I’m four weeks into Twitter and I’m still amazed with it. It hasn’t turned out to be what I expected at all.
I initially thought of Twitter as just a micro-blog feed. I’d post my tweets and feed them to my blog sidebar. I didn’t know anyone else using the service, in fact to this day only one person I already knew has signed up (and he’s used it only once or twice.) It was a one way communication tool for me.
Then I stared watching the public timeline, and twittervision, and with the SXSW conference coming up, I added some “names” who would be attending the conference. They’d tweet links, I’d follow the links. They’d mention another twitter account, I’d go check it out, and usually add it.
Some of those “names” began adding all their followers as friends, and suddenly I became part of the conversation. Well, not really, I had little to add, but my tweets were there for these people to read, and I felt like I could say geeky things about dealing with css or catching up on my feeds and not get virtual blank stares like I usually do. I feel comfortable in this little geeky twitterland.
As of now I’m following 70 people, and 56 are following me. That’s about 50 more than read this blog (although more people are finding me via Twitter, which is pretty awesome.) I’m still finding friends of friends to add. I’m learning a ton, too. Lately I’ve been reading the blogs of people I follow, watching their podcasts, and ideas for what could be for me are popping up almost too fast and furious. The timing couldn’t be better as I’m in this flux, deciding where to take my life next. I’m having a blast. Do I waste a lot of time with Twitter? Absolutely. Is what I’ve gained worth more than the lost time? No doubt about it.
How Twitter May Change My Life
I’m four weeks into Twitter and I’m still amazed with it. It hasn’t turned out to be what I expected at all.
I initially thought of Twitter as just a micro-blog feed. I’d post my tweets and feed them to my blog sidebar. I didn’t know anyone else using the service, in fact to this day only one person I already knew has signed up (and he’s used it only once or twice.) It was a one way communication tool for me.
Then I stared watching the public timeline, and twittervision, and with the SXSW conference coming up, I added some “names” who would be attending the conference. They’d tweet links, I’d follow the links. They’d mention another twitter account, I’d go check it out, and usually add it.
Some of those “names” began adding all their followers as friends, and suddenly I became part of the conversation. Well, not really, I had little to add, but my tweets were there for these people to read, and I felt like I could say geeky things about dealing with css or catching up on my feeds and not get virtual blank stares like I usually do. I feel comfortable in this little geeky twitterland.
As of now I’m following 70 people, and 56 are following me. That’s about 50 more than read this blog (although more people are finding me via Twitter, which is pretty awesome.) I’m still finding friends of friends to add. I’m learning a ton, too. Lately I’ve been reading the blogs of people I follow, watching their podcasts, and ideas for what could be for me are popping up almost too fast and furious. The timing couldn’t be better as I’m in this flux, deciding where to take my life next. I’m having a blast. Do I waste a lot of time with Twitter? Absolutely. Is what I’ve gained worth more than the lost time? No doubt about it.