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Re: How I Tweet- A FAQ

Bob Denning — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 01:50:15 -0000

I tweet when I don't have to and I don't tweet when I should have!
Arrrrghghh!!!

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Paul Singh — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 07:55:10 -0000

Chris, would you mind elaborating a little further on how you go about weeding those people out? (Disclaimer: I'm working on a personal noise filter for Twitter called Philtro -- I'm just curious what your specific workflow looks like.)

FWIW - I ran into you on an Austin streetcorner back at SXSW and, IIRC, Nan Palmero introduced us.

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Marcy — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:31:41 -0000

I think it's nice that you actually can still reply to at least 75% of what you get. With that many followers, I don't think I'll ever manage to. You mentioned you just follow back those people who follow you.. Don't you think it would be better to choose who you follow?

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lindabateman — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 20:11:05 -0000

Chris -

It seems there is a stigma to being active in social networking. Have you experienced the same problem? Certainly there are a ton of people out here who are in awe of your social media prowess and would like to emulate your success.

I have been interested in social media marketing and networking for quite a while now and have had to stand the fight that it is a viable form of marketing, while others have criticized me for the time I spend reading, commenting, posting and tweeting (tweeting is only lately).

How would you relay your experiences to us underlings who have to face that kind of problem? Is the answer to just "hang in there"?

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iconic88 — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 11:23:54 -0000

Chris, I like how you see Twitter as the next dialtone.

IMHO, I see it as a 'trust-tone' and a 'trust-zone'.

As a 'trust-tone', Twitter is more powerful than any YellowPages (or Google), because trusted word-of-mouth beats hands-down any optimized website and/or paid ads from companies.

If your car breaks down, you have a couple options. Look into a phone book, Google or ask a friend.

Even if you look through a phone book or Google, you still have to decide who you trust.

IMHO, we are more than likely to contact someone we trust. That could be a friend IRL, family member, or friends on Twitter.

Thoughts?

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rosenbaum — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 08:53:32 -0000

Thanks, Chris. This is powerful stuff and helps us all get a handle on how to harness twitter and social media.

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mbowlersr — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:17:05 -0000

Great post with helpful tips. I like the be helpful, share, communicate, use @replies a lot. Being organic has been more original and down to earth. Thanks

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Mark William Schaefer — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:30:28 -0000

Chris, I always love your honesty and energy -- even when you're on vacation! I learn a lot from you!

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Heather Hapeta — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:35:04 -0000

thnaks for the ripoff/homage tips about using twitter a:)

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kevinarth — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:10:47 -0000

In my view, if what you post has value to my followers, I'll retweet you. If I have an established relationship with you and you ask, I'll probably do it for you unless the content is frivolous. If our relationship is new and you constantly DM me asking for retweet, I'll tire of it quickly and drop you.

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Dr.Mani — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:44:09 -0000

So... Guy prompted you to do a "How I Twitter" thing too, did he?! :-)

Mine is here - I called it "27 Months of Twitter - Insights, Lessons and
Suggestions to Make the Most of Twitter"

http://bit.ly/ZTrds

All success
Dr.Mani

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BostonLogan — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:21:14 -0000

Useful and interesting post...It's helpful to know how you manage so much volume.

We're not there yet, but we're working at it (one relationship at a time, no robots for us). We endorse this method: "be helpful, share, communicate, use @replies a lot." Great advice!

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elysa — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:42:08 -0000

I'm not sure why I'm surprised that people DM you to ask for RTs ... but I really am. You've retweeted random things of mine and it's always fun to check tweetie and see you have 47 replies. When I read Guy's how I use twitter I was expected several people (especially you) to borrow the idea. I kind of want to do it for myself as well. I get a lot of random n00bs asking me questions.

Thanks for always providing knowledge for us high information sorts! Hope you're enjoying your vacation.

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Batman — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:38:21 -0000

To tweet, or not to tweet? That, is the question. :)

Thanks for an informative post, Chris.

