Will follow you in the future.

Zeldman’s tweet is a nice statement, but I’d equally expect to see it on a “designer quite of the day” website. We understood what he meant, but already have the background to do so. There’s no context or explanation. Fried’s example is more descriptive, but too long for a tweet. Perhaps a more Tumblr-like approach could be a good way?

I’m all for short-form ideas, but 140 chars is too little to get a thought-provoking idea across. For me, anyway. Honestly I use Twitter for link an RSS reader for links and to reply to other designers. I haven’t changed the way I think by reading something on Twitter.com.

Thanks for posting this…! I’m interested to see how the comments play out.

Also I too agree with the “Tweets change how we feel about people” – I follow and unfollow people based upon their most recent tweets. I’m sure people others do the same for me.

I know this probably isn’t entirely related – but you asked: “What other specific tweets have caused a change in your thinking?”

Tweets change how we feel about people, they can give a website a voice, and a face. That’s one thing I do like. There’s only so much you can connect with somebody on their blog, and only so much personality that can come through. The actual things people tweet might not have the same impact each time that Elliot’s tweet had, but I think there’s something in being able to build a better picture of the people you are following.