Comments on: All A-Twitter ‘Bout Nothin’ http://blog.lawsonguru.com/2009/04/23/all-a-twitter-bout-nothin/ Thought-Provoking Commentary for the Lawson Software Community Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:21:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: e http://blog.lawsonguru.com/2009/04/23/all-a-twitter-bout-nothin/#comment-226 e Sun, 10 May 2009 20:42:03 +0000 http://lawsonguru.wordpress.com/2009/04/23/is-twitter-a-waste-of-time/#comment-226 I just can't leave this alone... While I am writing, I am working on a large collaboration product for Best Buy/Geek Squad. They use Digital Concourse as part of an educational platform for grades 6-12... Anyway... We are adding more "Twitter" like capabilities and direct integration to twitter so that you can tweet or... err... Dweet from either side. My point is first, I am actually impressed w/ the value of basically the ability to simply follow someone, the very simple 1 level thread (vs message boards), and the notification. Is this the new replacement for email and IM? Not sure yet. However, I do believe the next generation of workers will come to expect these types of capabilities and will use them how they work. We must think of the next generation of users to really appreciate what is happening here. For me, I am not ready for retirement and I do believe there is truly something here. Time will tell. e-) I just can’t leave this alone… While I am writing, I am working on a large collaboration product for Best Buy/Geek Squad. They use Digital Concourse as part of an educational platform for grades 6-12… Anyway… We are adding more “Twitter” like capabilities and direct integration to twitter so that you can tweet or… err… Dweet from either side.

My point is first, I am actually impressed w/ the value of basically the ability to simply follow someone, the very simple 1 level thread (vs message boards), and the notification. Is this the new replacement for email and IM? Not sure yet.

However, I do believe the next generation of workers will come to expect these types of capabilities and will use them how they work. We must think of the next generation of users to really appreciate what is happening here. For me, I am not ready for retirement and I do believe there is truly something here. Time will tell.

e-)

]]> By: John Henley http://blog.lawsonguru.com/2009/04/23/all-a-twitter-bout-nothin/#comment-221 John Henley Thu, 07 May 2009 19:37:40 +0000 http://lawsonguru.wordpress.com/2009/04/23/is-twitter-a-waste-of-time/#comment-221 An interesting post on this topic: http://dealarchitect.typepad.com/deal_architect/2009/05/the-great-rss-versus-twitter-debate.html An interesting post on this topic:
http://dealarchitect.typepad.com/deal_architect/2009/05/the-great-rss-versus-twitter-debate.html

]]> By: MTFF http://blog.lawsonguru.com/2009/04/23/all-a-twitter-bout-nothin/#comment-206 MTFF Fri, 01 May 2009 16:44:38 +0000 http://lawsonguru.wordpress.com/2009/04/23/is-twitter-a-waste-of-time/#comment-206 This is a worthwhile reading. In this case, UPS, was able to serve it customer. http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/09_09/b4121030584631.htm?chan=magazine+channel_in+depth I have listened to many podcasts on the Twitter topic, I was un-convinced though, there is mass scale business value in twitting. It will be another fad that will be soon forgotten This is a worthwhile reading. In this case, UPS, was able to serve it customer.

http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/09_09/b4121030584631.htm?chan=magazine+channel_in+depth

I have listened to many podcasts on the Twitter topic, I was un-convinced though, there is mass scale business value in twitting.

It will be another fad that will be soon forgotten

]]> By: John Henley http://blog.lawsonguru.com/2009/04/23/all-a-twitter-bout-nothin/#comment-205 John Henley Fri, 01 May 2009 16:44:02 +0000 http://lawsonguru.wordpress.com/2009/04/23/is-twitter-a-waste-of-time/#comment-205 I agree that there are still inventions to be invented, just not sure if Twitter is one of them :) I agree that there are still inventions to be invented, just not sure if Twitter is one of them :)

]]> By: e http://blog.lawsonguru.com/2009/04/23/all-a-twitter-bout-nothin/#comment-201 e Fri, 01 May 2009 16:25:46 +0000 http://lawsonguru.wordpress.com/2009/04/23/is-twitter-a-waste-of-time/#comment-201 John - that WAS hilarious! But hey... in 1980 the question was why would ANYONE have a computer in their house? In my house we probably have no-less than 8. Maybe all inventions that can be invented have not all been invented... yet. :-) John – that WAS hilarious!

But hey… in 1980 the question was why would ANYONE have a computer in their house?

In my house we probably have no-less than 8.

Maybe all inventions that can be invented have not all been invented… yet.

:-)

]]> By: John Henley http://blog.lawsonguru.com/2009/04/23/all-a-twitter-bout-nothin/#comment-197 John Henley Sun, 26 Apr 2009 01:23:39 +0000 http://lawsonguru.wordpress.com/2009/04/23/is-twitter-a-waste-of-time/#comment-197 See, I'm not the only one :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbfZvyzDSYU See, I’m not the only one :)

]]> By: Eric Lopez http://blog.lawsonguru.com/2009/04/23/all-a-twitter-bout-nothin/#comment-196 Eric Lopez Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:19:36 +0000 http://lawsonguru.wordpress.com/2009/04/23/is-twitter-a-waste-of-time/#comment-196 Hmmm... no business value? I am not sure if I agree w/ that... yet. The innovation simply may not have translated into a sound business concept yet. When you consider what happened to email w/ 80% of inboxes being spam, maybe this is a next generation notification concept and parallel to email - not necessarily twitter but maybe a business function like twitter. I could sure use a tweet when a server goes down or a critical piece of information comes in. I wouldnt count this out just yet. BTW: Just had a great lunch at Champs in downtown Minneapolis. Sorry - I couldn't resist! Cheers John. e e-) Hmmm… no business value? I am not sure if I agree w/ that… yet.

The innovation simply may not have translated into a sound business concept yet. When you consider what happened to email w/ 80% of inboxes being spam, maybe this is a next generation notification concept and parallel to email – not necessarily twitter but maybe a business function like twitter. I could sure use a tweet when a server goes down or a critical piece of information comes in. I wouldnt count this out just yet.

BTW: Just had a great lunch at Champs in downtown Minneapolis.

Sorry – I couldn’t resist!

Cheers John.

e

e-)

]]> By: Phil Simon http://blog.lawsonguru.com/2009/04/23/all-a-twitter-bout-nothin/#comment-195 Phil Simon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:59:01 +0000 http://lawsonguru.wordpress.com/2009/04/23/is-twitter-a-waste-of-time/#comment-195 Yes, I think that many people 'overtweet' and I can't say that I spend too much time reading others' tweets. Still, I do like the ability to reach an audience quickly with (what I hope are) meaningful updates about what I'm doing. Yes, I think that many people ‘overtweet’ and I can’t say that I spend too much time reading others’ tweets. Still, I do like the ability to reach an audience quickly with (what I hope are) meaningful updates about what I’m doing.

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