Comments for A Macmudgeon Lost In Penguinland http://macmudgeon.wordpress.com Musings from the safe haven of OS X Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:14:54 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Twitter Ungets it, yet again by jrep http://macmudgeon.wordpress.com/2009/11/11/twitter-ungets-it-yet-again/#comment-44 jrep Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:14:54 +0000 http://macmudgeon.wordpress.com/?p=73#comment-44 Hey, this is interesting: Steve Rubel reports[1] (via @JesseNewhart) a Rutgers study of something very closely related to my beautiful-if-totally-made-up graph: they find that Tweets are about 80% "meformation" (the classic "what are you doing now?" status update) and 20% "information" (information sharing on any topic other than "me"). I'm not sure whether I'm equating apples to apples or not, but what the hey: since the study studied tweets, we can ignore the "long tail" of people who don't, and claim an 80/20 "social" to "value" tweet ratio. Which, in fact, is pretty close to what I drew, how 'bout that? ;-) [1] http://www.steverubel.com/study-twitter-is-made-of-80-meformers-and-20?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+steverubel+(The+Steve+Rubel+Lifestream)&utm_content=Google+Reader Hey, this is interesting: Steve Rubel reports[1] (via @JesseNewhart) a Rutgers study of something very closely related to my beautiful-if-totally-made-up graph: they find that Tweets are about 80% “meformation” (the classic “what are you doing now?” status update) and 20% “information” (information sharing on any topic other than “me”).

I’m not sure whether I’m equating apples to apples or not, but what the hey: since the study studied tweets, we can ignore the “long tail” of people who don’t, and claim an 80/20 “social” to “value” tweet ratio. Which, in fact, is pretty close to what I drew, how ’bout that? ;-)

[1] http://www.steverubel.com/study-twitter-is-made-of-80-meformers-and-20?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+steverubel+(The+Steve+Rubel+Lifestream)&utm_content=Google+Reader

]]> Comment on Twitter Ungets it, yet again by jrep http://macmudgeon.wordpress.com/2009/11/11/twitter-ungets-it-yet-again/#comment-43 jrep Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:44:00 +0000 http://macmudgeon.wordpress.com/?p=73#comment-43 Thanks, konnio! What kind of Tweeter are you? Thanks, konnio! What kind of Tweeter are you?

]]> Comment on Twitter Ungets it, yet again by konnio http://macmudgeon.wordpress.com/2009/11/11/twitter-ungets-it-yet-again/#comment-42 konnio Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:13:52 +0000 http://macmudgeon.wordpress.com/?p=73#comment-42 Hmmm, very interesting ... I really enjoy your blog Hmmm, very interesting … I really enjoy your blog

]]> Comment on AT&T Pits Kindlers against iPhonies by jrep http://macmudgeon.wordpress.com/2009/10/15/att-pits-kindlers-against-iphonies/#comment-41 jrep Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:20:13 +0000 http://macmudgeon.wordpress.com/?p=65#comment-41 Looks like Tim O'Reilly is getting more answers to the question than I am: http://answers.oreilly.com/topic/612-if-the-droids-unlimited-data-plan-from-verizon-is-only-5-gb-a-month-how-much-data-do-people-usually-use/page__gopid__737&#entry737 (or http://bit.ly/1I630b) Looks like Tim O’Reilly is getting more answers to the question than I am:

http://answers.oreilly.com/topic/612-if-the-droids-unlimited-data-plan-from-verizon-is-only-5-gb-a-month-how-much-data-do-people-usually-use/page__gopid__737&#entry737

(or http://bit.ly/1I630b)

]]> Comment on AT&T Pits Kindlers against iPhonies by jrep http://macmudgeon.wordpress.com/2009/10/15/att-pits-kindlers-against-iphonies/#comment-39 jrep Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:24:06 +0000 http://macmudgeon.wordpress.com/?p=65#comment-39 Now that it's a few days down the road from my phone reset, I can do some math. I seem to use almost exactly "900 minutes / month" talk time, the dividing line between basic and premium AT&T plans, and virtually no messaging. I likewise seem to use about 150MB/month data. AT&T (att.com) shows I could get that talk service for $60/month, and skip the messaging, and add on a data plan for $30/mo. Figuring just the cost of the add-on data plan, that's 150MB/month, $30/month: I'm paying $0.20/MB for my data. Even if you "charge" the whole plan fee to my data usage, $90/150MB is $0.60/MB. Or $0.30/book. So, yeah, it seems like AT&T makes a lot more off their "free" Kindle downloads than they do off my "paid" iPhone data plan. Now that it’s a few days down the road from my phone reset, I can do some math. I seem to use almost exactly “900 minutes / month” talk time, the dividing line between basic and premium AT&T plans, and virtually no messaging. I likewise seem to use about 150MB/month data.

