I’ve been thinking about Twitter‘s question “What are you doing?”
Is this question really relevant anymore?
I’m going to say that it is no longer relevant as people are now using Twitter for a whole range of things and not neccesarily answering the question.
I think they should just have the phrase “Tweet Away”.
What do you think? Let me know in the comments.
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I agree in that we can be doing something, but truthfully who wants to put that answer every hour or 2 hours whatever the case may be. It should say something like “Tweet Away” or something else along those lines, and allows one to say whatever or post a like or “@” someone and be conversational.
Inevitably, Twitter needs to reevaluate the question it is asking and consider the many other things that people are posting on a daily basis.
Kiel Holliday
Twitter ID: itsaholliday
I like your idea, but the slogan, “Tweet Away,” draws too much attention to the technology itself, instead of the activity which it facilitates…
I agree that people don’t usually answer the question in their posts. Usually, people just utter short thoughts or feelings about the day. Something like, “Days. They make you think. And Twitter,” or, “Publish your mind,” might work.
Julian
“What Just Happened?” – http://www.JulianPJones.WordPress.com/
Twitter @JulesJones
I definitely think “what are you doing?” isn’t the right question for the way most people use Twitter. But then again, some of us who are caught up in the tech/media bubble see Twitter differently than how the masses use it…
Thanks for sharing my Chris Brogan blog post on your Twitter!
Teresa,
You’re welcome. Have a pleasant day
The first time I considered Twitter, I looked up people I knew as well as the general time line. It was ripe with banality. “Just got up. Gonna take a shower and go to work.”
*** Who cares? ***
About a month later, a friend suggested I reconsider Twitter and I made a point of following him. His tweets were intelligent and related to product/project development and other CIO-worthy subjects. It was in following @denthewise that I came to the conclusion that my Twitter friends make up something like my own, personal off-topic discussion forum thread. It’s a mix of tech, cars, deathmetal cartoons (Metalocalypse), and alcohol-fueled shenanigans.
Cast the typical social media popularity contest mentality aside and focus more on the quality of the content you care about reading. If there’s a particular frequency introducing static to your signal, you can switch it off!
May your Twitter time line be harmonious! @DR1665
I like the “What are you doing now?” prompt. It starts off the new users using Twitter in a casual way as they find their groups and topics. There’s a lot of people out there using Twitter for some serious business, could certainly frighten away a lot of people if that were their first impression.
When I first saw this post I was worried it was going to go into one of those “how to properly tweet” rants. I’ve always felt it’s up to the individual how they choose to use it. Just like the personal computer itself, you can use it play games or you can use it to design cities. It’s a tool and how you use it is up to you. @pfmonaco
Hi Paul,
Thanks for your comment.
I rarely go into rants nowadays, as most of the things I rant about can be fixed by my own hand