Comments on: Twitterphone: What Gets Lost in Translation?

By: GoKTGo

GoKTGo — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 02:49:03 +0000

I'm the same way when I want to have a more in-depth conversation – I'll DM them and ask for an e-mail address or see if they're on gchat or somewhere I can speak with greater length!

It really does require us to be a little bit smarter and more concise about what we're saying to make sure substance doesn't get lost!

Thanks so much for commenting, Miss Denison! Did you end up adopting a puppy?!?!

By: Tim Jahn

Tim Jahn — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:01:56 +0000

I think this definitely happens, especially with the chains of retweets that occur. As people manipulate the message (by shortening words, excluding certain words, etc.) to stay within the 140 character limit, the message itself changes, just like a game of telephone.

Thinking out loud here...I wonder how much this has to do with the tool (Twitter) itself. The idea of the game telephone has occurred in society for generations, as stories were changed a tiny bit by each new person telling it.

In fact I see the same thing happen today. I've listened to people retell a story I experienced with them and heard them change (not purposely) a small detail here or there. Over time, those details build up and a new story evolves from the original, I think.

So, to (finally) answer your question, I do think we're losing important pieces of information with the shortening of messages. But I think this has happened before Twitter and will continue to happen after.

Great post!

By: SLKCREATIVE

SLKCREATIVE — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:53:28 +0000

Interesting thoughts on Twitterphone … http://www.laurenafernandez.com/blog/twitterphone-what-gets-lost-in-translation/

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By: LevelTen_Colin

LevelTen_Colin — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:28:19 +0000

Twitterphone: What Gets Lost in Translation? http://tinyurl.com/yh24pwo

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By: Paul Stamatiou

Paul Stamatiou — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 06:00:55 +0000

It most definitely lacks organizational structure. There are no concepts of groups that are commonly found on similar SM sites like FriendFeed. That works to Twitter's advantage as well, keeping them all pristine and simple like they want to be. Agreed on the rule book aspect – Twitter is fairly hands off about how people use Twitter.. which is what makes it so great; versatility and ubiquity. #slash #comment #LAF #2KTen #randomhashtags