http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x5895819Oh my.
First, the racist babbling sister primitive, who thinks "darky" and "pickaninny" and "sambo" toys are "cute":
babylonsister (1000+ posts) Sun Jun-21-09 11:10 PM
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Does anyone not 'tweet'? I don't, and have no clue how to do so. And I don't have a mobile phone either.
It's an enormous bonfire, so only the Primitives of Prominence:
Duer 157099 (1000+ posts) Sun Jun-21-09 11:12 PM
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3. I'm a newcomer to it, was persuaded by events in Iran when CNN failed me last weekend.
I do it old school, in my web browser, without any other fancy schmancy 3rd party apps. I'm a minimalist.
If you want to get a feel for it, go here:
http://twitter.com/#search?q=%23demund
and read what a few of us were doing for the hour or so while DU was down earlier
The Zbigniew primitive:
nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Sun Jun-21-09 11:14 PM
Response to Reply #3
8. It was a regular party over there
now I do have a client for the Ipod, but don't use it much
The top primitive, Pedro Picasso:
Atman (1000+ posts) Sun Jun-21-09 11:24 PM
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23. I can't knock Facebook, because it's brought me in touch with lots of family and friends.
I'm not one of those who posts "news" of my breakfast choice or latest bowel movement. I update infrequently it would appear, compared to most Facebook users. But I check it out every day. Not all technology is bad just because it exists.
The dysmenopausal Kansas school teacher:
proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Sun Jun-21-09 11:26 PM
Response to Reply #23
28. LOL I have never once read anyone on Twitter or Facebook talking about bowel movements
Let's put that rumor to rest.
Atman (1000+ posts) Sun Jun-21-09 11:25 PM
Response to Reply #7
27. Why would you "follow" anyone?
I don't get it. Sounds like digital stalking. Except you're stalking someone who actually LIKES being stalked. Sounds creepy.
proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Sun Jun-21-09 11:30 PM
Response to Reply #27
37. That's what Twitter calls it
You follow and you are followed.
Definitely not comfortable for the paranoid.
Doug's ex-wife:
EFerrari (1000+ posts) Sun Jun-21-09 11:19 PM
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14. If I can heckle Hoekstra via Twitter, I may have to do it.
The California real-estate magnate who prospered and flourished during the "lousy" "Bush economy":
tularetom (1000+ posts) Sun Jun-21-09 11:19 PM
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15. I signed up, was shown a list of people who wanted to tweet me and decided I didn't want to be tweeted by any of them. I still have an account but I never use it.
If anybody wants to know what I'm doing they can ****ing call me and ask.
We have a couple of family members who cannot amuse themselves. They have to be communicating with somebody else by phone, IM, texting,or whatever. They probably love twitter. I would never tell them I have an account.
The cymbals-clanging primitive:
symbolman (1000+ posts) Sun Jun-21-09 11:46 PM
Response to Reply #16
63. Actually you can follow physicists, museums, journalists, etc
And they all have pals that are really interesting as well..
I follow David Corn, who tweets White House Press conferences live with opinions, and will answer you back if you have a question.. David Shuster too..
All the people you USED to be able to email who WON'T or Cant write you back now are likely to respond..
For Activism it's ****ing Revolutionary..
cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Sun Jun-21-09 11:39 PM
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50. So popular and useful that only about 40% of the Twits stick with it...
I like this quote about Twits the best: "Using Twitter for literate communication is about as likely as firing up a CB radio and hearing some guy recite ‘The Iliad,’"
Well, that's it.
Apparently if one twitters "demund," he gets the primitives?
I dunno; I don't want to get that close.
