What do you think of Twitter?

[kentuck]

I never thought much for when it began and I still don't think much of it.

It permits just enough characters to get you in trouble. Short snips of brainfarts that can be misinterpreted and not easily explained.

It must be very popular for those that don't like to put several thoughts together. It is easy to type a sentence and hit "send".

How often do we hear of people getting into trouble for something they might "tweet" as opposed to something that they have written that they may have put more thought into?

Personally, I do not see the appeal of Twitter but different strokes for different folks, I guess?

[pinboy3niner]

1. H8 it

[Kilgore]

2. Ditto

Waste of time

[M_Demo_M]

3. It's a Cess Pool

encouraging a race to the bottom. Grown men and women now find it perfectly acceptable to act like Middle School students when discussing politics thanks in part to Twitter.

[Gabi Hayes]

4. same here, but I think it's worked very much against the dumpster, revealing the black hole at

the core of his being

yes? of course!

[csziggy]

9. That's probably the best thing about Twitter - exposing those with no filters

People who have no capability to screen their inner thoughts can dump that drek on Twitter and let the rest of us see their slimey souls.

That can happen on a forum like this but most of the time I suspect people here check what they have written and self censor. I know there are a lot of my posts that got erased without ever seeing the forum pages!

[Buckeye_Democrat]

5. Never used it and never will. The same goes for Facebook and other types of social media.

Why open myself up to this sort of thing? (WARNING: Foul language and women-hate in the video.)

[Iris]

6. Mostly not for me but it is powerful in that it gives voice to ideas that

are not always covered by mainstream media. We may never have heard about Trayvon Martin without it.

[ellie]

7. I love it!

I have an account under a pseudonym and I use it to tweet politics. I don't tweet profanity; it is kind of like reading the comments on a news article.

[HipChick]

11. Me too...seems to appeal to mostly younger people..

[Chico Man]

8. Racist, troll, bot infested w/r/t politics

But good for late breaking news, music, random stuff

[OKNancy]

10. If you take some time and appreciate it for what it is, it can be a lot of fun

and also interesting.

No doubt it is THE place for fast news and commentary. You can get links to news and if you follow the right people some really good stuff.
I follow lots of news people who are on the liberal end of things, like Joy Reid. Also I follow and interact with lots and lots of Hillary supporters.
I'm ClintonKaineSupport @HCSdotcom

It takes a lot of care and thought to do good tweets in such a short way, but the fun people always do.
It's also really good when there is a fast breaking story. I liked it when we had the earthquake here in Oklahoma. Other Okies got on and shared stories and some silliness too.

Edit to add: just went to twitter. This is the kind of fun stuff you can read.

Mark Cuban ?@mcuban 1h1 hour ago
Just got a front row seat to watch @HillaryClinton overwhelm @realDonaldTrump at the "Humbling at Hofstra" on Monday. It Is On !

[area51]

19. +1

I recently registered for a twitter account, using a pseudonym like another poster, and am using it to follow The Young Turks, PNHP, and local weather.

[Hortensis]

20. Surprised to find I like it. Lots of smart, plugged-in people

on there posting points they find of interest. WHO you follow obviously makes a huge difference. I'm too verbose to use it to chat, but short tweets make scanning quick and obscenities don't bother me from these people.

Ian Millhiser ?@imillhiser 19h19 hours ago, Retweeted Lawrence Hurley
That sound you just heard is a thousand coal execs simultaneously screaming "FUUUUUUUUUCK!"

Ian Millhiser added,
Lawrence Hurley @lawrencehurley
DC Circuit order indicates Judge Pillard is no longer sitting out Clean Power Plan case. Garland still out.

Already old news in Twitter time when I read this, but it's huge. The Clean Power Plan is the EPA mandate for states to curb carbon emissions from their electricity providers. 26 states took it to court, endangering the commitments to 2% carbon reduction we made at the Paris climate talks.

[LeftInTX]

12. A way to communicate with media

Since most emails go to spam folders.

(I'm not on twitter, that's just what I've read)

[tech3149]

13. I only tweeted once

Back when Chris Hayes did the weekends and was worth watching he had Alexis Goldstein as part of the panel. She brought up the rethug JOBS act that had nothing to do with jobs, just another big wet kiss to business. I had no choice but to say thank you in the most direct manner possible. Twitter is a tool like all other forms of media and communication. Use it well and it's an angel, otherwise it will be at best a distraction but more likely a tool of disinformation.

[Mike Nelson]

14. I use it to read the news and...

...keep up with events around my area. I use facebook for photo posts with friends and stuff... twitter is too big and I don't want to post things twice.

[brooklynite]

15. I completely disagree

I've moved all my political commentary from Facebook to Twitter. The character limit requires you to be concise and (hopefully) and pithy. With some practice, it's not hard to do.

@chrisbastianbkl

[sarcasmo]

17. New follower

[sarcasmo]

16. I prefer Twitter to Facebook.

[underthematrix]

18. I prefer Twitter to all other social media because I literally tweet all day. I also do some posting

on FB< Tumblr, Instsgram and G+. But I prefer the speed of Twitter

[MineralMan]

21. Not much, and rarely.

I'm pretty sure I have a Twitter account, but I have no idea what my password is and no interest in finding out.

[Skidmore]

22. I do think the effort put forth on Twitter has

had a definite impact by calling the media out in real time and changing the way Hillary is covered. It has also helped push Trump's ignored scandals into the light. I don't know if I'd use it after the election is over. It is a tool that can be used for good or bad. just a note that Farenthold's research and writing on Trump and his foundation scam was tweeted around before it made its appearance in print and broadcast media.