Comments on: Twitter Literati http://www.chrisbrogan.com/twitter-literati/ Learn How Human Business Works - Beyond Social Media Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:18:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Antonio http://www.chrisbrogan.com/twitter-literati/comment-page-1/#comment-96718 Antonio Thu, 20 Dec 2007 21:38:13 +0000 http://chrisbrogan.com/twitter-literati/#comment-96718 I agree - twitter is really cool that way, however I think that in order to get the type of feedback you get from twitter a twitterer needs to be like you. Thousands of followers and very active. If you are passive and not contribute much - the moment you ask a question to twitter you probably get nothing. I agree – twitter is really cool that way, however I think that in order to get the type of feedback you get from twitter a twitterer needs to be like you. Thousands of followers and very active.

If you are passive and not contribute much – the moment you ask a question to twitter you probably get nothing.

]]> By: Antonio http://www.chrisbrogan.com/twitter-literati/comment-page-1/#comment-239930 Antonio Thu, 20 Dec 2007 21:38:00 +0000 http://chrisbrogan.com/twitter-literati/#comment-239930 I agree - twitter is really cool that way, however I think that in order to get the type of feedback you get from twitter a twitterer needs to be like you. Thousands of followers and very active. If you are passive and not contribute much - the moment you ask a question to twitter you probably get nothing. I agree – twitter is really cool that way, however I think that in order to get the type of feedback you get from twitter a twitterer needs to be like you. Thousands of followers and very active.

If you are passive and not contribute much – the moment you ask a question to twitter you probably get nothing.

]]> By: Douglas Cootey http://www.chrisbrogan.com/twitter-literati/comment-page-1/#comment-92863 Douglas Cootey Wed, 05 Dec 2007 20:33:57 +0000 http://chrisbrogan.com/twitter-literati/#comment-92863 As you point out, one can follow hundreds of tweeters then see a percentage of those tweeters follow back. That is one way I've seen people have large followings with very few actual tweets. However, what quality friendships are these? Exactly. I have thought about this some more since I posted (and Christa, I do all those things you recommend). I wonder if the problem, if it can be called a problem, is that I have selected people to follow who I can learn from. Perhaps by being so picky about who I follow, I have created a one way flow of information, i.e. people who are great at sending out into the world fascinating info, but who are too busy to actually respond back to @ replies - or reply to other people's questions. As for whether the info I send out is interesting, you can be the best judge of that. I have been on Twitter long enough to know that my stream of tweets is no more or less dull than the best of them. However, I don't jet set around to conferences. Maybe I should start doing that. :) "Honey, it's a necessary expense. I need to built my Twitter base." Yeah, she'll buy that. ;) Douglas Cootey TheLaughingImp on twitter As you point out, one can follow hundreds of tweeters then see a percentage of those tweeters follow back. That is one way I’ve seen people have large followings with very few actual tweets. However, what quality friendships are these? Exactly.

I have thought about this some more since I posted (and Christa, I do all those things you recommend). I wonder if the problem, if it can be called a problem, is that I have selected people to follow who I can learn from. Perhaps by being so picky about who I follow, I have created a one way flow of information, i.e. people who are great at sending out into the world fascinating info, but who are too busy to actually respond back to @ replies – or reply to other people’s questions.

As for whether the info I send out is interesting, you can be the best judge of that. I have been on Twitter long enough to know that my stream of tweets is no more or less dull than the best of them. However, I don’t jet set around to conferences. Maybe I should start doing that. :)

“Honey, it’s a necessary expense. I need to built my Twitter base.” Yeah, she’ll buy that. ;)

