Comments on: Twitter as a substitute for co-workers

By: Gordon R. Vaughan

Gordon R. Vaughan — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 21:37:58 +0000

Yeah, so many different uses for Twitter. I use it this way to an extent, too. Sometimes it helps to have a little conversation in the background, and I like knowing what’s going on in the tech world just as it’s happening.

Twitter’s a great service. I try to not waste folks’ time with random tweets, though I guess that has a place, too, depending on how you’re using it.

I’m at http://twitter.com/aeroG

By: Shava Nerad

Shava Nerad — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 18:28:35 +0000

lol! I explained twitter to my son as “office small talk, emphasis on the small, open minded on the office.” Since he, as a modern high schooler, lives on IMs, he gets it.

http://www.twitter.com/shava23

Open door policy…:) Management by twittering around?

Shava

By: Nonliteral

Nonliteral — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 18:20:07 +0000

The Twitter Staff…

Gary Burge has hit it right on the head. I’m a long time office-at-home type, but it does occasionally get too quiet.
Twitter fills a nice void in that regard — little snippets of conversation that make things seem much more like working i…

By: Laura Athavale Fitton

Laura Athavale Fitton — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 18:02:55 +0000

You are ABSOLUTELY right. I’ve been telling anyone who will listen for the last two months that Twitter is my “water cooler.” http://gpmb.wordpress.com/2007/08/10/ode-to-twitter/ But it’s a water cooler mashed up with an amazing social media & technology wire service/curated RSS reader. My office is just down the hall, you’ll see http://www.twitter.com/pistachio on the door!

By: Randy Stewart

Randy Stewart — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 17:55:40 +0000

God, I’m totally the same. So glad Winer linked to your post. I get the best random stuff via Twitter. While not a substitute for “real” coworkers, it sure does make it a little less lonely around the house.

Cheers,
Randy Stewart

By: BarbaraKB

BarbaraKB — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 17:47:41 +0000

Ditto. Twitter is better than the old water cooler. I learn lots more there for my work.

Found you thru Dave Winer tweet.

Me at Twitter: http://twitter.com/BarbaraKB .

I am now following you… ;-}

Peace.