Comments on: The Features It Needs Next: Twitter http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/08/11/the-features-it-needs-next-twitter/ tech, science, news and social issues for geeks Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:25:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: @aps87http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/08/11/the-features-it-needs-next-twitter/#comment-314902 @aps87 Mon, 19 Sep 2011 13:20:35 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=16434#comment-314902 Coming back to this article a couple of years on, Twitter's certainly gone above and beyond the 'groups' feature with the not-so-new-anymore Lists. Sure hashtags worked on some level, but the second an 'unofficial' group member posted a tweet with that hashtag, they'd be part of the hashtag's feed, so it'd, once again, be useless. I meant using it so, say, three hosts of a podcast, and only those three hosts, could post official tweets to their podcast's 'group'. Now, with a public List they're the only members of, they can. Twitter's simplicity IS nice, don't get me wrong, and two years on, I'm glad widgets and CSS aren't an option - I've outgrown my need to control everything on a webpage for uniformity. But the few features they have added in the meantime (Lists, Retweets and Twitter-hosted photos) sure are useful without compromising on that lovable simplicity. Coming back to this article a couple of years on, Twitter's certainly gone above and beyond the 'groups' feature with the not-so-new-anymore Lists.

Sure hashtags worked on some level, but the second an 'unofficial' group member posted a tweet with that hashtag, they'd be part of the hashtag's feed, so it'd, once again, be useless. I meant using it so, say, three hosts of a podcast, and only those three hosts, could post official tweets to their podcast's 'group'. Now, with a public List they're the only members of, they can.

Twitter's simplicity IS nice, don't get me wrong, and two years on, I'm glad widgets and CSS aren't an option – I've outgrown my need to control everything on a webpage for uniformity. But the few features they have added in the meantime (Lists, Retweets and Twitter-hosted photos) sure are useful without compromising on that lovable simplicity.

]]> By: Green Datahttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/08/11/the-features-it-needs-next-twitter/#comment-272665 Green Data Wed, 12 Aug 2009 23:20:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=16434#comment-272665 About the group thing, I think hashtags are meant for that. Multiple users can tag their tweets with a certain hashtag, and then you can have an aggregate with all tweets with that particulat hashtag. I don't really think that Custom CSS and Widgets are that important. I believe twitter has to work more on it's interface. They can add a Retweeting button, and a way to follow conversations between users, something like <a href="http://baralbait.com/twall2wall" rel="nofollow">http://baralbait.com/twall2wall</a>. They can also allow people to embed multimedia content into their tweets. About the group thing, I think hashtags are meant for that. Multiple users can tag their tweets with a certain hashtag, and then you can have an aggregate with all tweets with that particulat hashtag.

I don't really think that Custom CSS and Widgets are that important.

I believe twitter has to work more on it's interface. They can add a Retweeting button, and a way to follow conversations between users, something like http://baralbait.com/twall2wall. They can also allow people to embed multimedia content into their tweets.

]]> By: Mackenziehttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/08/11/the-features-it-needs-next-twitter/#comment-179809 Mackenzie Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:02:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=16434#comment-179809 So screw Twitter and use Identi.ca. It at least has groups and lets you change more color settings than Twitter does. And hell, if you want to, you can setup your own Laconi.ca server and follow people on Identi.ca or Twit.army.tv or...whatever other Open MicroBlogging (OMB) server you want, and they can follow you. So screw Twitter and use Identi.ca. It at least has groups and lets you change more color settings than Twitter does. And hell, if you want to, you can setup your own Laconi.ca server and follow people on Identi.ca or Twit.army.tv or…whatever other Open MicroBlogging (OMB) server you want, and they can follow you.

]]> By: Mackenziehttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/08/11/the-features-it-needs-next-twitter/#comment-272664 Mackenzie Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:02:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=16434#comment-272664 So screw Twitter and use Identi.ca. It at least has groups and lets you change more color settings than Twitter does. And hell, if you want to, you can setup your own Laconi.ca server and follow people on Identi.ca or Twit.army.tv or...whatever other Open MicroBlogging (OMB) server you want, and they can follow you. So screw Twitter and use Identi.ca. It at least has groups and lets you change more color settings than Twitter does. And hell, if you want to, you can setup your own Laconi.ca server and follow people on Identi.ca or Twit.army.tv or…whatever other Open MicroBlogging (OMB) server you want, and they can follow you.

]]> By: Green Datahttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/08/11/the-features-it-needs-next-twitter/#comment-179915 Green Data Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:20:35 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=16434#comment-179915 About the group thing, I think hashtags are meant for that. Multiple users can tag their tweets with a certain hashtag, and then you can have an aggregate with all tweets with that particulat hashtag. I don't really think that Custom CSS and Widgets are that important. I believe twitter has to work more on it's interface. They can add a Retweeting button, and a way to follow conversations between users, something like <a href="http://baralbait.com/twall2wall" rel="nofollow">http://baralbait.com/twall2wall</a>. They can also allow people to embed multimedia content into their tweets. About the group thing, I think hashtags are meant for that. Multiple users can tag their tweets with a certain hashtag, and then you can have an aggregate with all tweets with that particulat hashtag.

I don't really think that Custom CSS and Widgets are that important.

I believe twitter has to work more on it's interface. They can add a Retweeting button, and a way to follow conversations between users, something like http://baralbait.com/twall2wall. They can also allow people to embed multimedia content into their tweets.

]]> By: akoskmhttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/08/11/the-features-it-needs-next-twitter/#comment-179606 akoskm Wed, 12 Aug 2009 06:22:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=16434#comment-179606 I totally agree with you. This simplicity makes Twitter better IMHO and there is no need for widgets... Custom CSS is good idea. I totally agree with you. This simplicity makes Twitter better IMHO and there is no need for widgets…

Custom CSS is good idea.

]]> By: akoskmhttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/08/11/the-features-it-needs-next-twitter/#comment-272663 akoskm Wed, 12 Aug 2009 06:22:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=16434#comment-272663 I totally agree with you. This simplicity makes Twitter better IMHO and there is no need for widgets... Custom CSS is good idea. I totally agree with you. This simplicity makes Twitter better IMHO and there is no need for widgets…
Custom CSS is good idea.

]]> By: Ryan Rampersadhttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/08/11/the-features-it-needs-next-twitter/#comment-179542 Ryan Rampersad Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:09:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=16434#comment-179542 I'd love the custom CSS. Aside from that though, I think I like twitter the way it is. Simple and good for just _1_ thing. I'd love the custom CSS. Aside from that though, I think I like twitter the way it is. Simple and good for just _1_ thing.

]]> By: Ryan Rampersadhttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/08/11/the-features-it-needs-next-twitter/#comment-272662 Ryan Rampersad Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:09:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=16434#comment-272662 I'd love the custom CSS. Aside from that though, I think I like twitter the way it is. Simple and good for just _1_ thing. I’d love the custom CSS. Aside from that though, I think I like twitter the way it is. Simple and good for just _1_ thing.

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