Comments on: Your Brain is a Fish Tank (and other things you learn on Twitter) http://sethsimonds.com/your-brain-is-a-fish-tank-and-other-things-you-learn-on-twitter/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 07:52:48 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: sethsimonds http://sethsimonds.com/your-brain-is-a-fish-tank-and-other-things-you-learn-on-twitter/#comment-2383 sethsimonds Tue, 28 Jul 2009 22:35:23 +0000 http://sethsimonds.com/?p=2085#comment-2383 That's great!<br><br>A favorite of mine (told by a very cranky boss) was "Volume hides a multitude of sins." Not as cheery or chipper, but would probably make for a good chapter in that book of yours. That's great!

A favorite of mine (told by a very cranky boss) was “Volume hides a multitude of sins.” Not as cheery or chipper, but would probably make for a good chapter in that book of yours.

]]> By: sethsimonds http://sethsimonds.com/your-brain-is-a-fish-tank-and-other-things-you-learn-on-twitter/#comment-2382 sethsimonds Tue, 28 Jul 2009 22:30:11 +0000 http://sethsimonds.com/?p=2085#comment-2382 Awesome summary! <br><br>It's evil of me, but I keep laughing every time Google sends a query for "ideas for fish tank" to this post. =)<br><br>I've discovered that much of the "great stuff" on Twitter is condensed into just a few streams by people who simply seem to know what's going on on Twitter. I follow them and let the rest wash by. Works for me at least. <br><br>Thanks! Awesome summary!

It's evil of me, but I keep laughing every time Google sends a query for “ideas for fish tank” to this post. =)

I've discovered that much of the “great stuff” on Twitter is condensed into just a few streams by people who simply seem to know what's going on on Twitter. I follow them and let the rest wash by. Works for me at least.

Thanks!

]]> By: sethsimonds http://sethsimonds.com/your-brain-is-a-fish-tank-and-other-things-you-learn-on-twitter/#comment-2381 sethsimonds Tue, 28 Jul 2009 22:25:31 +0000 http://sethsimonds.com/?p=2085#comment-2381 Hi Misty! <br><br>I'm glad you included the link to bitrebels. I've seen nothing but great stuff from you guys over there! <br><br>If you ever need some amusement, ask for help diagnosing a physical ailment or car trouble. The answers are AMAZING. =) <br><br>Thanks! Hi Misty!

I'm glad you included the link to bitrebels. I've seen nothing but great stuff from you guys over there!

If you ever need some amusement, ask for help diagnosing a physical ailment or car trouble. The answers are AMAZING. =)

Thanks!

]]> By: sethsimonds http://sethsimonds.com/your-brain-is-a-fish-tank-and-other-things-you-learn-on-twitter/#comment-2380 sethsimonds Tue, 28 Jul 2009 22:21:15 +0000 http://sethsimonds.com/?p=2085#comment-2380 You're missed as well! Finally getting stuff up and running again over at TDP. You were such a vicious commenter though. Perhaps I'll block you this round...but you'd get a kick out of that. =P <br><br>So glad you stopped by and best of luck with those cowboys! You're missed as well! Finally getting stuff up and running again over at TDP. You were such a vicious commenter though. Perhaps I'll block you this round…but you'd get a kick out of that. =P

So glad you stopped by and best of luck with those cowboys!

]]> By: Danny Brown http://sethsimonds.com/your-brain-is-a-fish-tank-and-other-things-you-learn-on-twitter/#comment-2340 Danny Brown Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:14:26 +0000 http://sethsimonds.com/?p=2085#comment-2340 Dude, if you don't want a question, don't be the answer maker. ;-) Dude, if you don't want a question, don't be the answer maker. ;-)

]]> By: sethsimonds http://sethsimonds.com/your-brain-is-a-fish-tank-and-other-things-you-learn-on-twitter/#comment-2336 sethsimonds Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:24:23 +0000 http://sethsimonds.com/?p=2085#comment-2336 Hi Roger! <br><br>Posing a question about a medical issue or car trouble tends to get the most interesting and emphatic responses. =) <br><br>Just like the real ocean, Twitter is losing a bit of its shimmer from all the junk that's been building up for years. A Twitter clean-up is much easier and more cost-effective though. <br><br>Happy swimming! Hi Roger!

