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Re: The 10 Users You’ll Meet on Twitter

pamelajaye — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 14:27:05 -0000

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.

Re: The 10 Users You’ll Meet on Twitter

Enk. — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:40:53 -0000

I love the part "The Rest of us" .. :P

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Cephe Kaplama — Wed, 27 May 2009 11:32:21 -0000

Great post..I really enjoyed learning about each of the categories.

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Meh — Fri, 08 May 2009 16:16:34 -0000

I have the generic photo because I really don't care.

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Daniel Evans — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:12:43 -0000

there is me who may have a funny line or two, or even just a great song to recommend...

www.twitter.com/dan_ev

Re: The 10 Users You’ll Meet on Twitter

faithsonshyne — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 08:28:32 -0000

Bloody Good article!~

Follow me IM BORING!~ :)

http://twitter.com/faithson...

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Luis — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:46:56 -0000

Here I am! www.twitter.com/l_spencer

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!).

Re: The 10 Users You’ll Meet on Twitter

vaneetj — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 01:28:20 -0000

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!!

Re: The 10 Users You’ll Meet on Twitter

JenniferBridge — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 14:44:01 -0000

Thanks for breaking it down into 10 types of users. http://twitter.com/jennifer...

Re: The 10 Users You’ll Meet on Twitter

Gina Kay Landis — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 07:55:43 -0000

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).

Re: The 10 Users You’ll Meet on Twitter

Amanda — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:06:42 -0000

SEE YOU THERE!!! twitter.com/silverwyd.

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Nate Pagel — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 19:53:15 -0000

http://twitter.com/natepagel

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mike mcallen — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 14:01:35 -0000

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/mmca...

Happy tweeting
mike

Re: The 10 Users You’ll Meet on Twitter

mike mcallen — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 14:01:35 -0000

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/mmca...

Happy tweeting
mike

Re: The 10 Users You’ll Meet on Twitter

Daniel — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:55:20 -0000

@Doomcookies is a great one that posts really funny daily fortunes.

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Patrick LaForge — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:48:59 -0000

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.

So what are you waiting for? Follow me @palafo.

Re: The 10 Users You’ll Meet on Twitter

Nathan Maulorico — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 18:41:56 -0000

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

Re: The 10 Users You’ll Meet on Twitter

nnaka261 — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:12:56 -0000

This is some great info. Thanks!

Re: The 10 Users You’ll Meet on Twitter

Rajtilak Bhattacharjee — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 16:19:54 -0000

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

Re: The 10 Users You’ll Meet on Twitter

Saddie — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 05:34:29 -0000

I'm new to Twitter and really appreciate the post. Just learning as I go.
Thanks

Re: The 10 Users You’ll Meet on Twitter

Ann R — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 22:09:45 -0000

Great post â€“ thanks! Relatively new to Twitter but I think I've finally gotten a handle on it and am already a Twitterholic. Itâ€™s quite amazing to be able to touch base with members of a global community.

Re: The 10 Users You’ll Meet on Twitter

CoachEllen — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 09:29:44 -0000

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. :-)

Warm regards,

Ellen
http://www.twitter.com/coac...

Re: The 10 Users You’ll Meet on Twitter

ejly — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:48:35 -0000

Nice summary, good to share with folks new to twitter. Thanks for sharing.

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missburrows — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:05:19 -0000

I use twitter way too much. So much, in fact that it inspired me to create twitcrush.com.

Re: The 10 Users You’ll Meet on Twitter

totalfilm.com — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 02:33:52 -0000

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/tota...