Nice post. The power of Twitter will be interesting thing to watch/participate in '09
El Pirillo
· 11 months ago
Don't forget foreign language versions of #6 like @elpirillo :)
Kevin Curry
· 11 months ago
What a sad testament to a simple, powerful platform. I understand human nature and where you are coming from, but I have to object.
I am most likely to *avoid* those users.
I am most likely to seek out and connect with , i.e., "meet" subject matter experts and communities related to work and civic life.
(And then there are those, self included, who still use it for the only purpose for which it was intended - to tell our friends what we're doing and where.)
B_E_X
· 11 months ago
You are right on and how hot is Pete Cashmore *SWOON* I think there are some charities doing good works through twitter. I wouldn't mind knowing which ones are legit.
Arnold - Mr.Gadget
· 11 months ago
Great list Ryan.
Big fan of Robert Scoble here :)
Add me if you like gadgets : @mr_gadget
Ryan Deal
· 11 months ago
Thanks for all the comment everyone. It's great to get everyone else's thoughts as well. I am sure I've left out some groups of Twitter users, this is just a quick look at the 10 most common users I've encountered in my time on Twitter.
I know there are many more groups, feel free to add them here in the comments.
Cheers,
Ryan Deal
Maiken Jepsen
· 11 months ago
Very nice post Ryan! I am lucky my followers are a bunch of very interesting people. I love having a different mix of followers. Just a few are spammers but I don't mind they are promoting work at home parents that sell their own wares. Keep up the good work! Maiken
Jeff Peak
· 11 months ago
Great breakdown of the different types of users on twitter. I do indeed fit in with the "rest of us," however I do represent a brand, that being my personal brand. Essentially this is something that we all are doing with Twitter and other social media tools. It will be exciting to see what 2009 will bring to the Twitter world!!! Thanks Ryan for the great post!
Don't forget the websites (@massively anyone?) that just sign up with TwitterFeed and never engage in real conversation.
Shameka
· 11 months ago
Informative! Thanks! :)
Stephen Robinson
· 11 months ago
According to the Twitter TOS, spam is emailed, not posted as an update. I just wanted to make that clear, to anyone who thinks that adding an outside link to their tweets is considered spam. It isn't. :)
Pedro
· 11 months ago
I enjoyed the follows you posted, especially Vader!
DB Ferguson
· 11 months ago
Hate to disappoint, but neither @StephenColbert nor @StephenTColbert is the "real" Stephen Colbert. I blogged about it here: http://www.nofactzone.net/?p=3732
Since posting this update, there has been a semi-official Twitter account created, and while it is about as official as it gets with Stephen, as it is listed on the hidden Colbert Home site on ColbertNation.com. (Hidden site, you say? Sign up on ColbertNation.com through the link in the black bar at the top of the page, and then as you view the site while logged in, go to the bottom of the page and click the illuminated telescope. That will take you there.)
That twitter account is @stephenathome, and it is updated very infrequently with Stephen-isms ("I've heard enough to know that the only thing we have to fear is F.D.R. himself.")
Carri Bella
· 11 months ago
A category you missed are twitter users who represent groups or communities of people interested in a specific topic, career field, or hobby. For example, @JazzCrowd exists to help support and encourage jazz musicians to join and use Twitter. I’m sure there are many tweeters doing the same type of thing. @CarriBella
DB Ferguson
· 11 months ago
Also, my Twitter account is http://twitter.com/dbferguson, and I post a feed to my Stephen Colbert-centric blog, NoFactZone.net, in my tweets. If you're into Stephen Colbert at all, you'll definitely want to check it out.
Stephen Robinson
· 11 months ago
Chandra,
I Googled "Twitter Authority Power Group" in quotations, but with no results. Now you have me curious. Can you please tell me more, or provide a link? :)
Noreen
· 11 months ago
@crispydragon - I'm a barrel of laughs, well, at least when I'm not whining about my joblessness! Try me, you'll like me! ;0)
Bryan Rutt
· 11 months ago
Absolutely spot-on! I've run into (and follow) each type. I'm a "Rest of Us" for sure, and greatly enjoy sharing my warped view of the world with anyone who cares to share theirs with me. All are welcome to follow me at http://twitter.com/berutt. I do try to follow everyone back...
