Comments on: Bloggers Lose The Plot Over Twitter Search

By: احلى توبيكات

احلى توبيكات — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:49:01 +0000

you guys are still talking about twitter, huh?! Their’s enough twitter posts on TC to start a seperate section on it.

By: Retweets and Twitter Bots | Twitter Blog

Retweets and Twitter Bots | Twitter Blog — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:04:32 +0000

[...] is recently a lot of discussion going on concerning the authority of Twitter users : Michael Arrington, Robert Scoble, Loic Le Meur. Some bloggers propose that the number of followers is a good measure [...]

By: I am more important than you | Greg Huntoon

I am more important than you | Greg Huntoon — Tue, 19 May 2009 05:14:43 +0000

[...] like to have some filtering features added to search.twitter.com. (And there’s already been a bunch of discussion around this…in fact, probably far too much. Take a look at what Robert Scoble had to say about the [...]

By: Alles was Sie über Twitter wissen müssen. | Asynchron

Alles was Sie über Twitter wissen müssen. | Asynchron — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 22:39:32 +0000

[...] their searches to Twitter users with a large number of followers. A number of bloggers were upset over this seemingly innocuous feature request, citing the difference between authority and [...]

By: A Dignifed Retweet | socialevangeli.st

A Dignifed Retweet | socialevangeli.st — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 05:15:53 +0000

[...] streams will boost the chance of a buzz getting traction, whatever one thinks about the recent debate on authority [...]

By: mary

mary — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:58:57 +0000

Just don’t get why anyone feels comfortable using the word retarded as slang. It’s demeaning and so not necessary. Ever stop to think about how painful it is to people reading this with special needs??? Yes, they can actually read and have feelings.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:40:39 +0000

A lot of people say that only those with the biggest egos would want this feature but in reality it sounds like those with the biggest egos are the ones that are upset because their tweets might not be seen.

It would be an OPTIONAL feature. Get over yourselves already

By: ParisLemon » Blog Archive » Bitchmeme: Twitter, Idiots and Why The Joker Is Right

Sun, 04 Jan 2009 15:48:23 +0000

[...] night, Arrington wrote a post, Bloggers Lose The Plot Over Twitter Search, which called out me (among others) for getting too worked up over the issue. After all, he argues, [...]

By: Big doesn’t necessarily mean authoritative |

Big doesn’t necessarily mean authoritative | — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 03:34:50 +0000

[...] post about what gives reporters, bloggers etc authority. He was writing in reference to a conversation about how to filter for authoritative voices on Twitter – more specifically, whether number of [...]

By: Shirley

Shirley — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 23:45:19 +0000

Funny analysis. The way you put it, it sounds crazy that someone could be so against it. But I AM against it. Whether or not it is an advanced option, it would still be an option and many people would use it. I don’t want people to use it because it would change the dynamics of Twitter.

By: Andrew Eglinton » The Twitter Experience

Andrew Eglinton » The Twitter Experience — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 18:04:59 +0000

[...] argument was polemicized by TechCrunch boss Michael Arrington in a post titlted “Bloggers Loose the Plot Over Twitter Search“. In this discussion the notion of authority follows the ‘signal to noise’ scenario: the [...]

By: Journalists as experts | Completetosh.com, by Neil McIntosh

Journalists as experts | Completetosh.com, by Neil McIntosh — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 23:44:51 +0000

[...] moving beyond the heated debate about whether or not having lots of Twitter followers makes you important (rilly – the things [...]

By: » ReTweet This: Who Cares? » Blog Archive Alice Hill’s Real Tech News - Independent Tech

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 22:31:41 +0000

[...] you read techmeme there’s some new posts about twitter everyday, how can twitter make money, we need a better twitter search, we need search by authority, we need search by retweet, how far does a retweet travel if a [...]

By: Vlad

Vlad — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 21:12:22 +0000

The problem, the way I see it, is not the “ranking”, the problem is that this ranking would be the only way to filter. Imagine that google’s search results are sorted by pagerank – and only by page rank. You got something really hot/useful on your site, but until after the next Google’s PR update – no one would notice, because you’re #7 on page 12.
Twitter will instantly become useless – to those who’s voices aren’t loud enough – once that feature will be turned on.