Douglas Cootey
TheLaughingImp on twitter

]]> By: Douglas Cootey http://www.chrisbrogan.com/twitter-literati/comment-page-1/#comment-239929 Douglas Cootey Wed, 05 Dec 2007 20:33:00 +0000 http://chrisbrogan.com/twitter-literati/#comment-239929 As you point out, one can follow hundreds of tweeters then see a percentage of those tweeters follow back. That is one way I've seen people have large followings with very few actual tweets. However, what quality friendships are these? Exactly. I have thought about this some more since I posted (and Christa, I do all those things you recommend). I wonder if the problem, if it can be called a problem, is that I have selected people to follow who I can learn from. Perhaps by being so picky about who I follow, I have created a one way flow of information, i.e. people who are great at sending out into the world fascinating info, but who are too busy to actually respond back to @ replies - or reply to other people's questions. As for whether the info I send out is interesting, you can be the best judge of that. I have been on Twitter long enough to know that my stream of tweets is no more or less dull than the best of them. However, I don't jet set around to conferences. Maybe I should start doing that. :) "Honey, it's a necessary expense. I need to built my Twitter base." Yeah, she'll buy that. ;) Douglas Cootey TheLaughingImp on twitter As you point out, one can follow hundreds of tweeters then see a percentage of those tweeters follow back. That is one way I’ve seen people have large followings with very few actual tweets. However, what quality friendships are these? Exactly.

I have thought about this some more since I posted (and Christa, I do all those things you recommend). I wonder if the problem, if it can be called a problem, is that I have selected people to follow who I can learn from. Perhaps by being so picky about who I follow, I have created a one way flow of information, i.e. people who are great at sending out into the world fascinating info, but who are too busy to actually respond back to @ replies – or reply to other people’s questions.

As for whether the info I send out is interesting, you can be the best judge of that. I have been on Twitter long enough to know that my stream of tweets is no more or less dull than the best of them. However, I don’t jet set around to conferences. Maybe I should start doing that. :)

“Honey, it’s a necessary expense. I need to built my Twitter base.” Yeah, she’ll buy that. ;)

Douglas Cootey
TheLaughingImp on twitter

]]> By: Geordie Romer http://www.chrisbrogan.com/twitter-literati/comment-page-1/#comment-92507 Geordie Romer Tue, 04 Dec 2007 15:52:01 +0000 http://chrisbrogan.com/twitter-literati/#comment-92507 I'll admit to not getting on the Twittering rain quite yet. I guess you could say I'm a "rural early adopter" as far as technology goes. Ahead of the curve locally, but a few months behind the rest of the world. I have had good sucess with LinkedIn when I ask my connections a good question. What extra features does Twitter bring to the table? I’ll admit to not getting on the Twittering rain quite yet. I guess you could say I’m a “rural early adopter” as far as technology goes. Ahead of the curve locally, but a few months behind the rest of the world.

I have had good sucess with LinkedIn when I ask my connections a good question. What extra features does Twitter bring to the table?

]]> By: Geordie Romer http://www.chrisbrogan.com/twitter-literati/comment-page-1/#comment-239928 Geordie Romer Tue, 04 Dec 2007 15:52:00 +0000 http://chrisbrogan.com/twitter-literati/#comment-239928 I'll admit to not getting on the Twittering rain quite yet. I guess you could say I'm a "rural early adopter" as far as technology goes. Ahead of the curve locally, but a few months behind the rest of the world. I have had good sucess with LinkedIn when I ask my connections a good question. What extra features does Twitter bring to the table? I’ll admit to not getting on the Twittering rain quite yet. I guess you could say I’m a “rural early adopter” as far as technology goes. Ahead of the curve locally, but a few months behind the rest of the world.

I have had good sucess with LinkedIn when I ask my connections a good question. What extra features does Twitter bring to the table?

