Comments on: Dear Twitter: It’s Over. And It’s for The Best http://chrisbaskind.com/2008/06/17/dear-twitter-its-over-and-its-for-the-best-2/ Ecopublisher Wed, 28 Apr 2010 02:29:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Chris Baskind http://chrisbaskind.com/2008/06/17/dear-twitter-its-over-and-its-for-the-best-2/comment-page-1/#comment-2138 Chris Baskind Mon, 13 Oct 2008 06:25:22 +0000 http://chrisbaskind.com/?p=50#comment-2138 I should add as a postscript a couple of things: <br><br>First, while I -- like thousands of other users -- was deeply frustrated by Twitter's difficulties around the time this article was written, people took it far too seriously. <br><br>Second, I was deeply impressed by Twitter's utility this hurricane season. i live on the Gulf Coast, and it has been a busy year for storms. To me, Twitter proved its usefulness by allowing people both to communicate with the outside world on mobile devices once utilities began failing, and also receive a variety of well-managed, useful emergency information streams. Twitter was a lifeline for a lot of people. I'm glad it was there.<br><br>Twitter has made some real strides in recent months. They've listened to their users' concerns, beefed up their infrastructure, and seem to be committed to improvement. There no way I can take issue with this.<br><br>While I haven't yet resurrected my personal Twitter account, i've begun using the service again via Lighter Footstep:<br><br><a href="http://twitter.com/LighterFootstep" rel="nofollow">http://twitter.com/LighterFootstep</a><br><br>Hats off to Twitter for listening, improving, and allowing me back. I should add as a postscript a couple of things:

First, while I — like thousands of other users — was deeply frustrated by Twitter's difficulties around the time this article was written, people took it far too seriously.

Second, I was deeply impressed by Twitter's utility this hurricane season. i live on the Gulf Coast, and it has been a busy year for storms. To me, Twitter proved its usefulness by allowing people both to communicate with the outside world on mobile devices once utilities began failing, and also receive a variety of well-managed, useful emergency information streams. Twitter was a lifeline for a lot of people. I'm glad it was there.

Twitter has made some real strides in recent months. They've listened to their users' concerns, beefed up their infrastructure, and seem to be committed to improvement. There no way I can take issue with this.

While I haven't yet resurrected my personal Twitter account, i've begun using the service again via Lighter Footstep:

http://twitter.com/LighterFootstep

Hats off to Twitter for listening, improving, and allowing me back.

]]> By: chrisbaskind http://chrisbaskind.com/2008/06/17/dear-twitter-its-over-and-its-for-the-best-2/comment-page-1/#comment-149 chrisbaskind Sun, 12 Oct 2008 23:25:22 +0000 http://chrisbaskind.com/?p=50#comment-149 I should add as a postscript a couple of things: <br><br>First, while I -- like thousands of other users -- was deeply frustrated by Twitter's difficulties around the time this article was written, people took it far too seriously. <br><br>Second, I was deeply impressed by Twitter's utility this hurricane season. i live on the Gulf Coast, and it has been a busy year for storms. To me, Twitter proved its usefulness by allowing people both to communicate with the outside world on mobile devices once utilities began failing, and also receive a variety of well-managed, useful emergency information streams. Twitter was a lifeline for a lot of people. I'm glad it was there.<br><br>Twitter has made some real strides in recent months. They've listened to their users' concerns, beefed up their infrastructure, and seem to be committed to improvement. There no way I can take issue with this.<br><br>While I haven't yet resurrected my personal Twitter account, i've begun using the service again via Lighter Footstep:<br><br><a href="http://twitter.com/LighterFootstep">http://twitter.com/LighterFootstep</a><br><br>Hats off to Twitter for listening, improving, and allowing me back. I should add as a postscript a couple of things:

First, while I — like thousands of other users — was deeply frustrated by Twitter's difficulties around the time this article was written, people took it far too seriously.

Second, I was deeply impressed by Twitter's utility this hurricane season. i live on the Gulf Coast, and it has been a busy year for storms. To me, Twitter proved its usefulness by allowing people both to communicate with the outside world on mobile devices once utilities began failing, and also receive a variety of well-managed, useful emergency information streams. Twitter was a lifeline for a lot of people. I'm glad it was there.

Twitter has made some real strides in recent months. They've listened to their users' concerns, beefed up their infrastructure, and seem to be committed to improvement. There no way I can take issue with this.

While I haven't yet resurrected my personal Twitter account, i've begun using the service again via Lighter Footstep:

http://twitter.com/LighterFootstep

Hats off to Twitter for listening, improving, and allowing me back.

]]> By: Ben Tremblay http://chrisbaskind.com/2008/06/17/dear-twitter-its-over-and-its-for-the-best-2/comment-page-1/#comment-134 Ben Tremblay Sat, 23 Aug 2008 21:47:22 +0000 http://chrisbaskind.com/?p=50#comment-134 If you didn't really care it wouldn't really matter to you ... and apparently it does ... so you really care.<br><br>Since you really care then it seems kinda cold the stay away.<br><br>--bentrem<br><br>p.s. see you tonight on TalkShoe If you didn't really care it wouldn't really matter to you … and apparently it does … so you really care.

Since you really care then it seems kinda cold the stay away.

–bentrem

p.s. see you tonight on TalkShoe

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]]> By: Why Twitter Must Die | Chris Baskind dot com http://chrisbaskind.com/2008/06/17/dear-twitter-its-over-and-its-for-the-best-2/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Why Twitter Must Die | Chris Baskind dot com Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:34:26 +0000 http://chrisbaskind.com/?p=50#comment-40 [...] It’s hard to get too angry at a free service — particularly one which has been so enjoyed by its users. Which is why, when my frustration levels with Twitter passed the redline, I signed-off in a somewhat tongue-in-cheek manner. [...] [...] It’s hard to get too angry at a free service — particularly one which has been so enjoyed by its users. Which is why, when my frustration levels with Twitter passed the redline, I signed-off in a somewhat tongue-in-cheek manner. [...]

]]> By: Dan Kaplan http://chrisbaskind.com/2008/06/17/dear-twitter-its-over-and-its-for-the-best-2/comment-page-1/#comment-133 Dan Kaplan Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:16:37 +0000 http://chrisbaskind.com/?p=50#comment-133 "It's not you, it's me" “It's not you, it's me”

]]> By: Eric Rice http://chrisbaskind.com/2008/06/17/dear-twitter-its-over-and-its-for-the-best-2/comment-page-1/#comment-132 Eric Rice Fri, 27 Jun 2008 04:12:27 +0000 http://chrisbaskind.com/?p=50#comment-132 Money just *snap of the fingers* fixes stuff? I don't think that is an absolute. Money just *snap of the fingers* fixes stuff? I don't think that is an absolute.

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