MeFi now on Twitter February 2, 2010 9:08 AM Subscribe
Want to follow MeFi on Twitter. Now you can!
Ur, why?
posted by handee at 9:11 AM on February 2, 2010 [2 favorites]
posted by handee at 9:11 AM on February 2, 2010 [2 favorites]
I think there were already feeds on twitter.
Or as, handee says, "Ur, WHy?"
posted by cjorgensen at 9:14 AM on February 2, 2010
Or as, handee says, "Ur, WHy?"
posted by cjorgensen at 9:14 AM on February 2, 2010
None of the Twitter feeds were active. I mostly did this for myself, but thought some people in the community might find it of use as well.
posted by reenum at 9:17 AM on February 2, 2010
posted by reenum at 9:17 AM on February 2, 2010
Or as, handee says, "Ur, WHy?"
except his version didn't look like a crazy person wrote it.
posted by gman at 9:20 AM on February 2, 2010 [2 favorites]
except his version didn't look like a crazy person wrote it.
posted by gman at 9:20 AM on February 2, 2010 [2 favorites]
handee's not a he. might be crazy though.
posted by handee at 9:21 AM on February 2, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by handee at 9:21 AM on February 2, 2010 [1 favorite]
There's nothing there yet. What kind of stuff is going to be tweeted?
posted by The Winsome Parker Lewis at 9:22 AM on February 2, 2010
posted by The Winsome Parker Lewis at 9:22 AM on February 2, 2010
How is this functionally different from an RSS feed? (It's a serious question, I'm kind of ignorant about twitter.)
posted by amro at 9:23 AM on February 2, 2010
posted by amro at 9:23 AM on February 2, 2010
Oh, nevermind. I thought you intended to show posts that appear here.
posted by amro at 9:24 AM on February 2, 2010
posted by amro at 9:24 AM on February 2, 2010
@mefigreen Yes, you can eat it.
posted by bondcliff at 9:24 AM on February 2, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by bondcliff at 9:24 AM on February 2, 2010 [1 favorite]
How is this functionally different from an RSS feed? (It's a serious question, I'm kind of ignorant about twitter.)
If you go to your Twitter homepage it will be mixed in with other Twitter feeds, which aren't all RSS feeds. They're all 140 characters or less. I'm not saying this is good or bad, but it's what Twitter is. Some people like it.
posted by Jaltcoh at 9:25 AM on February 2, 2010
If you go to your Twitter homepage it will be mixed in with other Twitter feeds, which aren't all RSS feeds. They're all 140 characters or less. I'm not saying this is good or bad, but it's what Twitter is. Some people like it.
posted by Jaltcoh at 9:25 AM on February 2, 2010
I do. I set it up on Twitterfeed, so it'll take an hour or so for the posts to appear.
posted by reenum at 9:25 AM on February 2, 2010
posted by reenum at 9:25 AM on February 2, 2010
Is there any kind of website I could go to where MeFi would not be restricted to 140 characters?
posted by found missing at 9:26 AM on February 2, 2010 [7 favorites]
posted by found missing at 9:26 AM on February 2, 2010 [7 favorites]
The mods are already on Twitter, so I'm not sure what purpose these new Twitter accounts would serve?
posted by misha at 9:26 AM on February 2, 2010
posted by misha at 9:26 AM on February 2, 2010
I believe he said "Enjoy!"
posted by gman at 9:29 AM on February 2, 2010 [3 favorites]
posted by gman at 9:29 AM on February 2, 2010 [3 favorites]
The mods are already on Twitter, so I'm not sure what purpose these new Twitter accounts would serve?
The mods are not the same thing as Metafilter.
posted by Jaltcoh at 9:29 AM on February 2, 2010 [1 favorite]
The mods are not the same thing as Metafilter.
posted by Jaltcoh at 9:29 AM on February 2, 2010 [1 favorite]
How is this functionally different from an RSS feed? (It's a serious question, I'm kind of ignorant about twitter.)
It's less reliable and the content length is arbitrarily limited.
posted by Combustible Edison Lighthouse at 9:31 AM on February 2, 2010 [9 favorites]
It's less reliable and the content length is arbitrarily limited.
posted by Combustible Edison Lighthouse at 9:31 AM on February 2, 2010 [9 favorites]
The mods are like Plato's shadows on the cave wall.
posted by found missing at 9:31 AM on February 2, 2010
posted by found missing at 9:31 AM on February 2, 2010
There once was a man from Babylon
Whose views were quite contrarian
on the topic of a written stammer
he was of the strictest grammar
this avowed linguist, Burhanistan
hmm.
