I wonder if Twitter is worth joining..

@stary1 (6612)
United States
February 27, 2013 1:32pm CST
I have heard so many quote things that were posted on Twitter so I wonder if it is worth joining or is it a waste of time. I opened a facebook account but ony 'friended' my immediate family. I could just join Twitter and leave if it's annoying, I suppose, but I'd love to hear what others experience has been on Twitter...TY in advancei
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16 responses
@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
1 Mar 13
Hi stary1, I don't have any idea how to have fun in twitter since I have been member there for a couple of year. It's weird as I wonder why we should we have to be followers of someone we then could read content related Notification always sent to me to visit the site if I haven't login that site for some days. may be I have to pay some time to explore the site to see how it actually work. Happy posting
@stary1 (6612)
• United States
2 Mar 13
lkbooi Yes, I couldn't uderstand the following thing either unless it was like a fan club or something. I have never been part of any fan clubs. LOL on the notifications...Facebook does that and what almost drives me nuts is the constant..'do you know so and so" and I only have a few people designaed as friends...only close family and yet I keep getting the notficatins...lol
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@stary1 (6612)
• United States
16 Mar 13
lkbooi Oh now I understand..and you are very wise to be careful who you add to FB...it's too bad but we do have to be careful since there are creeps out there who would harm us if they could...
@mariaperalta (19073)
• Mexico
28 Feb 13
I have twitter as its a good place to get my blogs and things viewed. I really dont use it for anything else but that.
@stary1 (6612)
• United States
28 Feb 13
hi mariaperalta TY.. I wonder if I need it since I don't have blogs...yet. I have written articles and maybe their links could be posted?
@stary1 (6612)
• United States
1 Mar 13
mariaperalta TY mine is on a very small scale, but I may increase them since I like reading and writing articles!!
• Mexico
28 Feb 13
Yes, thats another reason why people have twitter. if you write articles it would help you alot. Good luck.
@ElicBxn (63233)
• United States
28 Feb 13
I am on twitter, but barely. I "follow" quite a few people/interests there, but since I hardly ever actually go and open it I guess I should do so. I've actually found quite a number of things I like with one of the interests I follow, "Craft".
@ElicBxn (63233)
• United States
28 Feb 13
140 digits (that includes spaces)
@stary1 (6612)
• United States
1 Mar 13
ElicBxn TY...doesn't seem like a lot..no wonder all those crazy abreviations are out there..
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@stary1 (6612)
• United States
28 Feb 13
hi ElicBxn TY IObviously have no idea what goes on there..I did hear you could only type a certain number of words or maybe it's letters? per post..
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• Hyderabad, India
28 Feb 13
If you have almost round the clock access to the internet and want first hand speedy news about any event in the world, I'd say Twitter is what you're looking for. Over the years, Twitter has become the quickest form of social media, even faster than Facebook. Although not all information posted by people on Twitter is authentic, if you use it long enough, you'll easily be able to weed out untrue from the true. In an case, Twitter is surely worth a shot. After all, there's no harm even if you don't think its worth it.
• Hyderabad, India
2 Mar 13
I'm glad you liked what I said. Hopefully, you'll like Twitter enough not to end up cursing me. Just kidding.
@stary1 (6612)
• United States
3 Mar 13
rahul_2689 LOL..no, I don't curse people I am nice .
@stary1 (6612)
• United States
2 Mar 13
rahul_2689 Good sensible advice TY...I will join and see what I think..it's been interesting to hear everyones views and experiences..
@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
3 Mar 13
Hi stary! One of the good things about twitter is that I can share my articles on it for views. I don't know anybody personally on the site but I am thankful to have it. Have a great day!
@stary1 (6612)
• United States
7 Mar 13
ARIES1973 TY ..you post links to your articles..hey I could do that with my Helium articles ...do you get much of a response?
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@stary1 (6612)
• United States
16 Mar 13
ARIES1973 Where do you write? I am on Helium and what used to be associated content, now it's Yahoo.. In the past we could write and put the same articles on both..now there are exclusivity clauses so I cut back but I need to start up again. I have only a few article and need to build those up.
@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
7 Mar 13
It helps especially if you have more followers. I am getting views from sharing my articles on twitter.
• India
28 Feb 13
Twitter is really a good site to join with. You can keep in touch with your friends and famous persons using twitter. Also you can make money from your twitter account. Surely twitter account is worth to open.
@Stiletto (4579)
13 Mar 13
I do have a Twitter account but rarely do much with it. I have the app on my phone so am more inclined to look at it if I'm waiting around or on a bus/train and need something to occupy my time. I follow lots of famous and not so famous people on it and now and then see the odd interesting thing, but I'm not on it often enough to get the latest gossip or anything like that. I rarely tweet though but now and then I'll come out with some random comment Overall I think Twitter is ok but I think you probably have to spend a fair bit of time on it to get anything meaningful from it.
