Twitter

[Gas Man]

Anybody use it?

I just signed up an account. I don't do facebook or myspace but this sounds much simpler and cleaner.

[JoJoYZF]

Never even heard of it before.

[rogue]

I've heard of it. A couple of blogs I read use it. But I don't know anything about it. :idk:

[zed]

Never even heard of it before.

me either, don't sound as "cool" as the others either. LOL

[Gas Man]

Saw it on nightline...

a simpler version of webupdates.

easily used from your phone with text messages.

people can "follow" you

guess its been used everywhere from congress to the "miracle on hudson" plane crash witness...

[zed]

don't know if I want to be "followed"

what do they mean followed?

[Corey]

I use it, but it's been stagnant. Nobody else I know uses it, so all my tweets end up being a rambling retard talking to himself incoherently.

[rogue]

I use it, but it's been stagnant. Nobody else I know uses it, so all my tweets end up being a rambling retard talking to himself incoherently.

You do that now... redflip

[Corey]

You do that now... redflip

But I have an audience here, so it's slightly less crazy.

[marko138]

A lot of polititians use it around here. I dont. Facebook ftw.

[neebelung]

Screw Twitter. Fuck myspace. All the cool kids play on Facebook now. :lol:

[Papa_Complex]

A brand-specific camera group that I'm a member of (in the UK) is going international and trying to tie everything together via Twitter, while building new sub-groups in other countries. I can't keep up with the websites that I'm operating/maintaining now, so having a blog, also, wouldn't make things any easier. I may ultimately have to, but not right now.

[marko138]

Screw Twitter. Fuck myspace. All the cool kids play on Facebook now. :lol:
There it is.

[Trip]

Twitter is basically exactly like the status update on facebook. My twitter and facebook accounts are cross tied. I use both and update my status on facebook through twitter a lot because facebook is blocked here, but twitter's not.

[Corey]

Twitter is basically exactly like the status update on facebook. My twitter and facebook accounts are cross tied. I use both and update my status on facebook through twitter a lot because facebook is blocked here, but twitter's not.

There's a good Twitter app for blackberry, naturally. Actually, there's a few right now, but Twitterberry is the cleanest.

[Trip]

There's a good Twitter app for blackberry, naturally. Actually, there's a few right now, but Twitterberry is the cleanest.

I have it, but I never really use it on the phone because I can get facebook on the phone. I only use twitter at work because it's not blocked.

[Mr Lefty]

the only thing that sucks about the facebook one... which i'm experiencing now with Kat's new photo... is when i get tagged in a photo... I get all resonses to that photo.... so I've gotten like 12 in the last day just because someone commented on Kat's photo that she tagged me in.... wonder if I can turn notification off in normal face book... cause on my phone I cant....

[Amorok]

What the fuck is all this shit?! I thought myspace was that website to catch a predator invented for guys who like 14 year olds. And Facebook? Twitter? First of all, they sound gay. And I'm not going to go online and talk to a bunch of people who aren't real on some weird e-billboard. I do that here.

[Trip]

the only thing that sucks about the facebook one... which i'm experiencing now with Kat's new photo... is when i get tagged in a photo... I get all resonses to that photo.... so I've gotten like 12 in the last day just because someone commented on Kat's photo that she tagged me in.... wonder if I can turn notification off in normal face book... cause on my phone I cant....

I think you can set status updates to just your friends responses.

[Trip]

What the fuck is all this shit?! I thought myspace was that website to catch a predator invented for guys who like 14 year olds. And Facebook? Twitter? First of all, they sound gay. And I'm not going to go online and talk to a bunch of people who aren't real on some weird e-billboard. I do that here.

Facebook is a little different than myspace, there are still the same fags who have 1000s friends they don't know, but most people just have people they do know. It uses real names instead of screen names and doesn't have any of that gay custom page themeing, just a nice simple clean design that's the same for everyone. Its a decent way to keep up with people you do know that don't live in the same area.

[Corey]

Facebook is a little different than myspace, there are still the same fags who have 1000s friends they don't know, but most people just have people they do know. It uses real names instead of screen names and doesn't have any of that gay custom page themeing, just a nice simple clean design that's the same for everyone. Its a decent way to keep up with people you do know that don't live in the same area.

