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I'm still trying to decide if Twittering is a worthwhile pursuit. The sole reason I signed up at first was to read Shaq's feed, which is amazing. For 2 months, I did nothing else with my Twitter account, but have been using it more the last couple weeks.

 

Someone asked me the other day if there are other Royals bloggers who Twitter. I know that JoePo does (as does his wife!), but beyond that...I don't know.

 

So....do any of you use Twitter? Have any feelings one way or another about it? Is it a ridiculous waste of time? Hopelessly dorky? Kind of fun? Totally addictive?

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Yes, I would like to know

what the f-ck Twitter is, since it does come up. Just another interactive stalker’s tool?

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by Matt Klaassen on Feb 22, 2009 9:40 PM EST reply actions  

+100

I have a passing familiarity with myspace and facebook, but I’ve never used either, except to view a few things. But while I’ve heard of Twitter, I know absolutely nothing about it. Clearly I’m too old.

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by Scott McKinney on Feb 23, 2009 12:50 AM EST up reply actions  

despite prior warning

i got sucked into facebook.

addiction is unhealthy.

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by doublestix on Feb 23, 2009 1:19 AM EST up reply actions  

I have too many addictions already

They are all legal and there aren’t any 12-step programs for any of them. But I don’t need to add another.

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by Scott McKinney on Feb 23, 2009 1:26 AM EST up reply actions  

i am being heavily encouraged to use it

but at the moment do not quite see the point

by Freneau on Feb 22, 2009 9:44 PM EST reply actions  

ah... SBNation...

no wonder BtBS is on it

is there an RR Facebook page?

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by Matt Klaassen on Feb 22, 2009 9:51 PM EST up reply actions  

no

But there is an, ahem, Johnny Giavotella Fan Club page.

Not that I had anything to do with that.

:O

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by doublestix on Feb 22, 2009 10:03 PM EST up reply actions  

awesome

where it is? I’ll join that in a second?

How about Rowdy Hardy?

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by Matt Klaassen on Feb 22, 2009 10:08 PM EST up reply actions  

no way!

it’s completely awesome!

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by doublestix on Feb 24, 2009 5:58 PM EST up reply actions  

Great another group I have to join

As if my Facebook account, wasn’t a display of bipolarity, sports addiction, and off-kilter humor already. I would Twitter something about it, but alas I don’t find blurbs about my every action to be that exciting. Now Shaq on the other hand, he’s a piece of work.

"Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue."

by Joseph Landis on Feb 23, 2009 5:05 PM EST up reply actions  

haha

I’m part of that group too. As is Johnny himself.

by stickman on Feb 23, 2009 9:51 PM EST up reply actions  

I was the one who asked you

I don’t know, I’m kind of amused by twitter, but I don’t know any “real” people who use it or who would want to follow me. THE_REAL_SHAQ is truly amazing, though. If Greinke would somehow sign up we could really be in business.

by raefzilla on Feb 22, 2009 10:55 PM EST reply actions  

It's like this, you see.

I can only be bothered to update my facebook status once in a blue moon — hell, I update my LiveJournal far more often — so what possible use could I ever have for Twitter?

This space for rent.

by jonfmorse on Feb 23, 2009 4:04 AM EST reply actions  

A few of my favorite left-leaning political blogs "twittered" the Dem Convention

I find it highly annoying and not very useful. Most of the “twitters” were pretty short and unintelligible and didn’t provide much of any content. I guess I don’t see how it is better than a blog post?

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by RoyalsRetro on Feb 23, 2009 10:31 AM EST reply actions  

Rick Reilly's twitter account
Rick Reilly

(its a fake)

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by RoyalsRetro on Feb 23, 2009 10:32 AM EST reply actions  

and funny as hell, from what I read on Deadspin

“Joan Rivers’ Cheebones.” Perfect

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by Matt Klaassen on Feb 23, 2009 12:15 PM EST up reply actions  

I never understood the point of Twitter

If you can read a blog, why do you want to just see a “sound bite”?

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by cmkeller on Feb 23, 2009 1:13 PM EST reply actions  

I've never even looked at Twitter.

but I understand that Lance Armstrong is on there.

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by kabrink on Feb 23, 2009 3:11 PM EST reply actions  

Lance is a tweeter

and like a window-shopping dork, thought it would be cool to follow him.

Yawn.

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by JayhawkTom on Feb 24, 2009 11:43 AM EST up reply actions  

Shaq is into himself

And I am not put off at all, in actuality, I am intrigued.

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by castille on Feb 23, 2009 4:57 PM EST reply actions  

I was never a Shaq fan

In fact, I strongly disliked him for a very long time. His Twitter feed has changed my mind completely.

WTF, self?

by minda33 on Feb 24, 2009 1:30 AM EST up reply actions  

Does Shaq

weave extra Qs into his tweets? Are they truly Shaqtastic?

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by JayhawkTom on Feb 24, 2009 11:44 AM EST up reply actions  

I dislike Twitter

It’s bad enough that people text during ballgames and concerts, but on Twitter they can have a texting conversation with everyone else in attendance of the game that’s also on Twitter. So they never need to watch the game or concert. My neighbor did this when we went to see a show last year. I was really annoyed by it.

And what I really find odd about it, is that people use it to tell you what they are doing right now. If I really wanted to now, I would have called you. But thanks for letting me know that you are so self-important.

by AxDxMx on Feb 24, 2009 2:46 PM EST reply actions  

In my own defense,

If I’m Twittering at a sporting event – like a hockey game – I only do it when the puck is dead, or between periods. Not everyone rolls that way, I know, but I try to be unobtrusive.

And I never EVER have my phone out during a movie or play or concert. That’s rude, even to a young snot like me.

WTF, self?

by minda33 on Feb 24, 2009 4:01 PM EST up reply actions  

i use

facebook, myspace and a slew of less well known site to promote my various musical endeavors. twitter seems like a great way to always seem like you haven’t updated your stuff in forever. with the first two, you can get away with checking it once or twice a day and still seem on top of them. with twitter, you’ve gotta update the thing once or twice an hour. if you’re really into updating stuff, go for it.

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by grantfunk on Feb 25, 2009 3:00 PM EST reply actions  

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