Comments on: Is Twitter Just Twaddle?

By: Brenda

Brenda — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:20:36 +0000

Twitter is great for business owners/CEOs that want to build their personal or professional brand. They do NOT sell, they just provide a window into their world, plus an occasional peak into their personal life. Writers are attracted to Publishers, wanna-be song writers are attracted to Record Labels, etc. A good twitterer doesn’t do celeb tweets (“I just had a panini for lunch.”), but gives insight into his day, with comments about his priorities, etc.

I follow someone who has a great craft site/blog. She never tries to sell anything via Twitter, just lets her followers listen to her as she does what she loves. (Buying beads today! I’m thinking brown and blue?) Links to photos and blogs are great and lend themselves to retweeting.

Good luck!

By: Rosalind Gardner

Rosalind Gardner — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:56:57 +0000

Hey Chris,

Duh. I knew that one point. Memory is going fast. :-/

Thanks for the correction!

Cheers,
Ros

By: Chris Raynes

Chris Raynes — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:04:30 +0000

Ros,

Not to be too “picky” but Maki at Doshdosh is a guy.

He just likes female anime pictures. He’s philosophy student in Toronto with really high “people count” in Compete and 28,000+ RSS subscribers.

I’d say that’s pretty good for a student, no matter what he’s studying.

Chris

By: greg cryns

greg cryns — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:47:55 +0000

I registered with Twitter about six months ago. Then I sat on my hands with it until about a month ago.

Now I am a convert! I am meeting some great people on Twitter and learning quite a bit from experts.

I would say to doubters that I certainly understand your position. But give it a chance and it may surprise you.

By: Nikki

Nikki — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 01:50:31 +0000

Hi Ros,
I just became your 100th follower. You’ve finally sold me on Twitter (and it was the latest BlogClassroom webinar that put me over the edge. Thanks for all your help and support this year.

With smiles,
~Nikki

By: Marvin

Marvin — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:40:21 +0000

I’ve only just installed twitter as an experiment in its usefulness. I can certainly see how it might be a distraction however it might in fact be a useful marketing tool if used correctly. I read tons of blogs, Ezines and email daily. Between reading writing and getting work done on my blog and websites find my time very limited. Following someone on twitter can give me a heads up if they are doing something of interest or potential value. I suspect that many other might find this to be the case as well. On the reverse side of that coin, if I launch a product or project twitter might allow me to give a quick heads up to those who have an interest. It’s a very interesting concept but only time will tell if it will become more than a novelty.

By: Rosalind Gardner

Rosalind Gardner — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:41:08 +0000

Greg – Bummer ’bout that. That name / concept would have been awesome!

By: greg cryns

greg cryns — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 03:33:36 +0000

argh, someone’s already registered “twaddle.com”

By: Danny K.

Danny K. — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 03:10:14 +0000

Tells me something about you….

When I started reading your article about twitter I accidentally clicked the link to dosh dosh’s article and began reading. It both invigorated my interest in twitter and scared the buggers out of me at the same time.

Then when I read some of the comments here I was surprised at the level of dismissal by some readers.

Perhaps it’s just as important how we are introduced into twitter and the method of engaging it that determines it’s personal worth. The 17 things that Maki pointed out were diverse and seem to suggest different approaches of how one could configure twitter following for more immediate purposes.

How you receive twitts must have some impact on how you perceive them. There is such a variety of ways people see or use it. Finding the right application is key.

I turned the IM feature on and added twitter as a freind in gtalk.

It’s a fairly passive way to receive the messages. They just pop up in the lower right of my screen once-in-awhile and if something catches my interest I will comment back or click a link. If I do nothing it goes away. If I am busy or annoyed I just turn off gtalk. In fact, it’s become the only instant messaging I do for the most part. Rarely, do I ever go to a twitter.com page except to find, follow, or adjust someone or something.

Twitter itself is neutral, semi-passive, immediate, and quasi-intimate. It’s also fully controllable, duplicateable, focusable, and allows anonymity.

And it tells me something about you if your so uninterested in people. I happen to like the self expression of others. Especially the ones I admire or value in one way or another. If someone annoys you stop following them. It is very doubtful they will care or notice. Focusing a twitter ID on a topic or personal task is an excellent new idea on me. Might try that one.

Thank you,

(Big Hug) Ros. I’m following you.

By: Leon altman

Leon altman — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:36:36 +0000

Tried it once for a little while.
My first reaction to a few twits was
“Who the $x!&!! cares!!
Struck me as an inane waste of time.
There are just so many hours in a day.
You have to pick and choose what is essential for your business.
Unless someone can really show me how this builds business,
I’ll pass.