This. The people I know on Facebook seem a little older than the ones on Myspace. The demographic seems to be towards a slightly older crowd. The one thing I hate is the two or three people who have 8000 useless apps set to notify whenever they hit some benchmark. Congrats on your Superwall. Have fun tending to your egarden. Stop sending me retarded shit.

[Mr Lefty]

This. The people I know on Facebook seem a little older than the ones on Myspace. The demographic seems to be towards a slightly older crowd. The one thing I hate is the two or three people who have 8000 useless apps set to notify whenever they hit some benchmark. Congrats on your Superwall. Have fun tending to your egarden. Stop sending me retarded shit.

thank you! all the pokes, beer invites, clubs invites... ect... :rant:

[Trip]

fucking mafia wars annoys me the most.

[jtemple]

Personally, I am about as social as a rock. I'm a huge tech geek, but I just can't get into all this social networking stuff. I'm certainly not going to plaster pictures of myself all over the web.

[Archren]

That reminds me, I need to turn off notifications for motorcycle madness on my Facebook. That game is addicting, but I don't need to subject others to it. :lol:

[azoomm]

Twitter has a fantastic option for clubs or groups. I have one for my daughters' swim team - it gives parents the option to receive text messages. I can send an update to everyone, and they can have it sent via text to their phones.

Example - practice is closed or a meet changes locations at the last minute. I now don't have to pay for a service to send this information.

I've thought about doing it for trackdays....

[Archren]

I've thought about doing it for trackdays....

Shit, I wish the Army would use it... drill weekend usually involves so many last minute changes, that it'd be useful. :lol:

[neebelung]

fucking mafia wars annoys me the most.

:lol: Werd!! That and (as Carolina mentioned above) motorcycle madness. Of course, my own addiction (and how I spend a good portion of my lunch hour) is BejeweledBlitz. :lol:

I went through and turned off as many notifications as possible -- both ways. Everyone doesn't need a news flash every time I post something - if it's not to them, they prob'ly don't care! :lol:

[Archren]

:lol: Werd!! That and (as Carolina mentioned above) motorcycle madness.

:sorry: :whistle:

[azoomm]

:lol: Werd!! That and (as Carolina mentioned above) motorcycle madness. Of course, my own addiction (and how I spend a good portion of my lunch hour) is BejeweledBlitz. :lol:

I went through and turned off as many notifications as possible -- both ways. Everyone doesn't need a news flash every time I post something - if it's not to them, they prob'ly don't care! :lol:

:lol: damn bejeweled.... I believe my addiction is your fault.:whistle:

I simply refuse to join any of the *games* that are simply status based - like that rockstar thing or mafia whatever. I don't have time - so I won't even start.

[neebelung]

:sorry: :whistle:

:lol: Oh don't sweat it. It's not just you -- I think literally half my friends are playing it, so I get ooodles and ooodles of MM updates. :lol:

:lol: damn bejeweled.... I believe my addiction is your fault.:whistle:


:sorry: :lol: It IS so addictive though.

[jtemple]

I signed up for Twitter. I am now totally gay.

[the chi]

This. The people I know on Facebook seem a little older than the ones on Myspace. The demographic seems to be towards a slightly older crowd. The one thing I hate is the two or three people who have 8000 useless apps set to notify whenever they hit some benchmark. Congrats on your Superwall. Have fun tending to your egarden. Stop sending me retarded shit.

AMEN. I am a social network site retard. I have the sites so people can reach me if they need to and for some friends (not ya'll) that I dont talk to on a regular basis. I DONT want to play the games, and even tho I have access to MS and FB on my phone, I still cant drag myself to check them more than once or twice a week!

[marko138]

I signed up for Twitter. So far I think it sucks. If you're on there...post your links.

[njchopper87]

Idk, I just use myspace because it's the first service I signed up for. I made a facebook acct and forgot the login and pw for it a few years ago. I'd sign up for Twitter, but it would just end up being in the same state as facebook. They're all the same when it comes down to it.

[Rider]

I don't use it. Never heard of it actually. I don't use myspace anymore and I have a new facebook page which none of you are on. :dthumb:

[Mr Lefty]

I don't use it. Never heard of it actually. I don't use myspace anymore and I have a new facebook page which none of you are on. :dthumb:

where the fuck you been bro?

[Papa_Complex]

where the fuck you been bro?

Apparently hiding out on Facebook, under an assumed name.

[Trip]

where the fuck you been bro?

