Frankie Muniz and Chris Masterson are all a Twitter

Twitter is the hot social networking, microblogging and messaging website that has just hit the big time in recent months. We’ve had a Twitter account (@MITM) for about a year. For those who aren’t down with the Twitter, you essentially post short 140 character messages and people ‘follow’ you so they can see your latest updates, see this short ‘In Plain English‘ video for a good introduction.

In the last month both Frankie Muniz (@frankiemuniz) and Chris Masterson (@CKMasterson) have joined giving you updates on their lives. I can confirm that these are the real people and not fakes. As well as simply giving general updates you can @username people and chat directly with them. Frankie and Chris have been having short conversations with followers which is great, we love to see this interaction with the fans. They also carry iPhones and Frankie has been using the Tweetie app to post pictures.

So go sign up for Twitter and start following @frankiemuniz and @CKMasterson – oh and of course us! @MITM

Frankie is also on Myspace and Facebook.

March 31st, 2009 tjpeople About: Chris Masterson (Francis),Frankie Muniz (Malcolm),The Cast

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sure, finding out what they are up to might be interesting. On the other hand, maybe not!

LMAO at Conan making fun of twitter.

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MalcolmFun

Well, I feel that Twitter is an extremely volatile, hyped-up medium. It's a great thing if it's used as a kid of newsfeed (digest) for people who are actually in the public eye and make regular appearances on TV or in 'real life' (actors, musicians, models, sports stars) that they want to draw other people's attention to.

But most of the time, it's folks writing incomprehensible or silly one-liners to let the world know they overslept, are having icecream for afters or waiting for the bus. Or are bored of course. Or the ubiquitous LOLs, WTFs and OMGs. What the hell! One politician, who uses Twitter regularly, says that when he 'tweets' about the weather, he gets 20 replies, about his motorbike, 10, and about political issues, a mere 5. That's about the level of interaction.

A study published this week by the Harvard Business School showed that half the Twitter accounts are abandoned after just one month! Many feature just one message posted by the user. So much for commitment, community and communication! Don't believe the hype and be level-headed about pros and cons. I know Internet content is mostly free and unlimited, but it kinda pains me to see how much space is wasted on quickly abandoned social network accounts - not to mention the mostly forgotten wealth of personal details and frequently embarrassing photos and comments which may be mined by (potential) employers, colleagues, former friends, spammers and trolls.

Just my two cents' worth!

Rich

Richiepiep

I bet half of MySpace accounts get created and almost nothing added to it So it is not only a Twitter issue.

No way to show if Twitter is effective or not until you do comparison to other forms of communication.

AlexTheMartian

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I bet half of MySpace accounts get created and almost nothing added to it

So it is not only a Twitter issue.

No way to show if Twitter is effective or not until you do comparison to other forms of communication.

Yeah, you're right! I'm never a for-or-against hardliner, but sometimes I'd just like to deflate a hype, or at least stir up some hopefully meaningful (and constructive) discussions on how companies, media and trailblazers/media 'gurus' want to make us believe that you have no life unless you're on MySpace, Twitter, Bebo, YouTube, Facebook, Metacafe, Hyves, LinkedIn you name 'm!

I guess, if you're on all of them, you might just be able to report how you just left a 100-character message or a 1-min vlog on one of the other sites, but then I'm being sarcastic so I'll shut up!

Happy surfing - with moderation

Rich

Richiepiep

The reason everyone joins the networks you said is because it is most likely you will know someone that is already on it. If you don't believe the hype, and end up joining a small social networking site just because it is not a big one, then you probably not going to find anyone you know on it.

It is just like the reasons people hate mainstream music, not because it is bad, just because it is too popular.

Thing's are popular for a reason, that is my opinion. I personally am on all of those networks, and actually my MySpace, Facebook, and Twitter statuses get updated at the exact same time, so if anyone is on only 1 of those, they still are informed of what I am doing. And I have no problem with security. Really nothing is secure to start with anyways. I already know people can find my address online, due to phone books being digitalized, so i can just give up trying to be private. That is just the times we live in. I probably was on 10-20 security cameras just as I drive around the city today.

I rather not start a debate. If you don't like those popular networks, then fine, nobody says you have to use anything.

AlexTheMartian

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Rich

I never done a vlog. I always find those stupid, because 90% of the time people are talking about their opinions on a certain issue. I have my own opinions and i don't need to be influenced by the millions of other opinions, thank you very much, lol.

AlexTheMartian

Hi Alex,

Let me just say that after 20 years of having been on the Internet professionally as well as socially, and being one of its enthusiastic early advocates, I've seen many forums and sites come and go, so I now tend to distance myself a bit from it and be more skeptical of the latest fad. But as you say, this is an entirely personal consideration.

If people are happy to live their lives on the Net so to speak, that's fine with me, it's only that I keep seeing a lot of gullible people and a lot of people exploiting those almost on a daily basis. Let's just mention the I don't know how many thousands of fake profiles, celebrity and otherwise, on various network sites.

And this is something that, as a person who was raised on pretty strict 'Netiquette', and who's still very sensitive to issues of conduct, privacy and safety, I cannot help being affected by and have a hard time ignoring. Let's say that, even on professional forums, me and my friends (colleagues, relatives) have had their share of obsessive trolls and other persistent nuisances and embarrassments, and that's something that's always at the back of my mind.

Well, let's keep it at that . Best!

Rich

Richiepiep

I just view myself as intelligent enough to be safe online ( I am almost a college graduate, and this is not rocket science), and be able to use it to keep in touch with friends & family AND for business networking. People need to realize, anyone you know, even your boss or teachers, can read everything you post online. some companies and some universities even look you up online as an additional way to see if they should accept you. That is truth, many company and college recruiters had say so themselves.

I currently starting a professional website, and during the last couple of years been finding a good balance between showcasing my professional work and showcasing my personal interests online, often on the same page (if it is a social network). If listening to rock music is an interest of mine, and doing visual effects is a job I do, why not mix the two worlds in a tasteful manner? Maybe even put some good music to my professional reel. People should never have to live 2 different lives.

Unlike many of my friends, I do not use MySpace, Facebook, and Twitter to tell the world how drunk I was last night (I do not even like beer anyways)

AlexTheMartian

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Originally Posted by AlexTheMartian

I just view myself as intelligent enough to be safe online ( I am almost a college graduate, and this is not rocket science), and be able to use it to keep in touch with friends & family AND for business networking. People need to realize, anyone you know, even your boss or teachers, can read everything you post online. some companies and some universities even look you up online as an additional way to see if they should accept you. That is truth, many company and college recruiters had say so themselves.

I currently starting a professional website, and during the last couple of years been finding a good balance between showcasing my professional work and showcasing my personal interests online, often on the same page (if it is a social network). If listening to rock music is an interest of mine, and doing visual effects is a job I do, why not mix the two worlds in a tasteful manner? Maybe even put some good music to my professional reel. People should never have to live 2 different lives.

Unlike many of my friends, I do not use MySpace, Facebook, and Twitter to tell the world how drunk I was last night

(I do not even like beer anyways)

I've only done that once

I agree, staying safe online isn't a huge problem for me either, I use facebook, mainly to talk to friends, I had a Myspace, but deleted it. I however don't really do work/networking on the net though, but I can see how it would be an amazing resource for those that do.

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