]]> By: Chris Brogan... http://www.chrisbrogan.com/twitter-literati/comment-page-1/#comment-92320 Chris Brogan... Mon, 03 Dec 2007 22:07:49 +0000 http://chrisbrogan.com/twitter-literati/#comment-92320 You're absolutely right, Douglas. It doesn't work well if there's only 10 people in your circle. And I've found that "growing" a circle is a tricky thing. You can't just use friend adder apps. Or rather, you can, but then you don't have the "hearts and minds" of the people you're connected with. Instead, you have to work from the perspective of contributing to the overall community, and making friendly add requests within the pocket communities. I think this is how I did it. In fact, I'm not sure any more. WAYYYYY back when, you were allowed to invite your entire gmail inbox to use the app, so I had a few hundred known friends on Twitter from the start. Maybe that's how. Interesting point and question. You’re absolutely right, Douglas. It doesn’t work well if there’s only 10 people in your circle. And I’ve found that “growing” a circle is a tricky thing. You can’t just use friend adder apps. Or rather, you can, but then you don’t have the “hearts and minds” of the people you’re connected with.

Instead, you have to work from the perspective of contributing to the overall community, and making friendly add requests within the pocket communities. I think this is how I did it. In fact, I’m not sure any more. WAYYYYY back when, you were allowed to invite your entire gmail inbox to use the app, so I had a few hundred known friends on Twitter from the start. Maybe that’s how.

Interesting point and question.

]]> By: Chris Brogan... http://www.chrisbrogan.com/twitter-literati/comment-page-1/#comment-239927 Chris Brogan... Mon, 03 Dec 2007 22:07:00 +0000 http://chrisbrogan.com/twitter-literati/#comment-239927 You're absolutely right, Douglas. It doesn't work well if there's only 10 people in your circle. And I've found that "growing" a circle is a tricky thing. You can't just use friend adder apps. Or rather, you can, but then you don't have the "hearts and minds" of the people you're connected with. Instead, you have to work from the perspective of contributing to the overall community, and making friendly add requests within the pocket communities. I think this is how I did it. In fact, I'm not sure any more. WAYYYYY back when, you were allowed to invite your entire gmail inbox to use the app, so I had a few hundred known friends on Twitter from the start. Maybe that's how. Interesting point and question. You’re absolutely right, Douglas. It doesn’t work well if there’s only 10 people in your circle. And I’ve found that “growing” a circle is a tricky thing. You can’t just use friend adder apps. Or rather, you can, but then you don’t have the “hearts and minds” of the people you’re connected with.

Instead, you have to work from the perspective of contributing to the overall community, and making friendly add requests within the pocket communities. I think this is how I did it. In fact, I’m not sure any more. WAYYYYY back when, you were allowed to invite your entire gmail inbox to use the app, so I had a few hundred known friends on Twitter from the start. Maybe that’s how.

Interesting point and question.

]]> By: Christa http://www.chrisbrogan.com/twitter-literati/comment-page-1/#comment-92318 Christa Mon, 03 Dec 2007 22:06:20 +0000 http://chrisbrogan.com/twitter-literati/#comment-92318 I remember trying this out just a few months after starting to use Twitter. I found myself wandering the bookstore desperately wanting something to read and wishing I had some recommendations for awesome books that I might not otherwise find on my own. I didn't have a lot of followers at the time, less than 50 I believe, but I did get about a dozen replies. I don't think quantity of replies necessarily depends on number of followers but a whole lot of other factors: time of day and topic seem to be the big ones. This applies to blog posts as well as tweets. I seem to get more comments on posts about pajamas than I do on more serious topics. There are some things people just don't have anything to add, especially if people reading your Twitter/blogs are doing so because they want to learn from what you have to say and consider you more of an expert on the topics you post about. It is typically bad form to leave comments that say things like "I agree" and "Well done" only so people just don't respond at all. The more common the topic the more likely more people have had experience with it (hence Wil Wheaton's cold, who hasn't had a cold?). One more factor is how often you interact with people who follow your tweets/read your blog. If you regularly reply the more likely they will reply to you. It becomes more of a conversation and less of a question/response forum. Chris Brogan (even with the obscene number of followers that he has) makes himself feel approachable. If you feel like you are having a conversation with someone that you have something in common with, it will be natural to send a reply their way. Christa linuxchic on Twitter ;) I remember trying this out just a few months after starting to use Twitter. I found myself wandering the bookstore desperately wanting something to read and wishing I had some recommendations for awesome books that I might not otherwise find on my own. I didn’t have a lot of followers at the time, less than 50 I believe, but I did get about a dozen replies.

