Ok, so now I’m following a bunch of people in Twitter. What’s next? I read in other’s posts like Nowsourcing, Dave Fleet, and SearchEngineLand on how were able to harness the power of Twitter’s “crowd sourcing” intelligence. It’s nice to have all of those people at my finger tips, a good source of information. Does it work for me? Well, almost. I won’t get a deluge of responses like the popular Twitters, but I will get the one or two thoughtful replies. I take what I can get from my humble band of Internet friends.
So I’m wondering, what does it take to be a Twitterati? It depends on these two things:
- A large number followers (people who subscribe or “listen” to my tweets)
- My reputation, or notoriety.
One example is Darren Rowse @problogger, who is a popular blogger, has over 3500 followers. Once in a while, he would tweet a question, next thing you know a bunch of people reply. Getting answers from Twitter is a good vehicle for a new blog post. Darren posted the Twitter answers in his blog. Similarly, Brian Clark @copyblogger have posted select Twitter answers in his site.
Speaking of notoriety, check out Wil Wheaton’s reason for liking Twitter.
For someone like me, an unknown in Twitter (and the internet), I can’t expect to stir up conversation at a drop of a tweet. I can’t expect my question answered at a moment’s notice on Twitter. I can’t expect my next blog post to be about the people who tweet back. Well, maybe I can:
And this one:
[Update] Ok, maybe that last one isn’t that exciting, but I’m just trying to show that sometimes people can respond to a trivial tweet. I sometimes do that. Just to be friendly, depending on my mood, etc.
My Twitter archive does come in pretty handy to record my life tweets.
Anyway, I’m striving to connect with more people and promote my site as best as I can, and learn from their wisdom. The information is out there. Lately, I’ve found the quickest way to get it is through Twitter.
Anything interesting you’ve read in Twitter, lately?
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Hi Rudy,
Glad you liked the post. I’ve just followed you on Twitter – hopefully I’ll be able to help you get some of these conversations started.
Cheers,
Dave
Dave Fleet’s last blog post..Five Tools To Base Your Online Life Around
Yes. Niebu, certainly. It’s now exposed.
Swordfights, discussion of that Vanity Fair teen’s photo, help with a font, news about Woopra…
I do use it as a thinktank from time to time, asking questions like, “How do I use my laptop in the sun?” (Posted, thanks Rudy!), but I find that I’d rather *not* use Twitter purely as a tool. It’s about relationships, too.
(Although there’s a lot of behind-the-scenes business going on…)
I find the more I use Twitter, the more meaningful my *conversations* get. I follow quite a few library and information professionals who use Twitter for reference and research questions — they get answers too!
Today, Twitter came through big time for me. I managed to get a Twine invite from a fellow Twitterati …. a beta-invite I’ve been lusting after for some time!
angela
(icollectglass on Twitter)
Angela’s last blog post..more Twitter productivity tools
@Dave:
Thanks for the follow! Seems like I’m connected with more Torontonians than ever now. I can leave Canada, but Canada will not leave me.
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@James:
I’m glad you liked the body sock suggestion. Have you found one that fits you? 😉
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@Angela:
It’s a great communication tool. It’s a heckuva lot more useful when the people I talk to are “in-the-know”. It’s amazing how much wealth of information people possess.
As for Twine, you gotta let me know how you like it. It does look promising.
To me, this is one of the most fascinating aspects of Twitter – http://www.tweetscan.com/index.....u=&d=
Jason – GorillaSushi’s last blog post..Love Is Subtle Messages
So weird how Twitter is the new flavour of the season. I’ve had my twitter account for at least two years and only really had one person to follow… I have to say it’s a lot more fun when there are more people to follow 😛
fragileheart’s last blog post..The fun and the not so fun
@fragileheart – at the risk of pimping my own posts, you may find these two useful:
– http://tinyurl.com/6a9uzn
– http://tinyurl.com/5vg42m
Dave Fleet’s last blog post..Five Tools To Base Your Online Life Around
Hi Reggy.
Yeah, it’s definitely loads more fun if there are (more) people to talk to. Not just one-way, but two-way communication. I don’t like talking to myself – although I feel like that’s what I’ve been doing when blogging. 🙂 Everyone who comments and answers my tweets is the reason I’m still doing this stuff.
@Dave:
Those are some pretty good tips. Twubble is a nice app. I’ve seen another strategy of following everyone (almost). The person would be following 10,000+ people and he would get a few hundred more followers. A sure-fire way to get followers. Not sure about meaningful conversation though.
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@Jason:
That Penny Arcade comic still cracks me up. When there’s a case of TMI, I’ll use this app: http://twittersnooze.com