Twitter

[scottie]

For those of you who either haven't joined Twitter yet or who have but aren't yet followers of Lance Armstrong's Tweets, give it a try. It's been very cool reading his updates pre and post stages of the race. If you're having a hard time understanding the Twitter craze and are even half interested in the TdF and LA, give my suggestion a try.

[Fiyero]

Will you just post his tweets in this thread for the rest of the TdF?

[Donuthole]

Twitter makes 'average people' feel like they are friends with celebrities. Twitter makes celebrities feel good about how many 'average people' follow their tweets. I think I understand the Twitter craze just fine.

[scottie]

This morning before stage 5 he posted a camera phone pic he took of their team meeting in their bus.

[scottie]

Twitter makes 'average people' feel like they are friends with celebrities. Twitter makes celebrities feel good about how many 'average people' follow their tweets. I think I understand the Twitter craze just fine.

It's been a great way for celebs to bypass the media to communicate with fans.

[creekster]

Twitter makes 'average people' feel like they are friends with celebrities. Twitter makes celebrities feel good about how many 'average people' follow their tweets. I think I understand the Twitter craze just fine.

You know, typically I might agree with you, but Scottie is right abotu this. Apart from the ocasional sermonizing about the livestrong foundation and some such, LA's tweets are very interesting and give great insight into what is happeneing at the race. INdeed, in today's AP feed about yesterday's stage the writer quotes LA's tweets rather than an interview itself (I had to point this out to my secreatry who ridicules me for using twitter). Moreover, there are several other cycling folks that I follow (somewhere on here I provided my list) and I think they provide great insight and information. Btw, I have never even been tempted to send a mnessage to any of them, nor do I follow anyone besiders cycling folks and CNN.

Be careful as you dismount, as that horse looks awfully high.

[Fiyero]

For every Fiyero who posts a view from his balcony and has a Robin spend (what, an hour?) searching Google Maps to locate the address, how many Robins are there subscribing to celebrity Tweets and becoming more inclined to innocently cross paths with a Hayden Panettiere or Carrie Underwood?

[beelzebabette]

I had to point this out to my secreatry who ridicules me

Wait. There's a paid position for this? I think I found my second career. Any chance he/she is looking at retirement or maybe a forthcoming move?

[creekster]

Wait. There's a paid position for this? I think I found my second career. Any chance he/she is looking at retirement or maybe a forthcoming move?

SInce my kids became teenagers it is now only a part time position.

[Donuthole]

It's been a great way for celebs to bypass the media to communicate with fans.

Because websites and blogs don't allow this?

[SteelBlue]

You know, typically I might agree with you, but Scottie is right abotu this. Apart from the ocasional sermonizing about the livestrong foundation and some such, LA's tweets are very interesting and give great insight into what is happeneing at the race. INdeed, in today's AP feed about yesterday's stage the writer quotes LA's tweets rather than an interview itself (I had to point this out to my secreatry who ridicules me for using twitter). Moreover, there are several other cycling folks that I follow (somewhere on here I provided my list) and I think they provide great insight and information. Btw, I have never even been tempted to send a mnessage to any of them, nor do I follow anyone besiders cycling folks and CNN.

Be careful as you dismount, as that horse looks awfully high.

Twitter is great for a sport that gets horrible coverage in the US such as cycling. I joined Twitter for the cycling updates during the Tour of California, and have not been disappointed. I have never once tweeted and likely never will. But these cycling tweets tend to be more substantive than anything that gets written about cycling in the US.

In addition, I began following several Iranians during the big protests. I got pictures and video before you could see them on the news. It's humorous that a concept as silly as Twitter can have some real functional uses but it does.

My brother sent me a link to a great spoof about the more inane uses for Twitter. I thought some of you might enjoy:

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[doctorcoug]

For those of you who either haven't joined Twitter yet or who have but aren't yet followers of Lance Armstrong's Tweets, give it a try. It's been very cool reading his updates pre and post stages of the race. If you're having a hard time understanding the Twitter craze and are even half interested in the TdF and LA, give my suggestion a try.

Twitter is an absolute waste of time. I find it utterly useless. I do it just because it adds to SEO, that is all.

[scottie]

Because websites and blogs don't allow this?

[Donuthole]

I'm just saying, it's not as if being able to bypass the media is suddenly an option because of twitter. Which is why I don't really buy that reason.

[Colly Wolly]

I'm just saying, it's not as if being able to bypass the media is suddenly an option because of twitter. Which is why I don't really buy that reason.

Twitter is for people who are too lazy for blogs.