Comments on: Who Cares?

By: Kevin Holland

Kevin Holland — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:38:36 +0000

Matt, like I said, if you like Twitter and find it useful, then more power to you. David pointed to an interesting use for it as well with his friend in Cuba. I was really using Twitter as a metaphor for what I see as the real problem with “social media” and the real reason some people look askance at the concept.

By: Matt Baehr

Matt Baehr — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:24:02 +0000

I am not going to lie, I am on the fence with this one. I am on Twitter, but probably check it or post once a week at most. I don’t have it set to text my cell, because I don’t want all those text messages. At the same time, I like to check it out to see what my peeps are up to.

I think it can be fun and engaging at times, but I don’t see loads of value except for situations where you would like to tell specific groups short messages, like a conference about a meetup, or a sports team that practice has been rained out. True, you could do that in other ways as well. But this way does seem effective.

By: Social Value | High Context Consulting

Social Value | High Context Consulting — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:23:02 +0000

[...] Kevin Holland doesn’t care about your Twitter tweats. I’m with ya Kevin. I posted last year that the only interesting use I saw of twitter was as a mini travelogue posted by a friend traveling Cuba, using SMS to get around limited and heavily filtered internet access in the country. Now that was some compelling text written for the medium. [...]

By: Virgil Carter

Virgil Carter — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:45:42 +0000

You two are too funny! I’m just a-twitter with excitement.

Well said, Kevin. There has to be more to life than telling my ‘friends’ about my spilled latte!

By: Kevin Holland

Kevin Holland — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 01:42:37 +0000

Mickie, I myself am enjoying a nice single-malt right now, in case you’re interested.

Okay, I’m lying. It’s actually the Scotch that the ABC had on sale. God, there’s just something about social media that makes me want to be completely honest!

By: Mickie Rops

Mickie Rops — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 01:31:48 +0000

Tell us how you really feel, Kevin. No really, I love your complete honesty. Now, I’m going to go get a drink of water, in case you’re interested. I agree with you re: Twitter. I don’t see it.