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DecDoom

8th July 2010, 15:29

Worth it?

Widerstand

8th July 2010, 16:05

Can't really tell. To what ends do you consider using it?

DecDoom

8th July 2010, 16:06

Not sure really. Maybe for news updates?

Jazzhands

8th July 2010, 16:08

Not worth it at all. It's completely pointless unless you're a celebrity. You can't fit a proper news update or any meaningful comment into 140 characters.

DecDoom

8th July 2010, 16:21

Well, that's good to know.

Are there really any uses for Twitter, or is it just another attractive waste of time?

Widerstand

8th July 2010, 16:25

It may be somewhat useful for quickly spreading links/really short announcements (though as mentioned, 140 characters is a joke) within a group. But then again, there likely are more satisfying means for either.

I really think advertising is the only thing it's good and used for, mostly by celebrities. You could of course use it to spread links to you news, if you have a target audience on twitter, but... meh.

gorillafuck

8th July 2010, 16:48

No.

Tablo

8th July 2010, 18:21

I used twitter briefly. I hate it. Don't waste your time.

DecDoom

8th July 2010, 22:57

I guess I'll pass then. :lol:

Comrade Gwydion

8th July 2010, 23:21

It's fun to play reformist. I have had nice chats with national and local politicians.

9th July 2010, 00:05

We use it for announcing our articles. That's basically just a hip rss feed, but it works. Have a look (http://twitter.com/Offensief).

9th July 2010, 00:24

We use it for announcing our articles. That's basically just a hip rss feed, but it works. Have a look (http://twitter.com/Offensief).
Haha, nice post here:

I read some Marx (and I liked it) - http://offensief.socialisten.net/content/view/1120/74/ 11:12 AM Jul 2nd (http://twitter.com/Offensief/status/17589944940) via Echofon (http://www.echofon.com/)

Blackscare

9th July 2010, 00:24

Twitter is the condensed essence of every other social networking site and everything that makes them popular. Hence, it is the most vapid and trivial of them all.

9th July 2010, 10:24

Haha, nice post here:

We're hip like that :cool:

RHIZOMES

9th July 2010, 10:49

Staying in contact with hipster friends, news updates from lefty sources and seeing what Charlie Brooker, Roger Ebert and William Gibson are thinking are the only uses I find for it.

JazzRemington

9th July 2010, 10:56

I've seen it used to provide up-to-date information on events at conferences. That could be useful for people who can't attend, say, demos or organization meetings.

MarxSchmarx

12th July 2010, 13:01

I like the challenge of condensing a critique or reaction to some news story into 140 characters, it's more a mental exercise than a serious medium.