Posted by Dr. Bob on June 30, 2009, at 8:14:27
In reply to Re: from babble to twitter, posted by Dinah on June 29, 2009, at 20:26:00
> I guess you'd do it as a positive thing, seeing that we had something written in such a way it would be an intriguing tweet? ... Also, I can imagine ... it could bring more people to Babble, which would be great.
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> I also wonder how posters will feel when you choose sentences out of certain posts. Will they feel slighted, i.e., "what - don't *I* say anything so clever/interesting/cool, whatever, that Dr. Bob wants to use it?" Will there be perceived favorites, if some posters' posts are often used as tweets?
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> 10derHeart> If you only twitter people who don't mind your doing it, or if you have everyone reregister with the information that they may be twittered without their knowledge or consent, I suppose it wouldn't do any harm.
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> DinahI guess I'm thinking of them as pull quotes:
> A pull quote (also known as a lift-out quote or a call-out) is a quotation or edited excerpt from an article that is typically placed in a larger typeface on the same page, serving to lead readers into an article and to highlight a key topic.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pull_quote
These tweets might lead readers to some of the many thoughtful and intelligent posts here.
Submitting messages already gives me permission to use them as I wish, but I'll respect the wishes of those on the "no twitter" list:
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/admin/20090529/msgs/903760.html
I noticed that @Psycho_Babel is already being followed by some "tweeple". I welcome new followers, but I also want you to know what you might be getting yourself into:
http://www.dr-bob.org/twitter/followers.html
One way in which these tweets differ from the RSS feeds is that I choose what to tweet. So I do wonder if some of the reactions people are having might have to do with wanting (or not wanting) to be chosen (or others to be chosen).
Bob
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