Comments on: I Don’t Care When You Joined Twitter

By: Concerned twitter user

Concerned twitter user — Fri, 15 May 2009 19:23:26 +0000

I suggest you check out the following twitter page:

http://twitter.com/oprahisnotagod

By: Twitter Celebrities :: Brad’s Tiny World

Twitter Celebrities :: Brad’s Tiny World — Fri, 08 May 2009 11:55:37 +0000

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By: Marnie Hughes

Marnie Hughes — Wed, 06 May 2009 02:04:15 +0000

No idea when Oprah joined, so I’m likely after her and possibly not cool. But the funny thing is that to some of my friends and colleagues I’m woefully behind the times and to others I’m hip and leading edge because I even know what Twitter is. I’m a novice and really enjoying the learning process. One important point: those social media experts that I’ve asked questions of have been extraordinarily helpful, kind, generous and funny. Don’t really care if they’re ‘cool’ or not.

By: Dave Fleet

Dave Fleet — Tue, 05 May 2009 13:58:57 +0000

Have no fear, Niall – I’m still a fan

By: Niall Cook

Niall Cook — Tue, 05 May 2009 12:32:40 +0000

I guess it comes down to how you read the statement “It’s no longer cool” in the context of the entire post, not just the first line.

(Wrings hands)

By: Dave Fleet

Dave Fleet — Tue, 05 May 2009 12:27:52 +0000

Niall – you’re right – you do point out the difference in how the celebrities are using Twitter.

However, your post also begins, “I’m worried about Twitter. Worried because it’s going mainstream. [...] And that can only mean one thing… It’s no longer cool.”

So, from one perspective, I’m not lumping your post in with the others. However, in another way, the lead paragraph of your post reads just like the others.

By: Niall Cook

Niall Cook — Tue, 05 May 2009 07:35:46 +0000

Wasn’t the post of mine about Twitter losing its cool that you cited as an example of “hand-wringing” saying *exactly* the same thing? I quote:

“The big problem is that [Twitter is] now just another channel for ‘audience interaction’ … A way to ‘connect’ with the ordinary man and woman on the street. Only that’s exactly what these Twitter-loving celebs are NOT doing.”

My analysis demonstrated that the slebs and media flocking to Twitter are NOT interacting, NOT sharing (although they REALLY DO love to tell us who they are). Doesn’t make any difference when they joined.

Fine, some early adopters don’t like it when newcomers join *their* communities. I can only assume that they are the hand-wringers you’re referring to and that you didn’t intend to paint me with the same brush.

By: Sameer Vasta

Sameer Vasta — Tue, 05 May 2009 00:52:17 +0000

I was talking about my breakfast on Twitter before breakfast got popular.

Good post Dave, right on the money. Why does everything have to be a competition these days? For me, it doesn’t matter when you joined; instead, it matters how much you make people smile.

By: DoreenatDMS

DoreenatDMS — Tue, 05 May 2009 00:51:27 +0000

Thank you! Great post, Dave.

By: Brad Snyder

Brad Snyder — Mon, 04 May 2009 15:20:29 +0000

Great post… I’m reminded of all the pretentious people who discover a new band and tell all their friends about them and then get mad and label the band “sellouts” when other people start liking them!