Comments on: Can you hear the pitter patter of the Twitter revolution? http://questprblog.com/350/can-you-hear-the-pitter-patter-of-the-twitter-revolution/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:41:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: Natalie Torbett http://questprblog.com/350/can-you-hear-the-pitter-patter-of-the-twitter-revolution/comment-page-1/#comment-6429 Natalie Torbett Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:33:28 +0000 http://questprblog.com/?p=350#comment-6429 Great blog. Another celebrity Twitter victim....Stephen Fry. His announcement about leaving twitter after a follower merely suggested that some of SF's tweets were a little boring..within 24hrs SF had returned to the site claiming that he was perhaps over reacting and being a little bit silly. How thoroughly embarassing! As for the oil company example: In the 60's people protested day and night, burnt their bras and generally didn't stand for being walked over..these days we as a public are far more likely to roll over and take what we're given. But through the medium of social media we can stand up be counted and work as one giant voice...well it brought the Whisper back didn't it!! Great blog.

Another celebrity Twitter victim….Stephen Fry. His announcement about leaving twitter after a follower merely suggested that some of SF’s tweets were a little boring..within 24hrs SF had returned to the site claiming that he was perhaps over reacting and being a little bit silly.

How thoroughly embarassing!

As for the oil company example:
In the 60’s people protested day and night, burnt their bras and generally didn’t stand for being walked over..these days we as a public are far more likely to roll over and take what we’re given. But through the medium of social media we can stand up be counted and work as one giant voice…well it brought the Whisper back didn’t it!!

]]> By: Steve Howey http://questprblog.com/350/can-you-hear-the-pitter-patter-of-the-twitter-revolution/comment-page-1/#comment-6427 Steve Howey Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:29:50 +0000 http://questprblog.com/?p=350#comment-6427 Thoroughly enjoyed reading your blog on Twitter. Personally, I don't have a Twitter account, and always thought it was for perceived interesting people to update their adoring following on mundane things such as what they last ate, or which other famous person they last rubbed shoulders with. However, your piece has highlighted the growing use of Twitter and its huge potential to influence our lives. There are mutterings of a deal between the NHS and Twitter for a service that would allow all staff on hospital wards to provide updates on a patients condition - allowing others to clearly see what has been happening, without trawling through pages and pages of illegible notes. As someone whose working future will lie in the hospital environment, I can certainly see the benefits of Twitter in this setting. I am sure before long, the twitter revolution will catch us all, with other similar services being put into place. Thoroughly enjoyed reading your blog on Twitter. Personally, I don’t have a Twitter account, and always thought it was for perceived interesting people to update their adoring following on mundane things such as what they last ate, or which other famous person they last rubbed shoulders with. However, your piece has highlighted the growing use of Twitter and its huge potential to influence our lives. There are mutterings of a deal between the NHS and Twitter for a service that would allow all staff on hospital wards to provide updates on a patients condition – allowing others to clearly see what has been happening, without trawling through pages and pages of illegible notes. As someone whose working future will lie in the hospital environment, I can certainly see the benefits of Twitter in this setting. I am sure before long, the twitter revolution will catch us all, with other similar services being put into place.

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