By: Search With Authority Using Twitority...Maybe | Singley's Blog Thoughts

Search With Authority Using Twitority...Maybe | Singley's Blog Thoughts — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 20:54:32 +0000

[...] they did a nice job of summarizing the authority discussion that is happening about Twitter between TechCrunch, Scobleizer and Le Meur. The summary of the conversation is this, what does authority mean on [...]

By: On the hunt for blogging momentum — Andy DeSoto

On the hunt for blogging momentum — Andy DeSoto — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 20:16:25 +0000

[...] more unusual have been popping up in the place of those dreadfully realistic job loss reportings. Aptly-named “bitchmemes” arise just to garner traffic on offdays. People take professional things personally and make their [...]

By: My Mechanical Turk | A Stubborn Mule's Perspective

My Mechanical Turk | A Stubborn Mule's Perspective — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 11:21:28 +0000

[...] other high profile members of the online world, such as Robert Scoble and Dave Winer, only to have Mike Arrington leap to Loïc’s [...]

By: Second Authority-Based Twitter Search Engine Launches: Twithority | Fidicaro.net

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 10:48:10 +0000

[...] bloggers continue to debate the finer points of nothing, yet another entrepreneur has gone out and just built a filtered search [...]

By: It’s Not How Many Followers You Have That Counts, It’s How Many Times You Get Retweeted | Fidicaro.net

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 10:44:30 +0000

[...] the weekend a lot of tech bloggers got into a tizzy over a suggestion that Twitter search should rank Tweets by authority, with Tweets from people who [...]

By: It’s Not How Many Followers You Have That Counts, It’s How Many Times You Get Retweeted « Tejas123’s Blog

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 07:28:07 +0000

[...] It’s How Many Times You Get Retweeted By tejas123 Over the weekend a lot of tech bloggers got into a tizzy over a suggestion that Twitter search should rank Tweets by authority, with Tweets from people who [...]

By: Feeds Reviews » Blog Archive » Techcrunch

Feeds Reviews » Blog Archive » Techcrunch — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 02:24:06 +0000

[...] the weekend a lot of tech bloggers got into a tizzy over a suggestion that Twitter search should rank Tweets by authority, with Tweets from people who [...]

By: Second Authority-Based Twitter Search Engine Launches: Twithority

Second Authority-Based Twitter Search Engine Launches: Twithority — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 00:26:46 +0000

[...] bloggers continue to debate the finer points of nothing, yet another entrepreneur has gone out and just built a filtered search [...]

By: Ray Scott

Ray Scott — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 00:26:42 +0000

I just assumed it was tongue in cheek lol

By: Liz

Liz — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 22:44:35 +0000

We’ve been discussing this on Twitter for the past couple of days. A lot of the “Top Twitterers” are followed not because their opinions are valued but either because 1) they are minor celebrities and people are curious about their lives or because 2) they get forwarded a lot of good links/information which they retweet to their followers that is, they act as a filtering newsfeed.

I was surprised how little the actual opinion of the Twitterer mattered. It was either voyeuristic curiosity or they were primarily a source of information. Ultrapersonal or completely impersonal, very little to do with their actual thoughts and opinions unless they elaborated upon them in other forums like blogs or books.

I think we might reconsider what a person is intending when they follow another person…friendship, utilitarian, insight into someone’s personal life, source of info about parties/events, entertainment value, opinionated people who get discussions started, people who they hate but want to know what they are up to, keeping up with the competition, etc.

There are a variety of reasons why people follow each other and I bet only a portion of them has to do with the fact that someone respects another person’s professional opinion on a subject like technology or marketing. I imagine that personal reasons are much more important overall than professional ones.

By: It’s Not How Many Followers You Have That Counts, It’s How Many Times You Get Retweeted

Mon, 29 Dec 2008 21:52:32 +0000

[...] the weekend a lot of tech bloggers got into a tizzy over a suggestion that Twitter search should rank Tweets by authority, with Tweets from people who [...]