Comments on: Twitter Monitor http://peteashton.com/2009/02/twitter_monitor/ This is my blog. There are many like it, but this one is mine. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:06:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: David http://peteashton.com/2009/02/twitter_monitor/comment-page-1/#comment-124090 David Mon, 13 Apr 2009 11:12:06 +0000 http://peteashton.com/?p=7764#comment-124090 It would definitely be more useful if tiers were embedded in Twitter, after all, your way makes people aware of whether you think they make the cut. [And as soon as you start the culling can I make it clear I was distraught at being labelled second class] Also isn't it a bit of an unequal relationship?: "If I see something of interest in the @petemonitor stream I will reply through @peteashton." But they won't be able to DM you back...unless they make the extra effort of searching for your alternative name... The problem with Twitter is that everyone wants extras, but if everyone got the extras they wanted it'd no longer be Twitter... Surprised there's not a client though.. It would definitely be more useful if tiers were embedded in Twitter, after all, your way makes people aware of whether you think they make the cut. [And as soon as you start the culling can I make it clear I was distraught at being labelled second class]

Also isn’t it a bit of an unequal relationship?:
“If I see something of interest in the @petemonitor stream I will reply through @peteashton.”
But they won’t be able to DM you back…unless they make the extra effort of searching for your alternative name…

The problem with Twitter is that everyone wants extras, but if everyone got the extras they wanted it’d no longer be Twitter… Surprised there’s not a client though..

]]> By: Lyndsey Michaels http://peteashton.com/2009/02/twitter_monitor/comment-page-1/#comment-124063 Lyndsey Michaels Sat, 07 Mar 2009 21:17:03 +0000 http://peteashton.com/?p=7764#comment-124063 Intrigued! Do keep us up to date on any revelations or effects/results (especially unanticipated ones!) Z Intrigued! Do keep us up to date on any revelations or effects/results (especially unanticipated ones!)

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]]> By: bushra http://peteashton.com/2009/02/twitter_monitor/comment-page-1/#comment-124044 bushra Tue, 03 Feb 2009 09:18:50 +0000 http://peteashton.com/?p=7764#comment-124044 i've done something kind of similar, i have a private account which pretty much follows 'real' folk and the other one is a busier stream. it's been pretty easy to watch both streams too. i’ve done something kind of similar, i have a private account which pretty much follows ‘real’ folk and the other one is a busier stream. it’s been pretty easy to watch both streams too.

]]> By: Pete Ashton http://peteashton.com/2009/02/twitter_monitor/comment-page-1/#comment-124036 Pete Ashton Sun, 01 Feb 2009 19:55:47 +0000 http://peteashton.com/?p=7764#comment-124036 @Si: Yes, but, not really. I've always been wary of slotting people into groups and have been thinking a lot about what I'm calling "communities that bleed". One of the great things about Twitter is how it created incredibly solid communities without the need for group-style boundaries. Everything is held together by the social graph. If I start putting folk into subject-specific camps then I potnetially lose that flexibility. Maybe. When someone develops a tool that lets you merge and query the social graphs in your Twitter network I might be able to develop this further. @Si: Yes, but, not really. I’ve always been wary of slotting people into groups and have been thinking a lot about what I’m calling “communities that bleed”. One of the great things about Twitter is how it created incredibly solid communities without the need for group-style boundaries. Everything is held together by the social graph. If I start putting folk into subject-specific camps then I potnetially lose that flexibility. Maybe.

When someone develops a tool that lets you merge and query the social graphs in your Twitter network I might be able to develop this further.

]]> By: Si http://peteashton.com/2009/02/twitter_monitor/comment-page-1/#comment-124035 Si Sun, 01 Feb 2009 19:19:41 +0000 http://peteashton.com/?p=7764#comment-124035 It sounds like you're aiming to 'stratify' your followings. If there's a clear context for some of them (e.g. SXSWi) then you might consider them as particular form of 'crowd' according to <a href="http://simonhammond.com/blog/2008/03/08/crowding-out-the-social-graph/" / rel="nofollow">a blog post</a> I did a short while back. It sounds like you’re aiming to ’stratify’ your followings. If there’s a clear context for some of them (e.g. SXSWi) then you might consider them as particular form of ‘crowd’ according to a blog post I did a short while back.

]]> By: Pete Ashton http://peteashton.com/2009/02/twitter_monitor/comment-page-1/#comment-124034 Pete Ashton Sun, 01 Feb 2009 16:49:56 +0000 http://peteashton.com/?p=7764#comment-124034 @martin: Thanks for the confidence, however blind it may be. @sue: Sorry mum. Am on it. @Fiona: Twittersnooze is potentially useful in the short term but simply automates the unfollow / follow which doesn't help with the "DM but not read tweets" issue. @Donato: I think the only way you could do silent follow with an app would be to parse the feed through a whitelist before it's rendered by an app. Not ideal for a number of reasons. @martin: Thanks for the confidence, however blind it may be.

@sue: Sorry mum. Am on it.

@Fiona: Twittersnooze is potentially useful in the short term but simply automates the unfollow / follow which doesn’t help with the “DM but not read tweets” issue.

@Donato: I think the only way you could do silent follow with an app would be to parse the feed through a whitelist before it’s rendered by an app. Not ideal for a number of reasons.

]]> By: martin http://peteashton.com/2009/02/twitter_monitor/comment-page-1/#comment-124033 martin Sun, 01 Feb 2009 15:32:55 +0000 http://peteashton.com/?p=7764#comment-124033 I don't really understand anything you've written in this post but I'm sure it's a good idea. I don’t really understand anything you’ve written in this post but I’m sure it’s a good idea.

]]> By: FionaC http://peteashton.com/2009/02/twitter_monitor/comment-page-1/#comment-124032 FionaC Sun, 01 Feb 2009 10:45:51 +0000 http://peteashton.com/?p=7764#comment-124032 Well, there's http://twittersnooze.com/ - which lets you mute certain people's tweets for a period of time. Well, there’s http://twittersnooze.com/ – which lets you mute certain people’s tweets for a period of time.

]]> By: Donato http://peteashton.com/2009/02/twitter_monitor/comment-page-1/#comment-124031 Donato Sun, 01 Feb 2009 08:48:11 +0000 http://peteashton.com/?p=7764#comment-124031 Good idea, altho i'm sure i've heard there is a silent follow app somewhere in the twitterverse? Good idea, altho i’m sure i’ve heard there is a silent follow app somewhere in the twitterverse?

]]> By: sue http://peteashton.com/2009/02/twitter_monitor/comment-page-1/#comment-124030 sue Sun, 01 Feb 2009 04:00:47 +0000 http://peteashton.com/?p=7764#comment-124030 Can you reply my email please? ...(voice from the ancient world of communication) Can you reply my email please? …(voice from the ancient world of communication)

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