Comments on: Twitter losing its cool

By: I Don’t Care When You Joined Twitter | davefleet.com

I Don’t Care When You Joined Twitter | davefleet.com — Mon, 04 May 2009 12:01:36 +0000

[...] the new people using the tool they’ve been advocating for for months. Post titles like “Twitter Losing Its Cool” and “Twitter Has Jumped The Shark” became [...]

By: ftmf.info » Blog Archive » Twitter’s demise has started… apparently

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 17:59:44 +0000

[...] Check out a great piece on why Twitter is so over… [...]

By: Niall Cook

Niall Cook — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 09:48:55 +0000

Of course they should. But if they are going to show their public faces, then they should at least engage with people.

By: Xian

Xian — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 20:41:03 +0000

As Dan Akroyd often said, “Jane, you ignorant slut!”

Since when has celebrity action (or inaction) had any real effect on the inherent “coolness” of utility? Sure, the T-Mobile sidekick was cool because Paris Hilton (and other celebutards) used it, but Twitter? I don’t care which celebs are on it (publicly), nor do I care what they post or who they follow, especially when calculated as a reciprocity index.

Twitter is cool because because Metcalfe’s Law reproves itself every day. Twitter is cool because you can participate in the daily musings and thoughts of your friends and cohorts without having to leave your desk. It’s more productive than getting locked in a conversation at the water cooler with the one co-worker whose inane stories have no end or point. Twitter is cool because Twitter is cool, regardless of the TRI.

As one who lives in LA with several celebrity friends, I think you fail to recognize that many have public and private faces. Public figures can have a difficult time balancing the demands fromhttp://blogs2.hillandknowlton.com/niallcook/2009/02/03/twitter-losing-its-cool/ the public. Twitter “follows” are no different. I imagine several — if not many — of the celebs you castigate have private twitter and facebook pages that are restricted to their friends. Shouldn’t they enjoy the same privileges as the rest of us? Communication with a defined, known group of people instead of the random hordes?

By: Laurel Papworth- Social Network Strategy » Blog Archive » Famous Twits: 50 Celebrities on Twitter

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 13:04:39 +0000

[...] Who else? Any soap stars, minor B grade stars, Cafe Tropicana hangers on? Kevin Rudd is not on my list in the same way that Obama is not on The Times list – it has to be really them, not an aide. So none of those faux Agency run Twitter accounts for musicians/bands either. Agreed? I noticed that Drew Barrymore only twittered a few times, and even though Ev helped her, she stopped. Niall Cook at Hill and Knowlton has a good take on the “celebrity broadcasting following but not following back/no engagement” thing. He calls it Twitter losing it’s cool. [...]

By: Al Shaw

Al Shaw — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 21:11:18 +0000

Fair point, however – I’ve been lobbying colleagues and friends to get onto Twitter for an age, usually being met with a ‘Twit-what??’. Now it’s getting a bit of publicity and they’re suddenly curious. The key bit is the quality of the follows. I only recommend comms people to colleagues and ones that are, say, music-related, to friends. They’re closer to signing up than ever now, thanks to Wossy, Fry and – on Sunday morning – Richard P Bacon!

By: Gail Nelson

Gail Nelson — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 14:46:46 +0000

Saw your post on Twitter, and I couldn’t agree more. A community thrives on shared values. Not only does this lack of reciprocity make Twitter less cool, but eats at its social norms in a very visible way. I will continue to use Twitter, but not to follow celebrities. (I’ve already stopped following the Mad Men characters, although I must admit, they are still kinda cool.)