Subj : Re: Twitter
To   : Ennev
From : Kaelon
Date : Fri Apr 29 2022 07:32:58

  Re: Re: Twitter
  By: Ennev to Gamgee on Tue Apr 26 2022 08:50 am

 > Yeah, I took it in the first year, then never really used it. I never got it
 > where a minimalistic interface felt like the 1970s and still is.

I spent almost six years earlier in my career in marketing and communications helping non-profits, government agencies, and corporations use the power of social media to build a following.  Bottom line: aside from celebrities and influencers, Twitter has done very little to increase engagement and its interface, as spartan as it is, only drives re-tweets.

 > It is just sad that eventually, it replaced RSS for many people and sadly,
 > for some, this is where they get their news.

I completely agree! Reddit's co-founder and the creator of RSS, Aaron Swartz, was a legend and RSS was a powerful syndicating and automating platform. I remember using RSS to drive a "networking" effect, like BBS echoes, across web-based forums back in the early-to-mid 2000's.

 > Recently I only use it when there is a service outage to see if I'm the only
 > one experiencing it.

That is definitely my primary use for Twitter.  If a road is closed, or there is snow, or there's a power or service interruption, I definitely can see other people complaining way before I do, and at least then I know that it's not just me!

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