drinking from the firehose
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Twitter HCI and usage presented by Will Knott at Barcamp Cork II on November 1 2008TRANSCRIPT
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Drinking from the fire-hose
Or a HCI look at Twitter(that's usability folks)
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A different fail whale?
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So many interfaces...1000MIKES, 30 Boxes, 40Twitter, 73s, 8hands, 8tracks, a Homemade IM Bot, AawajClient, ActiveRain, AdSocialSync, Afficheur, Aglet, AirMe, AlertThingy, All I Ate Today, AllAccess.com, alltop,
Anarquia.sms, aol.com, Apprise, AroundShare, ArtistCaster, asachutter, attenzoSMS, atwitter, auko, Auto Tweet, autopostr.com, Awesome Highlighter, BackPocket, BackType, Baeeo Mobile Tracking, BarCrumbs, BarSmart.com, bash, bashtc, Beanstalk, Bebo Tweet, BeenUp2, BeerMapping, Begin, Belysio, Bemba, Bettini HA, BeTwittered, Betwittered-CrunchBar, Bible Stuph Tweets, Birdsong,
bisorusor, bitbucket, Bitter, bittr, Blackbird, Blip.fm, blip.tv, Blipea, blippr, BlipTweet, Blog It, Blog-It Express, blogage.de, BlogCatalog, bloggy, Blogo, BlogRovr, blogTV.com, Blowsing Now, blt, BlueBirdy, BlueOrganizer, bluepulse, bookey, BookGlutton Unbound Reader, Bottlenotes , Box.net, boxee, BrainBone, brdfdr, Brightkite, BrTTwitter, Buboo, bwired, Camura, Canadian Election,
Canary, CelleCast Talkback, cellity, CeroUno, ceTwit, CFRB , CharlotteTweets, Chattr, Chirp, Chirpr, Chirrup, chizutter, Chrysanth WebStory, chumby, CLI Twittering, clipp, cloud•io, CloudSH.com, CloudShout.com, CNN Alert, coComment, Coffee Counter, comindwork, comment2tweet, Commented On, Community Server, Cor.kz, Costa Rica, crochet, Cruvee, CTwitter, culinate, Cullect, curl, Cut Out + Keep, Cyc, Cyndicate, dabr, dailymile, Dash-Twitter, Dashwire, DearRobot, Delphitter, deskbar, Dial2Do, Digital Inspiration, digsby, diigo, Dimdix, Dipity, Distilled, DivVoted, dlog, Do, Dodgeball Status, DotSpots, DoubleYou HI, dropio, Drupal, DSTwitter, DuderTwitter, Dwidder, Dwigger, EasyTweets, EasyTwit, Edgios, Edween for iPhone, eightbar, Election 2008, enQando.com, EQO Mobile,
Eurovision.tv, EventBox, EventVue, everyday.me, Everytalks, Excla.im, ExpressionEngine, Eye-Fi, Eyejot, eyeOS, fav.or.it, fb2twitter, fboweb, feed'n'track, feed2twitter, feedalizr, FeedBlitz, feedlr, feedly, Feedtweeter, ff2tweet, Fidj.it, Fingertips, FireStatus, Fleck, Flight, Flock, floozl, FlyScreen, FoneSonar, foxytunes, FriendBinder, FriendFeed, fring, Frog, funP, Future Tweets, FutureTweets,
fuzzbot, gamerDNA, Gawkk, Geezeo, Geocaching, Geopolix, GeoTwitt, GeoTwitter.Net, Gigblastr, GitHub, Goodreads, Goodrec, Goom Bot, Gordano Messaging Suite, Gospelr.com, gozerbot, gpstwit, greenblip, Greet, Greetings iPhone App, Grenadine, Gridjit, Grooveshark, GroupChat, GrubHub.com, GtkTwitter, gtwit, gTwitter, Gyazickr, Gyminee, h8ter, Habari, Hahlo, HappyTwitDay, HateLog, Helios Calendar, HelloTwitFace, HelloTxt, HEMiDEMi, Hictu, hiptop, hotpads, Hubbub, Hype Machine, I Went Away, ideaCollab, Identica, IdentiTwitch, idt, idzr.org, Ignighter, ijg, im, Imere, IMified,
