Comments on: Location isn’t important–another Twitter story http://tdhurst.com/location-important-twitter Write to know yourself better. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:22:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: tdhurst http://tdhurst.com/location-important-twitter/comment-page-1#comment-1612 tdhurst Fri, 14 Aug 2009 06:42:46 +0000 http://tdhurst.com/?p=935#comment-1612 Ashton and CNN didn't do shit for Twitter. They didn't add to the conversation, they didn't get ppl connected and they didn't engage. Ashton and CNN didn't do shit for Twitter. They didn't add to the conversation, they didn't get ppl connected and they didn't engage.

]]> By: William Smith http://tdhurst.com/location-important-twitter/comment-page-1#comment-1611 William Smith Fri, 14 Aug 2009 06:18:36 +0000 http://tdhurst.com/?p=935#comment-1611 Unfortunately, I'd say that Ashton Kutcher and CNN did more for Twitter than Shaq did, although i think Shaq actually uses Twitter in a much more positive way. I'd be willing to bet that the graph above would look the same for any number of celebrities who happened upon Twitter roughly the same time. Unfortunately, I'd say that Ashton Kutcher and CNN did more for Twitter than Shaq did, although i think Shaq actually uses Twitter in a much more positive way. I'd be willing to bet that the graph above would look the same for any number of celebrities who happened upon Twitter roughly the same time.

]]> By: tdhurst http://tdhurst.com/location-important-twitter/comment-page-1#comment-863 tdhurst Thu, 13 Aug 2009 23:42:46 +0000 http://tdhurst.com/?p=935#comment-863 Ashton and CNN didn't do shit for Twitter. They didn't add to the conversation, they didn't get ppl connected and they didn't engage. Ashton and CNN didn't do shit for Twitter. They didn't add to the conversation, they didn't get ppl connected and they didn't engage.

]]> By: William Smith http://tdhurst.com/location-important-twitter/comment-page-1#comment-862 William Smith Thu, 13 Aug 2009 23:18:36 +0000 http://tdhurst.com/?p=935#comment-862 Unfortunately, I'd say that Ashton Kutcher and CNN did more for Twitter than Shaq did, although i think Shaq actually uses Twitter in a much more positive way. I'd be willing to bet that the graph above would look the same for any number of celebrities who happened upon Twitter roughly the same time. Unfortunately, I'd say that Ashton Kutcher and CNN did more for Twitter than Shaq did, although i think Shaq actually uses Twitter in a much more positive way. I'd be willing to bet that the graph above would look the same for any number of celebrities who happened upon Twitter roughly the same time.

]]> By: Derek Neighbors http://tdhurst.com/location-important-twitter/comment-page-1#comment-853 Derek Neighbors Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:53:07 +0000 http://tdhurst.com/?p=935#comment-853 Evo,<br><br>While I think there are many factors it's hard to deny that someone that has over a million followers didn't have ANY impact in the growth of the system.<br><br>--<br>Derek Evo,

While I think there are many factors it's hard to deny that someone that has over a million followers didn't have ANY impact in the growth of the system.

–
Derek

]]> By: tdhurst http://tdhurst.com/location-important-twitter/comment-page-1#comment-850 tdhurst Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:06:11 +0000 http://tdhurst.com/?p=935#comment-850 And you were skeptical it wasn't you. And you were skeptical it wasn't you.

]]> By: tdhurst http://tdhurst.com/location-important-twitter/comment-page-1#comment-849 tdhurst Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:05:53 +0000 http://tdhurst.com/?p=935#comment-849 Yes, it would have been much more helpful if there was some sort of way to track traffic either to or from @the_real_shaq's account at the time, which would show us how much of an impact he had, if any, on Twitter's popularity at that time. Yes, it would have been much more helpful if there was some sort of way to track traffic either to or from @the_real_shaq's account at the time, which would show us how much of an impact he had, if any, on Twitter's popularity at that time.

]]> By: Evo Terra http://tdhurst.com/location-important-twitter/comment-page-1#comment-847 Evo Terra Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:55:19 +0000 http://tdhurst.com/?p=935#comment-847 I'm skeptical of the conclusions drawn from the graph. While the evidence clearly shows an increase in the usage of Twitter in a post-Shaq-joining world, there's no indication that that single incident was the catalyst. More likely -- and more in line with Occam's Razor -- is that Shaq was one of the many people that joined during Twitter during that climb. <br><br>Thousands of people join Twitter and dozens of other social networks every day. While I won't deny the possibility that one or some *can* create a huge spike in interest for large group of people, I'd need to see more evidence before I laud kudos on any.<br><br>Skeptic to the bone. :) I'm skeptical of the conclusions drawn from the graph. While the evidence clearly shows an increase in the usage of Twitter in a post-Shaq-joining world, there's no indication that that single incident was the catalyst. More likely — and more in line with Occam's Razor — is that Shaq was one of the many people that joined during Twitter during that climb.

Thousands of people join Twitter and dozens of other social networks every day. While I won't deny the possibility that one or some *can* create a huge spike in interest for large group of people, I'd need to see more evidence before I laud kudos on any.

Skeptic to the bone. :)

]]> By: Kevin Spidel http://tdhurst.com/location-important-twitter/comment-page-1#comment-844 Kevin Spidel Mon, 10 Aug 2009 06:23:43 +0000 http://tdhurst.com/?p=935#comment-844 wow. that was our tweetup with @jbuin and @shawnemarriman wow. that was our tweetup with @jbuin and @shawnemarriman

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