I have him as a friend, he apparently just doesn't llike you

[Mr Lefty]

I have him as a friend, he apparently just doesn't llike you

apparently... :lol:


I meant on here... hadn't seen him in a while

[jtemple]

I have now cancelled Twiiter and tried and cancelled Facebook. All in under 8 hours.

[Gas Man]

I signed up for Twitter. So far I think it sucks. If you're on there...post your links.

cjclark69 is me

[marko138]

cjclark69 is me
Got you. Thanks brutha.

[Rider]

I have him as a friend, he apparently just doesn't llike you

I deleted that facebook account and started over.

[CrazyKell]

I'm on Facebook. I cannot be bothered to constantly update my "status" or what i'm doing even on Facebook and honestly don't see the need for others to do it too.

I also don't update facebook (or twitter) from my mobile device so it doesn't really matter in that department either. :idk:

I have a Twitter account but never use it.

[Particle Man]

I've been sticking to facebook lately

[rogue]

I've been sticking to facebook lately

Linky? :D

[jtemple]

I'm back on Facebook. I quickly discovered how easy it was to look up old friends and decided to get back on. Who wants to be my friend? We should start a Two Wheel Fix group!

[marko138]

I'm back on Facebook. I quickly discovered how easy it was to look up old friends and decided to get back on. Who wants to be my friend? We should start a Two Wheel Fix group!
Already done, my friend.

[neebelung]

I've been sticking to facebook lately

Ahemmm......

[Rider]

I've been sticking to facebook lately

Me too, you need to check out the motorcycle madness application.

[Trip]

twowheelfix is my twitter

[jtemple]

Already done, my friend.So, hook me up, what's the name of it? I hate Facebook's interface; I can't find shit.

[pauldun170]

Paul is on Facebook

Paul doesn't like twitter

[pauldun170]

Paul is typing on TwoWheelFix

Paul is thinking about washing down these M&M's

[pauldun170]

Paul is on Facebook

Paul doesn't like twitter

Paul is typing on TwoWheelFix

Paul is thinking about washing down these M&M's

Paul is wondering why people are posting more in the social networking sticky.

[pauldun170]

Paul is wondering why people are posting more in the social networking sticky.

Paul is typing on TwoWheelFix

Paul is thinking about washing down these M&M's

Paul is on Facebook

Paul doesn't like twitter


Paul is still trying to wash down those M&M's

[pauldun170]

Paul is still trying to wash down those M&M's

Paul is wondering why people are posting more in the social networking sticky.

Paul is typing on TwoWheelFix

Paul is thinking about washing down these M&M's

Paul is on Facebook

Paul doesn't like twitter

Paul is being a pain in the ass

[pauldun170]

Paul is being a pain in the ass

Paul is still trying to wash down those M&M's

Paul is wondering why people are posting more in the social networking sticky.

Paul is typing on TwoWheelFix

Paul is thinking about washing down these M&M's

Paul is on Facebook

Paul doesn't like twitter


Paul is taking a work break

[pauldun170]

Paul is on Facebook

Paul doesn't like twitter

Paul is typing on TwoWheelFix

Paul is thinking about washing down these M&M's

Paul is wondering why people are posting more in the social networking sticky.

Paul is still trying to wash down those M&M's

Paul is being a pain in the ass

Paul is taking a work break

Paul is being edited

[pauldun170]

Paul is on Facebook

Paul doesn't like twitter

Paul is typing on TwoWheelFix

Paul is thinking about washing down these M&M's

Paul is wondering why people are posting more in the social networking sticky.

Paul is still trying to wash down those M&M's

Paul is being a pain in the ass

Paul is taking a work break

Paul is being edited

Paul is going back to work

[Papa_Complex]

Paul is vaguely psychotic.

[pauldun170]

Paul is on Facebook

Paul doesn't like twitter

Paul is typing on TwoWheelFix

Paul is thinking about washing down these M&M's

Paul is wondering why people are posting more in the social networking sticky.

Paul is still trying to wash down those M&M's

Paul is being a pain in the ass

Paul is taking a work break

Paul is being edited

Paul is going back to work

Paul is counting down the minutes

[Flexin]

What the fuck is all this shit?! I thought myspace was that website to catch a predator invented for guys who like 14 year olds. And Facebook? Twitter? First of all, they sound gay. And I'm not going to go online and talk to a bunch of people who aren't real on some weird e-billboard. I do that here.

People that are not real? Isn't it your nap time?