imoTwit, In the Mood, iNezha, Ingoal's Twitter Update, InnerTwitter, InspiredSmiles, IntenseDebate, iPhoneSlide, Ipoki, isharealink, Itemize, iTweet, iTwit, iTwits, IYOUIT, Jaanix, JabberStatus, jaiku2twitter, JASEzone, JASEzone mobile, jibjib, Jisko, JiWai, Jogli, Joint Contact, Jott, JournalHome, jtwit, JuiceCaster, Justeaten, JustUpdate, kazivu, KDE Twitter, keiala.com, keslaque, KickTweet,
Kindle, KMB, kompoz.com, koornk, Kroegenweb, Kyte, L2W, Laconica, laplanetebleue, LaserBattle, lastfm <3, LaTwit, LazyTweet, leetwit, LibGuides, Lifeinlines.com, LifeTack, linkae, LiveTweeter, LocaTags, LocateTV, Locatik, Locify, Loopt, LoxLog, Luwit, m.slandr.net, m2m, Mahalo Follow, Making Local Work, Manyanim, MapMyFitness, marketjive, marktweet, Mashable Community, Matt, Mauku, mbpidgin, MeeMix, MeMap, Mento, MessageDance, metaLIFE, Meteo, METwit, MGTwitterEngine, MicroBlog, mindof, Minggl, minitwit, MiniTwitter, Mint, mippin, Mitter, MixxApp, MMMMB,
MobaTalk, Mobile Tweete, mobile web, mobile with WidSets, mobilestats.ro, MobileTwitter, mobiTwitter, Mobog, mobow, Mobypicture, MoFuse, Mohook, MojiPage, MonkeyChow, MoodBlast, moonrise, Mosio, Mots, movatwitter, Moximity, mu, multiblogger, mumbl, Musebin, mxplay, my6sense, myGeolog, MyOpera, MySpace Twitter Sync, MyTwitter, MZ3, MZ4, Nabbr Injector, Nambu,
NatsuLion, NatsuLiphone, Natuba, Needish, nendo, Nerdhaus, NetBeans, Netvibes, NewsBlaze, nGen Collaboration, nobitter, noknok, Nomatic*IM, Noovo, NoseRub, NP_Twitter, Nulaz, Numpa, o-x, oblique, Omnivide, OnMyList, ooooj.com, Oops I'm Late, Opera, Opera's Address Bar, OperaAddressBar, Opitter, Outalot, OutTwit, Overrated-Underrated, p-twit, P3:PeraPeraPrv, Pageflakes,
PandoraJam, Particls, PensieriParole, PeopleBrowsr, Perl Net::Twitter, peSHIr tweets, pheltup, photophlow, phtwitters, Phweet, Picnic Dog, PicPostr, pidgin-twitter, Pikchur, Pikter, Ping.fm, pingg.com, pitchengine, Pixelpipe, PIXNET, Planet Lisp, Plaxo Pulse, Playyoo, Plum, pochitt, PocketTweets, PockeTwit, polka, PollDaddy, Pollen London, Polymeme, ponja, PoopTag, Poptiq, Portable Twit, Post
to Twitter, Posterous, Posty, Power Notes, PP, ppppost, PR Buddy, Praized, Predictify, PresenceRouter, ptm, Puzzazz, pwned, Pwned.com Activity Feed, Pwointer, Pwytter, pyTwerp, QSTwitter, Quakk, quepasa, Quick-Links, QuickHoney, Quicksilver, quickTwit, Quotably, quub, QuuxPlayer, Qwit, Radar, Radiosport.us, ramkol, Raptr, RawVoice Publisher, rbot, Reclamão, Reportage,
Reuters.com, Rhythmbox twitter-plugin, Riece, Ripplex, Roomatic, rotzy, RoundHaus, Royale With Cheese, RSS Bandit, RTwittBot, Rummble, rygh.no, ryghsms, Sabotter, santoroski.com, Schedulefly, schmedley, Scissors, seaturtle.org, SecondBrain, SecretTweet, SecurityVibes, sedthink, Seesmic, semitter, Sendible, Serendipity Twitter Plugin, SharedCopy, sharewise, Shopialize, ShoZu, Simon,
simpl.es, six groups, Sketches, Skitch, SKTwitter, Slantly, SLTweets, SmartTouch, Smew, SMOB, sms2blog, SnapFoo, SnapMyLife, Snappler, SnapTweet, Snitter, Snotr, sobees, socialactions, Socialbrowse, SocialGamer, Socialize, SocialMedian, Socialthing, SociaLuna, Somewhere, Songza, SonidoLocal, Sony Ericsson phone, SoopBook, SoWinMo, Spacedockr, Spaz, Spentt, Spinvox,
