Comments for http://twitterless.wordpress.com Thu, 06 Nov 2008 20:02:39 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Twitterless and the New Notification System by twitterless http://twitterless.wordpress.com/2008/11/05/twitterless-and-the-new-notification-system/#comment-18 twitterless Thu, 06 Nov 2008 20:02:39 +0000 http://twitterless.wordpress.com/?p=34#comment-18 @Nathan This has been fixed. Thanks for pointing it out and sorry for the inconvenience. @Nathan This has been fixed. Thanks for pointing it out and sorry for the inconvenience.

]]> Comment on Twitterless and the New Notification System by Nathan http://twitterless.wordpress.com/2008/11/05/twitterless-and-the-new-notification-system/#comment-17 Nathan Thu, 06 Nov 2008 19:26:21 +0000 http://twitterless.wordpress.com/?p=34#comment-17 I sent a DM about this issue as well: the new notifier is DMing me every time I lose a follower, even though I have "Receiving Notifications" turned off in my settings. I'm about to block tlessnotifier because of this. I sent a DM about this issue as well: the new notifier is DMing me every time I lose a follower, even though I have “Receiving Notifications” turned off in my settings. I’m about to block tlessnotifier because of this.

]]> Comment on Twitterless and the New Notification System by twitterless http://twitterless.wordpress.com/2008/11/05/twitterless-and-the-new-notification-system/#comment-16 twitterless Wed, 05 Nov 2008 20:34:43 +0000 http://twitterless.wordpress.com/?p=34#comment-16 @Amy I agree with you completely about the update link needing to be more prominent. I'm in the process of creating a special update screen that is impossible to miss and informative too. I'm glad to hear the app is working well for you and thanks for the feedback :) @Amy I agree with you completely about the update link needing to be more prominent. I’m in the process of creating a special update screen that is impossible to miss and informative too.

I’m glad to hear the app is working well for you and thanks for the feedback :)

]]> Comment on Twitterless and the New Notification System by Amy http://twitterless.wordpress.com/2008/11/05/twitterless-and-the-new-notification-system/#comment-15 Amy Wed, 05 Nov 2008 20:29:05 +0000 http://twitterless.wordpress.com/?p=34#comment-15 I was wondering why the changes were made, so I'm glad to see this explanation. I also appreciate the openness. My feedback is that on the page where we click the button to see who unfollowed us, the name(s) of the users who stopped following us should be more prominent and perhaps placed in a different location on the page. It is very easy to miss; in fact, I did miss it the first time I went there and thought the page wasn't working correctly. FYI - the useqwitter.com site is now so bogged down that the line about when a user stopped following you is almost always wrong. I know this because Twitterless notifies me of when a user stops following me and then at some point in the future (sometimes hours later), I get the Qwitter notification. Thanks for your work and dedication to Twitterless. It's a good service for those of us sadists who just HAVE to know who stopped deeming our ramblings worthy. ;-) I was wondering why the changes were made, so I’m glad to see this explanation. I also appreciate the openness.

My feedback is that on the page where we click the button to see who unfollowed us, the name(s) of the users who stopped following us should be more prominent and perhaps placed in a different location on the page. It is very easy to miss; in fact, I did miss it the first time I went there and thought the page wasn’t working correctly.

FYI – the useqwitter.com site is now so bogged down that the line about when a user stopped following you is almost always wrong. I know this because Twitterless notifies me of when a user stops following me and then at some point in the future (sometimes hours later), I get the Qwitter notification.

Thanks for your work and dedication to Twitterless. It’s a good service for those of us sadists who just HAVE to know who stopped deeming our ramblings worthy. ;-)

]]> Comment on Twitterless and the New Notification System by Steven Bristol http://twitterless.wordpress.com/2008/11/05/twitterless-and-the-new-notification-system/#comment-14 Steven Bristol Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:59:17 +0000 http://twitterless.wordpress.com/?p=34#comment-14 We can talk more about this in person tomorrow, but I personally don't care how long it takes for the notification. It's not like I'm about to call the dropper and try to get them back. Also, I don't click through, I wait for the quitter notice...so basically the service is just a giant tease now. We can talk more about this in person tomorrow, but I personally don’t care how long it takes for the notification. It’s not like I’m about to call the dropper and try to get them back. Also, I don’t click through, I wait for the quitter notice…so basically the service is just a giant tease now.

