http://www.winextra.com/2008/05/05/twitter-irc-with-a-new-shade-of-lipstick/ aka Steve Hodson - a cranky old fart wandering the internet causing mayhem as he goes Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:55:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://www.winextra.com/2008/05/05/twitter-irc-with-a-new-shade-of-lipstick/#comment-61034 links for 2008-05-15 | stuart henshall Thu, 15 May 2008 08:39:37 +0000 http://www.winextra.com/2008/05/05/twitter-irc-with-a-new-shade-of-lipstick/#comment-61034 [...] IRC with a new shade of lipstick Adding to the Winer Canter discussion re decentralized twitter. Tracking the flow of everything (that’s public) is important. Try Twinkle and it makes more sense when Tweets are linked to GPS positioning. (tags: twitter twinkle davewiner marccanter) [...] [...] IRC with a new shade of lipstick Adding to the Winer Canter discussion re decentralized twitter. Tracking the flow of everything (that’s public) is important. Try Twinkle and it makes more sense when Tweets are linked to GPS positioning. (tags: twitter twinkle davewiner marccanter) [...]

]]> http://www.winextra.com/2008/05/05/twitter-irc-with-a-new-shade-of-lipstick/#comment-60828 Grand Effect Member News Roundup #1 - eXtra For Every Publisher Fri, 09 May 2008 20:09:16 +0000 http://www.winextra.com/2008/05/05/twitter-irc-with-a-new-shade-of-lipstick/#comment-60828 [...] WinExtra makes a great comparison between Twitter and IRC, which makes me go “wow, so true” as I realize my youth was wasted on various IRC channels, and now Twitter has become the replacement for me as an adult. Scary, but true. [...] [...] WinExtra makes a great comparison between Twitter and IRC, which makes me go “wow, so true” as I realize my youth was wasted on various IRC channels, and now Twitter has become the replacement for me as an adult. Scary, but true. [...]

]]> http://www.winextra.com/2008/05/05/twitter-irc-with-a-new-shade-of-lipstick/#comment-60582 Tuesday Tabs Tue, 06 May 2008 19:07:27 +0000 http://www.winextra.com/2008/05/05/twitter-irc-with-a-new-shade-of-lipstick/#comment-60582 [...] Twitter: IRC with a new shade of lipstick - WinExtra It’s a very interesting point - I think, though, that fundamentally there are [...] [...] Twitter: IRC with a new shade of lipstick - WinExtra It’s a very interesting point - I think, though, that fundamentally there are [...]

]]> http://www.winextra.com/2008/05/05/twitter-irc-with-a-new-shade-of-lipstick/#comment-72706 engtech Tue, 06 May 2008 17:58:13 +0000 http://www.winextra.com/2008/05/05/twitter-irc-with-a-new-shade-of-lipstick/#comment-72706 one big disagreement: twitter's value add wasn't putting HTML around IRC.<br><br>It was abandoning channels and letting everyone control who they are individually listening to. <br><br>It completely killed the +ops crap that made IRC get on your nerves after a while. one big disagreement: twitter's value add wasn't putting HTML around IRC.<br><br>It was abandoning channels and letting everyone control who they are individually listening to. <br><br>It completely killed the +ops crap that made IRC get on your nerves after a while.

]]> http://www.winextra.com/2008/05/05/twitter-irc-with-a-new-shade-of-lipstick/#comment-72707 Daryl Tay Tue, 06 May 2008 13:57:59 +0000 http://www.winextra.com/2008/05/05/twitter-irc-with-a-new-shade-of-lipstick/#comment-72707 Hi Steven,<br><br>I don't usually post my own links in comments, but just thought I'd let you know I had the same thoughts that Twitter's strength is that it's like IRC (<a href="http://uniquefrequency.wordpress.com/2008/03/26/why-twitter-is-so-powerful/">http://uniquefrequency.wordpress.com/2008/03/26...</a>) and a second post saying just because that's it's strength, doesn't mean it should be used exactly like IRC (<a href="http://uniquefrequency.wordpress.com/2008/04/16/twitters-strength-is-in-that-its-like-mirc-doesnt-mean-it-should-be-used-like-it/">http://uniquefrequency.wordpress.com/2008/04/16...</a>). let me know what you think! Hi Steven,<br><br>I don't usually post my own links in comments, but just thought I'd let you know I had the same thoughts that Twitter's strength is that it's like IRC (<a href="http://uniquefrequency.wordpress.com/2008/03/26/why-twitter-is-so-powerful/">http://uniquefrequency.wordpress.com/2008/03/26…</a>) and a second post saying just because that's it's strength, doesn't mean it should be used exactly like IRC (<a href="http://uniquefrequency.wordpress.com/2008/04/16/twitters-strength-is-in-that-its-like-mirc-doesnt-mean-it-should-be-used-like-it/">http://uniquefrequency.wordpress.com/2008/04/16…</a>). let me know what you think!

]]> http://www.winextra.com/2008/05/05/twitter-irc-with-a-new-shade-of-lipstick/#comment-71994 StevenHodson Tue, 06 May 2008 01:19:03 +0000 http://www.winextra.com/2008/05/05/twitter-irc-with-a-new-shade-of-lipstick/#comment-71994 well considering that the IRC protocal has been around since the very<br>beginning of computers talking to each other over 2400 baud modems I think<br>that it could be consider stable or as stable as the IRC networks running<br>over them. well considering that the IRC protocal has been around since the very
beginning of computers talking to each other over 2400 baud modems I think
that it could be consider stable or as stable as the IRC networks running
over them.

]]> http://www.winextra.com/2008/05/05/twitter-irc-with-a-new-shade-of-lipstick/#comment-71993 Mark Dykeman Tue, 06 May 2008 01:14:28 +0000 http://www.winextra.com/2008/05/05/twitter-irc-with-a-new-shade-of-lipstick/#comment-71993 That might be a pretty good thing if IRC is technically superior and more stable. That might be a pretty good thing if IRC is technically superior and more stable.

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