this is a bit lightweight but points in the right direction

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I do think, as with all social media, it suits the American mindset more than the European as they do love to 'share'.

Posted By: camcan on January 28th 2009 at 10:43:02

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RIP John Updike (General Chat) - Old Git, Jan 28, 10:17:35
- I only heard about it this morning on Today (General Chat) - camcan, Jan 28, 10:26:00
  - What IS TWitter, cammers? I keep hearing about it but I don't understand what it is (General Chat) - Old Git, Jan 28, 10:27:13
    - It's a thing where people type in a message about a topic or what they are doing now, (General Chat) - NCFC4life, Jan 28, 10:29:01
      - it is a load of boring shit (General Chat) - Tombs, Jan 28, 10:32:25
      - More for the self-obsessed in my opinion, unless (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 28, 10:30:45
        
        it's not spam though. (General Chat) - camcan, Jan 28, 10:33:16
        
        Hmmm. Depends what you mean. I added two former colleagues to Facebook, but their (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 28, 10:36:47
        
        ah - I avoid Facebook. (General Chat) - camcan, Jan 28, 10:39:10
        
        Here, for example, is the activity for a 3rd one I haven't yet removed but probably (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 28, 10:43:00
        
        "Twitter puts you in control and becomes a modern antidote to information overload." (General Chat) - Old Git, Jan 28, 10:41:13
        
        it's the internet equivalent of pandas pasta machine (General Chat) - Tombs, Jan 28, 10:48:12
        
        Yes, LinkedIn was useful until about 6 months ago and that's getting tedious as well now (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 28, 10:41:04
        
        this is a bit lightweight but points in the right direction (General Chat) - camcan, Jan 28, 10:43:02
        
        By share you mean spout any old shite in the hope that someone's listening? (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Jan 28, 10:53:36
        
        but don't you think it is a merkin thing? (General Chat) - camcan, Jan 28, 10:59:01
        
        'Lightweight' isn't the word for that! 'Ask questions'; 'Be helpful'; 'Share neat things (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Jan 28, 10:47:19
        
        yes but he's merkin too (General Chat) - camcan, Jan 28, 10:48:52
        
        "share" = "evangelise" (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 28, 10:43:47
        
        that was the phrase I was looking for, "self obsessed" (General Chat) - NCFC4life, Jan 28, 10:32:46
        
        The Emperor's New Clothes intut? (General Chat) - Tombs, Jan 28, 10:35:47
        
        rolf! (n/m) (General Chat) - NCFC4life, Jan 28, 10:36:28
        
        Great. I'm a self-obsessed simpleton. (n/m) (General Chat) - camcan, Jan 28, 10:34:40
        
        maybe, i don't know, (General Chat) - NCFC4life, Jan 28, 10:36:57
      - wrong. (General Chat) - camcan, Jan 28, 10:30:28
        
        This is genuine question, not a wind up. How would you use it for business? (n/m) (General Chat) - NCFC4life, Jan 28, 10:33:43
        
        read the examples in my response to Steve. (n/m) (General Chat) - camcan, Jan 28, 10:35:02
        
        How is it different from a message board? Does it happen on the internet? (General Chat) - Old Git, Jan 28, 10:31:59
        
        both. (General Chat) - camcan, Jan 28, 10:34:04
        
        Unless you subscribe to some very specific 'twits' I've found it utterly tedious. (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Jan 28, 10:35:40
        
        it also is very helpful in allowing mad divorced women to communicate with something other (General Chat) - Tombs, Jan 28, 10:39:37
        
        I believe camcan is still married, though (n/m) (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Jan 28, 10:57:57
        
        lol (n/m) (General Chat) - NCFC4life, Jan 28, 10:45:45
        
        Chuckle (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Jan 28, 10:42:04
        
        Eating soup? Research shows that moms want to know. (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Jan 28, 10:41:34
        
        Like anyone is going to Twitter something that their 'mom' would approve of (General Chat) - Old Git, Jan 28, 10:43:56
        
        Actually Malky does post things like that (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 28, 10:44:36
        
        the masturbation group on facebook now has 11900 members (sic) (n/m) (General Chat) - camcan, Jan 28, 10:49:30
        
        Good point (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Jan 28, 10:49:21
        
        lol (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 28, 10:40:38
        
        I like it. (n/m) (General Chat) - camcan, Jan 28, 10:36:38
        
        So how do you "view"/"receive" Twitter updates? On your foon or (General Chat) - Old Git, Jan 28, 10:35:09
        
        Both (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Jan 28, 10:37:00
        
        Thanks malkster (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Jan 28, 10:39:39
        
        I do it online (General Chat) - camcan, Jan 28, 10:36:20
- Icelandic First Lady in toilet mishap? (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Jan 28, 10:21:07
  - Lavatory even (General Chat) - Tombs, Jan 28, 10:21:55
    - Darren Limescales (n/m) (General Chat) - TheHoolahanElement, Jan 28, 10:34:25
    - Lavatory Eleven (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 28, 10:26:11
      - Ulysses de la Loos (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 28, 10:40:19
      - Paul Merson (n/m) (General Chat) - TheHoolahanElement, Jan 28, 10:36:45
      - Ian Flush (n/m) (General Chat) - TheHoolahanElement, Jan 28, 10:34:44
        
        Pooper Bouba Diop (n/m) (General Chat) - TheHoolahanElement, Jan 28, 10:35:31
        
        DiPlop (General Chat) - Tombs, Jan 28, 10:37:35
        
        Djibril Cistern (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Jan 28, 10:39:22
        
        Stool Nedergaard (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Jan 28, 10:42:08
        
        Philip Splats (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Jan 28, 10:43:28
      - Boggof Christ (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Jan 28, 10:33:25
      - Urinal Rennie (n/m) (General Chat) - TheHoolahanElement, Jan 28, 10:30:07
        
        Danny Shittu (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Jan 28, 10:32:07
        
        Leak Roft (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Jan 28, 10:33:37
    - REAL snobs happily say 'toilet', Tombs (General Chat) - Old Git, Jan 28, 10:23:01
      - Who is worried about "Toilet"? (General Chat) - Tombs, Jan 28, 10:30:27

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