# Ever tweet? Still do or not? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 25, 2009, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-tweet-still-do-or-not/511544 "2009-09-25T17:32:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2009, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-tweet-still-do-or-not/511544/21 "2009-09-25T22:51:24Z")
> [@Rushgeekgirl](#): > > I don’t even know how to tweet. You just put your lips together, and blow. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2009, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-tweet-still-do-or-not/511544/22 "2009-09-26T13:47:50Z")
Shaquille O’Neal: “Man, I just took a _huge_ dump!” Shaquille O’Neal follower #1,356,897: “You da man, Shaq!” ---
**Author:** ![kiz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7feea3/32.png) [@kiz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kiz)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2009, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-tweet-still-do-or-not/511544/23 "2009-09-26T14:12:32Z")
Twitter annoys me to no end. I don’t _need_ to know the minutiae of everyone’s life. I can see its usefulness, however, when it comes to something like breaking news. Like many people, I have a lot of friends who Twitter. As long as it doesn’t involve me, it’s cool. ---
**Author:** ![Omega\_Glory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7c8e57/32.png) [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2009, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-tweet-still-do-or-not/511544/24 "2009-09-26T14:19:15Z")
I like twitter and have a variety of different things going on it. A few examples - Some of the shows that I like send out little sneak peeks of upcoming episodes via “bubble tweet” - which is a video (in a tiny round screen, like a bubble) sent through twitter. Obviously these are commercials, but I enjoy watching the commercials for shows that I like, and since everyone uses their DVRs to skip ads anyway, television shows have to do something. Sometimes the people behind the shows have interesting things to say about writing or production, too. I get links to news articles from the NY Times twitter feed, and occasionally my friends and I use it as a multi person instant messenger if we all happen to be on at the same time. That might bother some people who get the things I send out, but if it does, they’re fee to stop following me. My browser has the twitter add on installed, so instead of having to go to the site, any tweets pop up in the corner of the computer screen. I could just go to all of the sites that send me interesting things, but why do that, when it can come to me through a centralized location? This post probably sounded like the worst nightmare of a lot of people here, but I’m glad the option is there. ---
**Author:** ![TheMadHun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@TheMadHun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheMadHun)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2009, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-tweet-still-do-or-not/511544/25 "2009-09-26T14:36:09Z")
Can somebody quote one of those interesting celebrity tweets that are carefully crafted and funny? ---
**Author:** ![glilly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/48db29/32.png) [@glilly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glilly)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2009, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-tweet-still-do-or-not/511544/26 "2009-09-26T14:54:23Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > I started following Mark Cuban a few months ago. He tweets about once a week, and it’s always extremely interesting. He’s always talking about new technology, new markets, new ways of doing things, comments on inside media, etc. He doesn’t get personal, and doesn’t involve the NBA (much). It’s a very interesting feed. This is what I don’t get. All these subjects sound interesting, but I don’t see how anything of substance in any of these topics can be said within the confines of a tweet. Could you post a sample (especially one from Mark Cuban) that you found educational or useful? ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2009, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-tweet-still-do-or-not/511544/27 "2009-09-26T14:59:52Z")
I was using it before it became so well known. Hardly anyone I know uses it but I follow a few people that interest me - musicians, journalists, authors…whatever. I don’t check it very often but it is fun to post a response to something interesting - it’s just like finding a good thread on the Dope and at least the response you get from the guy called JohnCleese is actually from John Cleese. ---
