Comments on: 3D Twittervision and IRC reminiscing http://www.vtoreality.com/2007/3d-twittervision-and-irc-reminiscing/953/ VTOR - Virtual TO Reality, featuring Second Life Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:29:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7-beta2 hourly 1 By: Follow us microblogging on VTOReality Twitter » VTOR - Virtual TO Reality http://www.vtoreality.com/2007/3d-twittervision-and-irc-reminiscing/953/comment-page-1/#comment-9974 Follow us microblogging on VTOReality Twitter » VTOR - Virtual TO Reality Mon, 05 Nov 2007 17:31:06 +0000 http://www.vtoreality.com/2007/3d-twittervision-and-irc-reminiscing/953/#comment-9974 [...] are a few Twitter tools inside Second Life that I wrote about back in May of this year. On a personal level, I’ve been more seriously [...] [...] are a few Twitter tools inside Second Life that I wrote about back in May of this year. On a personal level, I’ve been more seriously [...]

]]> By: TD Goodliffe http://www.vtoreality.com/2007/3d-twittervision-and-irc-reminiscing/953/comment-page-1/#comment-7473 TD Goodliffe Thu, 17 May 2007 21:07:37 +0000 http://www.vtoreality.com/2007/3d-twittervision-and-irc-reminiscing/953/#comment-7473 I see convenience and opt-in as a benefit, not a detriment. One of the complaints I've seen from some twitterers is that it "takes too much of their time." You are still required to opt-in (subscribe) to a Twitter conversation by individual and opt-out just as you can join or leave IRC. If someone wants to send you a private message in IRC they can do so without you subscribing to anybody. And there have been IRC to blogging bots around for quite some time ;) I see convenience and opt-in as a benefit, not a detriment. One of the complaints I’ve seen from some twitterers is that it “takes too much of their time.”

You are still required to opt-in (subscribe) to a Twitter conversation by individual and opt-out just as you can join or leave IRC. If someone wants to send you a private message in IRC they can do so without you subscribing to anybody.

And there have been IRC to blogging bots around for quite some time ;)

]]> By: Ordinal Malaprop http://www.vtoreality.com/2007/3d-twittervision-and-irc-reminiscing/953/comment-page-1/#comment-7471 Ordinal Malaprop Thu, 17 May 2007 20:47:08 +0000 http://www.vtoreality.com/2007/3d-twittervision-and-irc-reminiscing/953/#comment-7471 The issue with IRC is that, rather by its name, it is a chat medium without the persistence of blogging. Twitter is actually a microblogging medium, with the option to respond to people and thus chat. There isn't the instant pressure to respond of IRC, and you can choose precisely who you chat with on an opt-in rather than opt-out basis. I find it a lot more comfortable. The issue with IRC is that, rather by its name, it is a chat medium without the persistence of blogging. Twitter is actually a microblogging medium, with the option to respond to people and thus chat. There isn’t the instant pressure to respond of IRC, and you can choose precisely who you chat with on an opt-in rather than opt-out basis. I find it a lot more comfortable.

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