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    Would You Buy a TwitterPeek?

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    Image of dragon:ONE dragon:ONE
    11/06/09

    In reply to Would You Buy a TwitterPeek?
    No. I'd gouge my eyes out, then be dropped into a tank of hungry sharks, and then water-boarded before I'd even *THINK* of buying one. #twitterpeek
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    11/05/09

    In reply to Would You Buy a TwitterPeek?
    I won't buy a 99 cent app for my Pre, never mind a how-ever-the-hell much one of these things are for Twitter. #twitterpeek
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    11/06/09

    @k-napped: actually i would say a 99 cent app is more reasonable, because it is not just cheaper then one of these things but also combines with your cell phone. My mother purchased a email station back in the day around 1999 and it was a subscription based machine like the twitter peek and peek. I had thought these stupid machines had died long ago.... #twitterpeek
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    11/06/09

    @SegamanXero: They did, but like any bad idea, they're always up for a revival. #twitterpeek
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    11/05/09

    In reply to Would You Buy a TwitterPeek?
    This is a solution in search of a problem.

    Why would I buy one of these when a dumbphone can do the same thing, better, and more, for cheaper? #twitterpeek
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    Image of fleebailey33 fleebailey33
    11/05/09

    In reply to Would You Buy a TwitterPeek?
    you guys who said yes,
    polls don't know when your joking! #twitterpeek
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    Image of dry-roasted-peanuts dry-roasted-peanuts
    11/05/09

    In reply to Would You Buy a TwitterPeek?
    No. If I want to masturbate over my own self importance, I'll just get a webcam and a fleshlight. #twitterpeek
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    Image of Crashproof Crashproof
    11/05/09

    In reply to Would You Buy a TwitterPeek?
    I don't use Twitter on any platform. Why would I want this thing? #twitterpeek
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    11/05/09

    In reply to Would You Buy a TwitterPeek?
    What if you are politically-oppressed Iranian people who need Twitter to publicize public gatherings?

    [www.businessweek.com] #twitterpeek
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    Image of Nick Nick
    11/05/09

    In reply to Would You Buy a TwitterPeek?
    i started a twitter account because i wanted to try the twidroid app for android because Giz said it was the shizzle. now, i am not a fan of tweeting but following people like BLam and TMR and HTC are cool. i guess my point is that i got twitter because it was an available option. not the only option. #twitterpeek
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    Image of psychonaut2021:Secrets of the Pineal Gland psychonaut2021:Secrets of the Pineal Gland
    11/05/09

    In reply to Would You Buy a TwitterPeek?
    Anyone that needs something like this, needs to go out more. Wait no, stay indoors more. Wait, um, go out without the device. JUST PLAY WITH YOURSELF geez. #twitterpeek
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    Image of EBone EBone
    11/05/09

    In reply to Would You Buy a TwitterPeek?
    I don't know, would I stick and icepick in my ear? Probably not. #twitterpeek
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    Image of Joey Joe Joe Junior Shabadoo Joey Joe Joe Junior Shabadoo
    11/05/09

    In reply to Would You Buy a TwitterPeek?
    I don't have a twitter account, so double no #twitterpeek
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    Image of someToast someToast
    11/05/09

    @Joey Joe Joe Junior Shabadoo: That would have been a good clarification for the survey -- to only be taken by active Twitter users. #twitterpeek
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    11/05/09

    @someToast: I'll make a clarification:
    If I did have a twitter account, I wouldn't buy a TwitterPeek #twitterpeek
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    11/05/09

    In reply to Would You Buy a TwitterPeek?
    I wouldn't have bought the Peek that just did email so I would have no reason to buy this.

    What's next? A Peek that just does SMS? A Peak for MMS? A Peek for VoIP calls?

    Be sure to collect them all and you'll get a handsome faux leather carrying case to hold them all it. 5 Peeks for the introductory price of $999.99, payable in one installment. Act now and we'll throw in a vintage alphanumeric pager as our gift to you. #twitterpeek
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    11/05/09

    In reply to Would You Buy a TwitterPeek?
    Question 1.
    What's the maximum size of a twitter message?

    Question 2.
    Is it big enough to host, say... torrent files? #twitterpeek
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    Image of mattycakes mattycakes
    11/05/09

    @ripfire: I'm trying to think ahead here as to how downloading torrent files through the TwitterPeek could be handy, but I can't see it. #twitterpeek
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    11/05/09

    @mattycakes: Not necessarily for TwitterPeek, but somehow making Twitter itself useful. #twitterpeek
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    Image of nachobel nachobel
    11/05/09

    @ripfire: Twitter isn't useful? Wow bro. #twitterpeek
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    11/05/09

    @nachobel: Let's face it. Social Networking is all about narcissism, personality competition and, from what I also notice a lot, self-deprecation.

    Now that's not necessarily a bad thing for businesses trying to market themselves (except for self-deprecation... maybe...) and promote their products. It's also good for third parties for advertising and selling apps. Other than that, you're basically just out there trying to get attention.
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    Image of nachobel nachobel
    11/05/09

    @ripfire: The election in Iran was pretty insane. Twitter played a gigantic part in that.

    In a much more petty example but interesting still, the newest iPhone unlock developed by Geohot wouldn't have been developed had it not been for twitter - at least, not as quickly or as visibly. (the exploit was posted on twitter for all to see and tagged with the iphone hash so many, many people picked up on it).

    I personally use twitter to keep a running tab of my thoughts (certainly easier to do on paper, but I'm glued to my damn phone as it is), but this is commentable by my close friends - I'm only following maybe 25 people on Twitter, I know all of them.

    I've also seen Twitter used for instant rallying purposes, calling companies/people out on lots of things (see @dooce and her washer fiasco for an example).

    I'll also, on occasion, use Twitter to find out things happening in Baltimore (where I live). I haven't found anything better for spontaneous evenings (I'm going to some crazy food thing on Saturday I heard about on Twitter!)

    Now, twitter among the 1) 13-16 year old population, 2) the hipsters and/or 3) anyone that lives remotely close to SF is, yeah, pretty much a complete waste. #twitterpeek
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    Image of Monty Monty
    11/05/09

    In reply to Would You Buy a TwitterPeek?
    Quick, everyone, tweet this poll so we can have millions of twitter-heads witness this amazingly close battle! #twitterpeek
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    11/05/09


    @Monty: It's a Tweet-Off! #twitterpeek
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    Image of Duckspwn:Loves Approving Reds Duckspwn:Loves Approving Reds
    11/05/09

    In reply to Would You Buy a TwitterPeek?
    No, because to be blunt, twitter is retarded. #twitterpeek
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