Comments on Tory Bear - right-wing political gossip: Can Twitter Predict the Election Result?

Twitter puts the spotlight on headlines that may n...

2010-04-01T19:12:15.362+01:00

Twitter puts the spotlight on headlines that may not have been. And gives an insight into trending thoughts/activities/groundswells of "tribes" of media/activists/special interest groups..none of which are typical of the general population..

But Twitter is no mirror of the voting intentions of a country.

Most right-wingers are too busy generating revenue...

2010-03-31T12:24:15.581+01:00

Most right-wingers are too busy generating revenue for the comrades to pour down the drain to have any time to waste on twitter.

N64!!! lol. I'll take any of you mo foes to f...

2010-03-31T11:52:17.412+01:00

N64!!! lol.

I'll take any of you mo foes to funky town on Goldeneye.

I am an internationally recognised legend at said.

I work in IT (security) and am fairly senior and a...

2010-03-31T02:12:19.769+01:00

I work in IT (security) and am fairly senior and avoid registering (or even leaving my email address) like the plague as the last thing I want when I next change jobs is to be presented with the results of a 'google' on me with some of my rantings/actions. Twitter may be OK for Stephen Fry etc but some of us value our privacy and don't get paid for being public. I do not think I am alone in this view and so I agree that this is a piece of self publicity by the PR company involved.

My Girlfriend suggested I tweet , so one day I di...

2010-03-30T23:47:35.056+01:00

My Girlfriend suggested I tweet ,
so one day I did especially on a day off after a night out of multiple quantities of alcohol and South Indian Garlic Chilli Chicken. Needless to say I was rough the next day so I tweeted my bathroom adventure that was practically all day. Happy to say I was not asked to do so again.

How about age and the need to work? Twitterati ar...

2010-03-30T21:13:27.208+01:00

How about age and the need to work?
Twitterati are generally young with too much time to spare.
So those who have to work hard for a living and the older and wiser are less likely to twitter
Hence twitter under-represents Conservative voters which may explain why Tweetminster thinks that Labour has a lead over the Conservatives when everyone else has a Conservative lead of 7% to 10%

If Twitter is so inconsequential, why do you spend...

2010-03-30T21:05:21.134+01:00

If Twitter is so inconsequential, why do you spend most of your waking hours on there TB?

Oh dear.............well twitter, the name says it...

2010-03-30T20:10:25.456+01:00

Oh dear.............well twitter, the name says it all. The mindless prattle of things with nothing to say.

Out here in the real world, virtually nobody gives...

2010-03-30T19:49:43.734+01:00

Out here in the real world, virtually nobody gives two shites about twitter and it was, and remains, a flash in the pan and passing phase with almost everyone who dabbled in it and are followers of whoever.