James

[marko138]

Paul is fucking annoying and should be put on MU.

[pauldun170]

Paul is vaguely psychotic.

Paul is fucking annoying and should be put on MU.

And that concludes a day in the life of Twitter and Facebook

[pauldun170]

Twitter Unveils New Premium Accounts
By Brian Briggs - Twitter Dove Member, follow me @ twitter.com/briggsb

San Francisco, CA – Twitter co-founder and CEO Evan Williams today announced part of the company's long-awaited business model: Twitter Premium accounts.

TwitterTwitter has experienced phenomenal growth since its inception, but up until now it has remained a mystery what it would do to generate income. Many have speculated that premium accounts would be one way, and now that has been confirmed.

Williams explained, "Celebrities and large corporations have begun flocking to Twitter for their social media needs, and growth has accelerated. Many users have expressed willingness to pay for accounts, and now we give them that opportunity."

Williams stressed that free accounts will still be available to all users, and that only those wanting more services would pay.  Premium accounts will come in four tiers: Sparrow, Dove, Owl and Eagle.

The details of the accounts are as follows:

* Sparrow ($5/month) – Users get 145 character limit, 5 extra random followers.

* Dove ($15/month) – Users get 160 character limit, 25 extra random followers, 1 random celebrity follower, auto-spell check, "Fail Whale" T-shirt.

* Owl ($50/month) – Users get 250 character limit, 100 extra random followers, 2 random celebrity followers, 30 minutes on recommended list, auto-spell check, "Fail Whale" hoodie.

* Eagle ($250/month) – Users get 500 character limit, 1000 extra random followers, 3 celebrity followers of their choice, 5 hours on recommended list each month, Twitter Concierge for Tweeting while user is asleep or busy (and more), auto-spell check, "Fail Whale" tuxedo, custom "Fail Whale" page when service is down.

Users in any tier will be able to purchase an EmbellishTwit add-on for $100/year, which directs tweets to a well-educated offshore employee who will embellish tweets. For example, "Just had a whole wheat bagel and coffee for breakfast," becomes "Just got in from clubbing all night and Heidi Klum is spreading brie on a baguette just flown in on the Concord for my breakfast."

Rumors of a even higher level of service the secret "Black" account, which has J. K. Rowling, Stephen King and other famous authors write your tweets have not been confirmed.
Analysts peg Twitters value near the GDP of Canada.

[marko138]

Is this for real? Sounds dumb.

[Papa_Complex]

"And the winner of Upper Class Twit of the Year is....."

[marko138]

So, hook me up, what's the name of it? I hate Facebook's interface; I can't find shit.
Right here:

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=18639750684

[CrazyKell]

I hate Twitter.

I hate that celebrities use Twitter.

I hate that I hear about Twitter in the "media" every single day.

Twitter.....you must die.

[Switch]

dumbest thing ever.

[Rider]

dumbest thing ever.

No, that would be American Idol.

[marko138]

No, that would be American Idol.
You know thats a fact.

[Gas Man]

I was just talking about this... it would ROCK OUT if I could get everybody in my life on it. Then it would just be the coolest shit ever!! Without that, its like I'm talking to myself...

[Papa_Complex]

Without that, its like I'm talking to myself...

That's exactly what most people on Twitter are doing.

[neebelung]

I was just talking about this... it would ROCK OUT if I could get everybody in my life on it. Then it would just be the coolest shit ever!! Without that, its like I'm talking to myself...

:rofl:

[Flexin]

I have only heard about it about a week ago. I still haven't even looked at the site. For now I don't even want to look at it, I'm not sure why.

James

[zed]

I've got a facebook account that I rarely look at. right now I coulnd't even tell you what my signin name is there. I've got a cell phone and with messaging on the forums I'm on everyone that I want to contact me has a way to contact me.

[unknownroad]

Okay, correct me if I'm misunderstanding this... So the idea behind twitter is that people can send random inane messages to the cell phones of everyone they know? And people sign up for this on purpose? :panic:

Text messages cost me 20 cents apiece... there is no friggin' WAY i'd want any part of that happy crappy!

[zed]

Okay, correct me if I'm misunderstanding this... So the idea behind twitter is that people can send random inane messages to the cell phones of everyone they know? And people sign up for this on purpose? :panic:

Text messages cost me 20 cents apiece... there is no friggin' WAY i'd want any part of that happy crappy!

text messages to my phone weren't that much but still...some friends couldn't understand that I had to pay for each one so I finally ended up getting text added to my account. 400 for like $5/mo. haven't used all of those in a month yet.

