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Post by 49thand8th on Mar 26, 2020 18:52:01 GMT
I know THAT, but I really don't get it if you don't have a large platform. Then it's just griping but adding a public sheen. If I want to complain to the NY subway (or ask them anything), I know they're going to respond without others having to see it.
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Post by Jon on Mar 26, 2020 19:03:42 GMT
I know THAT, but I really don't get it if you don't have a large platform. Then it's just griping but adding a public sheen. If I want to complain to the NY subway (or ask them anything), I know they're going to respond without others having to see it. I personally think it comes across as constant moaning if you decide to tweet every time something goes wrong and you add the dot very time. We get it, your train company sucks, (random example) we don’t need to see it on your feed. |
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Post by HereForTheatre on Mar 26, 2020 19:36:09 GMT
I love it.
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Post by londonmzfitz on Mar 26, 2020 19:38:26 GMT
I really enjoy Twitter, it's like a Readers Digest glimpse of people's lives. I follow quite a few theatre actors, some dog accounts, some political (anti trump) accounts. Also some local Council stuff. Sometimes just a few words is all it needs to tell a story.
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Post by 49thand8th on Mar 27, 2020 0:12:58 GMT
I know THAT, but I really don't get it if you don't have a large platform. Then it's just griping but adding a public sheen. If I want to complain to the NY subway (or ask them anything), I know they're going to respond without others having to see it. I personally think it comes across as constant moaning if you decide to tweet every time something goes wrong and you add the dot very time. We get it, your train company sucks, (random example) we don’t need to see it on your feed. I actually had to mute the name of a transportation agency for a while because a friend kept tweeting complaints about it. But her account was private, so they'd never see it. Even though she tagged them in it. Why?! UGH. |
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Post by showgirl on Mar 27, 2020 5:20:40 GMT
Putting the . before the handle ensures your followers will see it. People do it because they know they will get a faster response if the company wants to avoid the bad publicity of a service failure going viral. It does often work. If a company is doing a really bad job their social media team will be getting lots of complaints so will prioritise the really visible ones. I would reserve it for when attempts to fix things more quietly have already failed though. I'd never heard of that and would find it useful when companies/organisations simply don't reply to a reasonable question or concern. If they use Twitter they should be prepared to respond to polite and legitimate enquiries. They should also consider the impression created by failure to reply as some are quick enough to promote what they want followers to hear but communication should be a two-way process. |
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Post by londonpostie on Mar 27, 2020 5:42:47 GMT
I have a few animal ones, as well. This was really lovely:
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Post by londonpostie on Mar 27, 2020 10:01:54 GMT
I just opened up Twitter today and the first two things I read were a requirement from central Gov that LAs submit proposals to house all homeless by the weekend, and an apology from Mike Ashley, effectively to the country.
We are truly in the most extraordinary of times
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Post by kathryn on Mar 27, 2020 14:04:07 GMT
Twitter has its bad points, it's true - but how else would we get to see things like this?!
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Post by 49thand8th on Mar 27, 2020 16:15:59 GMT
This is a fun follow, too.
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Post by david on Mar 31, 2020 10:45:58 GMT
I don't have a Twitter account myself but I have bookmarked a few Theatre based feeds. Sometimes you come across some fantastic posts which bring a smile to your face.
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Post by david on Apr 10, 2020 18:36:47 GMT
A great one I just found -
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Post by talkingheads on Apr 10, 2020 18:41:50 GMT
For all it's faults Twitter has many more positives than negatives. For example, I am a huge fan of Austentatious and they did a live Tweet along with the BBC Pride and Prejudice yesterday. Lots of fun, got to socialise for a few hours and have some laughs.
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Post by Jan on Apr 13, 2020 14:27:05 GMT
For all it's faults Twitter has many more positives than negatives. For example, I am a huge fan of Austentatious and they did a live Tweet along with the BBC Pride and Prejudice yesterday. Lots of fun, got to socialise for a few hours and have some laughs. Twitter is a curious environment. I use it to keep up to date with fringe theatre and so on and it is very useful. Journalists also use it as a medium for exchanging information and data which can be useful. However, in other areas it is an absolute sewer of abuse coming from all the most extreme and ignorant people from all sides of the political spectrum. For this latter reason alone I tend towards the idea that people should be required to register with their real names when using it which would somewhat attenuate (but not eliminate) this. |
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Post by Dawnstar on Apr 14, 2020 21:48:43 GMT
I am always careful on Twitter only to tag in creatives or performers when I am making positive comments. Unfortunately someone replied to a comment of mine, which said I wasn't keen on an opera production, & tagged in the director. So I'm now getting tweets from the director, who is annoyed with me. Hell.