Jonathan Brown
· 11 months ago
Great post; I really enjoyed learning about each of the categories. You can feel free to follow me at http://twitter.com/jonbrown.
Kevin Curry
· 11 months ago
If I'm honest...I have met all of these users (types).
Marti
· 11 months ago
Great article!
Melissa Daniels
· 11 months ago
You can add to your list the new "chat room" craze that's spawned by trending/hash tags. Tonight's case in point? #happy09. Just go to Tweetchat or tweetgrid and enter in the hash tag to watch the insanity.
(FYI it was spawned by this post: http://twitterhandbook.com/blog/my-crazy-gift-g... and then spread like a viral wildfire into a trending, chat nightmare that now resembles an old AOL/Yahoo! chat room).
liz
· 11 months ago
great breakdown, I was just thinking about the categories of twitter-ers that we all encounter. I especially giggled at the "CEO of everything" users. It's so true. Now even characters of shows are twitter users, the whole cast of characters of MadMen twitter on a daily basis. I'm of the rest of us, but I enjoy twitter very much and would love some more followers: www.twitter.com/lizmoney
Resideo.com
· 11 months ago
We're part of the "brand" category, although we're smaller than the ones mentioned.
I'm the "voice" of the Resideo.com Twitter account ( @resideo - http://twitter.com/resideo/ )) -- we're an online hotel reservation site, and we're one of the first, if not the first, OTA to embrace Twitter.
We're slowly building a great community of followers & followees, and we actively keep an eye on the public feed, helping folks find/book a hotel (all while doing our best to not be bot-like and spammy.
This is a great informative post. Dont know about the celebrities and well known people also using Twitter. I am another ordinary, willing to learn person on Twitter. Follow me at: http://twitter.com/kash78
Adam Chernow
· 11 months ago
Interesting article. I would say Scoble should almost be a default follow to all new users without question. Other than that, I'd recommend that you find some local people from your city and follow them. There are tools out there that'll help you find them. (I'm drawing a blank at the moment, but I know I messed with one recently that was ranking people from Madison by follower count.)
Anyway... Another of the twitterati that you should follow is Dave Weiner. He's an interesting fellow, and of course, Mr. Leo Laporte.
Oh and while you're at it, feel free to follow me :) @rockmanac over there.
-Adam
BackRoadsPlanet
· 11 months ago
I guess I'm in category 10, with the rest of us.
Michael Garmahis
· 11 months ago
I like Twitter! Updating on Webdesign, thoughts, etc. @garmahis
ARTI
· 11 months ago
Eyvallah cigerim on numara bi konu yazmissin. Her ne kadar hepsini okumasamda iyi olduguna inaniyorum :) Ancak akilli ol bu iyiligimi istismar etme! Thanks you very much..
KRAPPS
· 11 months ago
Great read! BreakingNewsOn is fantastic and when coupled with other news users, makes a great alternative to the standard newspaper. Britney Spears ... LOL ... well she is a good source of entertainment: "Just found out that Britney had Pinkberry Sunday night. She gets the plain flavor with berries on it. Yum!"
Leila (aka @swannny)
· 11 months ago
Great article Ryan - Thanks so much for the mention :) Happy New Year!
Social Media
· 11 months ago
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Arjun
· 11 months ago
:) one of the most funny article related to @twitter. Also actually one of the best categorization and hence useful article too....
The Red Rocket
· 11 months ago
Great post - cheers.
I'd also add the "in crowd". They think they're number 6, but really they're number 10 ;-)
Travelwriticus
· 11 months ago
I think we should also mention that group of users, who use Twitter for reporting their travel experiences right at the moment. In my opinion they give particularly interesting answers to the twitter question: What are you doing?
styletime
· 11 months ago
http://twitter.com/styletime design, seo, social media, sharing inspiration, originally from England now in Egypt...
Roger
· 11 months ago
It's great to have an overview of the different types of Twitter users, and helps people figure out the Twittersphere.