**Author:** ![ToeJam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@ToeJam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ToeJam)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2009, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-tweet-still-do-or-not/511544/28 "2009-09-26T15:50:52Z")
From the CDC: CDC Director’s live press brief on 2009 #H1N1 flu and vaccine distribution. Today @ TIME CHANGE to 2:00 p.m. EST on flu.gov.10:23 AM Sep 25th from web RT @FDA\_Drug\_Info Public Health Alert: Potential Medication Errors with Tamiflu for Oral Suspension. [http://bit.ly/TamifluDosing5:33](http://bit.ly/TamifluDosing5:33) PM Sep 24th from web From Dr. Sanjay Gupta: so, what really happens when you have h1n1? I can tell you from personal experience: [http://tinyurl.com/mnk59g](http://tinyurl.com/mnk59g) 3:16 PM Sep 23rd from mobile web (I also like following him because he’ll put up medical quiz questions every so often to try to guess the answers to). But others are just for fun- like ?uestlove often tweets while doing the Jimmy Fallon Show, and I also like having the tweets so I can follow my favorite Webcomic Artists to know what they’re up to as well. Like if you’re a fan of Questionable content and you haven’t been keeping up with the Martin Reed and Friends accounts then you’re missing that little extra fun part of the strip. But most tweets are just silly nonsense but that’s part of the fun. I don’t exactly want all serious news and information all the time on Twitter, though it’s probably doable. ---
**Author:** ![voguevixen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2009, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-tweet-still-do-or-not/511544/29 "2009-09-26T16:28:15Z")
> [@TheMadHun](#): > > Can somebody quote one of those interesting celebrity tweets that are carefully crafted and funny? Well the carefully crafted and funny ones are usually done by writers, which I assume Stephen Colbert’s or Homer Simpson’s are for example. “Interesting” is relative. You’d obviously only be following something you’re intersted in, such a band or show or topic. Example: I follow the Pet Shop Boys who are currently on tour. They talk about what they’re doing on their down time and posting pictures of what they’re seeing, as well as some of the more “interesting” fans and gifts they’re getting, and behind the scenes stuff like set pieces, costumes and links to reviews and interviews. When not touring they update on what projects they’re working on, who they’re writing for, upcoming singles/albums, any film/cd/dvd reissues or if their musical will be touring. If one of them is on vacation somewhere we might get a candid snap which sends everyone into a tizzy, lol. Similarly, TPIRhost is Drew Carey’s Price is Right twitter and has info about the show and the set and the models and Rich Fields and upcoming guests and fun stuff about the history of the show and quirky behind the scenes stuff. I’ve only just started to get into it so the novelty hasn’t worn off for me yet. ---
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2009, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-tweet-still-do-or-not/511544/30 "2009-09-26T16:53:42Z")
I’ve migrated from MySpace to Facebook to Twitter bypassing LiveJournal somewhere in there. I was bored with MySpace from the get go. Facebook tends to be pretty mundane but I enjoy it. Twitter is a different animal. I follow the NY Times, the Huffington Post, E Entertainment Network and actually get stuff I’m interested in reading. I tried to follow a few celebrities but how many times can you see “Got up. Took girls to school. Went to gym.” before you hit delete? Once. ---
**Author:** ![unclviny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e274bd/32.png) [@unclviny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/unclviny)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2009, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-tweet-still-do-or-not/511544/31 "2009-09-26T17:04:46Z")
I have never and will never “Tweet”. There is one GIANT thing I “don’t get” about Facebook, Myspace, Twitter and other sites like that, you post that you had a PB&J sammich but what folks seem to miss is that NO ONE CARES!! and the world certainly does not need regular updates on your diet or so called thoughts. It seems to me to be the very pinnacle of self-centered rudeness to think that the world needs regular updates from folks that can’t spell or punctuate (I’m nowhere near perfect but at least I try). Get off my lawn!! Unclviny ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2009, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-tweet-still-do-or-not/511544/32 "2009-09-26T20:50:55Z")
Gee, thanks for reading the thread, unclviny… :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![voguevixen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2009, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-tweet-still-do-or-not/511544/33 "2009-09-26T21:01:01Z")
> [@pepperlandgirl](#): > > Sometimes they even acknowledge me! Question - how do they “see” you? Unless someone follows you nothing you say about them shows up on their feed, does it? ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2009, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-tweet-still-do-or-not/511544/34 "2009-09-26T22:43:33Z")
