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Telemetry — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 20:02:29 -0000

I know this is from 2008 but this would be near impossible now!

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Unfollow Twitter Tool — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 07:55:26 -0000

People are FB Addict and you are Twitter addict. I am not so addicted to twitter, do let us know your twitterless day .

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PHRSConsulting — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 01:29:04 -0000

I'm "newer" to Twitter, but I have quickly become slightly obsessed with it. I wonder how soon I will need to to "take a day off."

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Writing Custom Essays — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 10:22:29 -0000

Great information thanks for sharing this with us.In fact in all posts of this blog their is something to learn. your work is very good and i appreciate your work and hopping for some more informative posts. Again thanks

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Markinthedesert — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 15:02:53 -0000

What would I lose? Absolutely nothing, since I don't use it. Yet surprisingly I don't feel that I'm lacking anything in my life. If I have a thought that I feel is worth sharing, I actually talk to people whose opinion I value. If I can't contact them instanly, it doesn't cause me any great concern; if it's important, I can wait till I see them. I wonder why anyone would be interested in other people's random thoughts, occasional song lyrics or especially in someone promoting themself. God save me from the Twitter Generation.

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youtube downloader — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 06:00:34 -0000

A day without Twitter didn’t give me more time to write. It gave me fewer distractions, but I don’t sit around and LABOR on Twitter when I write something. Often times, I can just jot something from my mobile in between meetings, or I pop the window open, reply to a few folks, and then go back to my work. Meaning, I don’t find Twitter to be a time suck to me.

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Professor Zero — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 13:42:39 -0000

Well I have pseudonymous blogs and Facebook in my real name and am not sure I need Twitter. If I got Twitter I do not know whether I should get it in my real name or my pseudonym.

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Ulla — Wed, 21 May 2008 09:57:01 -0000

Came to your article via twitter. I am still a newbie considering twitter, but I like it because I am directed to a lot of interesting blog posts. At the moment this is the main advantage for me, but now and then I tweet about new articles in my blog, hoping to get additional traffic this way.

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Christian Erburu — Fri, 16 May 2008 05:16:03 -0000

One day without twitter, email, blogging, ... altought it will be: less learning, less socialization, less interesting, could be use to learn, socialize and talk to closer people we have.

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Laurent Blondeau (Evidencesx) — Fri, 16 May 2008 05:03:56 -0000

I’ve tried…yesterday because of last troubles on it. Twitter was off a part of the GMT day. Fortunately, we can find some others “instant” twit apps. I believe, that in life, to appreciate more things, we must sometimes go far from them, then get back in touch. I know how when virus is there, it’s hard but…you seem to find the tip.
Kind Regards,
L.

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Tracy Needham — Thu, 15 May 2008 17:19:09 -0000

Posting or responding on Twitter is not what takes up my time. It's following all the interesting links in everyone's tweets that sends me off on a tangent! But I wouldn't have found so many interesting people otherwise.

Tracy

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Sean Blake — Thu, 15 May 2008 09:33:34 -0000

Great post Chris. I have only been using it for a bit but have definitely found it useful. I don't find it distracting (using twhirl) because I think my mind was already so used to being able to scan the pop ups quick for anything of interest or ignore when the time isn't there. I've mainly started using it to explore new blogs and it's easier to see breaking news instead of scanning Reader all the time.

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Ariel Hyatt — Thu, 15 May 2008 09:05:11 -0000

I'm just back from 10 days in Argentina and I was sad not to be sharing my experience with my twiends. I second your emotions that I really do like the people I have met on twitter and too am happy that I have met a great number of them in person. Great post CB!

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Mother Earth — Wed, 14 May 2008 23:10:41 -0000

I am hesitant to use Twitter, and am reading with interest the comments that have been made about it - good and bad. I find a day away from the computer gives me time to indulge in the other interests I have but actually find it hard to stay away. Knowing that has been insightful and actually has had me be more on purpose about time away from the machine. I like to collage when I am not writing.

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Cynthia Coleman — Wed, 14 May 2008 18:52:48 -0000

I've never used Twitter, I use My Blog Log frequently and some other sites. What am I missing? I think a tech free day once in a while is good.

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Mary Anne Davis — Wed, 14 May 2008 17:03:37 -0000

I tried a day without technology once, that was kind of interesting, like a sabbath. I may try that again. Twitter is something I don't use much as you, but I do use it more than 99% of my friends. My work is hands on, not online, so I do take time away from my core activity. I am still learning how to integrate a lot of these tools into my life in a more whole way, not as a distraction but as a compliment to my activities and my work.

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chrisbrogan — Wed, 14 May 2008 13:30:56 -0000

@david - guaranteed that theres life beyond the glass. : )

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Jason Peck — Wed, 14 May 2008 13:19:03 -0000

If you like song lyrics, my friend developed a twitter service that tells you what the song is based on the lyrics. message @findasong "lyrics of whatever song you want" (without the quotes) and findasong will tell you want song you're looking for. Still has a few bugs but I think it's a cool thing.

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cyndi meador — Wed, 14 May 2008 13:18:53 -0000

O.K. I'm convinced and just became a new "Twitter-er".
We'll see what happens in all the chirping.

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david usher — Wed, 14 May 2008 12:37:03 -0000

i often wonder, is there is a world just outside "the noise"?
we are so engulfed in all the things we think we need that its hard to know what serves us and make use servants.
we north americans sure like to work.

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Rick Mahn — Wed, 14 May 2008 12:05:18 -0000

I'm finding that Twitter is less a distraction for me than an excuse lately. I too jump in and out, and when really busy kind of ignore it a bit.

As for other services - I've switched to an email monitoring model of processing my inbox twice a day. I do get email on my phone and will review the subjects to see what's important, but process the bulk morning and afternoon.

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David J. Neff — Wed, 14 May 2008 12:04:26 -0000

Chris,
I just got back from Thailand and Japan and I went 2 weeks without TV, Twitter, IM, email or my crackberry. It was AMAZING and I feel like a new person back at work today. Too often, as Americans, we take all that crap with us on vacation. After experiencing what I did that will never be the case again. Of course I had 952 emails as well..hehe.

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Monica aka RandomGirl — Wed, 14 May 2008 12:01:19 -0000

Great post Chris. I personally feel I would lose some of my daily inspiration. I use it often as a think tank for ideas. More often than not as a ruler in regards to ... everybody has those days. i.e. when EV's laptop bag was caught in the door of his car - laptop demolished and missing along the express way...new cell phone strewn along side of road with missing reports and paperwork... Reading all of that I thought hmmm those days happen to all of us... I find it to be a balanced mix of social and analytical information.

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chrisbrogan — Wed, 14 May 2008 11:42:33 -0000

Zoe wanted to know what I learned without Twitter to the good:

*I learned that our lives are a big pot, and that we keep that pot full no matter what we take out of it, which taught me the value of focusing on stuffing the pot with what matters most.

*I learned that I like the people I've come to know through Twitter, and that I am glad that I've met lots of them in person.

*I learned that it's not AS vital to have Twitter as, say, email or phone. Going without that would be rough, so I'm glad to say I value my other forms of connectivity a bit more.

There. That's about all I have. It'd take a week to know more.

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samantha — Wed, 14 May 2008 11:17:01 -0000

One day a few years ago, I drove out of work and threw my two-way pager, my Palm Pilot, my cell phone, my *actual* Rolodex out the top of my convertible.

I went one year without any of them.

Today, we have a rule: no electronic devices between 6-8 p.m. in our house. That helps. :)