iPhone / iPod Touch applications?

[munitalP]

Facebook yes - Twitter I also just don't get.

It doesn't do anything that FB doesn't. Eg. If I want to see my friends' status updates, I can see it on Twitter or I can see the same thing on Facebook plus a whole lot more.


Twitter only seems relevant for following celebs or companies.

I disagree somewhat...

Twit has given me basically direct tangible access to a QF or VA rep who has the ability to fix things. I have also used Twit to "speak" to Telstra 4G ppl, Hilton when I had issues and others.

It has a good side and a bad side, but I guess between Facebook and Twit, it's a 95/5% split respectively.

 

[dfcatch]

I disagree somewhat...

Twit has given me basically direct tangible access to a QF or VA rep who has the ability to fix things. I have also used Twit to "speak" to Telstra 4G ppl, Hilton when I had issues and others.

It has a good side and a bad side, but I guess between Facebook and Twit, it's a 95/5% split respectively.

How do you Twit directly to these people (as opposed to post a public message)?

 

[munitalP]

How do you Twit directly to these people (as opposed to post a public message)?

If they follow you, you can send a DM (direct message) which is private - a character count limited email kind of..

 

[dfcatch]

If they follow you, you can send a DM (direct message) which is private - a character count limited email kind of..

But they have to follow you first?

So..... I could just message them on Facebook, or just send them an email..??

 

[munitalP]

But they have to follow you first?

So..... I could just message them on Facebook, or just send them an email..??

Yes. The response is a hell of a lot quicker than FB or normal email (unless you have a direct address) though

 

[serfty]

Twitter certainly uses less bandwidth than FB (although it's getting more and more hungry).

It's a bit like texting ...

... FWIW, I despise retweets ...

 

[dfcatch]

Yes. The response is a hell of a lot quicker than FB or normal email (unless you have a direct address) though

Ok... Thanks.

I'm still trying to get my head around the whys and wherefores.

Cheers.

 

[oz_mark]

Ok... Thanks.

I'm still trying to get my head around the whys and wherefores.

Cheers.

As far as I can see, it comes down to whether the presence is as a marketing presence, or as a customer support presence. In the case of Facebook, the QF and DJ presence seems to be more as a marketing exercise, while on twitter they have a more customer support presence.

 

[dfcatch]

As far as I can see, it comes down to whether the presence is as a marketing presence, or as a customer support presence. In the case of Facebook, the QF and DJ presence seems to be more as a marketing exercise, while on twitter they have a more customer support presence.

I'm still struggling to see (use) Twitter for anything more than a Follow and Read tool.

 

[Paddy55]

I'm finding the most useful apps to me are those designed for my iPad - the extra screen real estate is just that more useful.

I've a Twitter account but rarely use it - the comments above are persuading me.
Similarly I need to take another look at FourSquare.

The non Standard Apple apps I use the most on my iPad are:

Kindle
USA Today
SMH
Scrabble
Boggle
Facebook
AFF
TuneIn Radio

v happy with my new iPad (3) btw.

 

[Cruiser Elite]

The bit about Facetool that really gets me is why do people wanna bear their lives, heart and soul for the world to see?

I spend half my waking hours hiding the cough I do? I just don't get it.

 

[Paddy55]

The bit about Facetool that really gets me is why do people wanna bear their lives, heart and soul for the world to see?

I spend half my waking hours hiding the cough I do? I just don't get it.

My brother and his family live half a world away and it is so easy to keep them up to date with family stuff, especially photos. Invaluable

 

[QF WP]

Paddy55, agree - a lot of my friends and family are in UK and USA, so handy to catch up with them via FB on my morning walk with the dogs.

 

[KateMayo]

The bit about Facetool that really gets me is why do people wanna bear their lives, heart and soul for the world to see?

I spend half my waking hours hiding the cough I do? I just don't get it.

My preferences are set to only update the people I want to update. The public get to see very little about me – which is the way I like it.

My brother and his family live half a world away and it is so easy to keep them up to date with family stuff, especially photos. Invaluable

Totally agree

Paddy55, agree - a lot of my friends and family are in UK and USA, so handy to catch up with them via FB on my morning walk with the dogs.

This too - minus the dogs :!:

 

[samh004]

My preferences are set to only update the people I want to update. The public get to see very little about me – which is the way I like it.

If you’re not a friend on Facebook, or perhaps even a friend of a friend, my page should be fairly locked down too. But I realise there are countless others that haven’t or don’t know how to set privacy settings.

http://www.facebook.com/samh004