Comments on: ReTweets – Is Twitter Breaking Community Features

By: A.J. Wood

A.J. Wood — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:29:05 +0000

Hal – from what I’ve read online, Twitter plans to create new API calls to handle the retweets. Seems like added overhead to a system that’s unnecessary in my opinion.

By: Hal

Hal — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:14:59 +0000

Hmm... You make some really good points. I found your post using TweetDeck via @coachkiki,who found it via @danzarrella who found it via @onreact_com. Two of those people I didn't know and so discovered them and followed them. Oh, I'm @gold_tracker. My question though, is how will this change they are planning on implementing affect the third party apps? Or will it make any difference?

By: X_atomic

X_atomic — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:58:05 +0000

I agree with Dan, and I like his carefully prepared illustrations. sometimes the obvious answer is not always the best. Making things better may take a bit more effort but it will be worth it in the end.

By: A.J. Wood

A.J. Wood — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 02:29:30 +0000

I can’t take credit for the drawing. I pulled the image from the original Twitter blog post.

By: Reply to ReTweets—Is Twitter Breaking Community Features — I Am Pariah

Reply to ReTweets—Is Twitter Breaking Community Features — I Am Pariah — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 23:53:06 +0000

[...] of the Twitter system, but not retweets as we know them, my friend A.J. Wood posted to his blog a well thought out analysis of the retweet system [...]

By: Pariah Burke

Pariah Burke — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 23:47:36 +0000

Good piece, A.J. I had faith in Twitter’s people to make the community better–or at least to have their own (eventual) bottom line in mind–until they screwed up @ replies. Now, like many others, I miss out on so many interesting conversations and people I would follow simply because I can’t see conversations if I don’t already know and follow everyone involved.

Given what you and I do on Twitter, sharing and retweeting information and great links with the creative professional community, the proposed new retweeting format will almost certainly kneecap such usage and make Twitter a much less friendly, much less informative place.

If Biz Stone and his cohorts keep going the way they are, all the strengths that make Twitter great will be nullified before long.

I find myself wishing that all the Twitter competitors hadn’t gone under. We might need them tomorrow.
.-= Pariah Burke´s last blog ..Star Wars Motivational Poster =-.

By: Dawn @ My Home Sweet Home

Dawn @ My Home Sweet Home — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 23:25:10 +0000

Do the folks at Twitter not understand how people use their program? This is just stupid. (I love your Twitter drawing, though) .-= Dawn @ My Home Sweet Home´s last blog ..And the winner of the $500 gift card to Walmart from Nestle is… =-.