Twitter?
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empty mirror
remember the jackalope
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nomadthethird
more issues than Time mag
No way. There's nothing I care more about than having a constant feed of text-message length updates on every last fleeting thought or paroxysm of narcissistic self-absorption everyone I've ever known or been acquainted with has in a day.
empty mirror
remember the jackalope
it is nice following dudes like zomby, he'll upload a free track here and there, or like, read about david lynch's day (mostly weather reports, really), or know what shaq had for breakfast (fruit loops mixed with frosted flakes)
only a few of my friends twitter, but it can be helpful to find druqks quick, i hear...
i like logging in every so often and having a list of links to click through----i really was prepared to hate it more than i do. i like how impersonal it can be----just data that is filtered according to my taste----and not having to share pictures of my cat if i don't want to (not sure what i mean by that actually)
only a few of my friends twitter, but it can be helpful to find druqks quick, i hear...
i like logging in every so often and having a list of links to click through----i really was prepared to hate it more than i do. i like how impersonal it can be----just data that is filtered according to my taste----and not having to share pictures of my cat if i don't want to (not sure what i mean by that actually)
baboon2004
Darned cockwombles.
I don't understand it. I've checked a couple of the links people have posted, and i dont' see why i would possibly care aside from:
(i) real-time footage of demos, events etc (as some people have said);
(ii) if i was stalking someone.
Edit: the drugs thing, too.
Otherwise, the world's just too full of more interesting information to care. Sorry guys, with all due respect, I'm loving your writing on Dissensus, but your Twitter pages are...banal! it's like receiving constant, mass texts from someone you don't know...
(i) real-time footage of demos, events etc (as some people have said);
(ii) if i was stalking someone.
Edit: the drugs thing, too.
Otherwise, the world's just too full of more interesting information to care. Sorry guys, with all due respect, I'm loving your writing on Dissensus, but your Twitter pages are...banal! it's like receiving constant, mass texts from someone you don't know...
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it all depends who you choose to follow. i like how you get to see what producers and artists are up to in the studio days/weeks/months before stuff comes out
for example
warrior queen -
ward 21 -
tony kelly -
i'm on there but it's not so interesting LOL http://twitter.com/GabrielHeatwave
for example
warrior queen -
ward 21 -
tony kelly -
i'm on there but it's not so interesting LOL http://twitter.com/GabrielHeatwave
empty mirror
remember the jackalope
yeah i don't aspire to much with twittering
i do feel more of a "listener" on there
being a rather private person (actually) and something of a career homebody of late, i can't say there's any reason to "follow" me
but yeah, following certain people is a good deal of fun
i do feel more of a "listener" on there
being a rather private person (actually) and something of a career homebody of late, i can't say there's any reason to "follow" me
but yeah, following certain people is a good deal of fun
I love how the sort of spontaneous unmeditated nature of "tweeting" (especially if you do it via cell phone) is exposing the lurking psychopathic narcissm and desperate existences of certain celebrities.
I recommend popular singer John Mayer's twitter page. Actually here is some of the best bits.
I recommend popular singer John Mayer's twitter page. Actually here is some of the best bits.
scottdisco
rip this joint please
ha-ha!
that Mayer one is priceless.
mind you he strikes me as not the nicest fellow, didn't he treat Aniston pretty shabbily by most accounts?
i got on Twitter yesterday purely re Iran (i am under no illusions about a 'twitter revolution' obviously).
i appreciate some people who have e.g. emotional issues might find Twitter a worthy foil to put down seemingly mundane observations that are in fact a conduit/cathartic cover of sorts, for far more serious matters, and i appreciate it's good for musicians, DJs etc (in fact i'm now following Zhao
), but in general i can also see why there is the cynicism.
Blogger and Wordpress etc allow far longer pieces so, analysis, teased-out views, not just the 140 character limit, and at least tumblr allows you to embed photographs and such.
that Mayer one is priceless.
mind you he strikes me as not the nicest fellow, didn't he treat Aniston pretty shabbily by most accounts?
i got on Twitter yesterday purely re Iran (i am under no illusions about a 'twitter revolution' obviously).
i appreciate some people who have e.g. emotional issues might find Twitter a worthy foil to put down seemingly mundane observations that are in fact a conduit/cathartic cover of sorts, for far more serious matters, and i appreciate it's good for musicians, DJs etc (in fact i'm now following Zhao
), but in general i can also see why there is the cynicism.Blogger and Wordpress etc allow far longer pieces so, analysis, teased-out views, not just the 140 character limit, and at least tumblr allows you to embed photographs and such.
scottdisco
rip this joint please
140 chars or less
but all my misgivings cited, i must come down in favour of it.
absurdly inappropriate analogy but Sappho conveyed a lot through near-silence, and Dickinson conveyed a lot through not much more.
OK i can't believe i just (sorta) compared Emily Dickinson to John Mayer: i'll get my coat..
but all my misgivings cited, i must come down in favour of it.
absurdly inappropriate analogy but Sappho conveyed a lot through near-silence, and Dickinson conveyed a lot through not much more.
OK i can't believe i just (sorta) compared Emily Dickinson to John Mayer: i'll get my coat..