Why Twitter trumps IMs
Just a few thoughts I had as to why using Twitter is better than Instant Messaging:
- It encourages brevity, so wastes little time, and makes you think before you write.
- It makes it easy to see at a glance if something is relevant.
- It can produce some priceless quotes.
- It’s social – everyone can read your public feed.
- It’s private – direct messaging allows private exchanges.
- You never miss anything – if you log in after 2 hours offline you can scroll back and read what you weren’t around for.
- It’s simple – effective, efficient and no-nonsense.
- You can use it on the web, on the desktop, on your phone, and it never loses any value as a result.
Just a few things…
March 5th, 2009 at 12:23 am
I agree. Not to mention DM’s can be set to go via SMS to another person’s phone.