{"id":206,"date":"2009-03-05T13:03:40","date_gmt":"2009-03-05T17:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/amy\/?p=206"},"modified":"2012-05-07T15:19:02","modified_gmt":"2012-05-07T19:19:02","slug":"twitter-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/amy\/2009\/03\/05\/twitter-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"Twitter Explained (1 funny, 1 serious)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thanks to the Wired GC<\/a> for finding this one.<\/p>\n

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That pretty much says it all. My own experience with Twitter<\/a> is that I’ve been on it for a few months and haven’t really figured out a good way to use it. The only benefit I have found so far is to drive some “uninterested traffic” to some of my web projects. So, then, what’s the benefit? Exactly. However, I do believe that sometimes you just have to jump into\/onto these platforms and figure them out as you go. After being on for a while now, this week I feel I am reaching a threshold of sorts, a critical mass thing, or a tipping point… Each time I tweet this week, I’m getting more and more followers. Or maybe it’s just the hysteria.<\/p>\n

All this being said… follow me on Twitter<\/a>!<\/p>\n

Updated March 7: Carolyn Elefant does a much more thoughtful job describing Twitter in her post: To Twitter or Not To Twitter? That Is the Question for Lawyers<\/a>…<\/p>\n

See also: An older funny Jon Stewart bit about Blogs on TV.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Thanks to the Wired GC for finding this one. [kml_flashembed movie=”http:\/\/media.mtvnservices.com\/mgid:cms:item:comedycentral.com:219519″ width=”360″ height=”301″ wmode=”transparent” \/] That pretty much says it all. My own experience with Twitter is that I’ve been on it for a few months and haven’t really figured …<\/p>\n

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