[rogue]

text messages to my phone weren't that much but still...some friends couldn't understand that I had to pay for each one so I finally ended up getting text added to my account. 400 for like $5/mo. haven't used all of those in a month yet.

I go through that many in just a few days. :o

When I was working I went through several thousand. But working nights is boring as hell and I knew others that were night owls or working and that's how we kept each other awake and entertained, especially when the forum slows down. :lol:

[zed]

I go through that many in just a few days. :o

When I was working I went through several thousand. But working nights is boring as hell and I knew others that were night owls or working and that's how we kept each other awake and entertained, especially when the forum slows down. :lol:

I don't know if I have that much to say. hell, I just figured out how to use the predictive text feature. LOL

I have learned that some of the words I use are not on the list. :D

[rogue]

I don't know if I have that much to say. hell, I just figured out how to use the predictive text feature. LOL

I have learned that some of the words I use are not on the list. :D

I've never used the predictive text feature. :lol:

When I first started texting I got the 400 texts. That lasted all of a month. :lol: I have unlimited internet (another feature I used to keep my entertained at work) and texting. Unfortunately, I got my phone on special and part of my contractual obligation on getting a free smartphone was keeping internet on it. It's only a $7 difference between the minimal package and the one I got so I keep it. :idk: If I drop the internet, they're going to charge me full price for my phone.

[zed]

I've never used the predictive text feature. :lol:

When I first started texting I got the 400 texts. That lasted all of a month. :lol: I have unlimited internet (another feature I used to keep my entertained at work) and texting. Unfortunately, I got my phone on special and part of my contractual obligation on getting a free smartphone was keeping internet on it. It's only a $7 difference between the minimal package and the one I got so I keep it. :idk: If I drop the internet, they're going to charge me full price for my phone.

if you do that much texting it's a wonder you have thumbs left not using predictive text. LOL

[unknownroad]

text messages to my phone weren't that much but still...some friends couldn't understand that I had to pay for each one so I finally ended up getting text added to my account. 400 for like $5/mo. haven't used all of those in a month yet.

Hell, I don't think I've ever actually sent a text message from my phone... and for a while I was carrying around an old Treo with a full keyboard :pwhore2: I'm in front of a computer 15 hours a day... why would i want to stare at an itty-bitty screen while trying to poke at teeny-tiny buttons?

[Archren]

Hell, I don't think I've ever actually sent a text message from my phone... and for a while I was carrying around an old Treo with a full keyboard :pwhore2: I'm in front of a computer 15 hours a day... why would i want to stare at an itty-bitty screen while trying to poke at teeny-tiny buttons?

I used to think the same way... I blame Tracy for making me the text whore that I am now. :lol:

[AquaPython]

i have not twatted yet.

[CrazyKell]

I may just start using Twitter. There are people on my Facebook that I do not want seeing my every move or everything I say. It's annoying that I have to censor it.

[Papa_Complex]

So start tossing out "friends" if you don't want them on your Facebook ;)

[neebelung]

So start tossing out "friends" if you don't want them on your Facebook ;)

Werd. Clena it up. There's no reason you should have to censor yourself with ACTUAL friends. :)

[Particle Man]

I may just start using Twitter. There are people on my Facebook that I do not want seeing my every move or everything I say. It's annoying that I have to censor it.
then they aren't "friends"....

only people on my facebook are people who I don't have to "censor" with...

[CrazyKell]

To clarify....my father is on Facebook.

He has taken it a bit too seriously. He rarely checks it but every once in a while he does and then feels the need to have a serious discussion with me about how concerned he is about my life.

You know how you're pissed off and sometimes you change your status to reflect that? Or even put something funny as your status? Well he doesn't quite "get it" and it results in a very long discussion about where I'm going in life and how I'm basically going to hell.

If you knew anything of my family life it would make sense. :idk:

It would cause more of a shitstorm to de-friend my father than it's really worth.

[Papa_Complex]

To clarify....my father is on Facebook.

He has taken it a bit too seriously. He rarely checks it but every once in a while he does and then feels the need to have a serious discussion with me about how concerned he is about my life.

You know how you're pissed off and sometimes you change your status to reflect that? Or even put something funny as your status? Well he doesn't quite "get it" and it results in a very long discussion about where I'm going in life and how I'm basically going to hell.