That said, I think new users need to understand that the benefit of Twitter comes also from participating. It's not just that you can listen to the good and the great, but also that you can speak to them (although some of those who have thousands of followers may not respond).
But more to the point is that by becoming one of the Twitterati you get a chance to be part of your OWN community. That is, you build your own unique demographic of followers who you listen to, who listen to you and who can greatly expand your online life.
Ultimately, I see one's Twitter community becoming part of our own personal information management system -- an essential feature of managing the endless sources of information online and elsewhere.
Just started Twittering so thank you for a kick start on a few good Twitter pages to look for. If anyone would like to follow me and my random thoughts and stupidity. I'm @gjmode.
Universal Indie Records
· 11 months ago
"They are self-proclaimed social media experts and they are usually a CEO or founder of something."
I'm new to Twitter... have had mine for about a week and I've been followed (and in returen following) tons of these guys. LMAO.
Great post, Ryan, but I need to expand a bit on my tweet re: number 4.
I've been in marketing and PR since the Reagan administration (insert groan here) and I, too, dislike the clueless suits and empty heads that populate too much of the profession. I think it's all another example of Sturgeon's Law: 90 percent of everything is crap ... including marketing weenies.
However, a few of us *do* ride the Cluetrain, know why FrontPage sucks and can troubleshoot html code in Notepad, hate black hat SEO (and black hat marketing in general) and ... well, you get the idea.
Plus: I've never worn a suit to work five days a week in my life. Sure, a tie for the occasional meeting ... but my preferred attire is T-shirt and sleeper pants. Ahhhh, the joys of full-time telecommuting.
So I guess this all makes me a 2.5 -- a 10 divided by a 4
True, so very true. This article is dead one and a great read. I follow a mixture of those that you have listed. Please feel free to follow me. http://twitter.com/tjputerboy
Agile Cyborg
· 11 months ago
And what about the Ryan Deal twitter brand?
Ah, this brand keeps the Bio cute while throwing the juicy stuff into the background.
You're the same as all of the other marketing schmux (me included). Your approach is a bit more coy than most, which is cool, but your article just screams with hypocrisy.
Pemo Theodore
· 11 months ago
We all love Twitter, I followed you - follow me @pemo. Thx Pemo
Faith Peterson
· 11 months ago
Nice list, Ryan. Also some great comments re charities/nonprofits and communities of interest.
Not sure about @secrettweet as a game. Sure, it's possible the secrets posted there are pure fiction. However, many of them reveal a heart-wrenching sincerity. Over the past two days the posts have run toward themes of loneliness, worthlessness, and despair.
@secrettweet might be many things but categorizing it among "fun games to kill time" seems like an unfortunate choice - that is, if the posts are genuine and not an exercise in collaborative fiction.
chad mcclarnon
· 11 months ago
great post
I'm definitely a "rest of us" but feel free to follow, twitter's great and I love meeting new Tweetish people:
I think you missed a category and that would be the one I'm in: citizen journalists. Yes, that technically would encompass all bloggers in a sense, but I write for, I think, a reputable local news startup of some note. I blog 5 days a week and I guarantee you I work just as hard as newspaper columnists and beat writers who receive a paycheck. And I do it by maintaining (to varying degrees of success) a full-time job, a household, numerous volunteer duties, friend and family obligations, etc., etc. The important thing to note is that I'm not alone in this. I am far from unique. There are others in Chicago and of course in other cities who are doing the same thing. Dissatisfied with the caliber of local media, feeling we have something of value to add, or simply loving to write and inform and having no place to do it, we toil in virtual anonymity and with very little support. For those of us trying our best to really put out a quality product each day, it's the definition of blood, sweat and tears. The emotionally fulfilling moments are few and far between and the stressful and overwhelmed moments are plentiful. Unlike many blogs, there is little positive reinforcement for my daily work. Even if people read and enjoy it, I really have no way of knowing. A mention on someone else's local news blog or the occasional appearance in some other local indie news medium usually renders me tearful with gratitude. But the high is always short-lived as I must continue to press on every day of the week. Describing this to people who don't get it, I get blank stares and questions like "So why do you keep doing it?" I keep doing it, because once in a while something amazing happens. Once in a while I get a comment that's better written than what I scratched together. Once in a while I get the sense that I'm really spurring a local conversation about what happens in my city. Once in a while someone says hey, I love what you're doing. Once in a while people ask me questions, seeking my opinion on a local news matter and I’m suddenly in the position of trusted pundit. And that's why I keep going. You can follow me on Twitter @AnnaTarkov and @DailyDaley.
