tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36401632.post3077250063204263582..comments2024-01-06T14:52:06.188+05:30Comments on PurpleMoon: Setting the world a-twitterSaeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05494844880445422552noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36401632.post-32079741226576878072009-10-30T17:32:06.319+05:302009-10-30T17:32:06.319+05:30Agree with your thoughts expressed in the original...Agree with your thoughts expressed in the original blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36401632.post-61950313266224290422009-09-23T07:02:42.545+05:302009-09-23T07:02:42.545+05:30@Sukhbir
Yeah after I wrote this post, I began de...@Sukhbir<br /><br />Yeah after I wrote this post, I began delving more into twitter myself and I think I agree with you.<br /><br />I really like Barkha Dutt's twitter page too. I think she really uses it to pool information and get out there and know what people really think about something.If someone like her persistently uses twitter in this way it would indeed make a difference.<br /><br />You can read people very well through their twitter pages though! Almost like there are twitter-personality indicators. :)<br /><br />I still have to push myself to change my opinion about audio books though. <br />Thanks for the comments and also about the details so that other readers can know it too!<br />CheersSaeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05494844880445422552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36401632.post-23892539279795234642009-09-22T18:19:20.640+05:302009-09-22T18:19:20.640+05:30After more than 2 years of following (and thorough...After more than 2 years of following (and thoroughly enjoying) your blog, i think i've finally found a post that i don't agree with :) :)<br /><br />As a geek, i feel obliged to respond. <br /><br />- Twitter was never really intended to be used in the way it ended up being used ( i.e by celebrities with thousands of followers talking about breakfast). Twitter was all about conversations within communities of people you either knew, or knew of. If only you'd used twitter last year (before it came into the limelight), you would know what i am talking about. <br /><br />- The 140 character limit is what makes twitter particularly brilliant. It forces you to use the fewest possible words to express what you want to say. Whether thought is put into tweets depends on the kind of people you are following. <br /><br />- Twitter is a phenomenal resource for real-time information sharing. Can you imagine any other technology uniting people globally over something like the Iran issue? <br /><br />- To get the most value out of twitter, you need to follow the right people. And this takes time. But the results would make you glad. <br /><br />- To get the most fun out of twitter, you need to *build* up a follower base. And this again takes time. And will only happen if you start tweeting regularly and patiently. <br /><br />Read this article about twitter: http://ihatemornings.com/babble-context-conversation/<br /><br /><br /><br />Since i am already on a technology crusade (:) ) , let me speak about Audiobooks as well. They are NOT a replacement for books. They are meant for people who love reading, but are unable to do so - for whatever reasons. Think about people with poor vision for example. <br />Try to think back of the time when you were young and your parents/grandparents would read out books to you. The art of story-telling is centuries old and I think the human voice is as capable of triggering our imagination as is our vision. Try listening to a well-read audiobook and give it a fair shot - without any prejudices. <br />Reading a book and listening to a book being read, are two completely *different* experiences. I wouldn't say one is better than the other, nor is one a replacement for the other. So why try measure the two against each other? <br /><br />--Sukhbiryossarian42https://www.blogger.com/profile/08091956795463396945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36401632.post-15102043954349238522009-09-22T06:34:34.648+05:302009-09-22T06:34:34.648+05:30I agree wth your views,especially of reading a boo...I agree wth your views,especially of reading a book. I also like to read a printed version rather than a ebook.Audio books I can not imagine!<br />I remembered a similar prose by J.B. Shaw 'Not answering the telephone" which has similar view pointशिरीषhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469546761567921819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36401632.post-30971657417270330992009-09-18T04:06:21.492+05:302009-09-18T04:06:21.492+05:30@ Rajendra
Yes I agree. But you know, only people ...@ Rajendra<br />Yes I agree. But you know, only people described as "Sthitapradnya" in the Geeta can carry out twitter-ministration. <br />The moment you realize that you are being followed by 50,000 people you stop being what you initially wanted to be and start being a rockstar!!<br />Thanks for your comments<br />Cheers<br />SaeeSaeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05494844880445422552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36401632.post-80240503445235107152009-09-18T01:19:29.889+05:302009-09-18T01:19:29.889+05:30Hehe, could not agree with you more on the 'au...Hehe, could not agree with you more on the 'austerity' part. A thumbs up (a la facebook ;)) to your phrase of setting the world a-twitter..<br /><br />I might be wrong but I feel celebs twittering is a publicity stunt and politicians are also jumping on the bandwagon. While it is nice to have politicians accessible over a-twitter, I will lose interest if they start twittering about mundane things and not express their opinions on important issues. <br /><br />Though I would say that this technology itself has potential to improve beauracratic procedures. Imagine a world where you need a passport and want to know what forms you want to fill in.. Just twitter the passport office.. They can employ a person just to respond to every tweet they get. I think from an administrative view point twitter is an invaluable tool. I agree with most of what you have said though I also feel that twitter is a technology that can add value to the society. <br /><br />Rajendra Shinde.jheerofantomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13745188365112364188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36401632.post-85928865313801353742009-09-17T14:16:30.896+05:302009-09-17T14:16:30.896+05:30@ Raj
I think Shashi Tharoor is a fantastic guy. B...@ Raj<br />I think Shashi Tharoor is a fantastic guy. But sometimes I think he gets carried away with attention. <br />I think my twitter ID is saee21 or something of that sort. I would follow you. :)Saeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05494844880445422552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36401632.post-69057279492741563922009-09-17T10:28:47.353+05:302009-09-17T10:28:47.353+05:30yup I agree with you. But what can you expect from...yup I agree with you. But what can you expect from the likes of Shashi Tharoor who does not find his Gove residence good enough and stays in afive star? (with his own money, he says, but who knows?)<br />I am glad I was not following him. <br />btw whats your login on twitter? mine is rajkashana.Rajhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17687803784528215259noreply@blogger.com