PtR Twitter?

by Linix129 on May 4, 2009 5:34 PM CDT Comment 46 comments

I have a Blackberry and I have the site's RSS on my viigo app, along with Twitterberry to make tweeting very easy and quick. So that leads to my question, would it be cool with you guys if I ran a twitter for the blog? I could just post the links to all the feed an all the fanposts, for easy access to people on the go. Just an idea for my fellow tweeters to think about.

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Getting a PtR twitter thing going is high on my list of things to do now that the season is over. Send me an email with what you wanted to do.

We specialize in misinformation around here. Facts and stats just get in the way.

by Wayne Vore (ATS) on May 4, 2009 5:49 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

e-mail sent.

by Linix129 on May 4, 2009 7:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

How many people on this site use twitter?

I’m in the facebook camp and I see no need to Twitter. Am I missing something? Anyone else in my boat too?

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by CMoney on May 4, 2009 5:56 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I have a Twitter account — never use it anymore. I have a Facebook account, and people have to poke me and gripe at me to get me to check it at all. I used to be very active on both but I unplugged to preserve my sanity and maintain the ability to focus on one thing at a time.

Multitasking kills.

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Not a crank, honest

by Lauri on May 4, 2009 6:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I am neither a 54 year old pedophile nor a 12 year old girl, so I don’t have Facebook. And since Twitter seems the same, well, you can probably guess my answer.

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by SgtinManusArmy on May 4, 2009 6:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I have a facebook account… (so many work associates do).

However, I’m with cranky… I don’t like it either.

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by bellasa on May 4, 2009 7:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

the 54 year old pedo/12 year old girl thing is myspace. facebook is more for lonely 20/30-somethings. while twitter is for those with ADHD.

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by sleep research facility on May 4, 2009 7:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Manu has a facebook account.

Which category does he fall into?

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by CMoney on May 5, 2009 11:43 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Because of this thread, I just went and futzed around on my FB account for 15 minutes while at work. See? I knew this would happen!

Now I have to go friend Manu. . . .

by Lauri on May 5, 2009 11:59 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

after a couple of weeks after befriending Manu, I had to hide his followers’ replies as they were all in a language that I couldn’t understand

so much for being his friend

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by jollyrogerwilco on May 10, 2009 12:04 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

YOU KNOW, USUALLY I UNDERSTAND, BUT SOMETIMES THE ACCENT GETS ME.

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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on May 10, 2009 5:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

does Babelfish have a converter from CAPSLOCK to lowercase? maybe that’d help

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by jollyrogerwilco on May 11, 2009 12:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I guess E. E. Cummings doesn’t translate well in Argentina.

1(a

one

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by Lauri on May 11, 2009 1:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Travesty

You just capitalized e. e. cummings’ name.

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by jollyrogerwilco on May 11, 2009 4:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

So did he, my friend, so did he. . . .

by Lauri on May 11, 2009 4:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

so, who ya gonna believe? the preface of his own book, or his unreliable widow?

ah, I’ll admit it, I’m grasping at straws — he used both, that much is clear. I just remember freshman english, feeling so freed by the idea of a published and celebrated poet defying the tyranny of established punctuation. EE or ee or E.E. or e.e. — his stuff is great regardless.

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by jollyrogerwilco on May 11, 2009 7:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I fucking love that..um…collection of letters. First time I saw it I couldn’t believe someone would have the literary balls to do that.

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by Hipuks on May 11, 2009 8:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I remember being quite shocked when I first heard a reading of this in school… it’s still one of my favorites.

she being brand

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by bellasa on May 12, 2009 11:29 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hey, pretty nice. I’d never read Cummings’ poetry. Interesting… I just read a few after reading the wiki article.

Wonder how you’re supposed to read that out loud.

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by LatinD on May 12, 2009 1:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

It was a great rendition. Someone could totally ruin it by reading it incorrectly.

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by bellasa on May 12, 2009 2:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I used to visit Facebook regularly. Then it got blocked at work.

Facebook’s not worth visiting when you’re tired at home.

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by LatinD on May 4, 2009 6:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I have Facebook because of my significant other, and Myspace because I like them young. But I haven’t caught on to Twitter yet.
I think the interesting thing is how extremely popular sites like Youtube and Twitter are nothing but money drainers, it’s like the dot com bust all over again.

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by Hipuks on May 4, 2009 6:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Tell that to the guys who sold YouTube.

