I am finding that more and more entities are now using Twitter. There are towns, businesses, news, sports teams, individuals, and more on Twitter.
With Twitter, if I’m following a specific business, I can find out about new products. With towns that are Tweeting, I can be updated on snow removal updates or other town happenings. With a sports teams I can be kept updated on what is going on with the team. Different news groups will provide updates on news items and then I can choose what to read more about. Because of the way Twitter works, it only takes a few seconds to have a brief knowledge of an item. That’s why Jeff signed up for Twitter recently – it’s to follow those few items he’s interested in and not necessarily to tell people what he is doing.
That’s the other great thing with Twitter. It’s a fast blog. I know when I was appraising for Destination Imagination, I was able to post quick items about what I was seeing. I could snap a picture and share a cute costume. All of this from my phone and without having to log into a computer and typing out something long. Short, sweet, simple sent by me, Wendy Frenzel, to be read by someone else in a short, sweet, simple format.
This goes along with something that I learned in a teleseminar on Friday, April 24th given by Tim Wackel entitled “You Had Me at Hello.” People are doing more in less time. With that, you need to deliver clear concise messages as much as possible. Twitter is a good place to start and then you can “extend” it through your blog or other means.
Twitter has many other uses as well. Ellen has used it to let a group of her Australian Fans know that she was going to be calling them shortly. She did, they answered, and they are headed to California. Again, just another use for Twitter.
So, who are you following on Twitter? Why are you following them? What did you learn first through Twitter?
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