Comments on: Twitter Break: Unexpected Use Cases, Search http://theappslab.com/2009/03/02/twitter-break-unexpected-use-cases-search/ Driving Innovation Thu, 24 May 2012 14:11:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Jake http://theappslab.com/2009/03/02/twitter-break-unexpected-use-cases-search/comment-page-1/#comment-6295 Jake Wed, 11 Mar 2009 04:44:25 +0000 http://theappslab.com/?p=2505#comment-6295 I read about that taco(?) truck that tweeted. Great marketing idea.<br><br>My use of Twitter has changed a lot since I started, especially now that more people are on it. I don't keep up and haven't for a while. I drop in and out on what I care about (using TweetDeck groups) and converse around that.<br><br>Otherwise, I use it for conversations. I do keep up with @ replies to me though. <br><br>Search and discovery/trending are my newest uses. Good stuff goes on in there that's really interesting and unfiltered. It's great for breaking news too, and not just the really big news either. I read about that taco(?) truck that tweeted. Great marketing idea.

My use of Twitter has changed a lot since I started, especially now that more people are on it. I don't keep up and haven't for a while. I drop in and out on what I care about (using TweetDeck groups) and converse around that.

Otherwise, I use it for conversations. I do keep up with @ replies to me though.

Search and discovery/trending are my newest uses. Good stuff goes on in there that's really interesting and unfiltered. It's great for breaking news too, and not just the really big news either.

]]> By: Jason K. http://theappslab.com/2009/03/02/twitter-break-unexpected-use-cases-search/comment-page-1/#comment-6290 Jason K. Wed, 11 Mar 2009 02:27:44 +0000 http://theappslab.com/?p=2505#comment-6290 Jake: like you, I'm really fascinated by the unintended ways people use products. I especially liked the foodmobile that twittered where they were at any given time, as a way to get an instant customer line.<br><br>What I find frustrating about Twitter is the pressure to "keep up" with the people you're following, and the amount of time you have to invest to find the good stuff. I'm pretty judicious about who I follow, but even then I'd guess I only find 1 out of 15 tweets as something I'm glad I saw.<br><br>I suppose you can argue that if I don't like my signal to noise ratio, I should stop spending so much time on Twitter. :) But I do find Twitter search pretty useful in any case. Jake: like you, I'm really fascinated by the unintended ways people use products. I especially liked the foodmobile that twittered where they were at any given time, as a way to get an instant customer line.

What I find frustrating about Twitter is the pressure to “keep up” with the people you're following, and the amount of time you have to invest to find the good stuff. I'm pretty judicious about who I follow, but even then I'd guess I only find 1 out of 15 tweets as something I'm glad I saw.

I suppose you can argue that if I don't like my signal to noise ratio, I should stop spending so much time on Twitter. :) But I do find Twitter search pretty useful in any case.

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