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SEOcopy — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:34:45 -0000

Once again a great post. You have RT'd things for me & it was appreciated. I will admit it had nothing to do with me nor my blogs. I was not surprised and yes, I was very thankful that you did (it was for cancer I think) anyway point is we won't become like you and quite honestly I like who I am so no offense lol. One question though I need a Online LinkDaddy can I use you? :D

Re: How I Tweet- A FAQ

Chris Brogan — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:04:39 -0000

Well there you have it. Happy to share. : )

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Chris Brogan — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:00:12 -0000

Great questions. I use search ALL the time. Not to grow my community, but to find things that matter to me. Really good question.

I work on relationship building all the time. : )

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startabuzz — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:28:23 -0000

Now, you see? This would've been really handy for my post on Tuesday! Very inconsiderate of you to post a day late. :)

I have often wondered how you manage your stream; there are lots of people who "follow" as many people as you do, but they seem to interact only with a small, select group of people (their "inner circle", if you will), whereas your approach seems far more personal. Even with the aid of SocialToo (which clearly speeds the process for you), I'd be interested to know how much time per day you *actually* spend using Twitter; I have only the tiniest fraction of your followers and I could easily spend a whole day reading what everyone has to say.

In any event, I find information like this extremely helpful. Most days, I feel like I'm doing this right, but when I question myself, reading something that reinforces my approach tempers any frustration that I might be having. Happy to report that it seems like patience (when it comes to @mentions and RTs) and active participation are starting to pay off.

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Matt Burgess — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 01:18:51 -0000

Oh yeah, definitely makes sense... and it's what I thought was your reasoning... guess it all comes down to scale. Just was interested in if I was on the mark or jumping to conclusions :)

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DianeCourt — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:21:44 -0000

A stellar example of leading by example, Chris. Your focus on building and community and enriching conversation shows in the continuity between your blog and your Twitter posts and exchanges. To wit, your near trademark closing with a question - a turn which in your posts always rings sincere not contrived as it might elsewhere. When one offers thoughtfully expressed analysis, informed opinion and just plain good information in that spirit a growing following is natural - and well-earned. The "social phone" - a great image. Thanks for sharing your approach and your insights. (@dc2fla)

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Marianna H Chapman — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:14:01 -0000

I realize this post is about TWEETING, not the use of TWITTER, but you didn't mention Twitter search (or did I miss it?) or hashtags. Do you ever use search and @reply or generally seek to reach beyond your existing community to grow it or just add value to the greater good? I mean, 80K+ is a pretty nice-sized world to manage - I totally get if you never do anything else. But I am curious about your take on relationship building possibilities with those pieces of the Twitter puzzle - especially for those of us who are still growing our community.

Re: How I Tweet- A FAQ

Chris Brogan — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:54:15 -0000

Great questions:

1.) I'm not going to read EVERY WORD. I do read them. I sample new posts every day. Think about it like this: I've set up a telephone network. I don't necessarily have to call you every day for it to be useful. I call you when I'm thinking of you. Same thing.

2.) I LOATHE those messages. Google "robot behavior"

Thanks!

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Annabel, Get In The Hot Spot — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:48:43 -0000

Sorry if I didn't understand but I'd like to know why you follow all the tens of thousands back if you're not going to read them. Do you find it annoying when you get a "Thanks for the follow" direct message back? It's all interesting stuff and I started in April so there's still a learning curve going on.

Many thanks, Annabel Candy (http://inthehotspot.wordpre...

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Daniel Decker — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:30:37 -0000

Good stuff. I think, like most things, we get out what we put in. Twitter is the same. If someone is using Twitter only to grow a following (all about ME), they'll likely have trouble getting others engaged. If they are using Twitter to join and create conversations while also adding value to others, there's a much better chance to succeed and grow. People can sniff out those who are just using it to leverage a product or pimp their own junk.

For me, Twitter has been amazing at helping me connect. Made many great offline and online connections. Generated business by genuine connections. Met some really neat people with great perspectives.

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Lynette Cornell — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:22:40 -0000

See, I find mail a total recharge (Well, I *did* until it became heavily composed of student loan letters.). Twitter is a constant stream of information my brain has to process. At least it's not flooded with MJ tribute tweets anymore.

Otters? Cute and playful and endangered?

Aside from how you use Twitter, I'm curious how you read blogs. I presume you use a reader. How do you deal with so much blog content? How do you filter through all that reading to find the golden nuggets?