Comments on: Twitter Downshifting http://www.dragosroua.com/twitter-downshifting/ The Personal Development Blog Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:20:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=305 By: whoisbid http://www.dragosroua.com/twitter-downshifting/#comment-91445 whoisbid Sun, 16 Jan 2011 07:03:39 +0000 http://www.dragosroua.com/?p=2043#comment-91445 The different reactions on how Twitter should be used vary because of the user's purpose or intent. Way back when the internet began there were tons of people making websites because they had a passion and a message and wanted to connect with others. This is actually how I started on the web too. As soon as it became possible to monetize these sites the focus changed to making websites only for money. The same is going to happen to everything else including Twitter. A large company's only interest is to make more money. The different reactions on how Twitter should be used vary because of the user’s purpose or intent. Way back when the internet began there were tons of people making websites because they had a passion and a message and wanted to connect with others. This is actually how I started on the web too. As soon as it became possible to monetize these sites the focus changed to making websites only for money. The same is going to happen to everything else including Twitter. A large company’s only interest is to make more money.

]]> By: glen graham http://www.dragosroua.com/twitter-downshifting/#comment-42184 glen graham Mon, 06 Apr 2009 18:58:11 +0000 http://www.dragosroua.com/?p=2043#comment-42184 @dragos Thanks for writing this wonderful article it can be applied to almost any social networking site. I learned a long time ago with myspace that the numbers game is not the way. It's good to be reminded. <abbr><em>glen graham’s last blog post..<a href="http://thegnrgroup.com/home/simplify-things-for-non-tech-savy-clients/" rel="nofollow">Simplify Things For Non Tech Savy Clients</a></abbr></em> @dragos
Thanks for writing this wonderful article it can be applied to almost any social networking site. I learned a long time ago with myspace that the numbers game is not the way. It’s good to be reminded.

glen graham’s last blog post..Simplify Things For Non Tech Savy Clients

]]> By: candlemamma http://www.dragosroua.com/twitter-downshifting/#comment-41783 candlemamma Sun, 05 Apr 2009 01:16:10 +0000 http://www.dragosroua.com/?p=2043#comment-41783 Thanks Dragos, Blip is like everything else you have to understand it I am still not good at djing but I think it is fun to give props and I really enjoy music. Some have really good music that I feel they write and sing themselves. This is what I ultimately look for. I feel I am not a critic. I just like giving nice comments to those for a wonderful job well done. I want to be positive. I don't work in a cubicle so I don't know how boring that would be I can just imagine. The co worker thing for twitter is something I will stay away from. I will not use twitter. Family and friends on facebook is more friendly for me. I hope the best for all on twitter. I have seen more than enought there to know I didn't like it. :) <abbr><em>candlemamma’s last blog post..<a href="http://candlemammascandles.com/2009/04/03/unique-giveaway-from-unique-women/" rel="nofollow">Unique Giveaway from Unique Women</a></abbr></em> Thanks Dragos, Blip is like everything else you have to understand it I am still not good at djing but I think it is fun to give props and I really enjoy music. Some have really good music that I feel they write and sing themselves. This is what I ultimately look for. I feel I am not a critic. I just like giving nice comments to those for a wonderful job well done. I want to be positive. I don’t work in a cubicle so I don’t know how boring that would be I can just imagine. The co worker thing for twitter is something I will stay away from. I will not use twitter. Family and friends on facebook is more friendly for me. I hope the best for all on twitter. I have seen more than enought there to know I didn’t like it. :)

candlemamma’s last blog post..Unique Giveaway from Unique Women

]]> By: The First 6 Months Of Blogging - Promotion http://www.dragosroua.com/twitter-downshifting/#comment-41602 The First 6 Months Of Blogging - Promotion Sat, 04 Apr 2009 12:53:38 +0000 http://www.dragosroua.com/?p=2043#comment-41602 [...] After I identified my future friends, I engage. I start to interact. I add them as friends, or I start following them, or start stumble their findings. I become active. I don’t add friends unless I actually start some interaction. If need will be, or if I feel I’ve been mislead into an empty game of numbers, I withdraw, like I recently did when I downshifted my twitter account. [...] [...] After I identified my future friends, I engage. I start to interact. I add them as friends, or I start following them, or start stumble their findings. I become active. I don’t add friends unless I actually start some interaction. If need will be, or if I feel I’ve been mislead into an empty game of numbers, I withdraw, like I recently did when I downshifted my twitter account. [...]

