Truth (Plus Lies) » twitter http://truthpluslies.com Wiggly-Tongued Monsters Thu, 09 Sep 2010 23:38:30 +0000 en hourly 1 The demographics of language via Twitter http://truthpluslies.com/2010/06/01/the-demographics-of-language-via-twitter/ http://truthpluslies.com/2010/06/01/the-demographics-of-language-via-twitter/#comments Tue, 01 Jun 2010 18:52:02 +0000 Jefff http://truthpluslies.com/?p=3034 In defense of Twitter. Twitter Paid $6 or Less Its Bird. Pledge of Allegiance facts!. ]]> “Bruh” is apparently a word people use. In the south. As demonstrated by this graph of its usage in Twitter posts:

Via The Morning News

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]]> http://truthpluslies.com/2010/06/01/the-demographics-of-language-via-twitter/feed/ 0 In defense of Twitter http://truthpluslies.com/2009/04/23/in-defense-of-twitter/ http://truthpluslies.com/2009/04/23/in-defense-of-twitter/#comments Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:34:13 +0000 Jefff http://truthpluslies.com/?p=1565 Twitter Paid $6 or Less Its Bird. The demographics of language via Twitter. The Rules of Gunfighting. ]]> Jason Kottke has a beautiful post defending Twitter from those who thinks it’s boring and narcissistic. Kottke perfectly confronts the attitude that those who Twitter about boring things mistakenly think the whole world is interested in what they had for breakfast.

People with that attitude completely miss the point of Twitter. They don’t get that there is a type of communication partway between private conversations and public announcements. Sometimes you say something about your dull life to your friends (who care a little bit about your dull life), and it’s something that you don’t mind if a non-friend listens in. In fact, it’s a great way for someone who only half-knows you to get to know you better. That’s what Twitter does. To put it another way: If you don’t want to hear about what I had for breakfast, why are you following my Twitter feed?

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