Comments on: Is This The End of Twitter? http://manwithnoblog.com/2007/05/15/is-this-the-end-of-twitter/ Gary Barber rants on user experience, and the controlled chaos of the Web Industry Thu, 15 Jul 2010 01:37:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Miles Burke http://manwithnoblog.com/2007/05/15/is-this-the-end-of-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-1327 Miles Burke Wed, 16 May 2007 01:49:05 +0000 http://manwithnoblog.com/2007/05/15/is-this-the-end-of-twitter/#comment-1327 I better be so careful what I tweet. Seriously though, great post - and I'm very close to being one of those who walk away from twitter. I better be so careful what I tweet. Seriously though, great post – and I’m very close to being one of those who walk away from twitter.

]]> By: Ben Buchanan http://manwithnoblog.com/2007/05/15/is-this-the-end-of-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-1326 Ben Buchanan Wed, 16 May 2007 00:27:55 +0000 http://manwithnoblog.com/2007/05/15/is-this-the-end-of-twitter/#comment-1326 I wonder if Twitter meets a sad demise, whether the ozpack should just do the logical thing and set up an IRC channel. Crazy but it just might work ;) I wonder if Twitter meets a sad demise, whether the ozpack should just do the logical thing and set up an IRC channel. Crazy but it just might work ;)

]]> By: Myles Eftos http://manwithnoblog.com/2007/05/15/is-this-the-end-of-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-1319 Myles Eftos Tue, 15 May 2007 16:34:25 +0000 http://manwithnoblog.com/2007/05/15/is-this-the-end-of-twitter/#comment-1319 I wait with baited breath on this - not because I can't live with twitter, but because Twitter is a time sink app, that people don't need. It can got one of three ways: 1. People realise they don't need it and leave 2. People become addicted and ignore the downtime 3. People become SO obsessed by it, they get angry when it is down and leading to a messy break up. So far point 2 has provailed. Now we play the waiting game. I wait with baited breath on this – not because I can’t live with twitter, but because Twitter is a time sink app, that people don’t need. It can got one of three ways:

1. People realise they don’t need it and leave
2. People become addicted and ignore the downtime
3. People become SO obsessed by it, they get angry when it is down and leading to a messy break up.

So far point 2 has provailed. Now we play the waiting game.

]]> By: Gary Barber http://manwithnoblog.com/2007/05/15/is-this-the-end-of-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-1316 Gary Barber Tue, 15 May 2007 14:33:38 +0000 http://manwithnoblog.com/2007/05/15/is-this-the-end-of-twitter/#comment-1316 I have turned off Twitterrific and I'm just using the web site (from time to time) as the XML feed and post is just too flaky to use. I have turned off Twitterrific and I’m just using the web site (from time to time) as the XML feed and post is just too flaky to use.

]]> By: Nathanael http://manwithnoblog.com/2007/05/15/is-this-the-end-of-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-1315 Nathanael Tue, 15 May 2007 14:25:45 +0000 http://manwithnoblog.com/2007/05/15/is-this-the-end-of-twitter/#comment-1315 I've taken to typing my tweets, then copying it to clipboard ... sometimes having to re-paste and submit any one particular tweet up to a dozen time over 10 minutes ... so it does force us to a certain point to work around it's unreliability; but it won't last. It's appeal is fading with every revealing of the cat. I’ve taken to typing my tweets, then copying it to clipboard … sometimes having to re-paste and submit any one particular tweet up to a dozen time over 10 minutes … so it does force us to a certain point to work around it’s unreliability; but it won’t last. It’s appeal is fading with every revealing of the cat.

]]> By: Simone http://manwithnoblog.com/2007/05/15/is-this-the-end-of-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-1314 Simone Tue, 15 May 2007 14:21:44 +0000 http://manwithnoblog.com/2007/05/15/is-this-the-end-of-twitter/#comment-1314 But... interesting point... I'm not giving up... I've left the tab open and am refreshing it every so often. Sucker for punishment I guess. Oh, it's back, I'm off to read twitters from last hours! :D But… interesting point… I’m not giving up… I’ve left the tab open and am refreshing it every so often. Sucker for punishment I guess.
Oh, it’s back, I’m off to read twitters from last hours!
:D

]]> By: Simone http://manwithnoblog.com/2007/05/15/is-this-the-end-of-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-1313 Simone Tue, 15 May 2007 14:18:55 +0000 http://manwithnoblog.com/2007/05/15/is-this-the-end-of-twitter/#comment-1313 Ha, that's funny (not), just clicked on the link to Mile's comment - blank page. Refreshed - see it (yes, very good name ;) ) Click on link to get to his account page: cat doing maintenance got to twitter home - blank page arghhh... I give up! Mmm, good point that they're maybe doing most maintenance while the US is sleeping... still twitter seems popular everywhere! Ha, that’s funny (not), just clicked on the link to Mile’s comment – blank page.
Refreshed – see it (yes, very good name ;) )
Click on link to get to his account page: cat doing maintenance
got to twitter home – blank page

arghhh… I give up!

Mmm, good point that they’re maybe doing most maintenance while the US is sleeping… still twitter seems popular everywhere!

]]> By: Nathanael http://manwithnoblog.com/2007/05/15/is-this-the-end-of-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-1312 Nathanael Tue, 15 May 2007 14:16:43 +0000 http://manwithnoblog.com/2007/05/15/is-this-the-end-of-twitter/#comment-1312 Judging by the silence from the Twitter Blog on the performance issues I'd say they're either ignoring the problem (it IS a beta application after all, which means "license to ignore standard performance and uptime benchmarks"), don't know what to do or just aren't in a position to do anything due the scalability of the architecture or money. I think Twitter is going to die. Judging by the silence from the Twitter Blog on the performance issues I’d say they’re either ignoring the problem (it IS a beta application after all, which means “license to ignore standard performance and uptime benchmarks”), don’t know what to do or just aren’t in a position to do anything due the scalability of the architecture or money.

I think Twitter is going to die.

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