> [@voguevixen](#): > > Question - how do they “see” you? Unless someone follows you nothing you say about them shows up on their feed, does it? If I respond to your tweet like this, you’ll see it: “@voguevixen, how do you feel about the Steelers’ chances tomorrow?” And by “see it” I mean there’s a section it goes into on my screen that I can click on to read responses or personally directed tweets. ---
**Author:** ![Superhal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2009, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-tweet-still-do-or-not/511544/35 "2009-09-26T23:40:03Z")
I voted “never did.” I think it’s a fad that will fade away, but not before the inventors make a billion dollars off it. ---
**Author:** ![voguevixen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2009, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-tweet-still-do-or-not/511544/36 "2009-09-27T00:58:29Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > If I respond to your tweet like this, you’ll see it: > > “@voguevixen, how do you feel about the Steelers’ chances tomorrow?” > > And by “see it” I mean there’s a section it goes into on my screen that I can click on to read responses or personally directed tweets. Really? So if I say “@Munch, thanks for answering my q on the SDMB” you’d see it even though you don’t follow me and have no idea who I am? Even if you have like 20,000 followers or something? ---
**Author:** ![Martini\_Enfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/martini_enfield/32/11123_2.png) [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2009, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-tweet-still-do-or-not/511544/37 "2009-09-27T01:27:03Z")
> [@Superhal](#): > > I think it’s a fad that will fade away, but not before the inventors make a billion dollars off it. I agree. It’s hugely popular right now, but as I keep explaining to people, I just don’t want to be _that_ connected. I don’t want to know what you thought of that movie/band/show you just saw the second the house lights come up, or how your cat is doing silly things, or any of the other relatively mundane stuff people tweet about. I readily accept that I’m in the minority though- I’m not anti-Twitter, it’s just not something I really need. News websites are updated constantly anyway, so I really don’t see the value of Twitter for that- I usually have a news website open anyway when I’m working. ---
**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2009, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-tweet-still-do-or-not/511544/38 "2009-09-27T03:32:32Z")
> [@voguevixen](#): > > Really? So if I say “@Munch, thanks for answering my q on the SDMB” you’d see it even though you don’t follow me and have no idea who I am? Even if you have like 20,000 followers or something? Yep! Any time somebody mentions your twitter name in a post, you can see it. For example, the editor of the Onion is @randazzoj (Joe Randazzo) and his tweets are my favorite. One time I mentioned that he was my Twitter crush, and about an hour later, he responded to me with “I can only assume that’s a huge honor.” > [@](#): > > Can somebody quote one of those interesting celebrity tweets that are carefully crafted and funny? I don’t know if what amuses me will amuse you, but these two recent ones made me happy that twitter exists. > [@@randazzoj](#): > > I don’t know why folks bust on Dan Brown so much. It’s not cool to make fun of a brain-injured man who never learned to read. > [@@michaeljnelson](#): > > In order to combat the shameful lack of civility in everyday speech, I will now refer to everyone, man or woman, as “milady”. > > Lady Gaga hasn’t insisted I hear about her in a couple of days - IS EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT?! Milady…?! ---
**Author:** ![voguevixen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2009, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-tweet-still-do-or-not/511544/39 "2009-09-27T03:51:45Z")
:eek: I wish I hadn’t told the Pet Shop Boys to bet money on Roulette for me now because they’re in Vegas today. I didn’t know they could actually see that. :smack: This marks the second time this week I’ve been a moron to them - at least this time it wasn’t in person. Thanks for the Mike Nelson tip, btw! ---
**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2009, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-tweet-still-do-or-not/511544/40 "2009-09-27T03:55:26Z")
You’re not the first one, **voguevixen**. I follow a few literary agents, and one of them posted the other day reminding would-be clients that they can see it when people bitch about them on twitter… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-tweet-still-do-or-not/511544.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-tweet-still-do-or-not/511544.md?page=3)