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‘Tweets' galore during Catholic media session with Twitter co-founder
By Jim Lackey
Source: Catholic News Service
Published: Thursday, June 04, 2009

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ANAHEIM, Calif. (CNS)—Jack Dorsey, one of the co-founders of Twitter, the popular microblogging Web application, spoke during the May 27-29 Catholic Media Convention in Anaheim. The annual convention is sponsored by the Catholic Press Association and the Catholic Academy for Communication Arts Professionals.

Several audience members "tweeted" during Dorsey's appearance May 28. Here are some excerpts:

thecompassnews: John Feister, director of electronic media for St. Anthony Messenger Press, moderates discussion w/ Jack Dorsey, Twitter co-founder.

deadline_guy: Low-tech format—a conversation about Twitter with @jack Dorsey. More like talk show.

thecatholicsun: Why Twitter? Looking for word that evoked sensation. First name was twitch, which he called "fairly terrible."

deadline_guy: We wanted something that evoked a sensation, @jack says. We called it "twitch" initially. They found "Twitter" by going down the dictionary.

deadline_guy: Original inspiration for Twitter came from taxi driver dispatch chatter @jack says, and IM-status messages (available, etc.)

deadline_guy: Twitter good at breaking news, but not at cohesive narrative. Also has a lot of misinformation.

GoingToCPA2009: @jack addresses monetizing. Says to be patient. Points out the value of the search and its potential.

thecompassnews: "You have ability to engage people in a very interesting way" using Twitter, @jack tells Catholic journalists.

thecompassnews: Initially @jack thought Twitter would be hit with teens, but it was young adult techies who picked it up.

deadline_guy: Greatest moment for @jack was Obama 100 days address and congresspeople were tweeting. "Never felt closer to my govt."

deadline_guy: Twitter has really improved family relationship. It's amazing how much humanness is in the smallest messages.

deadline_guy: Limited the canvas size to 140 characters. That's very practical. Even cheapest cell phone can receive 160 characters.

deadline_guy: A lot of models around search, such as Google, etc. Easy to forget Google took 5 years to find relevant revenue model.

deadline_guy: @jack's favorite Twitter search "champagne or rooftop" you learn about celebrations. Someone's drinking champagne or on a rooftop.

thecompassnews: Any entity using Twitter, commercial & nonprofit, can improve relations with their customers and profits says @jack.

thecatholicsun: @jack says: updates such as "eating oatmeal" means nothing to 99 percent of followers, but it means the world to my mom.

deadline_guy: QUESTION: Will Twitter still be around two years from now? Five years from now? Or is it a fad with a 32 million-user base?

thecatholicsun: @jack says: Twitter will be around for the long run. It's important for the evolution of communication.

deadline_guy: @jack says Twitter will still be here 2 yrs from now. It's a labor of love. The users define the space.

thecompassnews: "I think need is there," says @jack to #cmc09 gathering. Program concludes. That's a wrap.

GoingToCPA2009: that's a wrap with @jack. YouTube video to come.

johnnortonosv: great keynote by Jack Dorsey, Twitter co-founder. Kudos to CPA.

jfeister: Jack Dorsey appearance was arranged by the Catholic Academy, for benefit of both organizations. Uncle Fr. Dan Dorsey is CPA member.

jfeister: Dan Dorsey is publisher of Glenmary Challenge, CPA member publication of Glenmary Home Missioners. Jean Bach, editor, led opening prayer.

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