Comments on: Twitter, Revisited

By: Robert

Robert — Tue, 19 May 2009 02:25:59 +0000

Thanks, Collin. Is there a secret handshake?

By: Collin Kelley

Collin Kelley — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:21:41 +0000

Welcome to the fold, Robert.

By: Robert

Robert — Mon, 18 May 2009 00:29:24 +0000

So far, the signal-to-noise ratio has been somewhat low, as compared to my investment of time. But I’m still keeping an open mind. The practice of reading poems online is a tricky one, for me, since the internet is a medium I am used to skimming, and taking in a poem requires a different mindset entirely. We shall see…

By: Tristan

Tristan — Sun, 17 May 2009 19:42:41 +0000

I feel much the same about twitter – too much of a distraction without value for me right now, but my aversion is lessening slowly.

As for poetry on Twitter, the haiku form fits very well into the limits if you’re into that (courtesy of my mom, who discovered that). I find that to be a very fitting style for the medium too, given its simple zen-like premise of the question “What are you doing right now?”

By: Robert

Robert — Sat, 16 May 2009 20:47:49 +0000

Funnily enough, I didn’t post my query about Star Trek v.s. The Soloist v.s. mini-golf on Twitter–just Facebook. Still figuring out what I want to broadcast to everyone, and what I just want Facebook friends to see. Look forward to seeing you on Twitter!

By: art predator

art predator — Sat, 16 May 2009 09:39:52 +0000

Great questions, Robert…I’m still puzzling them out but find it useful enough to continue the experiment!

I look forward to seeing your tweets in my feed and maybe can help you next time you’re pondering the important questions re movies & miniature golf!