Comments on: I Invented Twitter http://www.jonobacon.org/2009/01/06/i-invented-twitter/ At home with Jono Bacon, Community Manager and Author Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:00:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: jaduncan http://www.jonobacon.org/2009/01/06/i-invented-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-129008 jaduncan Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:18:42 +0000 http://www.jonobacon.org/?p=1553#comment-129008 <p>You appear to misspell 'humour'. What happened to the Wolverhampton?</p> You appear to misspell ‘humour’. What happened to the Wolverhampton?

]]> By: Michael @ QuinnCo http://www.jonobacon.org/2009/01/06/i-invented-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-128944 Michael @ QuinnCo Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:40:48 +0000 http://www.jonobacon.org/?p=1553#comment-128944 <p>This actually reminds me of what Mark Shuttleworth was mocking up for the new Fast User Switcher Applet. I like the screenshot option, but a webcam capture would be even better.</p> <p>It would be interesting to be able to update a MySpace of Facebook status and default image from FUSA. Type your status, mood, and take your pic (if you have a webcam) all from a simple dialog. I should put this on brainstorm...</p> This actually reminds me of what Mark Shuttleworth was mocking up for the new Fast User Switcher Applet. I like the screenshot option, but a webcam capture would be even better.

It would be interesting to be able to update a MySpace of Facebook status and default image from FUSA. Type your status, mood, and take your pic (if you have a webcam) all from a simple dialog. I should put this on brainstorm…

]]> By: Chuck http://www.jonobacon.org/2009/01/06/i-invented-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-128904 Chuck Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:16:08 +0000 http://www.jonobacon.org/?p=1553#comment-128904 <p>It's not that I object to the use of twitter to publicize yourself and what you do. You have followers there that chose to be there for whatever reason.</p> <p>It is the choice of a closed source platform over an equally good Free platform as your primary choice. Particularly when the Free platform can allow you to embrace the freedom you preach and connect you to your established followers where you have been.</p> <p>It is much the same as your LUGRadio days with the OGG and MP3 files. Produce the MP3s for those that are not aware of or cannot take advantage of the OGG freedom. You recorded and mixed the show on closed source software because there was not an equivalent free package that would do what you needed.</p> <p>In this case, the free tool exists to give you the ability to do what you want in an equal manner. Every time you use Twitter you are deciding to use closed source rather than open source.</p> It’s not that I object to the use of twitter to publicize yourself and what you do. You have followers there that chose to be there for whatever reason.

It is the choice of a closed source platform over an equally good Free platform as your primary choice. Particularly when the Free platform can allow you to embrace the freedom you preach and connect you to your established followers where you have been.

It is much the same as your LUGRadio days with the OGG and MP3 files. Produce the MP3s for those that are not aware of or cannot take advantage of the OGG freedom. You recorded and mixed the show on closed source software because there was not an equivalent free package that would do what you needed.

In this case, the free tool exists to give you the ability to do what you want in an equal manner. Every time you use Twitter you are deciding to use closed source rather than open source.

]]> By: jono http://www.jonobacon.org/2009/01/06/i-invented-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-128891 jono Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:27:31 +0000 http://www.jonobacon.org/?p=1553#comment-128891 <p>Damn you, smartarse! :)</p> Damn you, smartarse! :)

]]> By: Roger http://www.jonobacon.org/2009/01/06/i-invented-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-128890 Roger Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:59:20 +0000 http://www.jonobacon.org/?p=1553#comment-128890 <p>Is this your fault as well then? :)</p> <p>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7813558.stm</p> <p>You really should be more careful!</p> Is this your fault as well then? :)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7813558.stm

You really should be more careful!

]]> By: Paul W. Frields http://www.jonobacon.org/2009/01/06/i-invented-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-128889 Paul W. Frields Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:33:12 +0000 http://www.jonobacon.org/?p=1553#comment-128889 <p>Or we could have them send that same amount to the people who wrote 'finger' way back when. :-)</p> <p>Ah, 'vi ~/.plan', my old friend....</p> Or we could have them send that same amount to the people who wrote ‘finger’ way back when. :-)

Ah, ‘vi ~/.plan’, my old friend….

]]> By: MJ Ray http://www.jonobacon.org/2009/01/06/i-invented-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-128888 MJ Ray Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:40:30 +0000 http://www.jonobacon.org/?p=1553#comment-128888 <p>You are the real Napster, aren't you? (Italian Job re-make)</p> You are the real Napster, aren’t you? (Italian Job re-make)

]]> By: Fab http://www.jonobacon.org/2009/01/06/i-invented-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-128886 Fab Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:27:37 +0000 http://www.jonobacon.org/?p=1553#comment-128886 <p>The real question is: Did yours stay up or did it have a silly 404 graphic?</p> <p>Aside from that I'm a bit glad I wasn't involved in Linux back then. Man, that desktop was ugleeeee! ;)</p> The real question is: Did yours stay up or did it have a silly 404 graphic?

Aside from that I’m a bit glad I wasn’t involved in Linux back then. Man, that desktop was ugleeeee! ;)

]]> By: jono http://www.jonobacon.org/2009/01/06/i-invented-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-128884 jono Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:00:20 +0000 http://www.jonobacon.org/?p=1553#comment-128884 <p>I don't understand. You seem too object to me using Twitter, yet you ask me to send my posts to Twitter via identi.ca.</p> <p>I could understand if you wanted me to stop using Twitter entirely and use identi.ca, but it seems a little odd that you suggest I send it to Twitter via identi.ca.</p> <p>The reason why I haven't used identi.ca is purely because I just haven't got around to it. I rarely microblog as it is, and I just haven't got around to setting up an account. I will do when I get some time.</p> I don’t understand. You seem too object to me using Twitter, yet you ask me to send my posts to Twitter via identi.ca.

I could understand if you wanted me to stop using Twitter entirely and use identi.ca, but it seems a little odd that you suggest I send it to Twitter via identi.ca.

The reason why I haven’t used identi.ca is purely because I just haven’t got around to it. I rarely microblog as it is, and I just haven’t got around to setting up an account. I will do when I get some time.

]]> By: Chuck http://www.jonobacon.org/2009/01/06/i-invented-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-128883 Chuck Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:50:30 +0000 http://www.jonobacon.org/?p=1553#comment-128883 <p>Yet you microblog from Twitter.</p> <p>Why don't you originate your posts from identi.ca (or any laconi.ca server of your choice) and send them to twitter that way? Utilize and promote the freedom without losing your closed source followers. With your high profile in the F/OSS and other communities you may show some users a freedom that they did not know existed.</p> <p>So even though I missed the joke, the point stands.</p> Yet you microblog from Twitter.

Why don’t you originate your posts from identi.ca (or any laconi.ca server of your choice) and send them to twitter that way? Utilize and promote the freedom without losing your closed source followers. With your high profile in the F/OSS and other communities you may show some users a freedom that they did not know existed.

So even though I missed the joke, the point stands.

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