Twitter really came into its own at the recent e-Biosphere conference as a
way for participants to discreetly communicate during talks.
One advantage of this is that it is all archived here:
http://twitter.com/#search?q=%23ebio09
<http://twitter.com/#search?q=%23ebio09>Ed
2009/7/27 Jon Pratty <[log in to unmask]>
> Hi, from rainy Brighton
>
> S'ok Janet - I wasn't feeling personally upset at seeming to be ignored -
> and I don't think people actually are, on Twitter. My point was, one thinks
> it's a free for all commenting moment, and what most people don't realise is
> that you're reaching a smallish number of people, oftentimes, and usually
> only that group who you follow, or who follow you. As you say, it's fine for
> momentary comments.
>
> It's like listening to aircraft pilot radio traffic sometimes, when you can
> only hear part of the conversation on one frequency. It's an interesting
> function of the way Twitter works, not necessarily something bad, just
> something one needs to get hold of before jumping in and getting involved.
> Interestingly, I have to spend some time today teaching Twitter culture to
> an arts organisation and getting this one fundamental point over is quite
> hard.
>
> Cheers, JP
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Museums Computer Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of J
> DAVIS
> Sent: 27 July 2009 00:47
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: MCG and Twitter
>
>
> Jon,
> I would be very surprised if anyone were ignoring you deliberately in
> discussions on Twitter (you always have interesting points to make) - but I
> do think that it's easy to lose track of discussions & who's involved.
>
> I have also noticed that there appear to be technical problems with
> Twitter: I'm not always receiving tweets made by people I follow (let alone
> any whom I don't follow who include me in a discussion using @ reply). It
> may be that people are not seeing your comments, Jon.
> Twitter also gets very wobbly at times (especially in evenings), and is
> becoming plagued with spam.
> It is also very easy to miss comments when it is busy if one follows quite
> a few people.
>
> Thinking about what you had written earlier, I realised that I use Twitter
> for totally informal comments to people (and often just humorous asides) -
> quite often to individuals know/am acquainted in the real world but in the
> nature of a conversation that I don't mind people overhearing and joining
> in. If I want the 'conversation' to be private, I could DM (Direct Message)
> or e-mail.
> It's rather like having a conversation in the lunch or coffee breaks at
> conferences: people wander past, hear it & sometimes join in for a while.
> It's more personal and not always directly relevant to work/studies but
> isn't private.
>
> The MCG JISCMail list is for more formal comments to a specific (&,
> theoretically at least, much larger) audience, requiring more thought -
> especially since I know that the 'conversation' is being archived.
> I'm not sure that I always want passing thoughts or occasional moments of
> whimsy to be archived.
>
> Sometimes, however, it is those whimsical or humorous asides that spark off
> some of the best ideas, isn't it?!
>
> Jon, I do hope that you continue to share your various thoughts with us on
> Twitter as well as elsewhere! I for one always listen to/read what you
> say/write and think about your comments/views etc.
>
> Janet
>
> Janet E Davis
>
> --- On Sun, 26/7/09, Jon Pratty wrote:
>
> > I take Danny and Janet's point on this. I have observed
> > fragments of
> > tech-related museum conversation recently on Twitter
> > between small groups of
> > people some of whom I follow, and some I don't; what I've
> > seen has been a
> > salutary lesson on the downside of clique-forming and niche
> > conversation
> > evesdropping.
> ...
> > I've tried to submit
> > comment into recent Twitter-threads about MCG-like stuff
> > and have often felt
> > unwelcome or ignored.
> >
> > The great thing about the MCG list is that all can
> > contribute; all views are
> > seen and can be considered; we're where 'the many eyes
> > are,' ...
>
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