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"Twitter is for old people"
öde:
--- Quote from: Ptommydski on 15 Jul 2009, 22:04 ---Someone explain Twitter to me once and for all.
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http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2008/4/23/
KvP:
--- Quote from: est on 16 Jul 2009, 03:19 ---One more thing: from a technical perspective there was no reason to restrict it to 140 chars, because most phones can send/receive multi-page smses and have been able to since before Twitter's inception. It was/is a gimmick used to make it seem like it was something special other than just another mass blog service.
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I think 20 characters were lopped off for the purposes of naming users.
StaedlerMars:
All the above is true, but it's evolved into what calenlass has described it as.
--- Quote from: calenlass on 15 Jul 2009, 22:08 ---It's a realtime newsletter and you choose the news sources.
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It's actually really nice, because of the choosing part.
It can also turn into a massive time sink if you choose to much.
est:
--- Quote from: KvP on 16 Jul 2009, 11:48 ---I think 20 characters were lopped off for the purposes of naming users.
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My point was that I regularly send and receive 200+ char smses to people. Sometimes they are about 5 pages long depending on what we have to say. I know that a lot of people try to restrict it to one page, but what I am saying is that it has been technically possible for a very long time.
KvP:
Well sure. I know my phone is capable of such as well, but Verizon will only let you send 160+ character messages to other Verizon users - otherwise it just cuts you off at 160. So it might be something Twitter put in because of industry obstinacy.
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