Comments on: Want to avoid self absorbed tweets? Log on at lunch http://liesdamnedliesstatistics.com/2009/12/want-to-avoid-self-absorbed-tweets-log-on-at-lunch.html Consumer behaviour, social media and advertising stats Mon, 21 May 2012 10:37:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Ben Kunz http://liesdamnedliesstatistics.com/2009/12/want-to-avoid-self-absorbed-tweets-log-on-at-lunch.html/comment-page-1#comment-1106 Ben Kunz Sat, 19 Dec 2009 16:30:07 +0000 http://liesdamnedliesstatistics.com/?p=1168#comment-1106 This seems a little intuitive: We write more personal stuff in morning or evening, and when at work are more likely to write in work mode. Hence more "I's" in the a.m. and p.m. Having said that, Dirk, you touch a good issue on how egocentric Twitter often is. The best example was the "lists" fad -- a lot of people grew rapidly concerned about the number of lists they were on, and I wonder how many actually used lists as a tool to listen to others. Of course, self-expression is not necessarily bad. I recall back in the 1980s that commentators were worried about the illiteracy in American and overuse of television. Now, we have people thinking and creative material. Even if much revolves around the creator, that's a positive trend. This seems a little intuitive: We write more personal stuff in morning or evening, and when at work are more likely to write in work mode. Hence more “I’s” in the a.m. and p.m.

Having said that, Dirk, you touch a good issue on how egocentric Twitter often is. The best example was the “lists” fad — a lot of people grew rapidly concerned about the number of lists they were on, and I wonder how many actually used lists as a tool to listen to others.

Of course, self-expression is not necessarily bad. I recall back in the 1980s that commentators were worried about the illiteracy in American and overuse of television. Now, we have people thinking and creative material. Even if much revolves around the creator, that’s a positive trend.

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