Daniel
· 11 months ago
Good, original posting. I wish I had thought of it sooner. To be honest, I'm someone who just started using Twitter to follow a bit of news and get some tweets from a few net-celebs that I find interesting.
jamie
· 11 months ago
twitter.com/jamesbenedict
Christopher Wellbelove
· 11 months ago
My fav celeb twitter is http://twitter.com/stephenfry and with over 40,000 followers I am clearly not the only one to enjoy his witty tweets
Craig
· 11 months ago
Great list, dead on accurate with everything I've been seeing with Twitter lately,.
Ed
· 11 months ago
This is a great post! I’m still trying to figure twitter out, I’ve been using it for a long time yet it feels like I’m just touching the tip of it. I use it keep track of my team at work along with some close friends and my wife ;-) Still it feels like it’s bigger than all that. @ebuford
Janet
· 11 months ago
Like the post a lot Ryan. It's a good start, but there are so many flavors of Twitter. Press people, Marketers, MLM's a lot of non-profits, life/business coaches and consultants.
Twitter has a different face for everyone based on who they are talking and listening too, and we're often oblivious of a whole group of people until our paths cross and reveal a whole new circle we didn't know was there.
These are great recommendations and observations! Anyone interested can follow my love/hate relationship with Twitter here: http://twitter.com/megalope.
What if my profile includes "Social Media" but doesn't mention that I am an expert? ;) Just a socnet addict! Great piece!
- @sidburgess
Dan
· 11 months ago
The social media mavens are terribly annoying.
The one thing I worry about with twitter is that "we" the users don't control the space. If twitter goes down everything is lost. It is like relying on some other company to host your bog.
Great breakdown. I wish to one day be part of the "Twitter-Elite." Until then, I am a normal person www.twitter.com/davemendez
bethanne
· 11 months ago
nice article ryan! i love it!
(also, if anyone wants to check me out, check out the link to my twitter! i don't bite! :)
Jan Tallent
· 11 months ago
Today must be my day to be followed by those with 1 or 2 if any followERS who follow over 1000, have no profile or updates or just a sales link, lol. Had over ten so far today and it is not yet 6pm here!
One other thing that default avatar can mean: blind user. Twitter is a purely textual world to them.
Some will get a pic of some sort up as a courtesy to us sighties, or even just to conform. But many simply don't bother, as it isn't relevant to them.
Keith
· 11 months ago
This is exactly what I meant. I have Twitters following me, but I have no clue whatsoever who they are.
Chris Blake
· 11 months ago
Indie artists!
Bloggeries
· 11 months ago
I read this then saw a twitter user who fit the whole guy in a suit to a tee and actually LOL'd. Great post.
Carol
· 11 months ago
I've only been on Twitter a week now. This was SO helpful. Thanks.
SheLives
Carol
· 11 months ago
I've only been on Twitter for a week. This has been VERY helpful. Thank you!
@SheLives
moon
· 11 months ago
There is much more to Twitter, so who is rdeal if yo u had to settle for rdeal1?
MyTweetheart
· 11 months ago
Hello!
Wow! A terrific post here! I love how you break it down!
Keep up the good work!
totalfilm.com
· 11 months ago
We're part of the brand category too, using twitted to keep our followers updated with the latest movie news and giving instant reviews of films as soon as we're out of the screening.
We hope that we're providing our followers with information they're really interested in, and as far as we know we're the first big film website to use twitter in this way. You can find us at http://www.twitter.com/totalfilm
missburrows
· 11 months ago
I use twitter way too much. So much, in fact that it inspired me to create twitcrush.com.
ejly
· 11 months ago
Nice summary, good to share with folks new to twitter. Thanks for sharing.