]]> By: dragos http://www.dragosroua.com/twitter-downshifting/#comment-41569 dragos Sat, 04 Apr 2009 09:20:56 +0000 http://www.dragosroua.com/?p=2043#comment-41569 @steven aitchison he he, I liked the "gigolo" perspective. But even a gigolo likes real persons not bots ;-) @candlemamma thanks for the comment and welcome here. I tried blip.fm but I confess I got stuck at some point and never came back :-) @steven aitchison he he, I liked the “gigolo” perspective. But even a gigolo likes real persons not bots ;-)

@candlemamma thanks for the comment and welcome here. I tried blip.fm but I confess I got stuck at some point and never came back :-)

]]> By: candlemamma http://www.dragosroua.com/twitter-downshifting/#comment-41548 candlemamma Sat, 04 Apr 2009 08:29:40 +0000 http://www.dragosroua.com/?p=2043#comment-41548 Thanks for this post. I am wary of twitter. I dj there with blip FM for fun, because I enjoy the music not to get money or anything else. I won't use twitter much more. Thanks the more good honest information about twitter the better. :) Have a great week end! <abbr><em>candlemamma’s last blog post..<a href="http://candlemammascandles.com/2009/04/03/unique-giveaway-from-unique-women/" rel="nofollow">Unique Giveaway from Unique Women</a></abbr></em> Thanks for this post. I am wary of twitter. I dj there with blip FM for fun, because I enjoy the music not to get money or anything else. I won’t use twitter much more.
Thanks the more good honest information about twitter the better. :)
Have a great week end!

candlemamma’s last blog post..Unique Giveaway from Unique Women

]]> By: steven aitchison http://www.dragosroua.com/twitter-downshifting/#comment-40678 steven aitchison Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:53:01 +0000 http://www.dragosroua.com/?p=2043#comment-40678 Dragos, great post here and one that has sparked a bit of debate. I must confess to being a twitter gigalo, I only started using it for real a few weeks ago and I have tried to get the ,number of followers up. However having said that, the amount of crap I have to wade through to follow the good people is amazing, and I am sure people say that about my tweets as well. There are pluses and minuses but overall I think it's a good thing you are doing and you are getting a real following and not a fake following. " I'm just a gigalo, and everywhere I go...." :) <abbr><em>steven aitchison’s last blog post..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChangeYourThoughts/~3/XkaokWjObl4/" rel="nofollow">Guided Meditation - Well of The Wyrd</a></abbr></em> Dragos, great post here and one that has sparked a bit of debate. I must confess to being a twitter gigalo, I only started using it for real a few weeks ago and I have tried to get the ,number of followers up. However having said that, the amount of crap I have to wade through to follow the good people is amazing, and I am sure people say that about my tweets as well.

There are pluses and minuses but overall I think it’s a good thing you are doing and you are getting a real following and not a fake following.

” I’m just a gigalo, and everywhere I go….” :)

steven aitchison’s last blog post..Guided Meditation – Well of The Wyrd

]]> By: dragos http://www.dragosroua.com/twitter-downshifting/#comment-40581 dragos Wed, 01 Apr 2009 06:18:09 +0000 http://www.dragosroua.com/?p=2043#comment-40581 @Jeff thanks for reading my blog and for commenting here. If layout is such a big problem maybe you could read it via RSS? I think it also depends on the display resolution, on my resolution I don't need to zoom out or anything. Thanks for the feed-back and for the nice words :-) @Jeff thanks for reading my blog and for commenting here. If layout is such a big problem maybe you could read it via RSS? I think it also depends on the display resolution, on my resolution I don’t need to zoom out or anything. Thanks for the feed-back and for the nice words :-)

]]> By: Jeff http://www.dragosroua.com/twitter-downshifting/#comment-40574 Jeff Wed, 01 Apr 2009 05:35:14 +0000 http://www.dragosroua.com/?p=2043#comment-40574 Speaking of followers, I have to admit I used to read your blog regularly, but not anymore and it's all because of this layout, or more likely, this bold font and "in-the-eye" color. When I open your blog I have to zoom out the page, fortunately Firefox remembers this (sometimes) It's sad but true... Anyway, keep writing, you got the talent! :) Speaking of followers, I have to admit I used to read your blog regularly, but not anymore and it’s all because of this layout, or more likely, this bold font and “in-the-eye” color.

When I open your blog I have to zoom out the page, fortunately Firefox remembers this (sometimes)

It’s sad but true…

Anyway, keep writing, you got the talent! :)

]]> By: dragos http://www.dragosroua.com/twitter-downshifting/#comment-40564 dragos Wed, 01 Apr 2009 04:14:13 +0000 http://www.dragosroua.com/?p=2043#comment-40564 @Lance thanks for the nice words, I think we all need a moment in which we have to decide what we really want. Not only form Twitter, but this is a good example; we want quality or quantity. Coz whatever we want, we get ;-) @Lance thanks for the nice words, I think we all need a moment in which we have to decide what we really want. Not only form Twitter, but this is a good example; we want quality or quantity. Coz whatever we want, we get ;-)

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