A Facebook friend asked why Twitter makes sense, or if it does make sense. While I love Twitter, I’m also the first one to admit that it can be weak, but it can can also be a great social media tool. Here are my (edited) thoughts I posted on my friend’s page:
I’m the first one to admit that Twitter can be shallow: I’m eating cake, I’m combing my hair, etc. But, Twitter can be oh so cool. Think about these potential tweets:
1. Here’s a great article. Some of my favorite followees do not much more than send great, great articles to read. I favorite them and get back to them that evening.
2. Here’s a funny thought. I love people that express the frustrations of daily life in a funny way. So do many people on Twitter.
3. Here’s my latest blog post. I love the people that queue me up to their latest. Not necessarily every post, but the ones they like the best.
4. Re-Tweets. Send me great thoughts from people you follow. They’re always welcome.
There’s more, but those are thought-starters. Don’t view Twitter as simple “what are you doing,” but more as “what are you thinking.” That’s probably more interesting.
Go forth, everyone, and Tweet away!
1 response so far ↓
1 rjsauter // Dec 17, 2008 at 12:29 pm
Nice take. I’m still a (relatively speaking) Twitter newbie and also didn’t get / appreciate the where I am Or what I am doing/eating tweets.
But then I looked at Twitter as online interactive focus group or wiki for ideas , articles, resources that folks are sharing and I might have already missed. Since changing my view of what Twitter can be used for, I’ve gotten some great ideas to help me in my business. I know I am also just scratching the surface of other ways it can be utilized.
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