DISQUS

Sam Davyson · 2 years ago

Not for UK phones yet... Boo hiss!

Pete Cashmore · 2 years ago

Dude, it's 3am. Lack of support from Facebook is the least of your problems. ;)

Tamar Weinberg · 2 years ago

But here's why Facebook sucks at it: when Facebook recently had its design overhaul, it also decreased the amount of time before users would timeout. I suppose it is a cookie expiration time and they shortened it substantially. I know that I have to log in every time I open my Facebook page, but that was not previously the case. On the other hand, Twitter's cookies don't expire.

If Facebook is really trying to have a go at Twitter, it needs to allow users to set their login times manually, perhaps through a control panel feature. I hate having to log in every few hours.

Therefore, while I do update Facebook, Twitter still gets more updated than Facebook for me.

By the way, if I were Twitter, I would aim for Yahoo so that Twitter doesn't become another Dodgeball failure.

Tamar Weinberg · 2 years ago

Update/correction - Twitter's cookies might expire, but not as frequently. ;) I certainly haven't noticed it.

Pete Cashmore · 2 years ago

Tamar,

I also noticed this. I reckon I use Facebook less frequently because of it - too much hassle to log in all the time.

Gary King · 2 years ago

Pete, you finally mention this eh? ;)

I posted this on my blog a few days ago already, 2 days ago :)

"Facebook was Twitter before there was Twitter"
http://www.kinggary.com/2007/04/21/facebook-was...

Anyways, I think it's a really interesting development; hopefully there'll be a desktop client for Facebook updates soon, so I don't have a Twitter client that keeps timing out on me ;)

Pete Cashmore · 2 years ago

Interesting. I like your myspace/facebook post too. Maybe you can do some freelance stuff for us?

mrshl · 2 years ago

I have a Twitter client that works great most of the time. It's called gmail chat. And really, if Facebook had the same thing, it WOULD be just as useful as Twitter.

But I predict (and hope for) something a bit more basic. Facebook isn't exporting your status updates yet as an individual feed (you can get a feed for your pals, but not for yourself). If they changed that, and Twitter allowed us to import that feed, all would be well. No crazy mergers necessary.

Marc · 2 years ago

One of Twitter's biggest problems is its name. It sounds seriously nerdy and slightly homosexual. Not a good tone for mass adoption. Yes I said nerdy not geeky.

tempovision · 1 year ago

haha, I agree! No disrespect to parakeets but the name is irritating. I've heard the word 'twittering' used when slyly gossiping about others who may or may not be meth addicts. I reply 'I think you mean to say 'twitching'...?'

Corvida · 2 years ago

The two features are used quite differently for some. As an avid facebook and Jaiku user, I can testify to that. I use my facebook status strictly for my friends and allow it to become a lot more personal than my jaiku updates. With Jaiku, my status is more for networking purposes; to find other people with the same interests.

Javed · 2 years ago

No one will ever buy twitter. it will fade away.

mrshl · 2 years ago

I think SixApart makes better sense than anyone as a Twitter buyer or partner. It would be so easy for Twitter to become an integrated part of their disparate blogging platforms. It's similar to their offerings, and yet it fills a niche.

Be it MT, Typepad, LiveJournal, or Vox, all it would take is one extra form blank, and boom. Post to Twitter.

Pete Cashmore · 2 years ago

Yeah, interesting idea.

fuck you · 2 years ago

u suck balls

Pete Cashmore · 2 years ago

Thanks you for your insightful commentary. With brains like that, you could be running for President one day.

Ken · 2 years ago

Pete...FYI. This wasn't dropped in over the weekend. It's been around for a bit.

Pete Cashmore · 2 years ago

Since the redesign maybe? Certainly didn't notice it before then. It was announced on the blog on Fri, I think.

Ken · 2 years ago

They blogged about it recently...but yeah, I think the way it exists now (esp. in its prominence) came out during the re-design. At the very least, I know the SMS stuff has been around for a couple of weeks or more because I've been playing with it (and so have others).

Pete Cashmore · 2 years ago

Neat. What do you think of it?

Gary King · 2 years ago

Pete,

I shot off an email to you. Let me know if you didn't get it, because I'm sure you have plenty of emails to go through. Search for my name 'Gary King' in your inbox to find it ;)

Tom · 2 years ago

While I'm glad Facebook added SMS status updates, most Facebook users don't know anything about the SMS stuff and thus don't use it very often.

Amanjeev · 2 years ago

I believe that there isn't any feature in Facebook that allows users to see all the status messages of their friends or show their own. It only shows the latest updates.

Chanuka Erdita · 1 year ago

Totally agree Amanjeev,

1. FB so far doesn't have trails of past status messages. For me it's important to have this so I know I am in sync with my team when I skip a day or two without checking their status.

2. FB also doesn't have a reply button for a particular status message. For me this is crucial to answer questions of helps needed within the network of followers.

Loukianos · 2 years ago

Nice!

video4u · 1 year ago

anyone heard of audio video rentals ??

Mike · 1 year ago

i like twitter ._.

Steven Livingstone-Perez · 7 months ago

Might be telling people to shut up Pete but look through the Twitter profiles and you'll find most people linking to their own personal site, to their own Twitter account (never figured that one out) or their MySpace. Facebook rarely figures. Possibly because of their lack of vanity Urls in the past but i wonder whether at heart it's the lack of focus when you hit Facebook which is the reason for this. Still not convinced jack of all trades is the best option for them.