Comments on: The Case Against Twitter http://practiceblawg.com/2009/10/the-case-against-twitter/ Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:07:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Thomas C Gallagher http://practiceblawg.com/2009/10/the-case-against-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-135 Thomas C Gallagher Sun, 04 Apr 2010 04:27:59 +0000 http://practiceblawg.com/?p=475#comment-135 I think this post makes some great points, though I'm in the other camp. I was not looking forward to facebook, or twitter, but ended up taking the plunge into both - in that order. I'd say twitter is more techy, while facebook is easier to learn. It's a valid comparison. There are far more lawyers on facebook. My experience has been that lawyers as a group seem less tech-savvy, even as they catch up. I have jumped in with both feet. After several months on facebook and a few on twitter, I like twitter better. In short, both are great networking tools, help learn some useful things, and are fun. Twitter was harder to learn but 100 times better for me once I did. I'm learning a lot from my Twitter friends. It's been invaluable for me. I think this post makes some great points, though I’m in the other camp. I was not looking forward to facebook, or twitter, but ended up taking the plunge into both – in that order. I’d say twitter is more techy, while facebook is easier to learn. It’s a valid comparison. There are far more lawyers on facebook. My experience has been that lawyers as a group seem less tech-savvy, even as they catch up. I have jumped in with both feet. After several months on facebook and a few on twitter, I like twitter better. In short, both are great networking tools, help learn some useful things, and are fun. Twitter was harder to learn but 100 times better for me once I did. I’m learning a lot from my Twitter friends. It’s been invaluable for me.

]]> By: Gregory Luce http://practiceblawg.com/2009/10/the-case-against-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-80 Gregory Luce Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:48:02 +0000 http://practiceblawg.com/?p=475#comment-80 We posted the entirety of your your comments as a page on the blog. You can find it at this URL: http://practiceblawg.com/?page_id=579. Thanks for such thoughtful comments. We posted the entirety of your your comments as a page on the blog. You can find it at this URL: http://practiceblawg.com/?page_id=579. Thanks for such thoughtful comments.

]]> By: Gregory Luce http://practiceblawg.com/2009/10/the-case-against-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-79 Gregory Luce Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:06:52 +0000 http://practiceblawg.com/?p=475#comment-79 Derek-- I look forward to it even though my brain can generally only handle 1,000 characters or less at a time. It seems the new textual measurement is not words but characters. Lawyers have a word limit in briefs--maybe that will switch to characters in the future. :) Derek–

I look forward to it even though my brain can generally only handle 1,000 characters or less at a time. It seems the new textual measurement is not words but characters. Lawyers have a word limit in briefs–maybe that will switch to characters in the future. :)

]]> By: Gregory Luce http://practiceblawg.com/2009/10/the-case-against-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-78 Gregory Luce Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:04:18 +0000 http://practiceblawg.com/?p=475#comment-78 Boyd-- Good points and I agree with each, particularly now that Google will start listing Tweets in its search results (increasing an attorney's potential presence on the web). My main thrust is that Twitter has been oversold to attorneys. Useful to some for the reasons you state but generally not that useful for the time needed to make it work well. If you already have a blog, though, it is a useful extension of the blog for pushing content out there. Boyd–

Good points and I agree with each, particularly now that Google will start listing Tweets in its search results (increasing an attorney’s potential presence on the web).

My main thrust is that Twitter has been oversold to attorneys. Useful to some for the reasons you state but generally not that useful for the time needed to make it work well. If you already have a blog, though, it is a useful extension of the blog for pushing content out there.

]]> By: Derek Baker http://practiceblawg.com/2009/10/the-case-against-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-77 Derek Baker Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:46:51 +0000 http://practiceblawg.com/?p=475#comment-77 I had a really good set of responses to each of your four points -- but was 3,377 characters over limit for replies to posts here. So perhaps I'll send a link to the author to read my comments in a Word doc, if he's interested. Of course, I'll send that link via Twitter. I had a really good set of responses to each of your four points — but was 3,377 characters over limit for replies to posts here. So perhaps I’ll send a link to the author to read my comments in a Word doc, if he’s interested. Of course, I’ll send that link via Twitter.

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