If you knew anything of my family life it would make sense. :idk:

It would cause more of a shitstorm to de-friend my father than it's really worth.

Having read some of the past stuff, I have to question your last statement. I still say drop-em.

[Archren]

It would cause more of a shitstorm to de-friend my father than it's really worth.

I haven't played much with the privacy settings on FB.. but I know there is a way to change how an individual can view your profile, but I don't know if that extends to status updates or not.

IMHO.. I would tell him that you are a grown woman and capable of handling your own life at this point. But I'm kinda blunt that way.. may not be the most tactful advice.. and my mom still hasn't really gotten the clue that I'd like her to butt out of my business sometimes. :lol:

[pauldun170]

To clarify....my father is on Facebook.

He has taken it a bit too seriously. He rarely checks it but every once in a while he does and then feels the need to have a serious discussion with me about how concerned he is about my life.

You know how you're pissed off and sometimes you change your status to reflect that? Or even put something funny as your status? Well he doesn't quite "get it" and it results in a very long discussion about where I'm going in life and how I'm basically going to hell.

If you knew anything of my family life it would make sense. :idk:

It would cause more of a shitstorm to de-friend my father than it's really worth.

I love the faces people make when they announce that their parents are on Facebook.

All I have to say to you Kell is
HAR-HAR!!!


(My mom is on Facebook but I don't do much besides post pictures so it's not really a biggee for me. My sisters on the other hand....I think they get their fair share of "talks")

[neebelung]

To clarify....my father is on Facebook.

He has taken it a bit too seriously. He rarely checks it but every once in a while he does and then feels the need to have a serious discussion with me about how concerned he is about my life.

You know how you're pissed off and sometimes you change your status to reflect that? Or even put something funny as your status? Well he doesn't quite "get it" and it results in a very long discussion about where I'm going in life and how I'm basically going to hell.

If you knew anything of my family life it would make sense. :idk:

It would cause more of a shitstorm to de-friend my father than it's really worth.

Ahhhhhh, gotcha. Couple years ago my Mom kept asking to add me on MySpace, and for that same reason, I never accepted. :lol:

I wonder if there's something in your privacy settings where you can limit what specific people can see? :shrug:

[CrazyKell]

He's getting put on limited profile but I think he can still see my status. Hmmm....:idk:

[Archren]

Found it... go to privacy settings > profile > Under status and links, select customize > You can exclude specific people from seeing status/links updates that you make.

[CrazyKell]

Thanks! I'm sure I could've found it but that made it a lot quicker.

[Archren]

Thanks! I'm sure I could've found it but that made it a lot quicker.

I'm sure you coulda found it too, but it was one of those things that got me thinking, and then my OCD took over and I had to know just to satisfy my own curiosity (and just in case I may need that option in the future). :lol:

[Homeslice]

Still don't get what twitter does that facebook can't ??

[t-homo]

Still don't get what twitter does that facebook can't ??

Nothing. Facebook>all.

[Flexin]

I love the faces people make when they announce that their parents are on Facebook.

All I have to say to you Kell is
HAR-HAR!!!


(My mom is on Facebook but I don't do much besides post pictures so it's not really a biggee for me. My sisters on the other hand....I think they get their fair share of "talks")

My mother and father are on there. I also have some of my mothers friends on there. I post what I want to post. My mother will make comments about some of my dirty status up dates but she has heard me say worse so its not bad.


I know my brother blocked my mother from seeing some things but I can't remember what.

James

[Flexin]

Still don't get what twitter does that facebook can't ??

From what I hear it doesn't do anything that Facebook can't. So I don't really see the point of it. I still having even looked at the Twitter site but from what I hear it seems like Facebook would be a full suspension mountian bike with disk brakes and so on. Twitter is like a unicycle with a flat tire and no pedals.

My sister uses both. She said she is on about 4 or 5 stars spots. One person she gets updates from is P Diddy. She also checks it on her Iphone.

James

[Homeslice]

Twitter OWN3D :zowned:

Scientists warn of Twitter dangers

(CNN) -- Rapid-fire TV news bulletins or getting updates via social-networking tools such as Twitter could numb our sense of morality and make us indifferent to human suffering, scientists say.

New findings show that the streams of information provided by social networking sites are too fast for the brain's "moral compass" to process and could harm young people's emotional development.

