Comments on: Why Twitter Mobile Apps Don’t Interest Me

By: Dannybrown

Dannybrown — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 20:41:46 +0000

@ariherzog Funnily enough, Ari, I have a follow-up post planned about my current “mindset”. I do use a Twitter mobile app (Ubertitter) on my BlackBerry 9700, but I still think it’s rude to put that over converation.

By: ariherzog

ariherzog — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 19:39:16 +0000

Fast forward a year — and has anything changed, Danny? Or do you still not have a smartphone? What mobile device do you use (if you have one)?

By: Tweetdeck - iPhone App | Totally Incorrect

Tweetdeck - iPhone App | Totally Incorrect — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 16:38:18 +0000

[...] Danny Brown, I use my mobile Twitter apps alot – at least as much if not more than my desktop ones. For a [...]

By: Danny

Danny — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:19:30 +0000

See, that I can understand. It's all similar people doing similar things – and who doesn't love a nerdfest??

Like you say, it's just the other side of the coin where it might be one techy in a group of “normal” people who don't care about tweeting or Facebooking and just want to hang out with a friend. And the friend is busy hanging out with “strangers” online.

By: Danny

Danny — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:19:30 +0000

See, that I can understand. It's all similar people doing similar things – and who doesn't love a nerdfest??

By: suzemuse

suzemuse — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 10:58:00 +0000

yes indeedy, my friend. I'm definitely not a fan of the rude in-your-face tweeting that I see many people doing when in mixed company. “Mixed company” is the operative phrase here. There are times when I do think it's appropriate. For example, most Friday afternoons, a group of Ottawa tech-geeks at a downtown watering hole for our weekly wind-down session. There's anywhere from 4 to 8 of us, and we're merrily tapping away on laptops, iPhones, and other devices. We're also talking to each other directly, but we're carrying the conversation into the online space as well.

For this particular event, tweeting and blogging and posting photos to Flickr are all part of the socializing. But we all know that going in. So nobody feels like it's rude or anti-social. In fact, it's quite the opposite. We're loud and boisterous, to the point where I'm sure even the Twitter community can hear us!

It's comes down to common sense. I wouldn't haul out my laptop at my girlfriend's birthday party. I wouldn't spend the whole night tweeting at my parent's anniversary (unless it was just to post a quick photo of the happy couple). And I wouldn't waste an entire conference “live tweeting” it for the benefit of a few people who may only be mildly interested.

Like our mums taught us – in a social situation, use common sense and mind your manners, and not only will you have more fun but you just might get invited back.

By: Mike Smith

Mike Smith — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 02:27:21 +0000

I have a twitter app on my blackberry and rarely use it unless I'm shopping with my girlfriend and she's trying stuff on and I have free time or if we're driving somewhere and I just have that urge to stay connected.

I do like this post though and agree with the “live tweeting” which I could see as being a bit counter productive for people.

By: Borders and Walls are Man-Made | danny brown

Borders and Walls are Man-Made | danny brown — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 01:19:34 +0000

[...] was either going to be a follow-up to my Twitter mobile app post, or a look at social media relationships and the connection to message and content. Both these will [...]

By: David

David — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:48:29 +0000

I have a great image from a wedding we photographed last year. The bride and groom are at their table at the reception tapping away on their iPhones – they had no idea I was there.

When I asked them, they were both updating their Facebook status to Married!

By: Danny

Danny — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:38:40 +0000

I understand that completely, David – there are some huge uses of smartphones from both a personal and business perspective. It's the non-critical use that seems to get abused the most, sadly, and where the personal relationships and friendships suffer from it.

And about that wall – who builds something 2-foot tall and expects it to make a difference??