Re: [WebDNA] [OT] Twitter/Facebook (was: talklist & twitter)
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texte = Hi Stuart Seems I reached my maximum twits yesterday as I tried to put ALL my RealEstateUS.US listings up there... I think their max is 100 twits an hour.... I now have a trigger that puts 30 random listings up there an hour.... I just joined yesterday http://twitter.com/RealEstateSite and the only reason.... where their is web traffic... their is potential...? I see your working on a paypal project (me too). however.... I'm gonna let paypal work as my merchant account/gateway but I want to keep them on my site and not offering express unless you/me have a way to get the order info back into a local database...? I'll check your post/site in a few re: paypal. On Jul 14, 2009, at 5:31 PM, Stuart Tremain wrote: > The sooner the "Twitt" falls off the Twig, the better. > > Definition of a "Twitt" http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=twitt > > Fits in with Australian slang where a "Twitt" is more often defined > as an idiot :) > > Regards > > Stuart Tremain > IDFK Web Developments > AUSTRALIA > webdna@idfk.com.au > > On 15/07/2009, at 3:20 AM, Dan Strong wrote: > >> [unsolicited_commentary] >> I have to say that I agree with that statement to some >> degree...fundamentally, I don't "get" twitter. I just can't see the >> value of sending traffic from my website to another one where >> people post 140 chars about what they had for breakfast or how big >> that new boil is, and in fact i find most of it to be downright >> inane. I almost never post on the site and i read other people's >> posts even less. My clients, however, really want to get onboard, >> and I am charging them for that, so I guess in that sense it's good >> for me, but I pretty much expect them to ask me to quietly remove >> the twitter stuff from their sites next year at about this time. >> Maybe I'm just old-school. >> >> Facebook on the other hand has turned out to be pretty cool for me >> from a personal standpoint. Like twitter, I hardly ever post on my >> "wall" and if I do it's just snarky nonsense, and I occasionally >> read other people's posts when I have time, but I have reconnected >> with distant family, old friends and other people I've known (and >> liked) throughout my life but lost touch with and as a result have >> had lunch with some of them and have made plans to see others. >> Maybe some business may come from these connections, but that is >> not why I'm there. >> [/unsolicited_commentary] >> >> [prediction] >> Facebook's new user feeds capability will be the end of twitter. By >> year's end this will be apparent, and by next summer twitter will >> go the way of myspace and classmates.com >> [/prediction] >> >> Ok, story time is over. Back to work. >> -Dan >> >> >> On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:46:11 -0500 >> Patrick McCormick
wrote: >>> Or maybe ahead of the fad evaporation curve... >> --------------------------------------------------------- >> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >> the mailing list . >> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >> archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us >> old archives: http://dev.webdna.us/TalkListArchive/ > > --------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us > old archives: http://dev.webdna.us/TalkListArchive/ >
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Hi Stuart Seems I reached my maximum twits yesterday as I tried to put ALL my RealEstateUS.US listings up there... I think their max is 100 twits an hour.... I now have a trigger that puts 30 random listings up there an hour.... I just joined yesterday http://twitter.com/RealEstateSite and the only reason.... where their is web traffic... their is potential...? I see your working on a paypal project (me too). however.... I'm gonna let paypal work as my merchant account/gateway but I want to keep them on my site and not offering express unless you/me have a way to get the order info back into a local database...? I'll check your post/site in a few re: paypal. On Jul 14, 2009, at 5:31 PM, Stuart Tremain wrote: > The sooner the "Twitt" falls off the Twig, the better. > > Definition of a "Twitt" http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=twitt > > Fits in with Australian slang where a "Twitt" is more often defined > as an idiot :) > > Regards > > Stuart Tremain > IDFK Web Developments > AUSTRALIA > webdna@idfk.com.au > > On 15/07/2009, at 3:20 AM, Dan Strong wrote: > >> [unsolicited_commentary] >> I have to say that I agree with that statement to some >> degree...fundamentally, I don't "get" twitter. I just can't see the >> value of sending traffic from my website to another one where >> people post 140 chars about what they had for breakfast or how big >> that new boil is, and in fact i find most of it to be downright >> inane. I almost never post on the site and i read other people's >> posts even less. My clients, however, really want to get onboard, >> and I am charging them for that, so I guess in that sense it's good >> for me, but I pretty much expect them to ask me to quietly remove >> the twitter stuff from their sites next year at about this time. >> Maybe I'm just old-school. >> >> Facebook on the other hand has turned out to be pretty cool for me >> from a personal standpoint. Like twitter, I hardly ever post on my >> "wall" and if I do it's just snarky nonsense, and I occasionally >> read other people's posts when I have time, but I have reconnected >> with distant family, old friends and other people I've known (and >> liked) throughout my life but lost touch with and as a result have >> had lunch with some of them and have made plans to see others. >> Maybe some business may come from these connections, but that is >> not why I'm there. >> [/unsolicited_commentary] >> >> [prediction] >> Facebook's new user feeds capability will be the end of twitter. By >> year's end this will be apparent, and by next summer twitter will >> go the way of myspace and classmates.com >> [/prediction] >> >> Ok, story time is over. Back to work. >> -Dan >> >> >> On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:46:11 -0500 >> Patrick McCormick wrote: >>> Or maybe ahead of the fad evaporation curve... >> --------------------------------------------------------- >> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >> the mailing list . >> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >> archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us >> old archives: http://dev.webdna.us/TalkListArchive/ > > --------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us > old archives: http://dev.webdna.us/TalkListArchive/ >
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