There once was a man whose praxis
on the matter of internet syntaxes
belied his aversion
to cities not Persian
whenever he gave his feedbackses.
eh.
posted by boo_radley at 9:34 AM on February 2, 2010 [3 favorites]
Whose views were quite contrarian
on the topic of a written stammer
he was of the strictest grammar
this avowed linguist, Burhanistan
hmm.
There once was a man whose praxis
on the matter of internet syntaxes
belied his aversion
to cities not Persian
whenever he gave his feedbackses.
eh.
posted by boo_radley at 9:34 AM on February 2, 2010 [3 favorites]
OK, I'm trying to think of the nicest way possible to ask this...did you talk to Matt (or the other mods) about this beforehand? Are they ok with this? Is this something they had planned to do and aren't doing because of some reason (and if so, have you figured a way around any objections they had)?
My biggest question is, have you figured out a way to deal with 'all posts are copyright their original authors' bit? Because I know I don't want to be on Twitter and you're kind of (if I have this right?) taking that choice away from me.
posted by librarylis at 9:36 AM on February 2, 2010
My biggest question is, have you figured out a way to deal with 'all posts are copyright their original authors' bit? Because I know I don't want to be on Twitter and you're kind of (if I have this right?) taking that choice away from me.
posted by librarylis at 9:36 AM on February 2, 2010
Because I know I don't want to be on Twitter and you're kind of (if I have this right?) taking that choice away from me.
Well, RSS is a problem in general then. It's all about taking your comments/posts off of MeFi.
posted by smackfu at 9:41 AM on February 2, 2010 [2 favorites]
Well, RSS is a problem in general then. It's all about taking your comments/posts off of MeFi.
posted by smackfu at 9:41 AM on February 2, 2010 [2 favorites]
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posted by Babblesort at 9:43 AM on February 2, 2010
posted by Babblesort at 9:43 AM on February 2, 2010
I have something important to say about this subject. I'd like to preface my remarks with the following quote by Mark Twain: "Be careful of
posted by Salvor Hardin at 9:46 AM on February 2, 2010 [2 favorites]
posted by Salvor Hardin at 9:46 AM on February 2, 2010 [2 favorites]
No, I kid - since I don't use twitter, and MeFi is a publicly viewable site anyways, this has absolutely no effect on my life, and therefore, I'd like to wish reenum well and call it a day. Drinks anyone?
posted by Salvor Hardin at 9:47 AM on February 2, 2010
posted by Salvor Hardin at 9:47 AM on February 2, 2010
My biggest question is, have you figured out a way to deal with 'all posts are copyright their original authors' bit? Because I know I don't want to be on Twitter and you're kind of (if I have this right?) taking that choice away from me.
posted by librarylis
Please tell me that was not actually posted by a librarian.
posted by grouse at 9:53 AM on February 2, 2010 [2 favorites]
posted by librarylis
Please tell me that was not actually posted by a librarian.
posted by grouse at 9:53 AM on February 2, 2010 [2 favorites]
Because I know I don't want to be on Twitter and you're kind of (if I have this right?) taking that choice away from me.
I really, really want to 'tweet' that.
But, seriously, have you seen how this internet thing works?
posted by dirtdirt at 9:57 AM on February 2, 2010
I really, really want to 'tweet' that.
But, seriously, have you seen how this internet thing works?
posted by dirtdirt at 9:57 AM on February 2, 2010
Suggestion to avoid bit.ly - why not link to the necessary part of the link? metafilter.com/88842 is only 20 characters, or 27 with http://. This is longer than http://bit.ly/caHevt, and would be even longer for Ask.Metafilter and MetaTalk, but I think it could be worked out.
posted by filthy light thief at 9:58 AM on February 2, 2010
posted by filthy light thief at 9:58 AM on February 2, 2010
hey, you wanna see a really weird URL shortener? Here you go: http://to./
Wow!
posted by boo_radley at 9:59 AM on February 2, 2010 [1 favorite]
Wow!
posted by boo_radley at 9:59 AM on February 2, 2010 [1 favorite]
This is great for people that want a crippled version of RSS.
posted by DU at 10:08 AM on February 2, 2010
posted by DU at 10:08 AM on February 2, 2010
Alternatively (for those not aware of it); Twitter on Mefi.
(Now, you too, can follow my exciting every-moment-is-a-thrill-ride tweets from the comfort of your own browser without ever needing to actually log onto twitter and follow me!)
In yesterday's heart-pounding episode, I talked about my cat. Or the weather.