I don’t think quantity of replies necessarily depends on number of followers but a whole lot of other factors: time of day and topic seem to be the big ones. This applies to blog posts as well as tweets. I seem to get more comments on posts about pajamas than I do on more serious topics. There are some things people just don’t have anything to add, especially if people reading your Twitter/blogs are doing so because they want to learn from what you have to say and consider you more of an expert on the topics you post about. It is typically bad form to leave comments that say things like “I agree” and “Well done” only so people just don’t respond at all. The more common the topic the more likely more people have had experience with it (hence Wil Wheaton’s cold, who hasn’t had a cold?).

One more factor is how often you interact with people who follow your tweets/read your blog. If you regularly reply the more likely they will reply to you. It becomes more of a conversation and less of a question/response forum. Chris Brogan (even with the obscene number of followers that he has) makes himself feel approachable. If you feel like you are having a conversation with someone that you have something in common with, it will be natural to send a reply their way.

Christa
linuxchic on Twitter ;)

]]> By: Christa http://www.chrisbrogan.com/twitter-literati/comment-page-1/#comment-239926 Christa Mon, 03 Dec 2007 22:06:00 +0000 http://chrisbrogan.com/twitter-literati/#comment-239926 I remember trying this out just a few months after starting to use Twitter. I found myself wandering the bookstore desperately wanting something to read and wishing I had some recommendations for awesome books that I might not otherwise find on my own. I didn't have a lot of followers at the time, less than 50 I believe, but I did get about a dozen replies. I don't think quantity of replies necessarily depends on number of followers but a whole lot of other factors: time of day and topic seem to be the big ones. This applies to blog posts as well as tweets. I seem to get more comments on posts about pajamas than I do on more serious topics. There are some things people just don't have anything to add, especially if people reading your Twitter/blogs are doing so because they want to learn from what you have to say and consider you more of an expert on the topics you post about. It is typically bad form to leave comments that say things like "I agree" and "Well done" only so people just don't respond at all. The more common the topic the more likely more people have had experience with it (hence Wil Wheaton's cold, who hasn't had a cold?). One more factor is how often you interact with people who follow your tweets/read your blog. If you regularly reply the more likely they will reply to you. It becomes more of a conversation and less of a question/response forum. Chris Brogan (even with the obscene number of followers that he has) makes himself feel approachable. If you feel like you are having a conversation with someone that you have something in common with, it will be natural to send a reply their way. Christa linuxchic on Twitter ;) I remember trying this out just a few months after starting to use Twitter. I found myself wandering the bookstore desperately wanting something to read and wishing I had some recommendations for awesome books that I might not otherwise find on my own. I didn’t have a lot of followers at the time, less than 50 I believe, but I did get about a dozen replies.

I don’t think quantity of replies necessarily depends on number of followers but a whole lot of other factors: time of day and topic seem to be the big ones. This applies to blog posts as well as tweets. I seem to get more comments on posts about pajamas than I do on more serious topics. There are some things people just don’t have anything to add, especially if people reading your Twitter/blogs are doing so because they want to learn from what you have to say and consider you more of an expert on the topics you post about. It is typically bad form to leave comments that say things like “I agree” and “Well done” only so people just don’t respond at all. The more common the topic the more likely more people have had experience with it (hence Wil Wheaton’s cold, who hasn’t had a cold?).

One more factor is how often you interact with people who follow your tweets/read your blog. If you regularly reply the more likely they will reply to you. It becomes more of a conversation and less of a question/response forum. Chris Brogan (even with the obscene number of followers that he has) makes himself feel approachable. If you feel like you are having a conversation with someone that you have something in common with, it will be natural to send a reply their way.

Christa
linuxchic on Twitter ;)

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