Comments on: First Steps in Twitter http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/01/first-steps-in-twitter/ The Social Times covers news, analysis and insight pertaining to the social web. Learn how to brand yourself and your company via the social web. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:30:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: hellobabul http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/01/first-steps-in-twitter/#comment-1335 hellobabul Thu, 10 Apr 2008 23:42:29 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/01/first-steps-in-twitter/#comment-1335 Dan, been reading your articles and have to write telling you I also love your writing style, very funny and very real. I recently started twittering myself and find it really good fun. Keep up the good work! Dan, been reading your articles and have to write telling you I also love your writing style, very funny and very real. I recently started twittering myself and find it really good fun. Keep up the good work!

]]> By: hellobabul http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/01/first-steps-in-twitter/#comment-4643 hellobabul Thu, 10 Apr 2008 23:42:29 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/01/first-steps-in-twitter/#comment-4643 Dan, been reading your articles and have to write telling you I also love your writing style, very funny and very real. I recently started twittering myself and find it really good fun. Keep up the good work! Dan, been reading your articles and have to write telling you I also love your writing style, very funny and very real. I recently started twittering myself and find it really good fun. Keep up the good work!

]]> By: Dan Lester http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/01/first-steps-in-twitter/#comment-222 Dan Lester Thu, 03 Jan 2008 17:50:38 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/01/first-steps-in-twitter/#comment-222 Thanks all for your kind words and helpful suggestions! As I just Twittered, my concerted effort to try Twitter is off to a bad start because I'm without my phone charger for a few days. I'm under self-imposed limits on phone usage... Thanks all for your kind words and helpful suggestions!

As I just Twittered, my concerted effort to try Twitter is off to a bad start because I’m without my phone charger for a few days. I’m under self-imposed limits on phone usage…

]]> By: Jimmy http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/01/first-steps-in-twitter/#comment-219 Jimmy Thu, 03 Jan 2008 16:19:48 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/01/first-steps-in-twitter/#comment-219 Sorry, Dan, I didnt look at who wrote the post .. Sorry, Dan, I didnt look at who wrote the post ..

]]> By: Leslie http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/01/first-steps-in-twitter/#comment-218 Leslie Thu, 03 Jan 2008 16:13:13 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/01/first-steps-in-twitter/#comment-218 Dan - I totally hear you on this. You make a number of good points. I have also "squatted" on my own account for months, updating it only when going to workshop sessions on or about new media stuff/twittering. Until just a few weeks ago... I have taken the wise counsel of friends and colleagues who are active Tweeters (not to be confused with Tweakers) and let these two tenants guide me: 1. Twitter when you are doing something interesting, or have something interesting to say to a friend or your micro community. At a concert, watching breaking news, etc. 2. Twitter AT people, like you would a rolling IM-meets-email convo. This can be endless fun. I also highly recommend the Twitterberry App if you have a blackberry... great for when you are in lines or on the metro. Easy to update, see what friends are up to, etc. PS - I am as verbose as they come and if I can do it in 140 chars, so can you! Best of luck :-) L. Dan - I totally hear you on this. You make a number of good points. I have also “squatted” on my own account for months, updating it only when going to workshop sessions on or about new media stuff/twittering. Until just a few weeks ago…

I have taken the wise counsel of friends and colleagues who are active Tweeters (not to be confused with Tweakers) and let these two tenants guide me:

1. Twitter when you are doing something interesting, or have something interesting to say to a friend or your micro community. At a concert, watching breaking news, etc.

2. Twitter AT people, like you would a rolling IM-meets-email convo. This can be endless fun.

I also highly recommend the Twitterberry App if you have a blackberry… great for when you are in lines or on the metro. Easy to update, see what friends are up to, etc.

PS - I am as verbose as they come and if I can do it in 140 chars, so can you! Best of luck :-) L.

