I am now, finding it difficult to really follow everyone of my followers and I’m only at 630+.

I have found new readers for my blog and found people to provide content for the blog also. It can be daunting to wade through, but more apps that help you search for the kind of people you’d like to connect with are helping.

All said and done, all the promotion on FB, Twitter, LI, and all the blog reading can easily obliterate your real work – takes some skill to manage effectively I think!

It could be more interesting to separate personal and professional use of it.
On the one hand, your professional followers will surely not be interested by the fact that you’re buying milk or whatching an episode of Heroes. On the other hand, it would be boring for friends or relatives to read your work related tweets.

So I think that before having a Twitter account, a user should know his own purpose and goals, offer appropriate tweets to right followers. And why not having two accounts (personal and professional) ? But, that surely take time and nobody can spend so much time on it.

So I think as the economy gets back on track (and people have actual work) and the principle of “dish of the day” fades away, the fat will go away as well.

The USA Today article is definitely interesting. I don’t question the value of Twitter for some people. I just don’t yet see it as a must-have killer app for everyone. Maybe in a few years.

By the way, while I’d never subscribe to USA Today — and I love your comparing it to Ryan Seacrest — it is the traveler’s best friend. When I’m waiting for a connection in an airport in Arizona, I’m always psyched to find a USA Today lying around. Last thing I want to read is local Arizona news. USA Today also has a great sports section.

The New York Times map was fun, and provided a great snapshot of American thinking during the Super Bowl. The one-word repetitions across the country reminded me of the seagulls in “Finding Nemo.” What was also interesting was the number of times the word “commercial” came up, which shows you what the Super Bowl is really all about…

Thanks for the links, Roem!

– Freddy

Interesting article about how Twitter is being adopted and used by “non-techy” types.

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/02/02/sports/20090202_superbowl_twitter.html

Fun, and interesting. Does this have any marketing value from your perspective? I know it’s a bit basic, but I found myself playing with the “time slider” on different topics/keywords for more time than I’d like to admit.

:)

(I know, I know, I linked an article from “usa today,” which I’ve heard is the Ryan Seacrest of newspapers.) [bsnyc]

Web 2.0: All your time are belong to da internet.

males make up 63% of Twitterers, specifically males from California, whose residents account for more than 57% of Twitter’s visitors. More interestingly, the age demographics of Twitterers show a dramatic shift. When the site became popular in early 2007, the majority of its visitors were 18-to-24-year-olds. Today the site’s largest age demographic is 35-to-44-year-olds, who make up 25.9% of its users.

Freddy’s Comment: I am.

I love your blog, your posts, your philosophy and the fact the you share amazing content ideas with me for the Responsible Marketing blog.

But I, for one, believe Twitter is the perfect medium for you.

When I dove into Twitter, in my first two weeks I met fruits, nuts and flakes. I felt like I was at a party with a bunch of people I didn’t know (and many I didn’t want to know). But I also met some brilliant and inspired people with great ideas (kinda like you). Over time, I unfollowed the low value/high noise peeps and followed more people that looked interesting.

Now it’s one of the main ways I learn about new topics for the blog and I often use it as a testing ground for blog ideas. A lot of tweets usually equals a good post people will comment on.

And when I finish my blog posts, I share them on Twitter. A good share of the comments on the blog come as a result of those posts.

The 140 character thing? Irritating at first, but boy has it made me better at getting to the point.

I don’t know if Twitter is an addiction for me, but I do find it hard to step away from sometimes. I didn’t think I had time for one more social media tool, but I would sorely miss the friendships I’ve made there.

I know I won’t see you on Twitter anytime soon. But if you do decide to change your mind, let me know. I’ll introduce you to my followers and I’m sure the Twitter community will welcome your wit and wisdom with open arms.

Keep up the great work, Freddy.

Patrick Byers
http://responsiblemarketing.com
http://twitter.com/patrickbyers

But guess what? I’m not the person you find hanging out next to the water cooler all day long. I’m also not the person who opens her mouth unless she has something valuable to say. And I’m not the person who’s comfortable with people I’ve never met knowing what I did with my day (or–gulp–finding patterns of behavior).

Granted, permissions can be managed. But until the majority of my real-life friends are on Twitter, it just doesn’t add value. At this point, Facebook and LinkedIn are far better for my needs.

I do question how it will maintain itself without some sort of revenue model that is beyond just banner ads.

as far as time to do it…the mobile feature makes it very easy to tweet from whereever i am. and since i am a texting whore, it fits right in with my daily activity without stealing away much of my free time.

What about Aggregation of mass thought?

Doesn’t data mining “Tweets” have any value? Especially to companies trying to deliver the next product? How about the tweets that came out of the plane that just crashed into the Hudson, letting everyone know that everyone was ok, HOURS before CNN?

There’s gotta be some value in micro blogging. All of which hasn’t yet been exploited.

I use Trendr to data mine all kinds of info… and it’s very very informative, in my humble opinion.

I know this doesn’t explain the value of HAVING a twitter… but some value of Twitter’s existence, maybe.