WSJ: Twitter shares [in] a tailspin, falling about 12% in after-hours trading.
24 Replies to “#probablynothing”
tail·spin (tāl′spĭn′)
n.
1. The rapid descent of an aircraft in a steep, spiral spin.
2. Informal: A loss of emotional control sometimes resulting in emotional collapse.
aaawh, poor Twitter.
Who cares. Most people are pushed into using these inane social media things by other people who were pushed into using it.
So far it is nothing but an ego item for those who just cannot shut up and as a venue for rudeness, scorn and general tripe.
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Sure I am old but I have never figured out a potential use for Twitter. Why would I care about anything anyone has to say?
Twitter, facebook, and so forth are no different than smoking, gambling, being a stoned free-love hippie, etc.
All very fashionable ideas at one point in their history, until society finally caught up and realized just how stupid the ideas really were.
I don’t begrudge those who decide to partake in the nonsense, but I keep my kids away from it.
I have no interest in twits communicating with twits. Like most cell phone chatter it’s 90% inconsequential BS.
I don’t need constant contact with other humans to validate my existence.
Most people likely spend very little time by themselves just thinking, it scares them.
I bought a bunch of shares in December at 59, they went to like 73, then drudge featured it in a screaming headline, and then it immediately tanked (thanks Matt!). I ended up selling at 61.
I’m not on twitter mind you, but I do check iowahawk’s feed. Comedy gold.
why would you news orgs make sighn in with twitter to comment ????
why would news orgs make you sighn in with twitter to comment ????
Seems to be quite popular with the twits in Ottawa. I would stay away from the stock.
Twitter is actually pretty useful in a couple of different contexts. It works as a massive forum when a big event is happening. You won’t find a larger conversation about the event anywhere else. I use twitter as a replacement for RSS feeds. If I want to stay up to date with a certain news organization, politicians, commentators, magazines, or blogs like this one there isn’t a better system than following them on twitter. Plus I’ve found it a great place to complain about service at a company, many of them watch their account and respond to the very public comments. I’ve also found myself having a discussion with people like Danielle Smith or national news folks on there or even having my tweet read on the news, so you never know what will come of adding your voice to the conversation. much better than comment boards on news sites. It’s not just a place to talk about the cereal you had this morning. #giveitatry
I do like Twitter as a stock and would think about buying the dip. No position right now. In other news Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (Keurig makers) is up 44% in aftermarkets.
Twitter is a VERY polarizing medium … greatly LOVED by a few (who feel the curious need to be always ‘in touch’) and LOATHED by many. Mister Market just discovered the “loathed” part of that equation, AND the fact that it doesn’t make much MONEY considering it’s price per share … and making money is, after all, the ONLY reason to own any stock.
Only if you follow him on Twitter, or his stuff is quoted somewhere else. His stuff was even better with the greater depth allowed by blogging. The best anyone does on Twitter is still dumbed down for less-informed minds with shorter attention spans.
How long does it take to make 3 TRILLION DOLLARS disappear into thin air? Poof, it’s gone
$3 trillion conjured up out of thin air can always be similarly dissipated, leaving no trace but the public and private debt that was incurred while people believed they would have that $3 trillion around to extract profit and taxes from it.
What you said.
How many intelligent things has one read on Twitter? Not many. It’s like there is a contest to see how can be the most stupid.
$0.40/text message is enough of a reason to stay away from twitter. My cell phone is used for telephone calls when there’s no other way of making one and for mobile text communication. I can’t see any possible use for 160 character messages when one can just use email. Also, I like being disconnected from networks for part of the day and then just use my pager after turning off my cell phone so I can’t be tracked. My cell phone is registered under a false name and I pay only cash for cell phone time so the only link to me is in other peoples address books.
Looking around the hospital, I see people spending an inordinate amount of their free time is sending inane text messages to one another. Never could figure out the point of this. Thus far have avoided the purchase of an Android phone, but will likely get one to use as a development platform for various medical applications. Hardest part is shelling out $750 for a phone that will let me to continue to remain anonymous and purchase my cell phone time with cash.
The funniest part is that they think they are in a contest to see who can be the most clever.
Of course Twitter shares tanked. That was bound to happen as soon as users either declined in number or stayed unchanged. The stock pays no dividend; it’s a pure growth play. So you dump it as soon as it stops rising. Hence the fall overnight.
And in addition, on-line fads come and go all the time. What’s the value of MySpace today? Lycos search engine?
Twitter became popular when ‘the youth’ noticed that their parents and grandparents were starting to use Face-book; a death sentence.
Pretty much every comment here shows a complete lack of understanding of the uses of modern communication technologies. Twitter has very professional uses and is significantly more efficient for some types of real time info than either Facebook or email. The challenge is not in its utility, its how monetize it. Its very nature precludes ad insertion (a short banner ad maybe), leaving the only really effective way is as a subscriber service, but for that it has to add significant feature value, which internet users won’t pay for.
For commercial and institutional users its replaced RSS, primarily because its the fastest info disseminator around, and for now its largely spam resistant. RSS takes frequently in excess of 1/2hr or more to circulate a message, A tweet can be virtually instantaneous and not subject to network issues email is.
