Comments on: Episode 12 http://pushmyfollow.com/2008/08/episode-12/ A podcast about social media and other things Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:39:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Annie http://pushmyfollow.com/2008/08/episode-12/comment-page-1/#comment-663 Annie Sat, 20 Sep 2008 21:29:03 +0000 http://pushmyfollow.com/?p=66#comment-663 I think Twitter is definitely attracting more mainstream users. Evidence? Check out twittermoms.com. It's a ning group started recently for moms who use twitter, some of whom are early adopter-types, sure, but probably most are just moms looking for online friends (just like I did when I joined Prodigy back in the mid 90s.) Anyway, there are nearly 1000 members there already. So yes, the mainstream is finding twitter. Also, yes, the link appeared to be pr0n so there's that, too ;). I think Twitter is definitely attracting more mainstream users. Evidence? Check out twittermoms.com. It’s a ning group started recently for moms who use twitter, some of whom are early adopter-types, sure, but probably most are just moms looking for online friends (just like I did when I joined Prodigy back in the mid 90s.) Anyway, there are nearly 1000 members there already. So yes, the mainstream is finding twitter.

Also, yes, the link appeared to be pr0n so there’s that, too ;) .

]]> By: Tink *~*~* http://pushmyfollow.com/2008/08/episode-12/comment-page-1/#comment-661 Tink *~*~* Sat, 20 Sep 2008 21:09:51 +0000 http://pushmyfollow.com/?p=66#comment-661 OK, had to listen to this over again because while I was doing some desk tidying, I found a yellow sticky to myself about malware via Twitter, which I forgot to comment about. I think it is interesting that Twitter/social media apps are allegedly populated with the early adapter, who one would think is a bit more technically savvy than the average user, yet they clicked on the link. They should have known better. Now, I'm wondering - does this incident indicate that social media in general/Twitter specifically is starting to attract Joe User, the average, non-early adopter who is NOT technically savvy? Or does it mean that everyone just wanted to see promised subject (I think one of you said it was pr0n), and that this single-minded goal overtook common sense? Interested in hearing reactions or other possible explanations. Tink *~*~* OK, had to listen to this over again because while I was doing some desk tidying, I found a yellow sticky to myself about malware via Twitter, which I forgot to comment about.

I think it is interesting that Twitter/social media apps are allegedly populated with the early adapter, who one would think is a bit more technically savvy than the average user, yet they clicked on the link. They should have known better.

Now, I’m wondering – does this incident indicate that social media in general/Twitter specifically is starting to attract Joe User, the average, non-early adopter who is NOT technically savvy? Or does it mean that everyone just wanted to see promised subject (I think one of you said it was pr0n), and that this single-minded goal overtook common sense?

Interested in hearing reactions or other possible explanations.
Tink *~*~*

]]> By: Tink *~*~* http://pushmyfollow.com/2008/08/episode-12/comment-page-1/#comment-284 Tink *~*~* Sun, 24 Aug 2008 18:56:40 +0000 http://pushmyfollow.com/?p=66#comment-284 Great show as always. With regard to the "goodbyes" at the end, I thought y'all might be interested in seeing a picture of a t-shirt I bought the last time I was in Orlando. http://mymobileadventures.blogspot.com/2008/05/mine.html Great show as always. With regard to the “goodbyes” at the end, I thought y’all might be interested in seeing a picture of a t-shirt I bought the last time I was in Orlando.

http://mymobileadventures.blogspot.com/2008/05/mine.html

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