Comments on: Crossing of Social Media Streams (with Egon Spengler’s prospective)

By: Sima Dahl

Sima Dahl — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:50:59 +0000

As with many complicated questions, I think the answer is – sometimes. I use Tweetdeck so I can selectively post an update to both twitter and facebook – and I don’t do it often. I find it fascinating when a post goes viral in one medium but not the other, and underscores your point about different audiences, different purposes.

Facebook friends not on twitter don’t appreciate twitter lingo in their stream, and I can see why… if you can’t decipher it, the post is just noise. As with any social networking site, the goal is not noise but rather conversation.

By: claire scanlan

claire scanlan — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:56:57 +0000

I think posting your Twitter updates on Facebook is great press for Twitter. Many people who may be avid Facebookers aren’t familiar at all with Twitter and seeing that lingo creep into the Facebook world can intrigue people to learn more. I know when I first saw your status updates I wanted to explore the whole Twitter concept. Mayne not everyone will like Twitter (it’s hard to break away from the familiarity of facebook) but can’t hurt to open other people’s eyes to it – especially those people who aren’t as savvy in terms of Social Media. After all, Twitter is only as good as the people who are users. I’d say keep the updates on both … if people on Facebook don’t care to take advantage of it, they don’t have to.

By: Lindsey Nelson

Lindsey Nelson — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:53:22 +0000

I don’t currently have mine feeding together as I’ve traditionally used facebook more as a way to communicate with friends and family (most of which don’t use twitter). Because of this I tend to keep the two separate.

I think that since not all people have the two linked together some status updates seem out of place in facebook – that is unless the person then goes and reads the previous twitters that the twitter was about.

I think that social networking as well as business networking is much easier through twitter. When I look at other business’ in facebook I don’t think “oh, let me see what they are about”. However this is something that I might do in twitter – not sure the reason. Maybe because this is how the interfaces have trained us to interact?

However i think that it will be interesting to watch the two evolve. I first saw facebook about 5 to 6 years ago when it was restricted to only college emails. But even that has come a long way since then.

As far as the audience goes I think that they do overlap. Most people who have twitter have facebook – however i think that it is the way that people interact with them combined with the languages used that have kept some separation thus far.

By: Damon

Damon — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:09:12 +0000

I’m all about efficiency I say cross-em

By: Jeff S

Jeff S — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:48:39 +0000

I think that remains to be seen. As soon as we have an answer I think there is a good chance we’ll have yet another social networking new kid on the block whose language we’ll have to learn all over again.

I also agree with Ryan – let the rest of the world catch up.

“Back off, man. I’m a scientist.” — Dr. Peter Venkman

By: Chris Kramer

Chris Kramer — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:46:39 +0000

I currently have my Twitter feeding my Facebook page, but I’ve considered severing the tie. Originally, I set it up because:

I can update Twitter from my phone; and
I can update Facebook from my Twitter; ergo,
I can update Facebook from my phone.

Now, maybe I could and always could have updated Facebook from my phone. I know I’ve sent “mobile uploads” to Facebook. But the method worked for me….

Until I started using Twitter more regularly. Now my Facebook feed is a string of hash tags and @ replies. And occasional Facebook updates.

And for some reason, my friends on Facebook have decided to follow my Twitter account, too.

It’ll be interesting to see when Facebook rolls out automatic Twitter updating for profiles. They just started making it available to pages. With the FriendFeed acquisition, it’s inevitable. Just think of all the people who use Twitter to update Facebook and are missing out on those great ads.

So, I’m going to uncross the streams. Twitter is a conversation vacuum; its conversations cannot survive outside of it.

By: Brian B

Brian B — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:38:48 +0000

I wonder about this question all the time because, like Scott, I am conscious of the fact that when I post something to Twitter, it will update on Facebook too.

So far, I have not found any problems with crossing media streams, but I would completely understand someone’s apprehension with regard to doing this.

By: Tim C

Tim C — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:33:05 +0000

I believe there is no harm that can come from crossing such social streams, privacy issues are more common on Facebook because of settings, but for some reason Twitter users tend to not care about setting up more “facebook-esq” privacy, probably due to the fact that they don’t care who sees a “Tweet”, as supposed to an entire personnel profile. You gotta think of the Stay Puff man like Bill Murray did, embrace it;

“Dr. Peter Venkman: We’ve been going about this all wrong. This Mr. Stay Puft’s okay! He’s a sailor, he’s in New York; we get this guy laid, we won’t have any trouble!”

By: Roland

Roland — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:26:50 +0000

I’m gonna have to agree with Bob. Also, I think we could use some proton packs around the office, just an idea.

By: Scott Hogan

Scott Hogan — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:26:08 +0000

I do the same. However it seems that responding to some friend’s twitter doesn’t always put it directly to Facebook. At least it didn’t before, could be doing that now.

If I submit a twitter that is in twiterese (twitter language) I am conscious of it ending up on Facebook. So, normally I will try to update again soon after with something more in the terms of what I am doing at that moment, a funny observation or just lyrics from one of my favorite songs.

Currently: With so much drama in the Chicago city, it’s kinda hard being S-C-O double T. (to the tune ‘Gin & Juice’)