Follow Friday has become a leading Twitter phenomenon. Simply put, every Friday, you recommend people that you enjoy following and tweet it with the hashtag #Followfriday, so as to categorize them and make them easily searchable. This whole trend started as a simple idea, and you can read about it here. So who benefits from Follow Friday?
Twitter: Stupid and Pointless or Brilliant and Crucial
The ongoing battle surrounding Twitter is between people who “just don’t get it” and think it’s stupid, and the people, myself included, who think it is brilliant and represents the future of online social communication.
This video sums that conflict up pretty well
Top 6 Ways to Benefit from Twitter
One of the inevitable consequences of Twitter’s growing popularity, is that wherever Twitterers are, they find themselves facing the famous question “What is this Twitter thing everyone is talking about?” Now, it is true that my reasons vary depending on my audience, Twitter will not appeal to my parents the same way it will appeal to a guy my age who is very familiar with the Web and the world of social media. Having said that, there are some universal benefits to tweeting that everyone should know about, so I thought I would list them for you,
11 Things to Avoid When Using Twitter
Twitter has taken off since my last post. It is all over the place. You can turn on the TV at any given time in any given country and be sure to hear it mentioned. Between Oprah, Ellen, Ashton, and many others, it is safe to say, Twitter is becoming much more mainstream as time goes on. I already wrote a list of reasons explaining why you should tweet, how to tweet, and what to do after you join Twitter, I thought I would tell you what NOT to do when tweeting.
What Happened to Twitter?
Where do I start this one? I am going to keep this simple and try to make my point.
Ashton Kutcher made a one sided bet with CNN’s Ted Tuner to see who going to get to 1 million followers first on Twitter. It started out cute and funny but got out of hand with all the media attention it drew…
Ten Things you Must Know before Using Twitter
As I thought about the next topic for a blog post, I could not help but get drawn back to Twitter. It is what interests most of my readers, and the truth be told, it is what interests me. This week, Twitter experienced a game-changing event. My wife joined! The reason I mention my wife joining is because when she joined, I started to realize that there are some very basic terms that are unknown to new Twitter users and are not explained well anywhere. I figured I would take the task upon myself to explain to the millions of the people out there who will be joining Twitter over the next year or two, what they need to know.
Top 5 Reasons to Tweet
Being a heavy Twitter user has presented a very serious challenge for me. I am asked multiple times every day, “What is Twitter?” I always try to answer that question in the most relevant way taking my audience into consideration. It is really hard to sell Twitter to someone who just doesn’t get it. Now when someone asks me the famous question, “What the heck is all the buzz about? What is so great about Twitter?” I will direct them to the following list in which I name the 5 advantages Twitter posseses over other social networks:
Lounge- A Twitter iPhone App that Lacks Simplicity
A friend of mine tweeted about a new Twitter app for the iPhone called Lounge. I, of course wanted to review it, like I do with any other iPhone app that spikes my interest. Spoke to the developers and got myself a copy for review.
Top 5 Steps after Joining Twitter
This is probably one of the most important posts I have written so far because I am hoping it will help a lot of people join and use Twitter more efficiently. I have been noticing that a lot of my Facebook friends have been joining Twitter, I am not sure if it because of me trying to sell it to them or because they are hearing the word Twitter all over the place. The bottom line is that Twitter is the future of the Web. It is already the most effective networking tool in my opinion, and it is only getting bigger.
Big Week for Kevin Rose & the iPhone
Wow, there has been a lot going on over the last few days, and being overwhelmed with all the news, as well as my constant tweeting, I was the victim of very severe Blogger’s Block. So I finally just decided to get over it and write my thoughts down for you.
Let’s start with, you guessed it, Twitter. I really cannot cover everything that has transpired this week in Twittersville, the amount of interesting articles shared, videos watched, and great debates and discussions in which I participated, is pretty much endless. So, I will try to focus on one new very important development that is bound to change the way we interact with Twitter and our followers.
Another Great Twitter Video
Here is another great video about the Twittersphere that has been circulating on Twitter over the past few days.