CoachEllen
· 11 months ago
Hi Ryan:
Great article and right on the money... I always check out followers before I follow them. Makes perfect sense! After all, a relationship goes two ways... By the way, I just followed you...and I DO pay attention. :-)
Great post – thanks! Relatively new to Twitter but I think I've finally gotten a handle on it and am already a Twitterholic. It’s quite amazing to be able to touch base with members of a global community.
Saddie
· 11 months ago
I'm new to Twitter and really appreciate the post. Just learning as I go. Thanks
Rajtilak Bhattacharjee
· 10 months ago
Whoa! I guess I missed out quite the fun. Have started to follow @god, quite a jolly good fellow, ain't he :)
BTW, I am Rajtilak, @rajtilak
nnaka261
· 10 months ago
This is some great info. Thanks!
Nathan Maulorico
· 10 months ago
I agree with @elysa. Tons of iPhone user, but don't know what Twitter is. With so many Twitter app in the App Store its hard to not pass one up, make an account, then never or seldom use it. Its a shame because the iPhone could really help Twitter be more mobile since the apps are so handy and easy to use. Thanks @unknownfilms
Patrick LaForge
· 10 months ago
Great post. I have several rules for following people:
1) If you follow more people than are following you, that is a strike. 2) If you never post updates, that is a strike. Sneak. 3) If you post a tweet every 5 seconds, that is a strike. Get a life. 4) If you follow fewer than 20 people, that is a strike. C'mon. You're not reading any of us? 5) If you follow more than 1,500 people, that is a strike. C'mon. You're not reading any of us. 6) If you don't follow me, that is a strike. 7) If you complain about people not following you back, that is a strike. 8) If you never reply to people, that is a strike. 9) If you only reply to people, that is a strike. Get a room. 10) If you auto DM or auto reply when I follow you, I am not flattered, and that is a strike. 11) If you call yourself a social media guru, evangelist or consultant, that is a strike. 12) Linking and news tweets are great, if you are first. If you are not, that is a strike. 13) Self-linking is great, unless it is all that you do, in which case it is a strike, Pete Cashmore. (I don't mind Twitterfeeds if they are clearly presented as that under a company brand.) 14) Retweeting is great, but if that is all you do, that is a strike. Especially if you retweet someone that everybody already follows. And by everybody I mean me. 15) Original quips are great, unless they are boring or offensive. I decide. Strike! 16) I don't care what you are eating, drinking, watching, smoking, or what the weather is outside your window, or how your commute is going. OK, maybe once in a while. But it might be a strike. 17) If you don't use a real picture of your face, that is a strike. 18) If you don't tell me who you are or what you are about in your bio, that is a strike. 19) If you are pretending to be a famous person, or a fictional character, or a building, or someone's pet, or an inanimate object, that is a strike, unless it is consistently funny. 20) If your tweets are all about Twitter and social media, or you compile lists about why you follow and don't follow people, that is a strike.
If you are interesting enough, I can forgive any number of strikes.
@Doomcookies is a great one that posts really funny daily fortunes.
mike mcallen
· 10 months ago
Very cool post. I have been using tweetdeck to make sections for each of the types of folks I follow. Its worked out really well for me. http://www.twitter.com/mmcallen
Happy tweeting mike
mike mcallen
· 10 months ago
Very cool post. I have been using tweetdeck to make sections for each of the types of folks I follow. Its worked out really well for me. http://www.twitter.com/mmcallen
Wow - my jaw dropped at your "realtor" crack. Realtors provide a REAL service to the community and overpriced housing isn't one of them. In fact Realtors are taught NOT to overprice homes (called "buying a listing" by some of the best trainers, Floyd Wickman one of them. As well, not all real estate agents are REALTORs, and Realtors live by pretty stringent rules established by national, state and local agencies that regulate how they do business. Yes, I'm a Realtor and proud of my profession.
So sorry to note that you have such a jaded view of Realtors. Hopefully you will eventually meet a Realtor or make use of their services and that experience will change how you view them. That said, Twitter is a great social media venue and I have met, on Twitter, both the Twitterati as well as those who are "just us" types (I'm a "just us" type of Realtor by the way).