Pretty much any point in time that you read this particular comment, one of those two statements will probably be true.
posted by quin at 10:08 AM on February 2, 2010
(Now, you too, can follow my exciting every-moment-is-a-thrill-ride tweets from the comfort of your own browser without ever needing to actually log onto twitter and follow me!)
In yesterday's heart-pounding episode, I talked about my cat. Or the weather.
Pretty much any point in time that you read this particular comment, one of those two statements will probably be true.
posted by quin at 10:08 AM on February 2, 2010
It looks like it's the same as the RSS feed without the first line of the post. As someone who doesn't use RSS but is addicted to Twitter, I find this very handy. Thanks, reenum!
posted by slogger at 10:25 AM on February 2, 2010
posted by slogger at 10:25 AM on February 2, 2010
Please tell me that was not actually posted by a librarian.
I live to disappoint, grouse.
Judging from the number of comments that think I'm an idiot (not, promise!), I should clarify a bit. I don't use Twitter (though I do use RSS and yeah, I know everything on Metafilter's publicly available) so I was a bit taken aback at the idea that 'oh hey, I did this thing without asking the community and now your words along with everyone else's could potentially be on Twitter.'
I get that dirtdirt, f'ex, could tweet his 'look at this fucking librarian' comment and that'd be out of my hands. The idea of a feed continually regurgitating Mefi is kind of weird, frankly, but I guess I'll just have to take a look when I'm not at work and decide if it's just like the rest of 'this internet thing.'
posted by librarylis at 10:38 AM on February 2, 2010
I live to disappoint, grouse.
Judging from the number of comments that think I'm an idiot (not, promise!), I should clarify a bit. I don't use Twitter (though I do use RSS and yeah, I know everything on Metafilter's publicly available) so I was a bit taken aback at the idea that 'oh hey, I did this thing without asking the community and now your words along with everyone else's could potentially be on Twitter.'
I get that dirtdirt, f'ex, could tweet his 'look at this fucking librarian' comment and that'd be out of my hands. The idea of a feed continually regurgitating Mefi is kind of weird, frankly, but I guess I'll just have to take a look when I'm not at work and decide if it's just like the rest of 'this internet thing.'
posted by librarylis at 10:38 AM on February 2, 2010
I've never found a use for RSS myself. And while I use twitter, I won't be adding these merely because I've always found the best way to use MeFi is to actually go to the site.
posted by eyeballkid at 10:43 AM on February 2, 2010
posted by eyeballkid at 10:43 AM on February 2, 2010
I live to disappoint, grouse.
All librarians live to disappoint actually. I'm surprised more people don't know this.
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 10:53 AM on February 2, 2010 [15 favorites]
All librarians live to disappoint actually. I'm surprised more people don't know this.
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 10:53 AM on February 2, 2010 [15 favorites]
librarylis: It's just pointing links to Metafilter content with a title of the post. You're not "on twitter" in any sense of those words. By virtue of the way the internet works, this isn't the sort of thing you generally would have to ask for permission to do.
posted by haveanicesummer at 10:53 AM on February 2, 2010
posted by haveanicesummer at 10:53 AM on February 2, 2010
I live to disappoint, grouse.
I am used to librarians being in the vanguard of advocating free access to information, so yes, I was incredibly disappointed when I saw that comment. But rather than a philosophical disagreement, your second comment makes it seem like you just commented on the feed without bothering to look at it first. It is a list of titles of MeFi posts and URLs. For the avoidance of doubt, copyright does not prevent people from assembling a list of titles of works, which is what this is.
posted by grouse at 10:57 AM on February 2, 2010 [1 favorite]
I am used to librarians being in the vanguard of advocating free access to information, so yes, I was incredibly disappointed when I saw that comment. But rather than a philosophical disagreement, your second comment makes it seem like you just commented on the feed without bothering to look at it first. It is a list of titles of MeFi posts and URLs. For the avoidance of doubt, copyright does not prevent people from assembling a list of titles of works, which is what this is.
posted by grouse at 10:57 AM on February 2, 2010 [1 favorite]
There is an official twitter account for the sidebar, BTW.
http://twitter.com/mefi
Previous discussion
posted by smackfu at 10:59 AM on February 2, 2010
http://twitter.com/mefi
Previous discussion
posted by smackfu at 10:59 AM on February 2, 2010
A lot of MeFites hate Twitter. Its one of those things where they are just absurdly wrong and ridiculous, but what can you do?
posted by Astro Zombie at 11:00 AM on February 2, 2010 [5 favorites]
posted by Astro Zombie at 11:00 AM on February 2, 2010 [5 favorites]
librarylis: "Because I know I don't want to be on Twitter and you're kind of (if I have this right?) taking that choice away from me."
