Comments on: 8 Reasons to Consider Starting A Twitter Account

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 04:35:32 +0000

Hi Jeanine! I think you’re right that Twitter is more of a smartphone thing. That said, I tweet from my laptop too.

There are several ways to “read Twitter.” You have a few options:

1. You can only follow people that you are TRULY interested in.
2. You can follow lots of people and then create “lists.” For example, I have a list for people from my hometown, a list of people/businesses that tweet about pregnancy, etc. Then, you can just follow those lists.

It’s important to keep in mind that it is IMPOSSIBLE to actually keep up with everything that is tweeted. I just scan my feed every once in awhile to see if there is anything of particular interest.

In regards to your final thought, I find many of my Tuesday Tours links on Twitter. I see it as a valuable resource for finding good content across the web.

By: Jeanine

Jeanine — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 02:45:40 +0000

I have a question about Twitter. I always picture it as a IPhone+texting deal. Short, sweet, quick. But for me, I’ve gotta go check if I have enough internet left from our satellite set up (limited bandwidth even at $100/month-yipes!), and then if I do, turn on the computer. log in, and jot down an update. I’ve been hesitant to tweet for this reason. Seems cumbersome and like it will just be a time-suck that doesn’t add much. Is it more of a quick-phone-texting kind of a thing? And, how do you “read” twitter. Because whenever I visit the home page or my own page, it just looks like advertisements flashing by as I drive down the freeway. I so rarely have seen anything that’s worth actually reading or linking to there. Maybe it’s who I’m following? Thanks for any advice you can give.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 22:48:31 +0000

I agree. I use Twitter more for business and Facebook more for personal. And now there’s Google+! I wonder about the future of all of these social networks, don’t you? One thing is certain: it’s a fun + interesting time to be alive.

By: Kristen

Kristen — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 16:36:47 +0000

Remembered this post from a while ago and tracked it down (guess I could have commented on a more recent post, but…). YES!!! I am learning the same thing about twitter. I actually like it for different reasons. I think twitter plays a much more important role in marketing and facebook is better for personal relationships. Twitter has been a HUGE help for getting the word for Jay’s blog out there.

By: tiffany

tiffany — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:09:48 +0000

I have just recently started using Twitter (@tiffanyblogs), but I still have my sea legs, for sure. I haven’t quite found my groove with it!

By: Musings of a Housewife

Musings of a Housewife — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:47:06 +0000

Now you KNOW I use Twitter. :-) I’m a Twitter-aholic. No apologies about it either! :-)

By: Marcela

Marcela — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:50:35 +0000

I love twitter too! But don’t tweet too often. Definitely better than facebook.

By: Audrey

Audrey — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:28:07 +0000

I actually just opened a twitter account two days before you posted this! So far it’s alright… maybe once I have more followers I will like it more, haha. I’m @audabeth

By: Becca - Our Crazy Boys

Becca - Our Crazy Boys — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:47:50 +0000

Love Nicole’s quote… I was actually just thinking about her saying that yesterday… when I wanted to throw my son into the snow ;)

By: Erin

Erin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:46:55 +0000

I have always been a mocker of the tweeting. I thought it was silly to text little pointless things to a bunch of strangers throughout the day. But, I appreciate your list. You make some swell points here. And, you have nearly convinced me to sign up. I am an awful texter, though. And, I don’t even have a text plan on my phone. I always thought twitter was for the fancy phone/texter folks. Is that true? Or is it for the old fashioned laptop users, too?