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by LatinD on May 4, 2009 8:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Exactly, the sucker in all of this is Google. Unless they figure an awesome new way to put ads on videos.
It’s pretty sweet though, you figure out how to make a website that’s really popular, the website starts appearing everywhere and becomes a cultural phenomenon, the hot new thing is to be part of the website, one of the big companies approaches you to buy the website, you sell the website and enjoy retirement while the big company tries to figure out a business model.

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by Hipuks on May 4, 2009 8:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

It’s another way for Google to make you use their soft. Think of the Gmail/Chrome tie-ins. Think of the interaction with Google Earth. It makes perfect sense for a megacompany hellbent on Internet domination.

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by LatinD on May 4, 2009 8:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Let’s start a poll about it! Juuuuuuuuuuuuust kidding! haha * lowers head *

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by Ed (dfjmed) on May 4, 2009 5:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Twitter is for first worlders. But thanks for the offer… :)

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by LatinD on May 4, 2009 6:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

You guys get running water yet?

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by CMoney on May 5, 2009 11:44 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Nice, LD. Snob much lately?

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by jollyrogerwilco on May 10, 2009 12:06 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I can understand what you guys are saying, and though most of you aren’t hot on the idea, it isn’t completely intended for the users that already post here, since it could attract new members who happen to follow the feed, so I don’t know, with the popularity of it nowadays, it can’t hurt.

by Linix129 on May 4, 2009 7:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

i set up an account today on twitter but i don’t really understand how it really works or anything. I followed a few people already, like stephen colbert, JE skeets, kenny powers, kinglaserface (fake phillip rivers), but still, i have no idea what to do with twitter, considering my phone can only send 160 letter texts and store 250 numbers.

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by Hamer_SpursFan on May 4, 2009 7:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oh of course, just because we’re backwards people who run their computers on coal doesn’t mean you shouldn’t do it. Whatever gets the word out about PtR is good in my book.

My tapeworm tells me what to do.

by Hipuks on May 4, 2009 7:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah exactly, that’s the main purpose of this.

by Linix129 on May 4, 2009 7:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

It’s a great idea, Linix.

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by LatinD on May 4, 2009 8:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I like the idea, too — just because I am suffering from app burnout and multitasking backlash doesn’t mean there wouldn’t be a lot of people who would enjoy it.

by Lauri on May 4, 2009 9:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Why not make a Twitter AND Facebook account at the same time? I have the latter and occasionally use it. I hear you can also post updates in Facebook through your mobile phone, so isn’t that a Twitter-like function too?

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by silverandblack_davis on May 4, 2009 8:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I check FB entirely through my Blackberry now (when I remember to check it . . .).

by Lauri on May 4, 2009 9:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

You could, although Twitter is much easier to update, and you won’t have to deal with comments and all that other shit.

by Linix129 on May 4, 2009 9:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Well, don’t we PtR people just looooove posting comments? I’m part of the GTAS Comics and BDL group in FB, and if we had one on PtR no doubt I’ll join, too. But if it’s too much work, ’tis okay we go the Twitter route :)

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by silverandblack_davis on May 5, 2009 1:00 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Alright, it’s set up. @poundingtherock

I feel like such a dweeb.

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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on May 5, 2009 8:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Nice background.

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by LatinD on May 5, 2009 8:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

You need to add the twitter widget to PTR. I’ve seen it on other SB Nation blogs.

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by LatinD on May 5, 2009 9:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Great, now my tongue is bleeding.

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by bellasa on May 5, 2009 10:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I wasn’t really planning on getting a Twitter account but I guess this gives me a reason now. Hooray :P

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by silverandblack_davis on May 6, 2009 10:21 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Twitter is for instant short updates. During the playoffs, fans on the scene would tweet about whose going into the locker room, what the ppl on bench are talking about etc. Its different from facebook at least in the way I see it. You can subscribe to a whole bunch of bloggers and ‘news’ ppl and well you get instant updates the moment something goes down.

The silver dancers and coyote were giving away free playoff tickets for each game throughout the playoffs on twitter. So some fun aspects.

Facebook is more of a social site. I barely talk on either, but twitter gives you cool info and LD, you might wanna note that a bunch of the silver dancers tweet regularly and you get some insights into daily spurs silver dancer routines. Oh wait…I forgot, yer third world and not cool enough yet :P

by LionZion on May 18, 2009 9:11 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs