I asked this question on twitter the other day and got a ton of response.
Thought I’d throw it out on here too and see what conversations we have.
For you, is social media a tool, or just fun?
Be sure to share your links too!
Twitter can be a tough world to learn and command, so with that in mind,
Here are a few tips for those of you who may need them…
1. Have a profile picture.
We don’t want to see the Twitter egg when we’re thinking about following you. We want to see… you! Twitter is about connecting, the first part of that is seeing your face.
2. Fill out the profile information.
There’s a lot of spam on Twitter. Many of those spammers have no profile information at all or just have a link. You don’t have to reveal much, just enough so that we know it’s really you.
3. Tweet regularly.
Keep your twitter stream updated. If you have 2,000 followers and only 10 tweets, we’ll immediately think something’s up. Update you twitter stream if you want to utilize twitter.
4. Respond to people.
I know it can be impossible to respond to all replies/DM’s, but unless you’re a celebrity, reply to people when it’s appropriate. You don’t have to say something every time, but definitely sometime.
5. Tweet others as you’d want to be tweeted.
Don’t send random links to people or try to get people to read your stuff if you never mention them otherwise. Also, try to be positive when responding to people. As our Moms always said, “If you can’t tweet anything nice, don’t tweet anything at all.”
What’s your best twitter tip?
As I’ve watched tweets flow through my twitter stream this week, I’ve captured some of the best ones and put them in this post.
You can do with it what you wish…
@ArtieDavis: Blogged 5-Q’s-Is your vision really FROM GOD?: LINK
@FocusLeadership: True leadership must be for the benefit of the followers, not the enrichment of the leaders. – Anonymous
@sundaysbliss: I love finding quarters in the couch! Just found myself 71 cents! Woo HOO!
@Ez37: Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe. ~St. Augustine
@ThinkLiberia: If you can’t be a good example — then you’ll just have to be a horrible warning. -Catherine-
@ADavidPearson: If we really believed there’s a Heaven and hell, tomorrow’s agenda would have to change!
@pwilson: Our Daily Bread… LINK
@candacecrethers: I feel like jumping off the cliff with no Plan B…life’s too short to be lackluster! I’m goin’ for it !!!
@leadtoday: You don’t need to be brave to admit when you’re wrong, you just need to be smart.
What would have tweets looked like had Twitter been around in the year 2000?
Here are a few….
Eatin the Beanie Weenies I had stored up for Y2K.
WWJD?
Grabbin my Walkman, headed for a run!
Just took the family to see “Cast Away.” Almost a silent film….
Camping out at the coliseum to get N Sync tickets. They’re not a fad… I’m a fan for life.
Just filled the car up. $1.26 a gallon… crazy!
Just set up a Napster account! Gonna download the Blink 182 album!
Whasssuuuppp?
I demand a recount! Oh they have already done that!
Your turn. What are some tweets we may have seen in the year 2000?
A few months ago, I did a post about the top 10 signs you’re addicted to twitter… you can read that here.
Here are the top 5 signs that Facebook is taking over your life.
1. You’ve seen “Social Network” 5 times already.
2. You check your Facebook inbox more regularly than your postal mailbox.
3. You designate someone to tend your farm on “Farmville” when you go out of town.
4. You have nightmares about the Facebook Virus deleting your account. For the next 3 weeks, you won’t click on anything.
5. You found out your wife was pregnant by reading her status update.
Have any suggestions for #6?