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Post by Forrest on Apr 14, 2020 22:00:47 GMT
Dawnstar, I have to admit, I find the situation you describe a tiny bit funny. I mean, I understand that the person may be feeling a bit disheartened by your negative tweets/opinion, but - as both a director, and a grown up - they should learn to accept criticism, too, especially if it's thoughtful and constructive (and from your posts here, I find it hard to imagine you'd go around mindlessly bashing people on Twitter). They did their best, but there's not a single production that will be to everyone's liking; no need to get annoyed, and especially no need to try to persuade the other person (you) that they're wrong for not liking it.
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Post by Dawnstar on Apr 14, 2020 22:07:09 GMT
I'm now both amused & baffled to discover, via some back & forth, that he doesn't actually mind that I didn't like the production, he minds that I suggested that a trait of it that I disliked might be due to him doing improv. I can't really grasp why that should be considered an insult.
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Post by CG on the loose on Apr 14, 2020 22:18:15 GMT
I'm now both amused & baffled to discover, via some back & forth, that he doesn't actually mind that I didn't like the production, he minds that I suggested that a trait of it that I disliked might be due to him doing improv. I can't really grasp why that should be considered an insult. I just read the thread - he does seem rather determined to be peeved with you. I'm equally baffled as to why! |
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Post by Dawnstar on Apr 14, 2020 22:52:37 GMT
I just read the thread - he does seem rather determined to be peeved with you. I'm equally baffled as to why! I hope I've managed to make it more positive by asking what was his reasoning & have had some interesting tweets in reply. It is interesting to be able to engage with creatives via social media when they're not annoyed with you! |
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Post by 49thand8th on Apr 14, 2020 23:03:20 GMT
I am always careful on Twitter only to tag in creatives or performers when I am making positive comments. Unfortunately someone replied to a comment of mine, which said I wasn't keen on an opera production, & tagged in the director. So I'm now getting tweets from the director, who is annoyed with me. Hell. Snitch-tagging is THE WORST. If you had wanted to tag someone, you would have. It's not up to the repliers. |
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Post by david on May 19, 2020 16:30:26 GMT
From the National Theatre -
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Post by TallPaul on Jul 6, 2020 15:08:21 GMT
I think Twitter is wonderful. If it didn't exist, the so-called European Culture Editor of the New York Times would have to use another medium to make a complete ass of himself.
I strongly suspect he now regrets mocking the great affection the British have for panto. Maybe he should stick to world renowned German theatre instead. 😉
@mattandersonnyt
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Post by sf on Jul 6, 2020 15:10:30 GMT
The thing about Twitter: you get out of it what you put into it. If you go there looking for negativity, that is what you will find.
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Post by Jon on Jul 6, 2020 16:16:53 GMT
I think Twitter is wonderful. If it didn't exist, the so-called European Culture Editor of the New York Times would have to use another medium to make a complete ass of himself. I strongly suspect he now regrets mocking the great affection the British have for panto. Maybe he should stick to world renowned German theatre instead. 😉 @mattandersonnyt I sometimes think people make a rod for their own back by having control of their twitter handles, there are too many examples to name of people who engage tweet before brain. |
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Post by xanady on Jul 7, 2020 18:09:24 GMT
Agree with sf...following people like Father Maher from Sheffield Cathedral for example is very inspirational and often very chastening.
His thought for the day stuff is always interesting...todays’ is ‘Search for the best in everyone! Seek it out and then celebrate it!’
Also when anniversaries come along Twitter is a reminder of times gone by.An example is that today would have been the great Jon Pertwee’s 101st birthday and I have spent the afternoon reminiscing with people like me,who had met him fleetingly and wonderfully,those like Phil Newman who actually worked with him.
So thumbs up to Twitter as long as you look for the positives.
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