Give Tweets a Chance
Mar 29, 2009 Digital Marketing & Metrics, Microblogging
I get a kick out of people who put down Twitter as ridiculous (Who cares that you are eating your cereal) or that it is all about ego (Why wouldn’t they care what I was having for breakfast!) According to Margaret Wente of the Globe and Mail; ” If you thought Facebook was banal, try Twitter. It makes people who write their thoughts on Facebook sound like Shakespeare.” Ian Brown of the same newspaper suggested in a CoverItLive discussion that it was our fear of dying that made us gravitate to Twitter.
At least Ian Brown gave it a chance, tested it out by using it for a DISCUSSION. He ENGAGED by CONVERSING with his followers. Check out his Twitter stream – he has 80 updates, and the majority are @replies. Wente, on the other hand gave it 4 updates over the course of a week. She followed 5 people. 82 people followed her banal tweets about trying to figure out this Twitter business. Considering she had 5 updates, and only 82 followers – and Twitter is in real-time – she likely didn’t get too many replies.
The first few times I used Twitter I wasn’t immediately sure about microblogging. However, now I watch it for news, go there to ask questions (sometimes before Google), chat with friends, and sometimes I just listen. My suggestion is – if you are going to try out Twitter, or become a Twitter tourist – give it a few weeks. Follow people, and not just celebrities because they won’t likely reply to your tweets. Tweet frequently. Reply more. Put up a picture, and stay awhile!
Just for fun, watch this video.
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March 30th, 2009 at 11:57 am
People who sleep on the twitter movement are crazy. It is such a popular social networking tool.
April 3rd, 2009 at 12:56 pm
Reading: Give Tweets a Chance: http://bit.ly/oS2T Especially fabulous is the video @michellekostya included
April 6th, 2009 at 2:31 pm
It took some time for people to get used to dishwashers too!
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April 10th, 2009 at 8:57 am
Came across your blog through TweepSearch. I completely agree with your post. I tried explaining Twitter to my husband, but just got a blank look. For me, as a mother, I think it’s important to stay on top of what’s current on the web; I don’t want my son giving me those disdainful looks down the road when he’s a teenager!
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