Comments on: Understanding Twitter – Why do so many people fail to?

By: DBINKS

DBINKS — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 12:43:55 +0000

Haven’t you all worked this out, this is for celebs to draw you sheep in, so you can see what an amazing time their having on your money, BAAAAAAA…..BAAAAAA like a lot of sheep

By: Ian

Ian — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:42:15 +0000

Why would would anyone need Twitter to follow a favorite website? Is he kidding? Dave Parrack’s article above explains nothing. I have no idea how one would follow a website, and have no idea how to find out how – but on the face of it, it seems ridiculous! Why would I need an intermediary, anyway? I can just go to the website. Twitter appears to be the biggest hoax on the internet, and a lot of people have fallen for it.

By: colin

colin — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 10:12:19 +0000

I WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND TWITTER THE CONCEPT IS BAFFLING
WHO AM I TALKING TO WHEN I SEND A TWEET WHAT IS A RETWEET
HOW DO I USE TWITTER, SO CONFUSING, THE LAUNGUAGE AND TERMS USED ARE AS CLEAR AS MUD UNLESS I WAS UNDER THE AGE OF 14 THEN I WILL NEVER GET TWITTER EVER

By: Ian

Ian — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 23:51:45 +0000

Dave Parrack says in his article to take the plunge, jump in, create an account, send a tweet, and nature will take its course. I did! DUH?!?!?! nothing! Absolutely nothing! what the hell is he talking about. I didn’t understand it before, and I still don’t. I’m obviously not the only one, and I wonder what it is that makes people get so excited about an irrelevant, empty experience, which goes nowhere, and does nothing. it looks like a hoax that has fooled a lot of people into thinking that something is there that isn’t. i think they don’t understand either, but don’t want to admit it. And comparing it to Facebook is like comparing plain yogurt to fine Italian pastry.

By: Kasiey

Kasiey — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 03:22:39 +0000

I just don’t understand how to post an answer in a topic. I’m using a phone but I can’t put the Twitter app up because its not my phone. Anybody know how to?

By: Kasiey

Kasiey — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 03:21:40 +0000

I just don’t understand how to post an answer in a topic. I’m using a phone but I can’t put the Twitter app up because its not my phone.

By: brianpals

brianpals — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 13:44:24 +0000

I have to agree with several of the above comments.
I joined Twitter years ago but still don’t comprehend what it’s about or how to use it.
I watch F1 and I hear commentators saying that someone tweeted them but, when I follow and try to see those tweets in my attempts to understand what’s going on, I see nothing that relates to the mentions on the TV.
Is Twitter more for superficial gossip and helping in world affairs such as the Japan tsunami and the Arab Spring, or is it also relevant for serious computer users like me?
If so, how? Maybe there’s a really good guide out there that someone can refer me to?

By: EL

EL — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 15:50:37 +0000

Im sorry but the article title is “understanding twitter” and funny enough i read the whole article and i still don’t know more than i knew before + you gave the feeling that im kind of stupid! maybe im too smart to understand twitter! least now i know if i want to gossip or read more like SMS messages i should go for twitter. not my thing, i can spend that time reading something useful!

By: Aloan

Aloan — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 13:38:13 +0000

Twitter is MSN messenger (a chat program) without the extra bells and whistles. That’s the conclusion I came just now. And no one told me that. I had to think very hard and fo a long time to come to this conclusion. Many haven’t figured it out yet, reason why they’re not on twitter yet. Now I can start to use twitter (again) for I have left it collecting dust since I signed up, because I did not understand it, even after I googled “what is twitter”. Lol (yes I read all the comments and twitter is used to update people about your doings or what’s happening)

By: Ty

Ty — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 10:38:38 +0000

I’m not trying to be mean or anything but I don’t think you should be a writer. This is a a very poorly written article. Of course if you practice twitter you’re gonna get it. So many people fail because the @ stuff and other people on your facebook and whether its the tweeter or the person tagged in the comment or what. and that’s where I’m confused. Thats the kind of stuff you need to be writing about. Not telling people that if they practice twitter and let nature run its course to learn it. durrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr, thats just common sense. the people that dont understand it are the ones who don’t really get as into it as you apparently. It’s not as appealing for me to get updates all of the time about what’s going on or what people are doing