{"id":261,"date":"2009-07-29T09:45:50","date_gmt":"2009-07-29T13:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.caseyodonnell.org\/blog\/?p=261"},"modified":"2009-07-29T09:45:50","modified_gmt":"2009-07-29T13:45:50","slug":"the-late-night-twitter-op-code-rejoinder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/caseyodonnell.org\/blog\/index.php\/2009\/07\/29\/the-late-night-twitter-op-code-rejoinder\/","title":{"rendered":"The Late Night Twitter OP-Code Rejoinder"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Shark<\/a>
Shark Sketch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It started late last night where I observed several Twitter<\/a> comments about the RT practice, one which I largely have not used in my Twittering practices<\/a>. I posted first:<\/p>\n

Am I supposed to us the RT function? Is it my way of giving a shout out? What is its purpose? Does it provide points? Extend networks? What?<\/strong>
\nFollowed shortly by:
\nSorry, my bad. I forgot. RT saves puppies and kittens from sharks.<\/strong>
\nThis was subsequently RTed out of Simon’s ironic funny bone:
\nsimonFerrari RT @caseyodonnell Sorry, my bad. I forgot. RT saves puppies and kittens from sharks.<\/strong>
\nThis seemed to catch Ian’s fancy:
\nibogost @caseyodonnell RT is short for “retaliate.” It’s used to destroy the spirit of the users you RT. Liberal use is encouraged.<\/strong>
\nTo which I posed:
\n@ibogost Ooooh… I prefer that approach. Why didn’t they use BR or something for “berate”? Can one invent new shorthands simply from use?<\/strong>
\nHis response thusly sent me down one rabbit hole:
\nibogost @caseyodonnell Superb. BR =berate; IG =paradoxically ignore; FU =express contempt; DT =dote upon; $R =affirm inaccessibility of the Real<\/strong>
\nDarius managed to further solidify my desire to drink the kool-aid:
\ntinysubversions @caseyodonnell Actually, all the Twitter conventions, including @ and # signs, were invented through use. Then Twitter supported them.
\n<\/strong>And later Christine added:
\nnaptimewriting @caseyodonnell silly, RT saves puppies and kittens from heartworm, not sharks. Students can submit plagiarized papers if they begin with RT.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

To what end do I relate this Twitter story? Well, for one, I’ve drawn a shark (Yes, it isn’t very good I realize… abstract things are easier to draw than real things I’ve decided. The coloring is better than the shark itself I believe.) for a Twitter RT visualization. I’d be curious if one could encourage RTing by simply attaching a random tweet<\/a> to a puppy or kitten graphic and the only way to encourage its avoidance of being lunch is through RTing that tweet, regardless of what the actual tweet was.<\/p>\n

The secondary topic that it brought up for me was based on Ian’s idea, namely, that as a giant dork, I feel Twitter needs OP-Codes. Certainly his FU OP-Code is a favorite as well as $R, though it seems to be some kind of register access method, so we’ll wait on that for now. But, what would Twitter OP-Codes be? Would one regularly use FU for tweets? Perhaps an FU OP-Code results in instant kitten\/puppy death.<\/p>\n

Because things like @, #, and RT are emergent practices within Twitter, I wonder what I might do to make it function differently, simply through practice… or kittens and puppies. Oh, and my use of the word “kitten” managed to snag a new follower. Strange.<\/p>\n

Ah, well, these are the late night imaginings of an insomniac.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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