Comments on: Create a Trading Group Chat With Gizmo VoIP http://www.tradersnarrative.com/create-a-trading-group-chat-with-gizmo-voip-671.html Freshly squeezed market commentary & analysis Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:46:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Richard http://www.tradersnarrative.com/create-a-trading-group-chat-with-gizmo-voip-671.html#comment-4644 Wed, 14 Mar 2007 22:37:03 +0000 http://www.tradersnarrative.com/create-a-trading-group-chat-with-gizmo-voip-671.html#comment-4644 I dunno, I think we're trying to solve different problems. To connect with people, I agree that text/audio/video conferencing is the way to go. I'm using twitter to broadcast realtime information, though, which is a different thing altogether. For that, it's a great advantage to me that twitter communication doesn't have to be two-way. 500 people can 'follow' (twitter-lingo) my market thoughts, and I don't have to allow any of them to talk to me. In fact, I already have a few cases like that. I dunno, I think we’re trying to solve different problems. To connect with people, I agree that text/audio/video conferencing is the way to go. I’m using twitter to broadcast realtime information, though, which is a different thing altogether. For that, it’s a great advantage to me that twitter communication doesn’t have to be two-way. 500 people can ‘follow’ (twitter-lingo) my market thoughts, and I don’t have to allow any of them to talk to me. In fact, I already have a few cases like that.

]]> by: Babak http://www.tradersnarrative.com/create-a-trading-group-chat-with-gizmo-voip-671.html#comment-4642 Wed, 14 Mar 2007 22:29:28 +0000 http://www.tradersnarrative.com/create-a-trading-group-chat-with-gizmo-voip-671.html#comment-4642 Prospectus, Both options have merit, but I still think that twitter is more gimmicky than useful. No matter what method of communication, being away for a few minutes will probably mean that you've missed an opportunity. As for constant chatter, it depends on the rules that everyone agrees to and the quality of the people involved. I'll keep an eye on all this twittering in the trading community. I'm not too proud to say it when I'm wrong :) Prospectus,
Both options have merit, but I still think that twitter is more gimmicky than useful.

No matter what method of communication, being away for a few minutes will probably mean that you’ve missed an opportunity. As for constant chatter, it depends on the rules that everyone agrees to and the quality of the people involved.

I’ll keep an eye on all this twittering in the trading community. I’m not too proud to say it when I’m wrong :)

]]> by: Prospectus http://www.tradersnarrative.com/create-a-trading-group-chat-with-gizmo-voip-671.html#comment-4641 Wed, 14 Mar 2007 21:52:25 +0000 http://www.tradersnarrative.com/create-a-trading-group-chat-with-gizmo-voip-671.html#comment-4641 You gave a lot of pros for the VOIP side, like instant communication and two-way feedback. I'll give what I see as the pros of text like Twitter: -You can read it any time--in real time or go browse it later. If you were away for a few minutes, you don't miss something. -Constant chatter could get annoying and distracting in a headset--text only bothers you if you open the window. Rather than use as a trade chat, I see twitter as a mini-blog. Not important or relevant enough to dedicate to an entire post on an actual blog page? Just type a quick remark. You gave a lot of pros for the VOIP side, like instant communication and two-way feedback. I’ll give what I see as the pros of text like Twitter:

-You can read it any time–in real time or go browse it later. If you were away for a few minutes, you don’t miss something.

-Constant chatter could get annoying and distracting in a headset–text only bothers you if you open the window.

Rather than use as a trade chat, I see twitter as a mini-blog. Not important or relevant enough to dedicate to an entire post on an actual blog page? Just type a quick remark.

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