Spool.fm, spy, Squidoo, Startpix, StarTwitter, State of Local, Status HQ, Statuslines, StepTrakLite, StockTwits, Stop The Manga, StopTwitSpam, Strands Social Player, Streamy, StudentMarket, Stuffr, StvnClient4Tuiter, Suffice to Say, Suittar, Summizer, Superstart, svvarm, Sweatlog, Sweetter, sync.gr, Syrinx, Taptu, tarpipe, Tattle, TeleTwitter, telewebber, TellThemWhatYouThink.org, textgasm,
TFF Ratio, ThinCloud, Thingfo, ThinT, ThinTwit, Threeter, tig.rb, TinyTwitter, Tipit, Tipjoy, Tjunar, tmitter, TodaysArt, togi, tokotto, Toluu, Toro, tr.im, trackr, Trak, TRE, Treasuremytext, Trineo Experiments, ttg, TTYtter, tunesBag, TuneTweeter, Tupalo, tw.ah-huh.net, Twabber, Twadget, Twadl, twalala, TwApp, tway, tweak, Tween, Tweenky, tweet, Tweet Rooster, Tweet-SQL, Tweet, tweet3,
TweetAnswers, TweetBar, Tweetbots, Tweetburner, TweetChannel, Tweetcret, Tweetcube, TweetDat.com, TweetDeck, Tweeter, TweetGrid, TweetHub, TweetIM, tweetip, TweetKit, TweetLater, TweetMyBlog, TweetMyPage, tweetpants, Tweetr, Tweets, tweetshots, tweetSMS, TweetStore, Tweetsville, Tweetworks, Tweety, tweezer, twhirl, twibble, Twibler, twicli, Twiddeo, Twiddict, Twidge, Twidget, Twidotnet, twidroid, Twiffid, twigadge, twiggit, twii.it, Twiike, twiitr, TwiKarma, twilaborate, Twilite, twim, twimi, Twimp, Twindle, twinic, Twinkle, Twintro, twinverse, Twippera, Twister, Twister
Alternative, Twit, Twit-it, twit.el, Twit4Live, twitabit, TwitBin, TwitBox, Twitch, Twitea, Twitea.me, Twitfire, twitfm, TwitGo, Twithey, TwiTicker, Twitim, Twitio.us, TwitKit, TwitKu, Twitlet, Twitli, twitmacs, Twitme for WordPress, TwitNotes, TwitPic, Twitpress, TwitResponse, twitroid, twitrss, twitsay, twitsh, Twitstat Mobile, Twitt, Twitt(url)y, Twitt24, twittai, twittaMOOs, TwittAtt, twitte.rb, Twittearth,
Twittelator, Twitter CLI, Twitter Fco, Twitter Gem, Twitter Grader, twitter jiglet, Twitter Line, Twitter Opera widget, Twitter Stream, Twitter This, Twitter Timeline, Twitter Toolbar, Twitter Tools, twitter-gx, twitter-mode, twitter-side-down, Twitter::Irssi, Twitter4J, Twitter4R, twitterAIR, twitterart, TwitterBar, TwitterBerry, TwitterBoy, twitterDash, Twitteresce, twitterfeed, TwitterFon, twitterfone,
TwitterForiPhone, TwitterFox, Twitterful, TwitterGadget, TwitterGram, Twittericious, twittering-mode, TwitterIrcGateway, Twitterlicious, Twitterlight, Twitterlution, TwitTerm, TwitterMail, TwitterPhoto, TwitterPing Extension, TwitterPod, TwitterPress, Twitterpus, twitterrific, TwitterScrobble, Twittershare, Twittersoap, TwitterSpy, TwitterText (Powered By SmartTouch), TwitterThreads, Twittertise,
twitterupdate, Twittervision, TwitterWidget, TwitterXHaiku, twittery, Twitteu-me, Twittget, twitthat, twittie on Colors, Twittle, TwittME, TwitToday, twittsms, twitturl, Twitty Twitt, TwittyConsole, Twitula, twitux, TwitVim, TwitVN, TwitWall, twitxr, Twixr, Twobile, Twoorl, Twoot, Twordy, twshot, twtr, Twucket, Twuffer, Twyt, txt, Tynt, tyoro-client, TypePad for iPhone, Ubiquity, ubuket, ukusno,
UltimateFacebook, Unype, UPD8, updating.me, Upload :: Share, uTweetMe, Vakow, ViewBug, Vim, VimScript#1853, vlingo, VoipUsersConference, Vois, Voomaxer, vSNAX, Water Falcon, web, Weblin, WebMynd, WebSMS Widget, Webwag, WhatUWearin, Where.com, Whereyougonnabe, Whrrl, widgeous, Wikyl.com, Wimotter, WineLog.net, Witty, Wizi.com, Wizzard Player, wmTwitter,