Deep linking is unstoppable. If you don't want people to post links to things you've said on the Internet, there's only one solution: stop saying things on the Internet.
posted by Plutor at 11:11 AM on February 2, 2010 [5 favorites]
Deep linking is unstoppable. If you don't want people to post links to things you've said on the Internet, there's only one solution: stop saying things on the Internet.
posted by Plutor at 11:11 AM on February 2, 2010 [5 favorites]
I fear that as far as my ADD tendancies go this might be crossing the streams...
posted by Artw at 11:17 AM on February 2, 2010
posted by Artw at 11:17 AM on February 2, 2010
So no love for projects or music?
posted by cjorgensen at 11:22 AM on February 2, 2010
posted by cjorgensen at 11:22 AM on February 2, 2010
It doesn't look like the people who are griping about this have taken a very close look. These Twitter accounts are feeds of the posts, not the comments. Really, it's just the RSS piped through Twitter (at least that's my oversimplified view). Please, relax. Have a piece of cake.
posted by slogger at 11:23 AM on February 2, 2010 [2 favorites]
posted by slogger at 11:23 AM on February 2, 2010 [2 favorites]
MeFi status blog would be nice, so that I could know instantly that MeFi is down, and start moping even faster.
posted by mccarty.tim at 11:26 AM on February 2, 2010 [2 favorites]
posted by mccarty.tim at 11:26 AM on February 2, 2010 [2 favorites]
Here's an RSS feed of the twitter account of the RSS feed
posted by smackfu at 11:28 AM on February 2, 2010 [10 favorites]
posted by smackfu at 11:28 AM on February 2, 2010 [10 favorites]
MeFi status blog would be nice, so that I could know instantly that MeFi is down, and start moping even faster.
I imagine a single-serving website would be better:
Is MetaFilter Online?
[ Yes | No ]
posted by filthy light thief at 11:32 AM on February 2, 2010
I imagine a single-serving website would be better:
Is MetaFilter Online?
[ Yes | No ]
posted by filthy light thief at 11:32 AM on February 2, 2010
this is awesome! A feed for Music would ROCK as well.
posted by lazaruslong at 11:32 AM on February 2, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by lazaruslong at 11:32 AM on February 2, 2010 [1 favorite]
Or, use Down For Everyone Or Just Me.com
posted by filthy light thief at 11:33 AM on February 2, 2010
posted by filthy light thief at 11:33 AM on February 2, 2010
I PREFER PIE AND I DO NOT WISH TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH CAKE PLEASE REMOVE MY NAME FROM YOUR LIST
posted by Potomac Avenue at 11:34 AM on February 2, 2010 [3 favorites]
posted by Potomac Avenue at 11:34 AM on February 2, 2010 [3 favorites]
Jessamyn: two things I like about this that might explain its utility:
1. It's fun to view new posts by their titles instead of the entire front page text. It's not an either / or for me, because I'm going to visit the mothership daily on a cpu and read stuff, but on the mobile its fun!
2. Allows me to follow on Twitter, and then click to posts that sound interesting on the mobile while bypassing the frequently heavy load on the phone loading the whole front page and then zooming in to find something and then loading the thread.
posted by lazaruslong at 11:34 AM on February 2, 2010 [1 favorite]
1. It's fun to view new posts by their titles instead of the entire front page text. It's not an either / or for me, because I'm going to visit the mothership daily on a cpu and read stuff, but on the mobile its fun!
2. Allows me to follow on Twitter, and then click to posts that sound interesting on the mobile while bypassing the frequently heavy load on the phone loading the whole front page and then zooming in to find something and then loading the thread.
posted by lazaruslong at 11:34 AM on February 2, 2010 [1 favorite]
Not to mention if one were REALLY addicted, they could have the updates from MeFi blue auto forwarded to their phone via twitter functionality.
posted by lazaruslong at 11:35 AM on February 2, 2010
posted by lazaruslong at 11:35 AM on February 2, 2010
I was kind of hoping they would have personas and talk to each other (like the Mars rovers, or Ashton Kutcher).
mefigreen: Anyone want some tips for navigating the ocean without a GPS?
mefiblue: @mefigreen OH GOD SHUT UP.
mefigray: @mefiblue and @mefigreen, do I need to separate you two?
posted by mbrubeck at 11:42 AM on February 2, 2010 [7 favorites]
mefigreen: Anyone want some tips for navigating the ocean without a GPS?
mefiblue: @mefigreen OH GOD SHUT UP.
mefigray: @mefiblue and @mefigreen, do I need to separate you two?
posted by mbrubeck at 11:42 AM on February 2, 2010 [7 favorites]
I'm so on twitter that I follow myself!
posted by blue_beetle at 11:50 AM on February 2, 2010
posted by blue_beetle at 11:50 AM on February 2, 2010
As many people as there are on Metafilter that are unconvinced of the utility of a Twitter, they would be easily overwhelmed by the amount of people on Internet that are unconvinced by the utility of a Metafilter.
posted by setanor at 11:52 AM on February 2, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by setanor at 11:52 AM on February 2, 2010 [1 favorite]
MeFi status blog would be nice, so that I could know instantly that MeFi is down, and start moping even faster.
