Comments on: The cost of Twitter productivity is a bargain http://www.nevillehobson.com/2008/01/05/the-cost-of-twitter-productivity-is-a-bargain/ Business, Communication, Technology Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:53:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Phil Gomes http://www.nevillehobson.com/2008/01/05/the-cost-of-twitter-productivity-is-a-bargain/#comment-70931 Phil Gomes Tue, 08 Jan 2008 14:39:22 +0000 http://www.nevillehobson.com/2008/01/05/the-cost-of-twitter-productivity-is-a-bargain/#comment-70931 I'm reminded of the early-90s claims by outplacement firms that "Wookie Hookie", stemming from corporate absenteeism during the release of the Star Wars prequels, was going to be EXCEEDINGLY DAMAGING to American productivity. *sigh* I can't seem to find it, but one analyst firm playfully did an analysis of the productivity costs of the average office coffeepot, with the same methodologies another firm used to compute the total-cost-of-ownership of PCs. A high-point in geek satire. I’m reminded of the early-90s claims by outplacement firms that “Wookie Hookie”, stemming from corporate absenteeism during the release of the Star Wars prequels, was going to be EXCEEDINGLY DAMAGING to American productivity.

*sigh*

I can’t seem to find it, but one analyst firm playfully did an analysis of the productivity costs of the average office coffeepot, with the same methodologies another firm used to compute the total-cost-of-ownership of PCs. A high-point in geek satire.

]]> By: Markus Goebel's Tech News Comments http://www.nevillehobson.com/2008/01/05/the-cost-of-twitter-productivity-is-a-bargain/#comment-70888 Markus Goebel's Tech News Comments Sun, 06 Jan 2008 19:15:48 +0000 http://www.nevillehobson.com/2008/01/05/the-cost-of-twitter-productivity-is-a-bargain/#comment-70888 <strong>Let's get rid of Twitter and Facebook!...</strong> I like Pat very much. But I don't need a status update every time his airplain is delayed, he buys a CD of Take That or answers a friend's question. That's the kind of information I find in Twitter feeds. For me that's not useful and causes a false... Let’s get rid of Twitter and Facebook!…

I like Pat very much. But I don’t need a status update every time his airplain is delayed, he buys a CD of Take That or answers a friend’s question. That’s the kind of information I find in Twitter feeds. For me that’s not useful and causes a false…

]]> By: neville http://www.nevillehobson.com/2008/01/05/the-cost-of-twitter-productivity-is-a-bargain/#comment-70882 neville Sun, 06 Jan 2008 12:16:53 +0000 http://www.nevillehobson.com/2008/01/05/the-cost-of-twitter-productivity-is-a-bargain/#comment-70882 One of the interesting things, Dan, is how so many people try to put Twitter and how you use it into tiny pigeonholes. Twitter really does mean different things to different people (as do Facebook, blogging and so on). You find it useful for your own productivity as I do. Others don't and will whinge about it's lack of any value. Luckily, everyone has a choice - use it or don't use it! Simply as that, surely. One of the interesting things, Dan, is how so many people try to put Twitter and how you use it into tiny pigeonholes.

Twitter really does mean different things to different people (as do Facebook, blogging and so on). You find it useful for your own productivity as I do. Others don’t and will whinge about it’s lack of any value.

Luckily, everyone has a choice - use it or don’t use it! Simply as that, surely.

]]> By: dan light http://www.nevillehobson.com/2008/01/05/the-cost-of-twitter-productivity-is-a-bargain/#comment-70880 dan light Sun, 06 Jan 2008 11:06:48 +0000 http://www.nevillehobson.com/2008/01/05/the-cost-of-twitter-productivity-is-a-bargain/#comment-70880 I have to agree with you Neville. I've been twittering for a couple of months now and, coming at it as an interactive marketeer with a manifest interest in finding out about new technology and understanding the dynamics of social media, at that price Twitter looks like an absolute steal. I have to agree with you Neville. I’ve been twittering for a couple of months now and, coming at it as an interactive marketeer with a manifest interest in finding out about new technology and understanding the dynamics of social media, at that price Twitter looks like an absolute steal.

]]> By: neville http://www.nevillehobson.com/2008/01/05/the-cost-of-twitter-productivity-is-a-bargain/#comment-70870 neville Sat, 05 Jan 2008 19:35:13 +0000 http://www.nevillehobson.com/2008/01/05/the-cost-of-twitter-productivity-is-a-bargain/#comment-70870 Heh! I would expect a big envelope for those big number. I only had to use a C6 :) Heh! I would expect a big envelope for those big number. I only had to use a C6 :)

]]> By: pat phelan http://www.nevillehobson.com/2008/01/05/the-cost-of-twitter-productivity-is-a-bargain/#comment-70869 pat phelan Sat, 05 Jan 2008 19:18:34 +0000 http://www.nevillehobson.com/2008/01/05/the-cost-of-twitter-productivity-is-a-bargain/#comment-70869 Its was on the back of an A3 envelope you know !!!! Its was on the back of an A3 envelope you know !!!!

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