Somewhat new to twitter and found this article very useful. I am still wondering how the "average working girl" can utilize twitter without feeling second best to the celebs and the Twitterati who bombard the site with updates and make my tweets seem rather insignificant in the twitterverse. So far Mashable is one of my favorites!!
Cool post. I'm already following a lot of them, but I'm specifically focused on social media people to find out new stuff. I have to say I love how Twitter is the answer to the content overload currently on the web - it's like a Digg but only from the users you believe that have something interesting to post (and not "Top 10 MICROSOFT Mistakes found on VISTA according to APPLE when using the IPhone (IMAGE)", which basically has all the necessary keywords to reach nº1 on Digg!).
I have the generic photo because I really don't care.
Cephe Kaplama
· 6 months ago
Great post..I really enjoyed learning about each of the categories.
Enk.
· 4 months ago
I love the part "The Rest of us" .. :P
pamelajaye
· 2 months ago
I find it amusing that Marie Osmond twitters a lot more often than her brother Donny - this is the techo-guy who built a heathkit computer as a kid and travels with his Tivo. But who twitters more? Little sis. Wish Zach Braff would get it together to tweet. He's moved from mySpace to Facebook, according to his own website zachbraff.com but his facebook posts are the length of tweets. they'd be perfect.
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I agree. There are tons of people, which do not belong to any of these groups, but are still worth following.
Nice post. The power of Twitter will be interesting thing to
watch/participate in '09
I am most likely to *avoid* those users.
I am most likely to seek out and connect with , i.e., "meet" subject matter experts and
communities related to work and civic life.
(And then there are those, self included, who still use it for the only purpose for which
it was intended - to tell our friends what we're doing and where.)
there are some charities doing good works through twitter.
I wouldn't mind knowing which ones are legit.
Big fan of Robert Scoble here :)
Add me if you like gadgets : @mr_gadget
I know there are many more groups, feel free to add them here in the comments.
Cheers,
Ryan Deal
I am lucky my followers are a bunch of very interesting people.
I love having a different mix of followers.
Just a few are spammers but I don't mind they are promoting
work at home parents that sell their own wares.
Keep up the good work!
Maiken
www.twitter.com/bananakin
I just wanted to make that clear, to anyone who thinks that adding an
outside link to their tweets is considered spam. It isn't. :)
http://www.nofactzone.net/?p=3732
Since posting this update, there has been a semi-official Twitter account created, and while it is about as official as it gets with Stephen, as it is listed on the hidden Colbert Home site on ColbertNation.com. (Hidden site, you say? Sign up on ColbertNation.com through the link in the black bar at the top of the page, and then as you view the site while logged in, go to the bottom of the page and click the illuminated telescope. That will take you there.)
That twitter account is @stephenathome, and it is updated very infrequently
with Stephen-isms ("I've heard enough to know that the only thing we have to fear is F.D.R. himself.")
@CarriBella
to my Stephen Colbert-centric blog, NoFactZone.net, in my tweets. If you're
into Stephen Colbert at all, you'll definitely want to check it out.
I Googled "Twitter Authority Power Group" in quotations, but with no results.
Now you have me curious. Can you please tell me more, or provide a link? :)
about my joblessness! Try me, you'll like me! ;0)
for sure, and greatly enjoy sharing my warped view of the world with anyone
who cares to share theirs with me. All are welcome to follow me at
http://twitter.com/berutt. I do try to follow everyone back...
(FYI it was spawned by this post: http://twitterhandbook.com/blog/my-crazy-gift-g... and then spread like a viral wildfire into a trending, chat nightmare that now resembles an old AOL/Yahoo! chat room).
twitter-ers that we all encounter. I especially giggled at the
"CEO of everything" users. It's so true.
Now even characters of shows are twitter users, the whole cast
of characters of MadMen twitter on a daily basis.
I'm of the rest of us, but I enjoy twitter very much and would
love some more followers: www.twitter.com/lizmoney
I'm the "voice" of the Resideo.com Twitter account ( @resideo - http://twitter.com/resideo/ )) -- we're an online hotel reservation site, and we're one of the first, if not the first, OTA to embrace Twitter.
