Comments on: Welcome to the Anti-Social. http://www.makeshitbreakshit.com/2007/03/19/welcome-to-the-anti-social/ Make Shit Break Shit belongs to Rob Robinson and is based in Chicago, IL. © 2002-2008 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:36:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: cham http://www.makeshitbreakshit.com/2007/03/19/welcome-to-the-anti-social/#comment-978 cham Wed, 16 May 2007 09:52:32 +0000 http://www.makeshitbreakshit.com/2007/03/19/welcome-to-the-anti-social/#comment-978 I've read this post a few times now, and I don't see any mention of you actually trying this out for yourself... I'm sure you've had it explained to you, but your article suggests (towards the end) that advertising agencies will be able to use it to send spam to your mobile. Twitter doesn't work like this - you'd have to add an agency to your friends list, then turn on SMS alerts for that user in order to get their spam. So it's not really something that you can be hoodwinked into. Personally, I have SMS alerts off altogether, unless I'm going to be out and about and would like to know what a few of my friends are up to over the course of the evening. And as far as enhancement to services and the iPhone, I'd be suprised if twitter geared their app towards a specific product (iPhone) as opposed to a whole format (cell phone). Also, there's already Jaiku for that. I’ve read this post a few times now, and I don’t see any mention of you actually trying this out for yourself… I’m sure you’ve had it explained to you, but your article suggests (towards the end) that advertising agencies will be able to use it to send spam to your mobile. Twitter doesn’t work like this - you’d have to add an agency to your friends list, then turn on SMS alerts for that user in order to get their spam. So it’s not really something that you can be hoodwinked into.

Personally, I have SMS alerts off altogether, unless I’m going to be out and about and would like to know what a few of my friends are up to over the course of the evening.

And as far as enhancement to services and the iPhone, I’d be suprised if twitter geared their app towards a specific product (iPhone) as opposed to a whole format (cell phone). Also, there’s already Jaiku for that.

]]> By: mrRed http://www.makeshitbreakshit.com/2007/03/19/welcome-to-the-anti-social/#comment-437 mrRed Fri, 23 Mar 2007 17:42:15 +0000 http://www.makeshitbreakshit.com/2007/03/19/welcome-to-the-anti-social/#comment-437 goddamn, dodgeball might be the worst thing ever invented. I was signed up for a couple months and it was really hell. I'd woken up at 4:30 on a tuesday from someone letting me know that they're at the library studying. Great, that's really information you need to send to me in the middle of a tuesday night. So yeah, fuck dodgeball. goddamn, dodgeball might be the worst thing ever invented. I was signed up for a couple months and it was really hell. I’d woken up at 4:30 on a tuesday from someone letting me know that they’re at the library studying. Great, that’s really information you need to send to me in the middle of a tuesday night.

So yeah, fuck dodgeball.

]]> By: Mike D http://www.makeshitbreakshit.com/2007/03/19/welcome-to-the-anti-social/#comment-421 Mike D Wed, 21 Mar 2007 23:13:57 +0000 http://www.makeshitbreakshit.com/2007/03/19/welcome-to-the-anti-social/#comment-421 My take on the inevitable commercialization of Twitter: http://www.mdoeff.com/blog/2007/03/21/the-future-of-twitter/ My take on the inevitable commercialization of Twitter:
http://www.mdoeff.com/blog/2007/03/21/the-future-of-twitter/

]]> By: Keith Fletcher http://www.makeshitbreakshit.com/2007/03/19/welcome-to-the-anti-social/#comment-399 Keith Fletcher Wed, 21 Mar 2007 03:54:02 +0000 http://www.makeshitbreakshit.com/2007/03/19/welcome-to-the-anti-social/#comment-399 It is interesting to see the many uses for twitter. I have found a site www.celebritytwitter.com that follows the life of hollywood celebrities online. Is this a sign that twitter is going mainstream? I have also noticed that you can't hardly register with anything with twitter in the name. I give it 2 months before it gets bought by yahoo or google. It is interesting to see the many uses for twitter. I have found a site http://www.celebritytwitter.com that follows the life of hollywood celebrities online. Is this a sign that twitter is going mainstream? I have also noticed that you can’t hardly register with anything with twitter in the name. I give it 2 months before it gets bought by yahoo or google.

]]> By: concaf http://www.makeshitbreakshit.com/2007/03/19/welcome-to-the-anti-social/#comment-398 concaf Tue, 20 Mar 2007 15:23:53 +0000 http://www.makeshitbreakshit.com/2007/03/19/welcome-to-the-anti-social/#comment-398 I found twitter to be retardedly annoying when I had it set to send shit to my phone, not to mention the fact that I already pay ridiculous overages each month from blowing my text message limit. I did however install twitteriffic which basically shows your friends twitter messages on your desktop, which makes it way more passive and less invasive, and I actually kind of enjoy it now. Its terribly useless but so is irc, so whatever. I found twitter to be retardedly annoying when I had it set to send shit to my phone, not to mention the fact that I already pay ridiculous overages each month from blowing my text message limit. I did however install twitteriffic which basically shows your friends twitter messages on your desktop, which makes it way more passive and less invasive, and I actually kind of enjoy it now. Its terribly useless but so is irc, so whatever.

]]> By: veronica http://www.makeshitbreakshit.com/2007/03/19/welcome-to-the-anti-social/#comment-397 veronica Tue, 20 Mar 2007 14:21:37 +0000 http://www.makeshitbreakshit.com/2007/03/19/welcome-to-the-anti-social/#comment-397 Also an interesting thought: As a girl, I can see the appeal of this for chicks more than guys. I think that is actually neat b/c there isnt a lot of tech out there that appeals to girls very often right off the bat. Also an interesting thought:

As a girl, I can see the appeal of this for chicks more than guys. I think that is actually neat b/c there isnt a lot of tech out there that appeals to girls very often right off the bat.

]]> By: veronica http://www.makeshitbreakshit.com/2007/03/19/welcome-to-the-anti-social/#comment-396 veronica Tue, 20 Mar 2007 14:20:35 +0000 http://www.makeshitbreakshit.com/2007/03/19/welcome-to-the-anti-social/#comment-396 I know this post is meant to be discouraging Dodgeball...but I must say after reading it I was immediately interested and after visiting their site....i really want to sign up.....I think i probably fall into the ADD set though ;) I know this post is meant to be discouraging Dodgeball…but I must say after reading it I was immediately interested and after visiting their site….i really want to sign up…..I think i probably fall into the ADD set though ;)

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