It’s been about 4 months since I signed up to Twitter, but it’s only been the last two that I’ve really got my head around it. I find it fantastic for keeping up with a range of news sources, thought leaders and my broader network of clients and associates. On the broadcast side, most if not all of my blog posts now go out on Twitter, along with one line pieces of advice and comments on news stories.
Some things I’ve learnt:
1. For every two followers who follow me, one is genuine but the other is trying to get an automatic follow back from me – and will evaporate in a couple of days. I find this annoying, pointless and cynical, so I don’t play that game.
2. Some people are obsessive retweeters. If I look at my Twitter feed and there’s two dozen retweets from the same person, they get unfollowed. Flagging up interesting tweets is one thing, creating noise is quite another.
3. Overall, it’s all very well mannered and there’s a huge amount of good value information, despite old media’s lazy stereotyping of it as a swirl of self-obsessed introspection.
So, if you like what you read on this blog, want updates and more, you can follow me here.