Just because you can’t find a beneficial use for something doesn’t mean it doesn’t have any…
Upon looking at some of these tweets, I’d say… none of them.
tail·spin (tāl′spĭn′)
n.
1. The rapid descent of an aircraft in a steep, spiral spin.
2. Informal: A loss of emotional control sometimes resulting in emotional collapse.
aaawh, poor Twitter.
Who cares. Most people are pushed into using these inane social media things by other people who were pushed into using it.
So far it is nothing but an ego item for those who just cannot shut up and as a venue for rudeness, scorn and general tripe.
I
Sure I am old but I have never figured out a potential use for Twitter. Why would I care about anything anyone has to say?
Twitter, facebook, and so forth are no different than smoking, gambling, being a stoned free-love hippie, etc.
All very fashionable ideas at one point in their history, until society finally caught up and realized just how stupid the ideas really were.
I don’t begrudge those who decide to partake in the nonsense, but I keep my kids away from it.
I have no interest in twits communicating with twits. Like most cell phone chatter it’s 90% inconsequential BS.
I don’t need constant contact with other humans to validate my existence.
Most people likely spend very little time by themselves just thinking, it scares them.
I bought a bunch of shares in December at 59, they went to like 73, then drudge featured it in a screaming headline, and then it immediately tanked (thanks Matt!). I ended up selling at 61.
I’m not on twitter mind you, but I do check iowahawk’s feed. Comedy gold.
why would you news orgs make sighn in with twitter to comment ????
why would news orgs make you sighn in with twitter to comment ????
Seems to be quite popular with the twits in Ottawa. I would stay away from the stock.
Twitter is actually pretty useful in a couple of different contexts. It works as a massive forum when a big event is happening. You won’t find a larger conversation about the event anywhere else. I use twitter as a replacement for RSS feeds. If I want to stay up to date with a certain news organization, politicians, commentators, magazines, or blogs like this one there isn’t a better system than following them on twitter. Plus I’ve found it a great place to complain about service at a company, many of them watch their account and respond to the very public comments. I’ve also found myself having a discussion with people like Danielle Smith or national news folks on there or even having my tweet read on the news, so you never know what will come of adding your voice to the conversation. much better than comment boards on news sites. It’s not just a place to talk about the cereal you had this morning. #giveitatry
I do like Twitter as a stock and would think about buying the dip. No position right now. In other news Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (Keurig makers) is up 44% in aftermarkets.
Twitter is a VERY polarizing medium … greatly LOVED by a few (who feel the curious need to be always ‘in touch’) and LOATHED by many. Mister Market just discovered the “loathed” part of that equation, AND the fact that it doesn’t make much MONEY considering it’s price per share … and making money is, after all, the ONLY reason to own any stock.
Only if you follow him on Twitter, or his stuff is quoted somewhere else. His stuff was even better with the greater depth allowed by blogging. The best anyone does on Twitter is still dumbed down for less-informed minds with shorter attention spans.
How long does it take to make 3 TRILLION DOLLARS disappear into thin air?
Poof, it’s gone
$3 trillion conjured up out of thin air can always be similarly dissipated, leaving no trace but the public and private debt that was incurred while people believed they would have that $3 trillion around to extract profit and taxes from it.
What you said.
How many intelligent things has one read on Twitter? Not many. It’s like there is a contest to see how can be the most stupid.
$0.40/text message is enough of a reason to stay away from twitter. My cell phone is used for telephone calls when there’s no other way of making one and for mobile text communication. I can’t see any possible use for 160 character messages when one can just use email. Also, I like being disconnected from networks for part of the day and then just use my pager after turning off my cell phone so I can’t be tracked. My cell phone is registered under a false name and I pay only cash for cell phone time so the only link to me is in other peoples address books.
Looking around the hospital, I see people spending an inordinate amount of their free time is sending inane text messages to one another. Never could figure out the point of this. Thus far have avoided the purchase of an Android phone, but will likely get one to use as a development platform for various medical applications. Hardest part is shelling out $750 for a phone that will let me to continue to remain anonymous and purchase my cell phone time with cash.
The funniest part is that they think they are in a contest to see who can be the most clever.
Of course Twitter shares tanked. That was bound to happen as soon as users either declined in number or stayed unchanged. The stock pays no dividend; it’s a pure growth play. So you dump it as soon as it stops rising. Hence the fall overnight.
And in addition, on-line fads come and go all the time. What’s the value of MySpace today? Lycos search engine?
Twitter became popular when ‘the youth’ noticed that their parents and grandparents were starting to use Face-book; a death sentence.
Pretty much every comment here shows a complete lack of understanding of the uses of modern communication technologies. Twitter has very professional uses and is significantly more efficient for some types of real time info than either Facebook or email. The challenge is not in its utility, its how monetize it. Its very nature precludes ad insertion (a short banner ad maybe), leaving the only really effective way is as a subscriber service, but for that it has to add significant feature value, which internet users won’t pay for.
For commercial and institutional users its replaced RSS, primarily because its the fastest info disseminator around, and for now its largely spam resistant. RSS takes frequently in excess of 1/2hr or more to circulate a message, A tweet can be virtually instantaneous and not subject to network issues email is.
Just because you can’t find a beneficial use for something doesn’t mean it doesn’t have any…
Upon looking at some of these tweets, I’d say… none of them.