]]> Comment on Twitterless and the New Notification System by twitterless http://twitterless.wordpress.com/2008/11/05/twitterless-and-the-new-notification-system/#comment-13 twitterless Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:51:28 +0000 http://twitterless.wordpress.com/?p=34#comment-13 @Steven Bristol Yes, but how long does it take for you to receive notifications from Qwitter? I suggest you measure the time it takes to receive a notification from Qwitter against the time it takes to get one from Twitterless (even including the extra step) and I bet you'll see that it's around a 12 hour discrepancy. For most people timeliness is going to be more important than convenience, but for those who feel otherwise Qwitter is a good alternative. Perhaps letting users choose between the two types of notification is a better strategy. That way if it takes a really long time to receive a notification at least users will know that that's the sacrifice they make for convenience. I have my doubts about whether or not people would pay for this service so I'm not going to head down that route any time soon, but I think giving both options might be a better compromise. Thanks for the feedback, Steve, as always I appreciate your candidness :) @Steven Bristol

Yes, but how long does it take for you to receive notifications from Qwitter? I suggest you measure the time it takes to receive a notification from Qwitter against the time it takes to get one from Twitterless (even including the extra step) and I bet you’ll see that it’s around a 12 hour discrepancy. For most people timeliness is going to be more important than convenience, but for those who feel otherwise Qwitter is a good alternative.

Perhaps letting users choose between the two types of notification is a better strategy. That way if it takes a really long time to receive a notification at least users will know that that’s the sacrifice they make for convenience. I have my doubts about whether or not people would pay for this service so I’m not going to head down that route any time soon, but I think giving both options might be a better compromise. Thanks for the feedback, Steve, as always I appreciate your candidness :)

]]> Comment on Twitterless and the New Notification System by Steven Bristol http://twitterless.wordpress.com/2008/11/05/twitterless-and-the-new-notification-system/#comment-12 Steven Bristol Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:44:03 +0000 http://twitterless.wordpress.com/?p=34#comment-12 Quitter still sends the name of the person who dropped. And since this change quitter become the better service. Suck it up, buy another slice, grow you site. Become so good that people will pay for the advanced features. Don't shoot yourself in the foot now. Quitter still sends the name of the person who dropped. And since this change quitter become the better service. Suck it up, buy another slice, grow you site. Become so good that people will pay for the advanced features. Don’t shoot yourself in the foot now.

]]> Comment on Twitterless and the New Notification System by twitterless http://twitterless.wordpress.com/2008/11/05/twitterless-and-the-new-notification-system/#comment-11 twitterless Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:30:32 +0000 http://twitterless.wordpress.com/?p=34#comment-11 @LadyKaldi Well there really was no choice in the matter. It was either keep the user base below 1000 users forever or let the system become completely useless in terms of timeliness. Given that the service is being offered for free, throwing money at the problem could have solved it but of course is not an option. To be fair, when you click the link that is sent to you with the new system, you have to click the "Update Stats" link to run the check. This is described in red text above the user profile when you follow that link, but perhaps it wasn't made prominent enough. I agree that the service would be worthless without "WHO" information but it DOES have it, you just have to run the check explicitly. Thanks for your feedback and for beta testing Twitterless. @LadyKaldi Well there really was no choice in the matter. It was either keep the user base below 1000 users forever or let the system become completely useless in terms of timeliness. Given that the service is being offered for free, throwing money at the problem could have solved it but of course is not an option.

To be fair, when you click the link that is sent to you with the new system, you have to click the “Update Stats” link to run the check. This is described in red text above the user profile when you follow that link, but perhaps it wasn’t made prominent enough. I agree that the service would be worthless without “WHO” information but it DOES have it, you just have to run the check explicitly.

Thanks for your feedback and for beta testing Twitterless.

]]> Comment on Twitterless and the New Notification System by Jason http://twitterless.wordpress.com/2008/11/05/twitterless-and-the-new-notification-system/#comment-10 Jason Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:24:55 +0000 http://twitterless.wordpress.com/?p=34#comment-10 I'm someone who is very much looking forward to Twiterless leaving closed beta so that I can try it out for myself. And while the new system now creates an extra step for people to find out who stopped following them, I believe that people who really want to know about who stopped following will take the time to do so. When it comes to scalability I think everyone should appreciate the fact that you are being proactive by taking these steps now so we don't have to experience Twitterless's own fail whale in the future. I’m someone who is very much looking forward to Twiterless leaving closed beta so that I can try it out for myself. And while the new system now creates an extra step for people to find out who stopped following them, I believe that people who really want to know about who stopped following will take the time to do so.

When it comes to scalability I think everyone should appreciate the fact that you are being proactive by taking these steps now so we don’t have to experience Twitterless’s own fail whale in the future.

]]> Comment on Twitterless and the New Notification System by LadyKaldi http://twitterless.wordpress.com/2008/11/05/twitterless-and-the-new-notification-system/#comment-9 LadyKaldi Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:20:04 +0000 http://twitterless.wordpress.com/?p=34#comment-9 I hate the new system and am now closing my account. Yours is a technical solution that dumps useability: that's called NOT a solution. In fact -- even when clicking over to the system, there was no information about who'd dropped. It was the same old page. In fact, as I read this, it seems there will be no more WHO information. So what's the benefit of this. Done. I hate the new system and am now closing my account. Yours is a technical solution that dumps useability: that’s called NOT a solution. In fact — even when clicking over to the system, there was no information about who’d dropped. It was the same old page. In fact, as I read this, it seems there will be no more WHO information. So what’s the benefit of this. Done.

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