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Twit-out: The Day Without Twitter

In: geek

14 May 2008

A while ago, a guy on FriendFeed that goes by the name Shey, suggested something interesting:

Shey - FriendFeed

What if we decided to just stop using Twitter one day, and move over to FriendFeed for our status updates, link posting, and whatever else we use Twitter for? I jokingly responded that we’d have many chances to try it since Twitter seems to go down fairly regularly. Today, Twitter was down for a few hours and FriendFeed was on fire due to all the Twitter refugees. So then, I decided to post the following:

Bwana McCall - FriendFeed

Let’s have a Twitter boycott day! To my (pleasant) surprise, quite a few people responded and thanks to Susan Beebe, we now have the name “Twit-out”

twitout_logo.jpg (JPEG Image, 800x295 pixels)

So on May 21, 2008, we ask that you close your Twitter clients, disable your Twitter Google Talk, add a loopback entry for twitter.com in your host file, tie a string around your finger, and REBUKE the name of Twitter on May 21!! :D So what to do instead of Twitter? Give FriendFeed a try! C’mon, it’ll be fun and you’ll be surprised as to how much fun there is to be had over at FriendFeed. Create an account today and join the discussion.

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  • http://intensedebate.com/people/bwana18751 bwana18751

    Thanks Andrew. This idea is definitely picking up steam

  • Andrew Dobrow

    Will post an update on my blog to your entry. Thanks for the logo shout-out

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/CannonGod CannonGod

    I will probably be taking part in this :-) If it catches on big-time then maybe Twitter can use it to it's advantage and make the 21st a day of much needed server maintenance!

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/bwana18751 bwana18751

    The fun part comes from the discussion. Check it out: http://friendfeed.com/search?q=Twit-out&publi

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/bwana18751 bwana18751

    I think it'll be fun and I think people will learn a lot from it.

  • Lilia

    I don't follow the fun part… Twittering is fun. Here's a better suggestion. We should all pitch in and donate money to twitter: http://tinyurl.com/3gxgrq

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/bwana18751 bwana18751

    Thank you for your support!

  • Doug

    but will it break my out of date browser?
    grow up

  • Chris

    Are participating in today’s Twitter Boycott?
    http://tinyurl.com/5pn463

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/bwana18751 bwana18751

    I left Twitter a few weeks ago. I didn't even know about a boycott.

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/bwana18751 bwana18751

    Thanks Andrew. This idea is definitely picking up steam

  • Andrew Dobrow

    Will post an update on my blog to your entry. Thanks for the logo shout-out

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/CannonGod CannonGod

    I will probably be taking part in this :-) If it catches on big-time then maybe Twitter can use it to it's advantage and make the 21st a day of much needed server maintenance!

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/bwana18751 bwana18751

    The fun part comes from the discussion. Check it out: http://friendfeed.com/search?q=Twit-out&publi

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/bwana18751 bwana18751

    I think it'll be fun and I think people will learn a lot from it.

  • Lilia

    I don't follow the fun part… Twittering is fun. Here's a better suggestion. We should all pitch in and donate money to twitter: http://tinyurl.com/3gxgrq

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/bwana18751 bwana18751

    Thank you for your support!

  • Doug

    but will it break my out of date browser?
    grow up

  • Chris

    Are participating in today’s Twitter Boycott?
    http://tinyurl.com/5pn463

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/bwana18751 bwana18751

    I left Twitter a few weeks ago. I didn't even know about a boycott.

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