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@BarbaraKB - good call in relationships. I've stuck with Follower terminology because this post is really trying to answer a couple of questions (e.g. How do I get more Twitter followers? Why won't people follow me back on Twitter?), but relationships are the heart of the matter.
Really informative post about the whys and wherefores.
I also suggest you check out Darren Rowse's new blog about how to use Twitter:
http://www.twitip.com/
PS - one typo in your sub-head - should be 140 characters, not words.
--Barry
(aka @graubart)
@graubart - I agree that we all have to find a group size that we're comfortable with. Your PS: the heading was written as I had intended. I wasn't speaking specifically about the 140 chr. limit of Twitter; I was trying to describe Twitter itself in 140 words or less. It was a bit of word play and the wording was intentional. Still, thanks for checking it out.
We all have the opportunity to create and be a part of very meaningful conversations. That's the best part. I had no idea what it was when I started, but I was lucky enough to follow one person who was using the service to its fullest potential. Everything grew from there.
You'll never know what's possible until you jump in and start talking to people.
You have written an interesting post.
I'm not quite sure how your inclusion of the Twitter exchange between Ari and I fits into your argument though.
This is especially true since your name is not on this blog (I'm assuming your name is Mark?).
I don't think that having a handle on Twitter (like mine, Nooozeguy) is impersonal.
In my case, for instance, it is easy to find my name. I am not hiding it all. I am merely trying to be consistent across the social media landscape (you can find out more about my reasoning in this post: http://www.nooozeguy.com/what-is-your-twitter-i...,
Looking forward to discussing this further with you!
Thanks,
Josh
(@nooozeguy on Twitter)
Although I did not mention it in this post, my Twitter user ID is @markdykeman, which you can see in Get in Contact! widget in the sidebar of my blog template. My name, an actual picture of myself, and other information about me can be found on the About Mark D. page (third tab from the left under the blog tagline in my blog header). Until recently my name was included in my blog's tagline, but I removed it because it seemed redundant. So I'd say that neither of us are attempting to hide our real names.
With regards, to Ari's Tweet, I thought that these parts of his Tweet were particularly germane to this blog post:
Greg: Be yourself on Twitter. Be as authentic as you can be. Be @Greg.
If you are known as nooozeguy across multiple sites/platforms, then it makes sense to me to be consistent because you are already known as nooozeguy. It would make less sense to me if you worked for a company called Noozeguy and we couldn't find out who the real person was behind the name.
Ari's Tweet just seemed to capture the essence of what I was trying to communicate. If I misinterpreted that, then that's my bad, Josh.
Twitter is microblogging (micriosharing). You also need to say something yourself.
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