I need your input here.
If you’re anything like me, you didn’t get Twitter at first. Could’ve been how you were or weren’t using it on your phone. Maybe it had to do with who you were or weren’t following. Or maybe the light bulb just took a while to light up.
Regardless, I think it’s more common for people to not get Twitter right away than it is to get it from the start. I know it took me months. I actually hated Twitter when I first started using it.
For that very reason, I’m putting together a free eBook title How I Stopped Hating Twitter: Making Sense of an Amazing Tool. It’s certainly a work in progress, so I’d love your input. If I find it useful for the eBook, I’ll be sure to email you, get your permission, and then include it.
So, what made Twitter make sense for you? Leave your story in the comments.
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I went from a smart-phone to a web-based app-phone. It didn’t make any since to me until then.
I saw this little, twit…I mean, tweet, and I thought it looked stupid. It seemed like a brown-nose tool, I’ll pat your back, you pat mine. Then, I saw it as a wealth of knowledge. I learn so much from all the information, up-to-date news, people or areas I can follow of interest, reconnecting, amazing articles (like this one, Brett), and I have switched from going on it as a “I guess I have to” to hitting it first, to see what’s going on in the world, and in my world.
I still don’t know if I like the little birdie icon, or the cheesy colors, but there’s a wealth of knowledge and endless opportunity if you really delve into it.
Harris – yeah, having an app makes all the difference in the world. That’s one reason I hated it before: I was getting every message via text.
Karen – I definitely think there’s still plenty of brown-nosing going on. I guess that’s OK to a point, but the key, like you said, is following people who are actually delivering the goods, not just kissing up.
Honestly, I had one false start using twitter before. Everything changed after I got my iPhone. It was literally the gateway drug for me and my increased engagement in social media. By being able to upload videos and pictures from events as well as search keywords on the go for relevant information, my twitter involvement has gotten a second wind. I’ve found that in addition to just learning about new events, I’ve found a lot of interesting information online that I linked to from tweets that I normally would have never found. It encourages me to contribute things I find interesting as well.
I probably don’t qualify to comment. I still don’t like Twitter much. I can see the usefulness, but not for me… at least not daily. That being said, I am using Twitterfeed to tweet a link when I post new articles at Examiner.com. But that was a one-time setup, automated with RSS.
I guess I find it useful for several reasons.
First, I get to keep updated with what is happening in the world without having to work so hard to find it. People post some great things that I might never have found, which is great.
Second, I get to banter with friends that I wouldn’t as much. For example, @twkeller and I are friends, but we never really hung out that much and never called or texted each other. But since we’re both on twitter, we occasionally give each other crap on-line and banter back and forth. Its been a way for me to keep up with some friends without having to have 20 people ask me to help them on their farmville or mafia runs (ala facebook).
Finally, while there is some brown-nosing going on, I like it when people say they liked my article or post or something and thank me on-line. Its just nice to have.
Those are my thoughts…good luck with the ebook!