Yeah, overall I'm not too impressed with facebook. They're quickly becoming just another myspace rehash. Their site is slow, their redesign is AWFUL, the apps are annoying as fuck and their site really offers me nothing these days. Apparently it has a lot of features now, but thanks to their TERRIBLE UI, I have no idea what they might be or how to go about using them.
Twitter is all in how you use it man. If you're following people who are posting bullshit (like "i love tacos" or other such useless dribble), it sucks. If you follow people who actually have shit to say (like posting information about code, news updates, etc), then it's pretty awesome. More than anything, it's a quick way to keep your finger on the pulse of your friends. I have a really good idea of what people are up to, and most of it is information that they wouldn't bother posting on the forums or facebook (or if they did, I wouldn't look, cause I rarely ever jump on there).
Aside from that, it's also a pretty good source of information and crowdsourcing. Twitter gives you a platform to just jump in and out of conversations, and get your questions answered. For instance, I posted that I saw some roaches in my place and I was documenting what I was doing about it. Some random guy out in Cali wished me luck and I even told him about some tips that I learned that he could use himself. Then when I had Truly Nolen come out to check my place out, I posted about how cool they were about everything and they hit me up via their Twitter account and we had a quick conversation (and I learned they were HQ'd in Tucson, which was kinda cool). It's really all in who you follow and how you use it. If you're subscribing to assface koocher, then you're destined for failure. If you have friends using it and follow people you think are cool (companies and individuals, like the creator or a language or framework or something), it's pretty damn cool. But, it's really hard to explain WHY it's cool unless you use it.
I think the thing I like most is that it's so goddamn simple! I have my client open (I rock Twhirl), I read and post from there and it's dead simple. If I do need to jump on their site, it's fast and simple to use. No bullshit, no waiting and it's pretty slick. Unlike facebook, where I have to sort through all the random peoples' dribble, try to figure out how to hell to get to what I want, maybe wait a few minutes for pictures or something to load.... it's just slow and painful. Twitter, is like a casual conversation with people around you, which is pretty awesome.
But, I digress. Once I burn through my $25 on my tmo pre-paid account, I'll be in iphone country, which'll be pretty sweet I'm sure
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