Before the brain can fully digest the anguish and suffering of a story, it is being bombarded by the next news bulletin or the latest Twitter update, according to a University of Southern California study.

"If things are happening too fast, you may not ever fully experience emotions about other people's psychological states and that would have implications for your morality," said researcher Mary Helen Immordino-Yang.

The report, published next week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Online Early Edition, studied how volunteers responded to real-life stories chosen to stimulate admiration for virtue or skill, or compassion for physical or social pain. iReport.com: Growing pains for Twitter, Facebook?

Brain scans showed humans can process and respond very quickly to signs of physical pain in others, but took longer to show admiration or compassion.

"For some kinds of thought, especially moral decision-making about other people's social and psychological situations, we need to allow for adequate time and refection," said Immordio-Yang.

She said the study raises questions about the emotional cost, particularly for young people, of heavy reliance on a torrent of news snippets delivered via TV and online feeds such as Twitter.

She said: "We need to understand how social experience shapes interactions between the body and mind, to produce citizens with a strong moral compass."

USC sociologist Manuel Castells said the study raised more concerns over fast-moving TV than the online environment.

"In a media culture in which violence and suffering becomes an endless show, be it in fiction or in infotainment, indifference to the vision of human suffering gradually sets in."

Research leader Antonio Damasio, director of USC's Brain and Creativity Institute, said the findings stressed the need for slower delivery of the news, and highlighted the importance of slow-burn emotions like admiration.

Damasio cited the example of U.S. President Barack Obama, who says he was inspired by his father, to show how admiration can be key to cultural success.

"We actually separate the good from the bad in great part thanks to the feeling of admiration. It's a deep physiological reaction that's very important to define our humanity."

Twitter, which allows users to swap messages and links of 140-characters or less, says on its Web site that it sees itself as a solution to information overload, rather than a cause of it.

This function, It says, "means you can step in and out of the flow of information as it suits you and it never queues up with increasing demand of your attention."

[askmrjesus]

Scientists warn of Twitter dangers


Attention scientists:

GET A FUCKING LIFE!

Seriously, don't you assholes have more important things to study? I couldn't care less about Twitter, where's my fucking warp drive?

JC

[marko138]

Attention scientists:

GET A FUCKING LIFE!

Seriously, don't you assholes have more important things to study? I couldn't care less about Twitter, where's my fucking warp drive?

JC
Now we're talking.

[Archren]

I just found my mom on facebook. Never even knew she had one (and she has my best friend on her friends list! :lol:) I don't have anything terribly er.. questionable on my profile. I can always censor her from my status updates. :lol:

[t-homo]

My mom was talking about getting facebook the other day. I might just not add her as a friend, set everything on private, and then tell her i deleted it.

[marko138]

My mom was talking about getting facebook the other day. I might just not add her as a friend, set everything on private, and then tell her i deleted it.
What are you trying to hide from her?

[Flexin]

Damn it. I fought it this long but I might have to break down and check it out. One of my favorite boxers is on there so I might check it out.

James

[Dragonpaco]

Attention scientists:
where's my fucking warp drive?

JC

it's called a busa, they've been around for a while.

[tallywacker]

it's called a busa, they've been around for a while.

Too bad they are all preset for the douche galaxy.

[Mr Lefty]

Attention scientists:

GET A FUCKING LIFE!

Seriously, don't you assholes have more important things to study? I couldn't care less about Twitter, where's my fucking warp drive?

JC

why in the hell would they give you a warp drive... when they're busy trying to disprove your existence! :lol:

[Flexin]

Damn thats an ugly site. I can't stand the colors or lay out.

James

[Particle Man]

I use it, but it's been stagnant. Nobody else I know uses it, so all my tweets end up being a rambling retard talking to himself incoherently.

:lol: me too :lol:

I am mostly on facebook these days...

[Trip]

Attention scientists:

GET A FUCKING LIFE!

Seriously, don't you assholes have more important things to study? I couldn't care less about Twitter, where's my fucking warp drive?

JC

it's called a busa, they've been around for a while.

Too bad they are all preset for the douche galaxy.

why in the hell would they give you a warp drive... when they're busy trying to disprove your existence! :lol:

This thread is full of win. :lol:

[HurricaneHeather]

I won't get on Twitter because I got bored with the sign up page. :lol:

Everyone I care to talk to is on Facebook. :idk: