Perhaps, for those who like to follow updates on Twitter too, we can have a thread with our usernames?
...I elect this thread to be it. :D
I'm @Sokurah (http://twitter.com/Sokurah).
@matchygames
@livingmidnight, but we don't launch until next month!!
@litiopixel
@thehark0
:)
@glbasic
@dobosbence
I suggest that such information is collected in the main thread like:
User: @twitter_account
=D
@FishyMcFlipFlop
@mrijprice
Registered specially. Never used Twitter before.
@KodeSource
However, I've never posted to Twitter yet.
QuoteRegistered specially. Never used Twitter before.
You are in for a treat... or even a tweet...
Quote from: Ian Price on 2011-Jun-21
@mrijprice
Registered specially. Never used Twitter before.
Can't find this channel yet but will sign up when its available.
Signed up to the rest of ya.
Just getting familiar with Twitter. It seems to be just a giant message board or FaceBook status style site.
I thought tweets were only from the main account, and didn't know you could comment on other people's tweets.
(It appears you can, by checking out GLBasic's page for example)
[Edit] My bad, are those extra posts what they call 'retweets'?
I still don't know WHY Twitter is so popular. Ha, I guess I just don't get the Twitter philosophy.
I'd prefer a blog format. With comments.
But, it's expected these days for any company so I might as well get used to it.
What Twitter tools do you use? Or do you work right from the main site?
I just downloaded Echofon for Firefox and I'll see if that's any good.
@SlyDog
Yeah, it's basically "just" a system for Facebook-like status updates, but it's actually much different. Well, to me it is, anyway.
It took me VERY long time before I jumped on the Twitter-bandwagon - I hated it (without really knowing what it was about and how it could be used), but now I see the value.
I do have friends on Facebook that I also follow on Twitter, but I don't make many Facebook updates and on Facebook (for me) it's more "normal" friends than programmers.
That's why I use Twitter - that's where I follow all the gamedevelopers and can get updated in one place without having to check 50 websites - if the people I follow, have something to say they will make a tweet that they have updated their site and then I can check it.
I do the same - not everything I say "deserves" a full blogpost...sometimes it's enough to just fire off a few sentences and know that the people you'd like to read it, will. And then you only post on your site when you have something worth of a "real" update and then you keep your real site clutter-free at the same time.
And it's genious for just asking random questions if you're in doubt about something. Just ask and you'll probably have an answer in a few minutes - often seconds. It's great. Often it's like having a conversation because you're able to easily shoot questions, answers and comments off in a matter of seconds. ...and even more brilliant for just ranting about something...and as this is the Internet you'll never run out of things to rant about. ;)
Personally I prefer to use a standalone client compared to a browserplugin, because I want it to be independent of my browser so I can open and close them and not affect anything else. I use TweetDeck on both my phone and my computers.
And for any company hiring new people it's a goldmine to sort out those idiots from the paylist before they even show up there :-)
</irony off>
Quote from: Sokurah on 2011-Jun-21
It took me VERY long time before I jumped on the Twitter-bandwagon - I hated it (without really knowing what it was about and how it could be used), but now I see the value.
*nods* For a long time I had the prejudice that Twitter was a collective manifestation of ADD and had no practical purpose. Now its a major element of the web for me.
@ampostata
Quote from: Moru on 2011-Jun-22
And for any company hiring new people it's a goldmine to sort out those idiots from the paylist before they even show up there :-)
</irony off>
Talking about hiring,
one good think about twitter is that some people pack together freelancer work pages on specific subjects.
It´s quite similar to a freelancer / job site, but you don´t get the bulls... of paying or signing in and so on.
It´s quite nice as you get to browse what people need without spending money and there you know those people need something otherwise
they wouldn´t post. Other then freelancer job hunting, you also get to visit and meet people that buy your type of work (assuming they are from your area).
I find it quite useful as a work channel and last year I made some really nice bucks from it.
That is one way twitter is useful for me. Yet I don´t twiit myself, girlfriend seems to not enjoy me doing social stuff for some unknown reason... :P