10 reasons why i think twitter is better than email
I just asked than simple question in Twitter "Do you think Twitter is better than email?". I know the question is overly simple and that many would answer "not better, just different" but i do think Twitter is better than email (at least if uptime issues are solved)
- Twitter is short: no need to deal with long text, forces you to get to the point. You can say most of what you need to say in 140 caracters. try. you ll see it works.
- Yes, Twitter is private: with Direct messages and locked network (you need to decide it is locked)
- Twitter does not need blackberry or Imap: it goes with you wherever you need, including your mobile and iphone including your email (with twittermail)
- Twitter does not have spam: you only can get messages from people you know or want to know
- Twitter is the best group message system: no need to create mailing list. But if you want you can create one
- Twitter is responsive: usually i get my twitts answer in the minute maybe less. Twitter is criticized for its noise but curiously each time i ask something i get an answer immediately.
- Twitter has stats: try to have some stats with your email....
- Twitter can have attachements: either use Tweet-r or other services
- Twitter has video: with twhirl, try to send a video message with email
- Twitter does not have unread items and limited space (for now): you can see what's addressed to you simply and filter the rest
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You get some spam via twitter, it's called "spwitt".
But yes, it's only your fault if you get some spwitt on your twitter account...
You have to be carreful on who you add...
Posted by: Jean-Sébastien Mansart | 24 April 2008 at 11:29 AM
10 reasons why my bicycle is better than trains.
1 - My bicycle don't have "hours", I can move when I want, never have to wait it come, it's just here !
2 - My Bicycle is in house... don't have to go so far to get one, it here in my garage !
3 - My bicycle has privacy... I don't have to be with all this people I don't even know !
4 - My bicycle is convenient, it can bring object, look at the basket you can put in front or the caddies you can attach in the back !!
5 - My bicycle is cheap... look at all the train ticket you paid... make the adition, your bike cost less than 3 month of train !
6 - My bicycle is friendly : I can take a friend with me if I want !
7 - My bicycle is customisable !! if you put a sticker on a train, you can be arrested !!
8 - My bicycle is popular : sooo many people over the planet use one !
9 - My Bicycle is easy to use : trains are so complicate...where I am, where I go, where have I to change ?? Bike is direct A to B !
10 - My bicycle is clean. It run with only my muscles, no gaz, no oil, not even nuclear electricity : it's the cleanest way to move.
What ? to go in vacations ? euh.....
Posted by: alban | 24 April 2008 at 11:33 AM
good points.
but what about storage? history of my tweets and my friends tweets?
do you know what the capacity for history twits at twitter?
(there's no answer for that at the FAQs)
Posted by: Oren | 24 April 2008 at 11:34 AM
Alban: you forgot to mention an excellent reason:
your bike has 2 wheels...
Posted by: Ouriel Ohayon | 24 April 2008 at 11:36 AM
ahah !! Yes !
And unlike trains, I ALWAYS have a seat with my bike !!
BTW, Twitter is really cool, and I also use it now in some way I used mail before but... it just a few few cases !
It need many things not really convenient to get to be use the way you describe it.
It need a lot a good followING, ppl who reading you ! and that's not always the case for the ones who are not as famous as you ;)
And also, there are a LOT of unread tweets, just, for exemple, when I sleep (I am in Tokyo) NYC almost just awake ! I try to read everything on my cell phone on the train the morning but, I miss a lot of things !
And look at scoble account !! who can read ALL his tweets ? it's just impossible for a human being :)
Posted by: alban | 24 April 2008 at 12:08 PM
Amazing post! Twitter rocks!
Posted by: Jason Bates - Lushable.com | 24 April 2008 at 01:28 PM
Twitter let you share your thoughts, you can't do that by email or your friends will think you'r a dumb ! There are things that you can say on Twitter that you wouldn't have say by email. Twitter is thought exchange, that's priceless !
Posted by: Hubert | 24 April 2008 at 02:18 PM
Less than 50.000 users in France !
Posted by: TVnomics | 24 April 2008 at 05:00 PM
One thing you missed; a link to TwitterMail.com!!!
http://twittermail.com
;-)
Posted by: Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten | 24 April 2008 at 06:30 PM