]]> By: Josue Sanchez http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/01/first-steps-in-twitter/#comment-216 Josue Sanchez Thu, 03 Jan 2008 16:00:06 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/01/first-steps-in-twitter/#comment-216 Dan, I love your writing style! =) Dan, I love your writing style! =)

]]> By: Joe Grossberg http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/01/first-steps-in-twitter/#comment-215 Joe Grossberg Thu, 03 Jan 2008 15:56:20 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/01/first-steps-in-twitter/#comment-215 So many smart people like it, and there is so little to lose by trying it out, I say "fake it until you make it". I'd heard about it a good year or so before I used it. By then, I had a half-dozen friends (mostly the techie coworkers at Mindshare/Virilion) on the service. Now, I have posted 4,598 Tweets in about 7 months. So many smart people like it, and there is so little to lose by trying it out, I say “fake it until you make it”.

I’d heard about it a good year or so before I used it. By then, I had a half-dozen friends (mostly the techie coworkers at Mindshare/Virilion) on the service.

Now, I have posted 4,598 Tweets in about 7 months.

]]> By: Jimmy http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/01/first-steps-in-twitter/#comment-214 Jimmy Thu, 03 Jan 2008 15:54:25 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/01/first-steps-in-twitter/#comment-214 Hi Nick, good post. In reference to a client that will automatically shorten url's, I have started using snitter. It is an Adobe Air App so it is cross platform and built in it has a nice url shortener for you to use. It is quite nice, lots of keyboard shortcuts, etc regards, jimmy Hi Nick,

good post. In reference to a client that will automatically shorten url’s, I have started using snitter. It is an Adobe Air App so it is cross platform and built in it has a nice url shortener for you to use. It is quite nice, lots of keyboard shortcuts, etc

regards,

jimmy

]]> By: Jimmy http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/01/first-steps-in-twitter/#comment-4642 Jimmy Thu, 03 Jan 2008 15:19:48 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/01/first-steps-in-twitter/#comment-4642 Sorry, Dan, I didnt look at who wrote the post .. Sorry, Dan, I didnt look at who wrote the post ..

]]> By: Leslie http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/01/first-steps-in-twitter/#comment-4641 Leslie Thu, 03 Jan 2008 15:13:13 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/01/first-steps-in-twitter/#comment-4641 Dan - I totally hear you on this. You make a number of good points. I have also "squatted" on my own account for months, updating it only when going to workshop sessions on or about new media stuff/twittering. Until just a few weeks ago...<br><br>I have taken the wise counsel of friends and colleagues who are active Tweeters (not to be confused with Tweakers) and let these two tenants guide me:<br><br>1. Twitter when you are doing something interesting, or have something interesting to say to a friend or your micro community. At a concert, watching breaking news, etc.<br><br>2. Twitter AT people, like you would a rolling IM-meets-email convo. This can be endless fun.<br><br>I also highly recommend the Twitterberry App if you have a blackberry... great for when you are in lines or on the metro. Easy to update, see what friends are up to, etc.<br><br>PS - I am as verbose as they come and if I can do it in 140 chars, so can you! Best of luck :-) L. Dan - I totally hear you on this. You make a number of good points. I have also “squatted” on my own account for months, updating it only when going to workshop sessions on or about new media stuff/twittering. Until just a few weeks ago…

I have taken the wise counsel of friends and colleagues who are active Tweeters (not to be confused with Tweakers) and let these two tenants guide me:

1. Twitter when you are doing something interesting, or have something interesting to say to a friend or your micro community. At a concert, watching breaking news, etc.

2. Twitter AT people, like you would a rolling IM-meets-email convo. This can be endless fun.

I also highly recommend the Twitterberry App if you have a blackberry… great for when you are in lines or on the metro. Easy to update, see what friends are up to, etc.

PS - I am as verbose as they come and if I can do it in 140 chars, so can you! Best of luck :-) L.

]]> By: Josue Sanchez http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/01/first-steps-in-twitter/#comment-4640 Josue Sanchez Thu, 03 Jan 2008 15:00:06 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/01/first-steps-in-twitter/#comment-4640 Dan, I love your writing style! =) Dan, I love your writing style! =)

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