ignored for one reason or another (even if it's completely logical!), some would be offended. Not a terribly serious issue, I know. But, there's always the hurting feelings, burning bridges thing to think about. Am I right? Hey Dave,

As someone who users Twitter a lot, I think this is a great idea. I’ve been wary of most Twitter apps, but I keep looking into a bunch that I hear about, and I think this has good potential.

I’m not a traveller, I don’t get tweets on my cell phone, my tweets are probably not terribly useful to most people and I know next to nothing about coding. So, I’m not really your target in the people that would find such an application most useful.

However, my biggest worry has to do with the whole follow/unfollow at a moment’s notice thing. Would this appear on your Twitter page? Would your followers and followees be aware of being dropped or re-added to the list?

If so, this worries me for shallow reasons. But, hey, we’re human. I think if people knew they were being ignored for one reason or another (even if it’s completely logical!), some would be offended.

Not a terribly serious issue, I know. But, there’s always the hurting feelings, burning bridges thing to think about. Am I right?

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