@stary1 (6612)
• United States
15 Mar 13
Stiletto Love the red shoe!! With all the technology it was suppose to make things faster and easier..seems the main difference is it gives us more to do...then if the technology breaks down, we get way behind
@wolfie34 (26771)
• United Kingdom
28 Feb 13
In truth I just couldn't get my head around it, I did sign up but it was short-lived, I gave up in the end and never bothered with it, I think I deleted my account in the end or it got lost in cyberspace. It works for some, but not for me.
@stary1 (6612)
• United States
2 Mar 13
wolfie34 TY..that just might happen to me too..but instead of thinking and talking about it I should just go join...
@machatago (385)
• Philippines
28 Feb 13
For me personally I don't like twitter, sometimes the post there are just nonsense, except when there is an important news or announcement, but everything is just a bunch of nonsense. Also if there are small misunderstandings, it'll be like a war in there with all back and forth tweets.
@stary1 (6612)
• United States
2 Mar 13
machatago I have also heard many rumors get started with people believing everything they read on the internet.. Everything has to be checked out and double sourced..but isn't that often true of regular news too
@webgirl01 (689)
• United States
28 Feb 13
Hi there! Interesting covo. Hmm As for joining twitter and using twitter, it depends on how you want to use it. I rarely go much on twitter but sometimes I'm active and not active there and do post. I just use it for social networking and professional for job stuff. Also on twitter, if you are interested in reading tweets or especially celebrities, then it could be worth joining. Otherwise if you don't think its worth joining, then don't join. Or you can try out twitter since it's free and then if you don't like it, you can just deactivate your account and probably reactivate it back if you want.
@stary1 (6612)
• United States
1 Mar 13
webgirl01 LOL I was thinking the same thing..instead of all this thinking and talking about it, I should just join...but I have appreciated all the different opinions ..
@natliegleb (5175)
• India
28 Feb 13
just to have fun and get connected with top guys and popular celebrities you can join the bandwagon and enjoy
@stary1 (6612)
• United States
1 Mar 13
natliegleb Seems to me one would have to sit for a long time and watch the converstaion if they wanted to participate in a discussion/converstion? If you leave for awhile wouldn't the converstion 'leave you behind'...I hardly ever stay on one board very long..I like to check out a lot of sites all the time.
@enelym001 (8322)
• Philippines
28 Feb 13
I have a twitter account. But I am not really active on that. I have the twitter apps on my phone so I can open it every day and read quotes posted by others. That is just the reason why I have twitter. It's actually all up to you how or where you;re gonna use twitter. If it's to get quotes then yes you can get from there - but you can also read that somewhere in the Internet. If you're reason is be updated on celebrities and news then you can do that there. Sometimes you can see it there first before seeing news or gossips on TV.
@stary1 (6612)
• United States
2 Mar 13
enelym001 I have not 'graduated' to a phoine with the internet and apps yet. I really am not into following movie star type celebraties but major politicians might be fun to read.
@lifes97 (884)
• United Arab Emirates
16 Mar 13
i do not really like it, its really useless, if you have friends then thats it, they are following you until you follow them then they unfollow you , they are really playing there, i did not gain much from twitter or face book, its not for friends
@stary1 (6612)
• United States
18 Mar 13
lifes97 Thanks for you input...lol following each other around and getting into fights sounds like junior high
@robspeakman (1700)
27 Feb 13
I have been using Twitter for years, I have 4000 or so followers. I have a love hate relationship with it. It is fantastic for promotion of links and sites. It is also good for conversing about current events as they happen. I use it to talk about football(soccer) as the games happen. The bad thing about it is the idiots that follow Justin Bieber and believe that it belongs to them. Each to their own - try it and join in with the trends. If you do join, forward me your username and I will follow you
@stary1 (6612)
• United States
27 Feb 13
robspeakman TY it makes sense it could be used for promos.. and TY for offering to follow me..I think lol jk... I only understand a little about the followings as I have heard people bragging about how many followers they have..what is the advantage to having followers?
27 Feb 13
Your comments get seen by more people. More followers mean that more see your promotions
@stary1 (6612)
• United States
28 Feb 13
robspeakman TY..does someone have to be a follower to be their follower to read everything they post...is it kind of like facebook if you want to see all eeryone posts?
• Philippines
28 Feb 13
Twitter - A world where information is just a follow away.
Twitter is a good place to get information you want to know. In twitter you could make your account private so no one could just follow you instantly. Also, you could choose whom to follow so you could just follow the accounts that you want get information from. And twitter is always updated with the latest news and trend. So you won't really get lag behind. So I recommend you use twitter. Not only to connect with friends but to provide yourself the latest info out there.
@stary1 (6612)
• United States
28 Feb 13
hi lloydbelleza So it's a lot like facebook? I worry that what individul peole post is often a misinterpretation of what is real..like someone said a post on Twitter claimed the Pope was a Nazi and that of course is a total misrepresenation of the facts..
@elitess (5070)
• Ipswich, England
1 May 13
Hello stary, If you don't want specific actors or other famous people to follow on tweeter, then you might as well stay here, on mylot, as the new type of forum will turn to a social network, not unlike tweeter. Hope this helps and I think you have realized this as well. Have a great day