Metafilter Status Blog.
posted by eyeballkid at 11:53 AM on February 2, 2010
Metafilter Status Blog.
posted by eyeballkid at 11:53 AM on February 2, 2010
As many people as there are on Metafilter that are unconvinced of the utility of a Twitter, they would be easily overwhelmed by the amount of people on Internet that are unconvinced by the utility of a Metafilter.
Ur, huh?
posted by found missing at 11:57 AM on February 2, 2010
Ur, huh?
posted by found missing at 11:57 AM on February 2, 2010
Your wishes are my command:
MeFi Music
MeFi Projects
Enjoy!
posted by reenum at 12:01 PM on February 2, 2010 [2 favorites]
MeFi Music
MeFi Projects
Enjoy!
posted by reenum at 12:01 PM on February 2, 2010 [2 favorites]
Thanks for the explanation, grouse and others. I did take a quick look at the feed (work), but clearly it was a little too quick. Just post titles and a link? I definitely envisioned a more granular thing than it really is. Yeah, I happily withdraw my complaint.
And yes, like a number of librarians, I'm definitely an advocate for free (or at least equitable) access to information as well as reform of copyright laws.
posted by librarylis at 12:16 PM on February 2, 2010
And yes, like a number of librarians, I'm definitely an advocate for free (or at least equitable) access to information as well as reform of copyright laws.
posted by librarylis at 12:16 PM on February 2, 2010
it looks like this tweets the titles of fpps and supplies a shortened link. am I correct about this?
posted by shmegegge at 12:44 PM on February 2, 2010
posted by shmegegge at 12:44 PM on February 2, 2010
The mods are not the same thing as Metafilter.
YOU LIE!
posted by shakespeherian at 1:00 PM on February 2, 2010
YOU LIE!
posted by shakespeherian at 1:00 PM on February 2, 2010
In yesterday's heart-pounding episode, I talked about my cat. Or the weather.
For some reason, I basically never grow tired of reading MeFites on Twitter talk about their cats or the weather. I think I have a problem.
posted by Caduceus at 1:26 PM on February 2, 2010
For some reason, I basically never grow tired of reading MeFites on Twitter talk about their cats or the weather. I think I have a problem.
posted by Caduceus at 1:26 PM on February 2, 2010
The mods are not the same thing as Metafilter.
YOU LIE!
(Not true)
posted by Jaltcoh at 1:46 PM on February 2, 2010
YOU LIE!
(Not true)
posted by Jaltcoh at 1:46 PM on February 2, 2010
I just unlocked the "Awesome" badge on @metafilter for being so awesome!
posted by yeti at 1:51 PM on February 2, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by yeti at 1:51 PM on February 2, 2010 [1 favorite]
Hmmm. So if I decide that from now on I will title my posts "TWITTER FUCKING SUCKS", that's what will show up on that page?
Interesting.
posted by mr_crash_davis mark II: Jazz Odyssey at 1:57 PM on February 2, 2010
Interesting.
posted by mr_crash_davis mark II: Jazz Odyssey at 1:57 PM on February 2, 2010
Last time I looked at twitter there were several spammers reposting metafilter stuff anyway. Might as well have a more official version since it's already there.
posted by shelleycat at 2:22 PM on February 2, 2010
posted by shelleycat at 2:22 PM on February 2, 2010
This is exactly what I was wondering about 8 months ago.
Bright idea, well done.
Thanks reenum.
I am following MetaTalk and Projects for now.
posted by bru at 2:40 PM on February 2, 2010
Bright idea, well done.
Thanks reenum.
I am following MetaTalk and Projects for now.
posted by bru at 2:40 PM on February 2, 2010
mr_crash_davis mark II: Jazz Odyssey: "Hmmm. So if I decide that from now on I will title my posts "TWITTER FUCKING SUCKS", that's what will show up on that page?