We're slowly building a great community of followers & followees, and we actively keep an eye on the public feed, helping folks find/book a hotel (all while doing our best to not be bot-like and spammy.
Check us out! :-)
I am another ordinary, willing to learn person on Twitter. Follow me at: http://twitter.com/kash78
new users without question. Other than that, I'd recommend that you find some
local people from your city and follow them. There are tools out there that'll
help you find them. (I'm drawing a blank at the moment, but I know I messed with
one recently that was ranking people from Madison by follower count.)
Anyway... Another of the twitterati that you should follow is Dave Weiner. He's
an interesting fellow, and of course, Mr. Leo Laporte.
Oh and while you're at it, feel free to follow me :) @rockmanac over there.
-Adam
@garmahis
http://www.seosheen.com/social-media-scrutinizi...
I'd also add the "in crowd". They think they're number 6, but really they're number 10 ;-)
and helps people figure out the Twittersphere.
That said, I think new users need to understand that the benefit of Twitter
comes also from participating. It's not just that you can listen to the good
and the great, but also that you can speak to them (although some of those
who have thousands of followers may not respond).
But more to the point is that by becoming one of the Twitterati you get a chance
to be part of your OWN community. That is, you build your own unique demographic
of followers who you listen to, who listen to you and who can greatly expand
your online life.
Ultimately, I see one's Twitter community becoming part of our own personal
information management system -- an essential feature of managing the endless
sources of information online and elsewhere.
www.privacy-tools.at.tc
I'm new to Twitter... have had mine for about a week and I've been followed (and in returen following) tons of these guys. LMAO.
Thanks for this article.....
http://www.twitter.com/universalindie
Feel free to figure me out on http://twitter.com/cookiemonster82
I've been in marketing and PR since the Reagan administration (insert groan
here) and I, too, dislike the clueless suits and empty heads that populate
too much of the profession. I think it's all another example of Sturgeon's
Law: 90 percent of everything is crap ... including marketing weenies.
However, a few of us *do* ride the Cluetrain, know why FrontPage sucks and
can troubleshoot html code in Notepad, hate black hat SEO (and black hat
marketing in general) and ... well, you get the idea.
Plus: I've never worn a suit to work five days a week in my life. Sure, a tie
for the occasional meeting ... but my preferred attire is T-shirt and sleeper
pants. Ahhhh, the joys of full-time telecommuting.
So I guess this all makes me a 2.5 -- a 10 divided by a 4
Happy New Year, everyone!
http://www.twitip.com/10-twitter-agendas-whats-.... Great minds think alike, they say.
@sizzlemaker
mixture of those that you have listed. Please feel free to follow me.
http://twitter.com/tjputerboy
Ah, this brand keeps the Bio cute while throwing the juicy stuff into the
background.
You're the same as all of the other marketing schmux (me included). Your
approach is a bit more coy than most, which is cool, but your article just
screams with hypocrisy.
Thx Pemo
and communities of interest.
Not sure about @secrettweet as a game. Sure, it's possible
the secrets posted there are pure fiction. However, many of them
reveal a heart-wrenching sincerity. Over the past two days the posts
have run toward themes of loneliness, worthlessness, and despair.
@secrettweet might be many things but categorizing it among
"fun games to kill time" seems like an unfortunate choice -
that is, if the posts are genuine and not an exercise
in collaborative fiction.
I'm definitely a "rest of us" but feel free to follow, twitter's great and I love meeting new Tweetish people:
http://www.twitter.com/chadmcclarnon
I’m still trying to figure twitter out, I’ve been using it for a long time yet it feels like I’m just touching the tip of it. I use it keep track of my team at work along with some close friends and my wife ;-) Still it feels like it’s bigger than all that.
@ebuford
Twitter has a different face for everyone based on who they are talking and listening too, and we're often oblivious of a whole group of people until our paths cross and reveal a whole new circle we didn't know was there.
