Comments on: Stop Shouting on Twitter

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By: 10 reasons why your social media effort will fail | Gareth Trufitt

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By: Travis Dahle

Travis Dahle — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:15:39 +0000

Brett,

I must have missed this post earlier and then I essentially wrote about the same thing yesterday (color me embarrassed). You make some great points and I think most of us who use Twitter the way it should be are all in it together!

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Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:57:12 +0000

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By: Brett

Brett — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:53:56 +0000

Miguel – I love your point that “once someone is labeled as a spammer, they’re done.” It’s so true. One of the best uses of Twitter is that you can develop trust with people you otherwise would never have met. Of course, the other side of that coin is you can really irritate them if you don’t bother with building trust.

By: Miguel | SimplyBlog

Miguel | SimplyBlog — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 18:20:09 +0000

Brett,

Hey man, the new site is awesome. Congrats! As far as the Twitter shouting, I hear ya… I tend to use Tweetdeck most of the time, and with groups created, I closely follow organized groups of people I already know or as being warmed up to. therefore, I tend not to see some of these other wacky updates you mentioned. Nonetheless, it needs to stop. Once someone labeled as a spammer, they’re done.

-Mig

By: Brett

Brett — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:56:06 +0000

Dana –

Exactly. People forget the “social” part of social media. Get to know people, and as you do, they’ll find out what it is you do. When they have a need for it, you’ll be the first person they ask.

By: Dana Phillips

Dana Phillips — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:15:36 +0000

Thanks for this brave honesty. I have held the same sentiments but have not had the courage to write them. What outcome would you expect if you walked into a room of people, some you know well, some you do not and shouted, “I sell XYZ, wanna buy some?”

Don’t get me wrong, I love hearing about weight loss and tips for the kitchen. I love to hear about people, their successes and their challenges.

The worst message I heard was “I need two more people to join my team so I can win this contest.” Makes me want to engage in his business, NOT.