Interesting"
You'll also be poisoning the RSS feed. As an old -- I presume you are old from your rampant dislike of twitter -- you might think twice about titling your posts as such for that reason.
posted by boo_radley at 2:47 PM on February 2, 2010
Interesting"
You'll also be poisoning the RSS feed. As an old -- I presume you are old from your rampant dislike of twitter -- you might think twice about titling your posts as such for that reason.
posted by boo_radley at 2:47 PM on February 2, 2010
ugh, you and your oldspeak.
posted by boo_radley at 3:02 PM on February 2, 2010
posted by boo_radley at 3:02 PM on February 2, 2010
Is this twitter something that you would have to be old to dislike?
posted by found missing at 3:16 PM on February 2, 2010
posted by found missing at 3:16 PM on February 2, 2010
You'll also be poisoning the RSS feed. As an old -- I presume you are old from your rampant dislike of twitter -- you might think twice about titling your posts as such for that reason.
Another problem is that this would appear on, you know ... Metafilter.
posted by Jaltcoh at 3:17 PM on February 2, 2010
Another problem is that this would appear on, you know ... Metafilter.
posted by Jaltcoh at 3:17 PM on February 2, 2010
I presume you are old from your rampant dislike of twitter
I will be using this line all week. Thanks.
posted by donovan at 3:19 PM on February 2, 2010 [1 favorite]
I will be using this line all week. Thanks.
posted by donovan at 3:19 PM on February 2, 2010 [1 favorite]
"Another problem is that this would appear on, you know ... Metafilter."
That's OK, though, since I want Metafilter to know how I feel about Twitter.
posted by mr_crash_davis mark II: Jazz Odyssey at 3:25 PM on February 2, 2010
That's OK, though, since I want Metafilter to know how I feel about Twitter.
posted by mr_crash_davis mark II: Jazz Odyssey at 3:25 PM on February 2, 2010
If you poison the RSS feed, and the RSS ends up having seizures and dying; well, it will be on your shoulders.
posted by found missing at 3:27 PM on February 2, 2010
posted by found missing at 3:27 PM on February 2, 2010
Ok, for the record, this post was made too early. When I visited the twitter timelines there was nothing there. So I thought this was pointless and stupid.
Now I kinda think it's kinda cool (if only because I know delmoi will hate it).
Can I make one suggestion? Never follow anyone back. Maybe if they are a mefi, but even then I would suggest not.
I now like this whole thing because I follow my twitter streams (yes, I have many) throughout the day, but checking on meta on the go really sucks.
I missed a thread a few weeks back where I knew the person involved, had a interesting stories to relate, etc. I totally missed the thread. I eventually commented in it, but I was like comment 336.
What metafilter really needs is "alerts!" This way I don't even need to come to the site unless is is covering crap I want to read. Get PB on that! (I kid!)
posted by cjorgensen at 3:32 PM on February 2, 2010
Now I kinda think it's kinda cool (if only because I know delmoi will hate it).
Can I make one suggestion? Never follow anyone back. Maybe if they are a mefi, but even then I would suggest not.
I now like this whole thing because I follow my twitter streams (yes, I have many) throughout the day, but checking on meta on the go really sucks.
I missed a thread a few weeks back where I knew the person involved, had a interesting stories to relate, etc. I totally missed the thread. I eventually commented in it, but I was like comment 336.
What metafilter really needs is "alerts!" This way I don't even need to come to the site unless is is covering crap I want to read. Get PB on that! (I kid!)
posted by cjorgensen at 3:32 PM on February 2, 2010
I see odd people
posted by criticalbill at 3:34 PM on February 2, 2010
posted by criticalbill at 3:34 PM on February 2, 2010
I only read Metafilter via homing pigeons. Sure, it takes a little longer, but I feel it's a more pure method of communication. I detach the latest posting from their legs, pen my response, tie my comment back to the pigeon's leg and then set it free from my rooftop. And sure, at times it's a little inconvenient. Each fresh comment arrives tied to another pigeon, so threads with lots of comments tend to annoy my neighbors, what with all the cooing and wing-flapping. And that Sarah Palin thread! There were so many pigeons the sky turned black.
posted by Fuzzy Monster at 3:40 PM on February 2, 2010 [3 favorites]
posted by Fuzzy Monster at 3:40 PM on February 2, 2010 [3 favorites]
WHY SHOULD I CARE WHAT YOU HAD FOR LUNCH I BLINDLY REJECT ANY AND ALL UTILITY ANYONE ELSE FINDS IN A TOOL IF I THINK ITS DUMB
posted by potch at 4:32 PM on February 2, 2010 [5 favorites]
posted by potch at 4:32 PM on February 2, 2010 [5 favorites]
A lot of MeFites hate Twitter. Its one of those things where they are just absurdly wrong and ridiculous, but what can you do?
I don't hate twitter. What I don't like is crappy solutions to non-problems implemented only because it's the Hot Thing Of The Moment (cf perfectly working programs rewritten in Java and XML to become non-perfectly working programs). Putting (140 characters of) MeFi on Twitter solves no problem known to man that could not already be solved by using (140 characters of) MeFi's RSS feed.
posted by DU at 4:38 PM on February 2, 2010
I don't hate twitter. What I don't like is crappy solutions to non-problems implemented only because it's the Hot Thing Of The Moment (cf perfectly working programs rewritten in Java and XML to become non-perfectly working programs). Putting (140 characters of) MeFi on Twitter solves no problem known to man that could not already be solved by using (140 characters of) MeFi's RSS feed.
posted by DU at 4:38 PM on February 2, 2010
Dear Metafilter,
Stop trying to tell people how to use their own tools.
Love from Jofus.
posted by Jofus at 4:45 PM on February 2, 2010 [1 favorite]
Stop trying to tell people how to use their own tools.
Love from Jofus.
posted by Jofus at 4:45 PM on February 2, 2010 [1 favorite]
DU, for a lot of people, their Twitter stream has become their primary way of finding and consuming web content, especially on mobile platforms. I find myself checking my Google Reader less and less often, because the group of people I follow are people who interest me, and thus when they link to things, their relevance is really quite high. I know it's easy to slag on the 140 character limit, but for me, it's become the realization of all the social bookmarking and link-liking, building on top of the ideas set forth by services like delicious and protocols like RSS. It's a feed of content curated for interest, concise opinions, witty one liners, and yes, the occasional cat/meal update.
So if Twitter is the primary way someone finds and consumes content on the web, why couldn't they consume Metafilter through it? Telling someone they should just use the RSS feed is no different than telling RSS proponents a few years ago to just go to the damn websites.
posted by potch at 4:47 PM on February 2, 2010
So if Twitter is the primary way someone finds and consumes content on the web, why couldn't they consume Metafilter through it? Telling someone they should just use the RSS feed is no different than telling RSS proponents a few years ago to just go to the damn websites.
posted by potch at 4:47 PM on February 2, 2010
Telling someone they should just use the RSS feed is no different than telling RSS proponents a few years ago to just go to the damn websites.
RSS and "visiting websites" are fundamentally different because one is synchronous and the other async (from the user's POV). Whereas twitter and RSS are basically the same, only one of them is proprietary and limited.
I have no complaint if someone wants to read MeFi through twitter. It's completely up to them to lose functionality relative to other tools if that makes them happy.
I'm just saying it's dumb to have to make a specific feed for that display interface when there's already a feed containing the needed items being generated by MeFi itself. ....except now I see that the twitter thing is stripped from the RSS feed, as it should be. So...carry on.
posted by DU at 5:12 PM on February 2, 2010
RSS and "visiting websites" are fundamentally different because one is synchronous and the other async (from the user's POV). Whereas twitter and RSS are basically the same, only one of them is proprietary and limited.
I have no complaint if someone wants to read MeFi through twitter. It's completely up to them to lose functionality relative to other tools if that makes them happy.
I'm just saying it's dumb to have to make a specific feed for that display interface when there's already a feed containing the needed items being generated by MeFi itself. ....except now I see that the twitter thing is stripped from the RSS feed, as it should be. So...carry on.
posted by DU at 5:12 PM on February 2, 2010
Fuzzy Monster doesn't have threaded pigeons!
posted by cjorgensen at 5:45 PM on February 2, 2010
posted by cjorgensen at 5:45 PM on February 2, 2010
A lot of MeFites hate Twitter.
A lot of MeFites also hate Boing Boing, and look who's guest blogging there.
As for the question "Why?" I say "WHY NOT?" (Dayton Allen said it before Robert Kennedy)
posted by oneswellfoop at 8:03 PM on February 2, 2010
A lot of MeFites also hate Boing Boing, and look who's guest blogging there.
As for the question "Why?" I say "WHY NOT?" (Dayton Allen said it before Robert Kennedy)
posted by oneswellfoop at 8:03 PM on February 2, 2010
Why Ur? Why not Babylon?
Nineveh never gets the attention it deserves.
posted by Meatbomb at 8:11 PM on February 2, 2010 [1 favorite]
Nineveh never gets the attention it deserves.
posted by Meatbomb at 8:11 PM on February 2, 2010 [1 favorite]
I don't like following website/blog posts on Twitter. That's what RSS is for. No clickthroughs required. (Unless it's not a full feed.)
posted by IndigoRain at 11:39 PM on February 2, 2010
posted by IndigoRain at 11:39 PM on February 2, 2010
Nineveh you mind, Meatbomb.
posted by boo_radley at 8:01 AM on February 3, 2010
posted by boo_radley at 8:01 AM on February 3, 2010
Does everyone understand that no one's going to be forced to use Twitter? The fact that some people don't like Twitter is no reason not to have this feed. For instance, when Mefi Music was introduced, some people could have dropped by to say: "But I don't like music!!!" OK, fair enough: some people don't like music. But some people do, and they're the ones the site was made for. I think everyone realizes by now that some people just don't like Twitter. Fair enough. For those people, the solution is easy: don't use it.
posted by Jaltcoh at 8:36 AM on February 3, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by Jaltcoh at 8:36 AM on February 3, 2010 [1 favorite]
Some people are just horribly unable to get over the idea that other people might like or find useful something that they don't.
posted by Artw at 9:29 AM on February 3, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by Artw at 9:29 AM on February 3, 2010 [1 favorite]
SWEET now someone make a twitter feed of the RSS feed of the twitter feed of the RSS feed so I can RSS while I feed my twitter in my feed. Also this should be auto-posted to Facebook. Nonexistent problem SOLVED. The DAY is SAVED, at 140 characters or less.
posted by caution live frogs at 9:39 AM on February 3, 2010
posted by caution live frogs at 9:39 AM on February 3, 2010
Okay, now there are ACTUAL POSTS on these feeds and, um, fine.
You, I heard you liked Twitter in your RSS feed so I tweeted your RSS...
posted by misha at 10:01 AM on February 3, 2010
You, I heard you liked Twitter in your RSS feed so I tweeted your RSS...
posted by misha at 10:01 AM on February 3, 2010
You the dawg now man
posted by Babblesort at 10:25 AM on February 3, 2010
posted by Babblesort at 10:25 AM on February 3, 2010
I have to apologize, really. I have learned from this thread that I am old and thus incapable of understanding twitter, which is a relief to me because I at first was laboring under the impression that I simply personally didn't find it to be useful and mistakenly thought it was being pushed down my throat by every media outlet known to humankind. But as you can see, this is UNTRUE and I am simply "an old" and therefore should no longer worry about things like this.
So, before I jaunt off to Carousel, I'll just finish by saying that if anyone actually finds this useful (even if it is a redundant copy of the RSS feed) AND so long as the mods are cool with it, good on you, reenum, for taking some initiative here. You young whippersnapper you. Now GTF off my lawn.
Also if you get the Carousel joke you are also old, twitter use or no. I'll see you there.
posted by caution live frogs at 10:25 AM on February 3, 2010 [1 favorite]
So, before I jaunt off to Carousel, I'll just finish by saying that if anyone actually finds this useful (even if it is a redundant copy of the RSS feed) AND so long as the mods are cool with it, good on you, reenum, for taking some initiative here. You young whippersnapper you. Now GTF off my lawn.
Also if you get the Carousel joke you are also old, twitter use or no. I'll see you there.
posted by caution live frogs at 10:25 AM on February 3, 2010 [1 favorite]
Also if you get the Carousel joke you are also old, twitter use or no. I'll see you there.
Carousel is a lie! THERE IS NO RENEWAL!
posted by juv3nal at 12:58 PM on February 3, 2010
Carousel is a lie! THERE IS NO RENEWAL!
posted by juv3nal at 12:58 PM on February 3, 2010
Life day! Renew! Renew!
posted by boo_radley at 4:19 PM on February 3, 2010
posted by boo_radley at 4:19 PM on February 3, 2010
Fish and plankton. And sea greens, and protein from the sea! Fish and plankton. And sea greens, and protein from the sea!
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 6:59 PM on February 3, 2010 [2 favorites]
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 6:59 PM on February 3, 2010 [2 favorites]
Am I suffering alone in the reality that the MeFiGreen account icon is actually... blue. And the MeFiGray account icon is actually... green. It's like one of those stupid email forwards that you're supposed to read out loud in order to make your brain explode. You know the ones, where the word "yellow" is actually colored red...
Seriously though. Makin' me twitch.
posted by greekphilosophy at 10:30 PM on February 9, 2010
Seriously though. Makin' me twitch.
posted by greekphilosophy at 10:30 PM on February 9, 2010
I am too lazy to find the appropriately colored MeFi logos.
posted by reenum at 12:13 PM on February 10, 2010
posted by reenum at 12:13 PM on February 10, 2010
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posted by found missing at 9:11 AM on February 2, 2010