Posing a question about a medical issue or car trouble tends to get the most interesting and emphatic responses. =)

Just like the real ocean, Twitter is losing a bit of its shimmer from all the junk that's been building up for years. A Twitter clean-up is much easier and more cost-effective though.

Happy swimming!

]]> By: sethsimonds http://sethsimonds.com/your-brain-is-a-fish-tank-and-other-things-you-learn-on-twitter/#comment-2335 sethsimonds Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:20:03 +0000 http://sethsimonds.com/?p=2085#comment-2335 I think I lean more toward the tropical. Takes a lot of effort to get the salt water balanced perfectly though. =)<br><br>Twitter's great for content discovery...which is what Google uses it for as well. <br><br>MW's briefcase? You ask the oddest questions. His soul? I think I lean more toward the tropical. Takes a lot of effort to get the salt water balanced perfectly though. =)

Twitter's great for content discovery…which is what Google uses it for as well.

MW's briefcase? You ask the oddest questions. His soul?

]]> By: edwardboches http://sethsimonds.com/your-brain-is-a-fish-tank-and-other-things-you-learn-on-twitter/#comment-2331 edwardboches Fri, 24 Jul 2009 10:43:16 +0000 http://sethsimonds.com/?p=2085#comment-2331 Sometimes you don't even have to ask a question, you can just take a look at what's being offered. Or check in with someone you know to be thoughtful and witty. Here's one of my fave's from last week. "Pessimism loves company. Optimism builds companies." Write a blog post with that as the title? Heck, you could write a how to book for business. Sometimes you don't even have to ask a question, you can just take a look at what's being offered. Or check in with someone you know to be thoughtful and witty. Here's one of my fave's from last week. “Pessimism loves company. Optimism builds companies.” Write a blog post with that as the title? Heck, you could write a how to book for business.

]]> By: NatMich http://sethsimonds.com/your-brain-is-a-fish-tank-and-other-things-you-learn-on-twitter/#comment-2312 NatMich Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:21:32 +0000 http://sethsimonds.com/?p=2085#comment-2312 Funny, I've never favourited even once! I'm sure it's useful for a lot of people, but I know myself and chances are I'll get distracted by some new tweet before I make it to the button :P. I really should give it a try though. Funny, I've never favourited even once! I'm sure it's useful for a lot of people, but I know myself and chances are I'll get distracted by some new tweet before I make it to the button :P . I really should give it a try though.

]]> By: NatMich http://sethsimonds.com/your-brain-is-a-fish-tank-and-other-things-you-learn-on-twitter/#comment-2311 NatMich Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:19:18 +0000 http://sethsimonds.com/?p=2085#comment-2311 This post made my morning! Lol, what a fabulous metaphor (I am now following Mr. Wolff =)!<br>I think Twitter is definitely much like a fish tank with "schools of tweets" streaming by all the time and, at least in my case, me trying to jump at and take on whatever interesting ones I see at the time. Which goes back to what Wolff originally said, "where ideas accumulate, fail to get fed, and die": services like Twitter, make it so easy to both immediately get thoughts out there as well as have them run into a host of people who can add their two cents, bounce them back and ultimately "feed them". Granted there's still a lot of relevant and beautiful ideas out there I sadly miss out on :( and it's also still harder to find the "best feeders" for your idea out there, but Twitter is still developing and over time I can see solutions being introduced to help with these issues ;). This post made my morning! Lol, what a fabulous metaphor (I am now following Mr. Wolff =)!
I think Twitter is definitely much like a fish tank with “schools of tweets” streaming by all the time and, at least in my case, me trying to jump at and take on whatever interesting ones I see at the time. Which goes back to what Wolff originally said, “where ideas accumulate, fail to get fed, and die”: services like Twitter, make it so easy to both immediately get thoughts out there as well as have them run into a host of people who can add their two cents, bounce them back and ultimately “feed them”. Granted there's still a lot of relevant and beautiful ideas out there I sadly miss out on :( and it's also still harder to find the “best feeders” for your idea out there, but Twitter is still developing and over time I can see solutions being introduced to help with these issues ;) .

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