Twitter experiment
We’re talking about possibly using Twitter to add more real time aspects to the Hesperia Star site.
We talked about it at first, I think, for liveblogging the election, but we would likely use it to cover meetings and such — George Landon’s dramatic resignation during a school board meeting is a prime example of the kind of news that benefits from maximum immediacy — and just to let readers understand our work flow.
So, anyway, I’ve got a Twitter feed. We’ll see how it goes, and if it’s something I stick with. (My one friend who uses it that I could find, Wendy, gave up on it a year ago, for instance.)
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I find that sites I visit that have Twitter use a widget that puts the comments off to the side of the screen. After a few days, I stop even noticing that it’s there, but this is mainly because nobody ever uses it for anything worth noticing.
“Ugh. Really tired this morning.”
“Found a great bar the other day. New hangout!”
“Our lawyers won’t allow us to talk about this new project, but you guys are going to love it!”
Etc.
Anything with any meat they put in a blog or news section of the site. Theoretically, I can see potential for it on a newsmedia site, giving people one sentence of breaking news and then a full article on the main site when it’s written. But using Twitter the way most sites use it is a waste, I think.
Comment by Jeff Hamilton — July 29, 2008 @ 9:47
I was looking at Twitter just to see if there was anything I could do with it. I would have had to CREATE a problem for it to solve. Just didn’t make sense. I prefer babbling in long-form.
Comment by Wendy — July 30, 2008 @ 11:47
Yeah, I think for personal use, it’s not for me — I’m not a big chat program user. But I definitely see a use for it for work, giving instant updates on breaking news.
Comment by Beau — July 30, 2008 @ 18:06
I agree with your wise posters – twitter is idiocy (and I like to think of myself as a Net guy). Particularly given the ease with which you can blog from your phone for real, what’s the point? Set up a “twitter” style category on your blog, and then at least we can all comment on how pointless your “twitter” feed is. Love.
Comment by Joel Y — August 2, 2008 @ 14:11