Join me at http://twitter.com/garmahis
http://twitter.com/jadeness
- @sidburgess
The one thing I worry about with twitter is that "we" the users don't control the space. If twitter goes down everything is lost. It is like relying on some other company to host your bog.
follow me up: http://twitter.com/ostermayer
(also, if anyone wants to check me out, check out the link to my twitter! i don't bite! :)
who follow over 1000, have no profile or updates or just a sales link, lol.
Had over ten so far today and it is not yet 6pm here!
jantallent on twitter
I love my twitter friends!
http://twitter.com/femaleprodigy
Some will get a pic of some sort up as a courtesy to us sighties, or even just to conform. But many simply don't bother, as it isn't relevant to them.
SheLives
@SheLives
u had to settle for rdeal1?
Wow! A terrific post here! I love how you break it down!
Keep up the good work!
We hope that we're providing our followers with information they're really interested in, and as far as we know we're the first big film website to use twitter in this way. You can find us at http://www.twitter.com/totalfilm
Great article and right on the money... I always check out followers before I follow them. Makes perfect sense! After all, a relationship goes two ways... By the way, I just followed you...and I DO pay attention. :-)
Warm regards,
Ellen
http://www.twitter.com/coachellen
Thanks
BTW, I am Rajtilak, @rajtilak
@unknownfilms
1) If you follow more people than are following you, that is a strike.
2) If you never post updates, that is a strike. Sneak.
3) If you post a tweet every 5 seconds, that is a strike. Get a life.
4) If you follow fewer than 20 people, that is a strike. C'mon. You're not reading any of us?
5) If you follow more than 1,500 people, that is a strike. C'mon. You're not reading any of us.
6) If you don't follow me, that is a strike.
7) If you complain about people not following you back, that is a strike.
8) If you never reply to people, that is a strike.
9) If you only reply to people, that is a strike. Get a room.
10) If you auto DM or auto reply when I follow you, I am not flattered, and that is a strike.
11) If you call yourself a social media guru, evangelist or consultant, that is a strike.
12) Linking and news tweets are great, if you are first. If you are not, that is a strike.
13) Self-linking is great, unless it is all that you do, in which case it is a strike, Pete Cashmore. (I don't mind Twitterfeeds if they are clearly presented as that under a company brand.)
14) Retweeting is great, but if that is all you do, that is a strike. Especially if you retweet someone that everybody already follows. And by everybody I mean me.
15) Original quips are great, unless they are boring or offensive. I decide. Strike!
16) I don't care what you are eating, drinking, watching, smoking, or what the weather is outside your window, or how your commute is going. OK, maybe once in a while. But it might be a strike.
17) If you don't use a real picture of your face, that is a strike.
18) If you don't tell me who you are or what you are about in your bio, that is a strike.
19) If you are pretending to be a famous person, or a fictional character, or a building, or someone's pet, or an inanimate object, that is a strike, unless it is consistently funny.
20) If your tweets are all about Twitter and social media, or you compile lists about why you follow and don't follow people, that is a strike.
If you are interesting enough, I can forgive any number of strikes.
So what are you waiting for? Follow me @palafo.
Happy tweeting
mike
Happy tweeting
mike
So sorry to note that you have such a jaded view of Realtors. Hopefully you will eventually meet a Realtor or make use of their services and that experience will change how you view them.
That said, Twitter is a great social media venue and I have met, on Twitter, both the Twitterati as well as those who are "just us" types (I'm a "just us" type of Realtor by the way).
Cool post. I'm already following a lot of them, but I'm specifically focused on social media people to find out new stuff. I have to say I love how Twitter is the answer to the content overload currently on the web - it's like a Digg but only from the users you believe that have something interesting to post (and not "Top 10 MICROSOFT Mistakes found on VISTA according to APPLE when using the IPhone (IMAGE)", which basically has all the necessary keywords to reach nº1 on Digg!).
Follow me IM BORING!~ :)
http://twitter.com/faithsonshyne
www.twitter.com/dan_ev
Wish Zach Braff would get it together to tweet. He's moved from mySpace to Facebook, according to his own website zachbraff.com but his facebook posts are the length of tweets. they'd be perfect.