Comments on: What People Don’t Understand About Twitter

By: Only 3 Ways To Use Twitter

Only 3 Ways To Use Twitter — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:31:08 +0000

[...] find it interesting that so many people really don’t have a clue how to use Twitter for their [...]

By: Jens P. Berget

Jens P. Berget — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:20:41 +0000

Hi Yousuf. Thanks a lot.

Please stay tuned for more articles about Twitter, and feel free to ask me any question.

By: Jens P. Berget

Jens P. Berget — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:43:40 +0000

Hi Jan. My strategy is a little different. I follow all the people that follow me (I'm using TweetAdder for this). But I only participate in conversations based upon keywords and Twitter lists (lists of people I highly respect and friends).

This way, I follow a lot of people I probably shouldn't follow, but I only participate in conversations based upon a topic that I care about or people that I care about

By: Yousuf Rafi

Yousuf Rafi — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:58:58 +0000

Thanks for the article M8.. a worth reading article for a newbie like me in Twitter.

By: jangeronimo

jangeronimo — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:30:27 +0000

To follow someone in Twitter I check out the user's timeline of tweets. Does he use the service as a mere broadcasting platform? No attempt to connect with fellow users? Is he aggressively pushing for his own posts or products only? Those are warning signs to stay away.

I'm a bit leery of diving into conversations, but I make an effort. Being behind a desktop, far from the anxieties of face to face interaction helps break down that wall we usually arm ourselves with. It's not as if we'd be seeing the other fellow smirk at our effort at being more social, right?

And you're right about DMs I find it offensive receiving hard sell stuff at the get-go. It's wiser to develop a connection first with fellow tweeters. After all, we usually buy from those with who we consider as friends, right?

By: Jens P. Berget

Jens P. Berget — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 03:03:37 +0000

Hi Dianna.

I never thought about how I read conversations on Twitter. That's interesting. Do you track conversations?

By: Jens P. Berget

Jens P. Berget — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 03:02:23 +0000

Hi Chris.

You're absolutely right. A lot of people don't understand the networking part. I've also met some awesome people on Twitter, you included

By: Jens P. Berget

Jens P. Berget — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 02:59:31 +0000

Hi Arun.

I've only received complaints once about following a lot of people, so I don't consider it a real problem. Your article was awesome, thanks for sharing.

By: Dianna Warner

Dianna Warner — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 02:40:43 +0000

Excellent advice. I often follow twitter conversations like I read the Editorial page of a newspaper.

By: Chris Anderson

Chris Anderson — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:42:36 +0000

All I have to say is they call it networking for a reason. If your not going to use Twitter to network (in other words to throw out offers) then it's just not going to work for you. I've met some awesome people on Twitter and that has a lot to do with the way I use Twitter.

Great first post for your new blog. It looks great!