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jen — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:25:28 -0000

chris, i'm impressed. you make this sound pretty simple. i'm already using tweetdeck on my computer, so that's a good start i guess. need to find a better iPhone app...need to juggle multiple accounts, and am not thrilled with what i've tried yet. open to suggestions.

i appreciate your honesty about being human and all. i also like the idea that Twitter is like a phone--needing two-way conversations. i'll be working on that too!

thanks again.

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sc0rn — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:25:58 -0000

Nice! You are a freekin Internet master & now I know why I follow you. Cheers, & any help you need with any hacking/coding/video/music whatever you just hit me up OK? Laters

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Dulcita Love — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 11:24:39 -0000

Thanks Chris! Glad to hear how you keep the balance with volume on Twitter. Dulcita Love @dulcitalove

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Lucia — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 16:52:12 -0000

Thanks for giving us a glimpse of the *twittering elite*. Interesting how all the elitists love TweetDeck. I've tried TweetDeck, used it for a while, and find its interface lacking - I feel it's the 'winner by default' because I think it's the only app that allows you to create groups by tweeter (someone please let me know if there is another app that can do that!). Having said that I think TweetDeck can be majorly improved by adding 1) the ability to tile grids on its interface (so that you don't have to do the scroll right to get to your 6++ grids) 2) the ability for quick look up names when setting up groups. (How do you quickly find a name out of your your ten thousands of names when setting up groups? I found it a pain with just a couple hundred names!). I am curious as to how you deal with these problems.

I've also found Tweet Grid useful for doing multiple searches. Power Twitter (Firefox plugin) is DA BOMB, though - it actually enhances the Twitter web interface, for a super duper truly integrated plugin solution. (Plus it adds a SEARCH box right on the page!!)

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Pierre — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 10:10:03 -0000

@Chris since you seem to be using tweetdeck, you should give twitscoop a try (the little bird icon) - it will enable you to follow the twittersphere as whole, and who knows, maybe find some *more* people to follow and conversations to jump in!

(yes, I am biaised ;-) )

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Jim Gaudet — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 22:28:30 -0000

It's great that you try to answer everyone, but how do you not go crazy. I only follow 40 something users and my Tweetdeck is buzzing non stop. I just have to shut it off.

I do, however, live in Costa Rica and cannot get a dcent mobile device. Maybe it will change then, but when I am in front on the computer I need to work.

I truly enjoy reading what you have to say, along with many others. In fact it helps me to keep up with whats happening much better than RSS.

BTW, I would never unfollow you (well unless you became an idiot). I couldn't imagine who would not want to listen. I think Twitter has become the only way to keep up to date on whatever niche you follow.

I only have one question, isn't it unsafe to be twitting in your car??

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Amit Desai — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 08:18:53 -0000

Hello fellow readers,

i have learnt a lot from reading this blog and i have shared my own expereince on using twitter here : http://tinyurl.com/bxfdpk you can read first expereince of someone who are just started using twitter

Amit

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Jason — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 22:39:38 -0000

I like Tweetdeck, but don't think I will use it because it uses a minimum of 9% CPU on my MacBook and often bounces between 9% and 17%. That's just too much. Hopefully future updates will get that down.

Twhirl is the same, uses 9%. So for now I continue to use an old, non-ads version of Twitterrific, sadly.

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Jim Oberschmidt — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 14:27:12 -0000

twitterdeck is a big assistance as I sort through the mind stream of influence which passes over my desk, too, which inspires, thought, change, commerce, prayer, thanks, even just a smile. Learning always, shareing sometimes, I liked your helpful on purpose, me too./ thanks for your inspiration and I will share it with others. jro

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Paul Muir — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 06:27:33 -0000

I too, consider myself to be a Twitter newbie, spending a lot of my time reading blogs such as this, watching the tweets and adding and responding to followers.
I haven't got round to trying TweeterDeck yet, but have found a combination of Yoono, Monitter and PeopleBrowsr has worked quite well for me.
Have another subscriber by the way!
LOL

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Julie Linhart — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 19:35:43 -0000

This was a very helpful post. I still consider myself pretty much a newbie on Twitter and it seems that there is always something useful to learn how to manage twitter. I will have to give tweetdeck a try and obviously the search. Thanks a bunch Chris!

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Tracy Karol — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 04:04:35 -0000

I've tried twitterdeck w/out success and would like to try some other apps. Right now just use the web. Tried using my phone but it went off all the time. The laptop app you show looks promising. Nice post. Thanks for the info.

