Dangers of Twitter and other horrific possibilities

I thought the discussion about Twitter (see J Angelo’s counter on Joab) was over until Steve Rubel of Micropersuasion (a PR executive) published an open letter of apology to Jim Louderback (Editor-in-Chief of PC Magazine) about his comment on Twitter:

I think Steve should have posted a 140-character apology on Twitter and not his blog. *snicker*

Imagine if other more influential people would use Twitter?

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on Twitter: Sana natuluyan na asawa ko. Puro kamalasan na lang kase.

First Gentlemen Jose Miguel Arroyo on Twitter: Good thing ‘di ako binisita ng kabit ko sa hospital! Natuluyan sana ako.

US Vice President Dick Cheney: Not sure how to beat Obama and Hilary. I should invite them duck hunting.

US President George Bush: Losing approval rating… need more oil… maybe bomb Kuwait next. Think, think.

Ok, ‘nuf of this Twitter thing. *hehehe*

Abe Olandres

Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

https://www.yugatech.com

13 Comments

karla says:

18 years ago

cool.. i’m having hallucinations. seeing darth vader hehehe :D
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JC John SESE Cuneta says:

18 years ago

There are better Twitter alternatives… I’m sure Abe is familiar with those ;)

If you want to text to your site… Twitter is not the ultimate solution :p
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Jaypee says:

18 years ago

I didn’t know Twitter was the dark side..hehe :D
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Christian DeVera says:

18 years ago

Look for spam accounts to infest Twitter. Get a hot chick as your avatar add a bunch of guys as your friends (they will add you because your hot). Twitter some sexy things and then some affiliate links that are converted to tinyurl links.
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Abe Olandres says:

18 years ago

The force of the dark side is strong… must resist… must blog.
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juantanamera says:

18 years ago

Cmon, have you given it a try? We’re waiting for you “on the dark side”.
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Noemi says:

18 years ago

Twittering is like taking a break from work.
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Abe Olandres says:

18 years ago

@ Rickey

No, I don’t hate Twitter. I actually like reading Twitters of fellow Pinoy bloggers, including yours! :)

@ Migs

I’m this close to joining Twitter. :)
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jhay says:

18 years ago

I’m partially with sir abe. I hardly follow the latest tweets from my friends, I just visit the links they share, the sites they visit etc. but actually engage in a conversation on twitter? I’d rather use YM or Gtalk for that. :D
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Rickey says:

18 years ago

C’mon Abe, what’s up with the Twitter hate?

It’s just a different way of using IM, making announcements, etc.

I used it for a week, and then it started getting too slow, so I don’t post as frequently.

The whole idea for me was, I have the plug-in on my blog and when I’m away from my computer I could just text a quick message from my phone to give an update of what I’m doing. No complicated log-ins and setups.

It’s really so simple except that they weren’t able to scale themselves fast enough.

You don’t have to use it, but it’s a really great service if it was more reliable.
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Miguel says:

18 years ago

C’mon Abe… join us in the dark side…
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