AT&T (att.com) shows I could get that talk service for $60/month, and skip the messaging, and add on a data plan for $30/mo.

Figuring just the cost of the add-on data plan, that’s 150MB/month, $30/month: I’m paying $0.20/MB for my data.

Even if you “charge” the whole plan fee to my data usage, $90/150MB is $0.60/MB. Or $0.30/book.

So, yeah, it seems like AT&T makes a lot more off their “free” Kindle downloads than they do off my “paid” iPhone data plan.

]]> Comment on AT&T Pits Kindlers against iPhonies by jrep http://macmudgeon.wordpress.com/2009/10/15/att-pits-kindlers-against-iphonies/#comment-36 jrep Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:52:19 +0000 http://macmudgeon.wordpress.com/?p=65#comment-36 Early tweet-back (http://twitter.com/storming/status/4894113191) suggests a typical book is only about 1/2 MB, so maybe "unlimited" stops even sooner, say $4/MB. Early tweet-back (http://twitter.com/storming/status/4894113191) suggests a typical book is only about 1/2 MB, so maybe “unlimited” stops even sooner, say $4/MB.

]]> Comment on Kindle again (or, not) by jrep http://macmudgeon.wordpress.com/2009/09/23/kindle-again-or-not/#comment-34 jrep Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:43:09 +0000 http://macmudgeon.wordpress.com/?p=59#comment-34 There's a "ubiquitous computing" idea here ... browse the bookshelves, point your camera at a spine or cover, get ratings, reviews. I suppose even, buy the e-version. Now, we just need to find some way to finance these expensive brick-and-mortar display rooms! There’s a “ubiquitous computing” idea here … browse the bookshelves, point your camera at a spine or cover, get ratings, reviews. I suppose even, buy the e-version. Now, we just need to find some way to finance these expensive brick-and-mortar display rooms!

]]> Comment on Kindle again (or, not) by Stormy http://macmudgeon.wordpress.com/2009/09/23/kindle-again-or-not/#comment-33 Stormy Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:33:08 +0000 http://macmudgeon.wordpress.com/?p=59#comment-33 If I think I'm going to want to take a lot of notes, I prefer the electronic version. I never mark up books - or almost never - so I end up writing all my notes down. With the Kindle version I can highlight, select and have a copy on my computer to search and quote. I don't buy Kindle versions of anything that has lots of graphs or graphics ... I thought I would miss the physical books but I don't. I actually now prefer holding the Kindle to holding a book open with one hand. (I hate cracking the spine, bending pages, etc. It always feels like I'm mistreating a precious resource!) That said, I like browsing books in a bookstore or library much more than I like looking at them online. As long as I have my G1 and I can look up their ratings online! If I think I’m going to want to take a lot of notes, I prefer the electronic version. I never mark up books – or almost never – so I end up writing all my notes down. With the Kindle version I can highlight, select and have a copy on my computer to search and quote.

I don’t buy Kindle versions of anything that has lots of graphs or graphics …

I thought I would miss the physical books but I don’t. I actually now prefer holding the Kindle to holding a book open with one hand. (I hate cracking the spine, bending pages, etc. It always feels like I’m mistreating a precious resource!)

That said, I like browsing books in a bookstore or library much more than I like looking at them online. As long as I have my G1 and I can look up their ratings online!

]]> Comment on Twitter Blog: We Learned A Lot by jrep http://macmudgeon.wordpress.com/2009/05/13/twitter-blog-we-learned-a-lot/#comment-32 jrep Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:13:55 +0000 http://macmudgeon.wordpress.com/?p=43#comment-32 Oh, I dunno ... when parents know to check Facebook, kids will use some other means ;-) Oh, I dunno … when parents know to check Facebook, kids will use some other means ;-)

]]> Comment on Twitter Blog: We Learned A Lot by Twitter Tools List http://macmudgeon.wordpress.com/2009/05/13/twitter-blog-we-learned-a-lot/#comment-31 Twitter Tools List Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:45:13 +0000 http://macmudgeon.wordpress.com/?p=43#comment-31 With the way things are going, it's fascinating to think of how people would behave in the future. For example, ten or twenty years in the future, parents will be Internet-savvy and will be able to check up on their kids' tweets and Facebook status messages, I wonder how the content of those updates will change then? With the way things are going, it’s fascinating to think of how people would behave in the future. For example, ten or twenty years in the future, parents will be Internet-savvy and will be able to check up on their kids’ tweets and Facebook status messages, I wonder how the content of those updates will change then?

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