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Matt Abe — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 16:51:05 -0000

Thanks for the tips. Very helpful to a Twitter newb like me.

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Cheri Sigmon — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 05:57:19 -0000

Hi, Chris!

Good points; thanks for sharing. Hmm. Maybe I should use mobile app's more often, since you stated that {not doing so} takes out 2/3 of the fun of Twitter. ;)

Maybe I'll buy an iPhone sooner. (I already have a Motorola RAZR phone for personal use and a BlackBerry from work). I've been waiting for the hardware upgrade on the iPhone (about a year?). Maybe I'll just go ahead and get one.

I don't buy gadgets just for the sake of "looking cool' or because everyone else has one. I want the best steady-state technology that serves a useful purpose & fits my lifestyle. I'm "patient." I've been an early adopter on the WWW, but not on portable devices. I prefer top shelf HW/SW w/ plenty of encryption, etc.

Again, thanks for your insights Chris. TTYL.

@CheriSigmon
aka @LongestWiener (dog charity)

p.s. It's a challenge to use more than one Twitter account as the volumes grow; I use more than one for distinct purposes and to add value to each. People who are interested in my professional/business tweets may/may not care too much for hearing about wiener dogs (Dachshunds). That's why...

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Donna Jackson — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 08:18:34 -0000

Great post Chris, I like the way you avoid jargon and talk straight. New tweeples can learn a lot from following your tweets and RTs. I love your image on this post its super-appropriate.
Thanks for the tweetalator pro tip.
Donna Jackson
Social Communications Specialist
www.wisequeen.com
@wisequeen

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Adriel Hampton — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:55:40 -0000

Great advice, Chris. The "I'm human" really encapsulates why I find following you to be a joy. I don't follow any other Web celebs, and not a lot with more than 1,000 followers - because while being human, you are a MACHINE at producing meaningful and helpful content and relationships. Going to explore search more, but not sure I personally can handle more than 200 - the people I like to follow are the top 10% in terms of output, which means a lot even at 200. Rock on, man!

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Lucretia Pruitt — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:30:32 -0000

My life would be easier if I remembered to read your blog every day - but I can't even remember to write mine every day - so instead I'll just make it easier by seeing if I can get Tweetdeck to work for me now. This is the first time anyone's given me a valid reason to try it again.

Oh, yeah, and I'm bookmarking this sucker. Now I no longer have to explain it to people myself. I won't ever be at your level, but anything over about 500 changes Twitter immeasurably, doesn't it? :)

Thanks! :) (yes, I'm getting caught up... sue me! I sleep more than you do!)

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Carissa @ mommygossip-gno — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 11:24:56 -0000

Sounds like it's time for tweetdeck, as my follows inch up to 1000. Avoided it. But now....

I like your four rules.

@carissarogers

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Scott Fillmer — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 06:33:14 -0000

great article, question about if you are using it right I think is irrelevant, after using it for so long I think it is a matter of "different" ways to use it, not correct ways :)

I just read another article about it being a legitimate news source? I started following cnn headlines on twitter and I almost like it better than their website. Can't imagine why FNC doesn't have a corresponding ticker

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Bill McIntosh — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:39:59 -0000

Thanks for the useful post! I'm currently testing twirl and tweetdeck head to head. I can't decide which I like better.

Bill McIntosh
http://twitter.com/billmcin...

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Karin — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:36:41 -0000

Thank you for this post! I did come away with a new understanding of how to search on twitter, way cool!

Karin Manske

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Nancy Marmolejo — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:34:50 -0000

I love Twitter too and I often wonder how folks like you (Chris) manage to keep up with the volume. Personally I have to unplug otherwise my family will go hungry and unclothed! ("Oh right, the kids...")

I am a Twhirl girl, and it's just because it's simple. TweetDeck is lovely but that grey background just brings me down. For someone juggling as much as you, I completely understand your Tweetdeck affinity.

I agree 100% on your best practices and philosophy of using it and just love your phrase "Twitter is the new phone". Very true!

As long as you're there Tweeting all the time, I feel OK not to be Tweeting all the time. I figure you've got it covered and I thank you for that. Actually my family thanks you for that too. :-)

Keep being awesome,

Nancy Marmolejo

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Stuart Robertson — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 14:27:23 -0000

Some of this sounds very similar to my appraoch to Twitter.

I found I really wanted to have a search box on the Twitter homepage, and missed the trending topics that had been there during the run-up to the election -- so I wrote a Greasemonkey script to add them.

http://www.designmeme.com/t...

The Twitter API is excellent - it lets you build the tools you need to use Twitter the way you want. :)