WootAlerts.com, wordage, WordTwit, WPtwitter, Wren, WWire, Xanco, Xbox Live to Twitter, XboxTweet, XMPP Gateway, XSpect.Net.TwitterClient, Yahoo! oneConnect, Yaika, Yakkle, YATC, yedda, YehBA, Yippy Zip, Yonkly, yoono, YooPlace, youmeo, Youzle, Yuumi.us, Zenbe, Zina, ZIPVO, ZKOUT, Zooomr, Zootool, ztdevbot, Zumobi, Zuosa
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So many interfaces
886 different interfaces used
since October 1 2008data from TweetRush.com
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So what's wrong?
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Twitter Standard Web Interface
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Survey
How do you use Twitter (or more to the point, how do you access Twitter to post comments or to read answers)?
If you use an interface to read and/or post to post to twitter, (other than for mobile access) why do you use it? (Do you gain some benefit using this interface, if so, what?)
How many people do you follow (at the time of writing)?
How did you check the above figure?
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Why use another interface?
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Why use another interface?
Features
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What users want...
Reply problems – Highlight replies Auto updating Notifications Separate from the browser Re-tweeting Searches Filtering (DM, Replies, Searches)
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So no one uses the web interface?
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Right
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Wrong
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My survey statsm.slandr.netNetvibesSlandrTweet TweetTweetrTwitterfeedtwitterfonetwitterootxttwitterberryHahlotwitterfoxTwibbleTwinklem.twitter.comTweetDeckTwitterifictwhirlweb
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Why?
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Follower numbers
twitterberryTweetDeck
Tweet TweetTwibble
SlandrTweetr
twhirlTwitterific
Hahloweb
Twinkletxt
m.slandr.netm.twitter.com
twitterfoxNetvibes
twitterfoneTwitterfeed
twitteroo
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
Client by number of followers
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Looking at the interfaces
Mobile twitterberry twibble Hahlo * txt slandr / m.slandr.com * Twinkle TwitterFone
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Looking at the interfaces
(I couldn't install) Tweet Tweet (Wordpress plugin) Twitter Fox (Firefox plugin) Twitterfeed/Twitter chat (e-mails for their records) Tweetr (virus scans saying no)
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So I looked at...
Tweetdeck Twirl Snitter Hahlo
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Hahlo
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Hahlo
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Snitter
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Snitter
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TweetDeck
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TweetDeck
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Twirl
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Twirl
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The web
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Over to you...