Bits by Ben » social media http://ben.liveforge.org a Gentoo Linux geek blogging about free software and technology Mon, 05 Apr 2010 18:44:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 To twitter or not to twitter? http://ben.liveforge.org/2008/10/20/to-twitter-or-not-to-twitter http://ben.liveforge.org/2008/10/20/to-twitter-or-not-to-twitter#comments Mon, 20 Oct 2008 20:08:00 +0000 Ben tag:ben.liveforge.org,2008:to-twitter-or-not-to-twitter/1224533250 That’s the question.

Imagine what Shakespeare could have done with modern technology I am an avid blog reader and IRC user (hello #gentoo-* !), and I dabble in my share of social media (Last.fm, StumbleUpon, Reddit, Digg, YouTube), but not as serious. Now Twitter is all the rage, and so far I have not jumped on the bandwagon. But now I’m wondering if I’m missing anything. So to my readers that are using Twitter, and those that have tried it, I want to pose the question: is it worth it, or merely a huge waste of time? Is there anything to gain for someone like me, interested in free software, the blogosphere, and “alternative” music (mainly post-rock and prog-rock/metal currently)? Let me know your thoughts and experiences!

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