Comments on: How Twitter Can Help You Decorate Your Home (and Save Your Marriage!)

By: Cristina

Cristina — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:21:46 +0000

I was the other half of the experiment.
I enjoyed participating in this experiment because of the novelty of the method and the medium. It allowed me to harmonize my life with Lisa’s, it accompanied me in the very initial phase of my life in this new home and it brought to my attention certain habits and needs that would certainly have remained in my subconscious. Furthermore, the implications of your analysis are long term – the initial outcome was the orange sofa bed – and they will inform future choices (I love to make decisions slowly when it comes to my home – I enjoy the process of choice as much as the result).

By: Hector A. Henry S.

Hector A. Henry S. — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 23:18:58 +0000

Thats one of the facts of twitter ones you are in of it you are more and more adictive to it, its great lol. Than you for the post.

By: Li

Li — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 04:27:51 +0000

As one half of Ilaria’s experiment, I can attest to it’s success, both in helping us organize our new space and strengthening our relationship (marriage not yet an option). New to Twitter, neither of us knew what to expect so we were pleasantly surprised to both the intended and unintended results. As Ilaria notes, we commute between two cities. Our evening phone calls are typically a summary of our days, broad swipes with little detail. Twitter filled in the details – everything from when I brushed my teeth to what cridoodle just saw out her studio window. Those seemingly mundane tweets gave us insight into each other’s day and renewed the intimacy of our relationship in a unexpectedly lovely way. Many thanks, Ilaria!

By: James Paton

James Paton — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 23:25:55 +0000

Beyond chat and and ‘reality’ internet (Tweeter captures normal everyday stuff ) this experiment, and indeed any analysis of Tweeter, poses some potentially fascinating future pyschological and sociological opportunities to describe, and perhaps understand, aspects of modern life. Decluttering, in what may become a more permanent reduction in rampant materialism, is a very useful idea.

This is wonderfully beyond the banality and control freakery of 24 hour corporate media coverage of detached politics and economics and corporate media itself as well as the sanitisation and obsession with ‘disaster’ and bad news. The difference between the reality and beauty of our everyday lives and the banality of the politicians, bankers and media moguls and their lackies , is worth juxtaposing.

Contrasting and considering what I did today, and what I was told by the media was important, couldn’t have been more different . Politicians blaming bankers, bankers blaming real estate and property developers and the media blaming all of them, when none of them was ever prepared to blow the whistle on a society living on the never-never until it was all too late. The politics of greed for power and wealth being played out in Gaza, Afghanistan and Zimbabwe.

By contrast my day was spent talking with distant family, sending a congratulations card to someone for getting a new job, recycling the bottles, composting my compostibles, lifting some potatoes, leeks and spinach from the allottment for dinner, talking to someone 4,000 miles away about their newly discovered breast cancer and finally a good night and seet dreams call to my wife who’s away on business. What is more meaningful and important?

By: Cristhian Bedon

Cristhian Bedon — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 23:10:14 +0000

Mhmm, seems like Twitter is taking over how people live.

By: Mario

Mario — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 22:26:50 +0000

I agree with Graham and I think that experiments like this will inspire others and/or Ilaria for new ones. There is seemingly much more potential in this 140 characters than I even can imagine at this moment.

I look forward for more.

By: Ilaria

Ilaria — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 18:05:21 +0000

Thanks for the great comments!
@cutiebootycakes the save your marriage part is not explicitly discussed in this post, but the two women in the experiment are a couple, and if their space harmoniously reflects and combines the way they each want to live, it will enhance, simplify and harmonize their relationship as well!
Of course, it also helped that it made for a catchy title!

By: Chung Bey Luen

Chung Bey Luen — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 18:21:58 +0000

Wow, very interesting post. We can do almost everything on Twitter.

By: Tess Giles

Tess Giles — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 14:51:58 +0000

This is such an interesting idea, well thought of! And I just took a quick look at your site – very interesting. We tell our stories in so many different ways, don’t we? Sometimes the tales just leak out, sometimes we can recreate ourselves in our actions and surroundings.

By: Sohail

Sohail — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 14:34:04 +0000

Wow Twitter is doing everything for people…..great article there