two-thirds of tweets are worthless

[PMS Elle]

Twitter users say just over one-third of the tweets they receive have value, according to a study conducted by Carnegie Mellon University, MIT, and Georgia Tech.

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By asking nearly 1,500 users to anonymously rate tweets from accounts they followed, the researchers behind “Who Gives a Tweet?” determined that 36 percent of tweets elicited a positive response, 25 percent elicited a negative response, and the remaining 39 percent inspired no opinion at all.

“A well-received tweet is not all that common," said Michael Bernstein, an MIT doctoral student who helped conduct the study. "A significant amount of content is considered not worth reading, for a variety of reasons.”

According to the analysis, a “bad” tweet could be too long, too short, too negative, out-of-date, or just plain boring. (Researchers said Foursquare check-ins were judged especially harshly).

On the other hand, some of the most “successful” tweets contained questions, valuable information, and (perhaps surprisingly) self-promotion.

But if it’s easy enough to avoid bores on Twitter by unfollowing them, why is this study important?

“Analyzing the negatively rated tweets, and the consensus that forms around them, will help us understand the emerging approved or accepted norms in these new forms of online communication,” Bernstein said on the “Who Gives a Tweet?” website.

So the next time you’re about to tweet “Just found out Kim Jong-il died, and now I’m eating a disgusting turkey club (@ Subway),” maybe you should turn off your phone. And order something else.

Still a better proportion than everyday conversation IRL.   

[Adam]

my tweets are fucking fantastic

[couldbecousin]

 I want to tweet like Kim Kardashian, so I can get paid $10,000 per tweet! 

[parts]

I never tweeted or even understand it or why people do it

[CommanderShepard]

What, only 2/3?

[Pyraxis]

What, only 2/3?

 

[Adam]

twitter is great for keeping up with news and finding links to articles on shit youre interested in etc

I don't really pay much attention to the tweets people make about what theyre doing today and stuff, but I like the news ones and follow a lot of transgender ones, holocaust ones and atheist/secular ones. Easier than trecking thru individual sites

[Queen Victoria]

I only have 2 parakeets.  Should I invest in a parrot?  Then would I have 2 worthless tweets and one worthy tweet?

[parts]

I only have 2 parakeets.  Should I invest in a parrot?  Then would I have 2 worthless tweets and one worthy tweet?

If you got a parrot you'd be squawking   We have them wild around here believe it or not and they are loud

[Queen Victoria]

I only have 2 parakeets.  Should I invest in a parrot?  Then would I have 2 worthless tweets and one worthy tweet?

If you got a parrot you'd be squawking   We have them wild around here believe it or not and they are loud

Yeah, a parrot is not something I've ever wanted to have. 

[parts]

I only have 2 parakeets.  Should I invest in a parrot?  Then would I have 2 worthless tweets and one worthy tweet?

If you got a parrot you'd be squawking   We have them wild around here believe it or not and they are loud

Yeah, a parrot is not something I've ever wanted to have.

I could never have one my wife is afraid of birds

[Queen Victoria]

I only have 2 parakeets.  Should I invest in a parrot?  Then would I have 2 worthless tweets and one worthy tweet?

If you got a parrot you'd be squawking   We have them wild around here believe it or not and they are loud

Yeah, a parrot is not something I've ever wanted to have.

I could never have one my wife is afraid of birds

Does she like dead ones, like chicken?  That's sort of an unusual fear.

[Adam]

since the opportunity has arisen, it shall be taken advantage of for some shameless self-promotion:

@adam_preston

i mostly just re-tweet stuff i find interesting btw, so don't expect much. I just want more followers as my mum has more than me ffs

for every one of you who follows me from here, I will give you an e-kiss (or a manly e-handshake if you are a dude)

if that isn't incentive enough, then fuck me I dont know what is

[Zippo]

since the opportunity has arisen, it shall be taken advantage of for some shameless self-promotion:

@adam_preston

i mostly just re-tweet stuff i find interesting btw, so don't expect much. I just want more followers as my mum has more than me ffs

for every one of you who follows me from here, I will give you an e-kiss (or a manly e-handshake if you are a dude)

if that isn't incentive enough, then fuck me I dont know what is

give them e-links to e-women (porn) and your good all around, after all. men like porn, and women secretly like porn. its win win... hey wait, you get to look at the porn you link make that win-win-win!

[hykeaswell]

What, only 2/3?

I was amazed at this too.

But then, what do I know,

I'm like Parts, when it comes to this.

I never tweeted or even understand it or why people do it

My farts are amazing though.