tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031530258657685977.post6416784956847407706..comments2023-10-03T02:30:40.858-07:00Comments on Words Done Write: 9 tweets you need to stop sendingAmber Avineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12669243706547763362noreply@blogger.comBlogger105125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031530258657685977.post-83330877800889018442012-01-28T19:11:50.218-08:002012-01-28T19:11:50.218-08:00Lots of the commenters on this post agree with you...Lots of the commenters on this post agree with you on the Paper.li thing, Abel ;-)Words Done Writehttp://wordsdonewrite.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031530258657685977.post-6045150052773051492012-01-28T15:39:09.598-08:002012-01-28T15:39:09.598-08:00I like paper.li because it's just one a day an...I like paper.li because it's just one a day and sometimes it's interesting. All the others I agree with you.Abel Pardohttp://aigendigitalmarketing.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031530258657685977.post-28910536627872425472011-12-31T12:21:37.215-08:002011-12-31T12:21:37.215-08:00Ha ha, Don! Opening cans makes for a more interest...Ha ha, Don! Opening cans makes for a more interesting discussion, huh? ;-)<br /><br />You bring up a good point: the audience. All of our audiences are unique. The network I've worked to build may be different than yours. Therefore, the tolerance level may vary. <br /><br />For me, automation is a big turn off. I try to practice what I preach, so if I don't like it from others, I don't do it in my stream. However, if your network sends these kinds of tweets and you do, too, I can see how it may not be as big an issue. <br /><br />Thanks for adding to the dialogue ;-)Words Done Writehttp://wordsdonewrite.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031530258657685977.post-20136471171574598662011-12-31T05:46:12.265-08:002011-12-31T05:46:12.265-08:00Words Done Write Congratulations on opening a real...Words Done Write Congratulations on opening a really big controversial can of worms. :-D <br />Automation is a two way street. There are no shortage of "filters" to help us organize and dissect our streams, and it's still our choice to weigh the cost of continuing conversation with someone, and walk away when we wish. <br /><br />I take pleasure in the fact that Twitter is a lot like democracy in the sense that people are free to choose what they will talk about or not. It's good to be considerate of one's audience and have somewhat of a communications strategy, but I agree with some of the other comments as far as sharing occasional posts of a personal nature: Many of us enjoy hearing about the likes and dislikes people have. Every post need not be some diatribe that profoundly changes my life to be interesting to me. What I really like about Twitter is that it allows me to know more about the whole person. I enjoy knowing what you want me to know about you.<br />Good discussion!Don F Perkinshttp://mindmulch.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031530258657685977.post-11526903960571128612011-12-31T05:23:08.266-08:002011-12-31T05:23:08.266-08:00Words Done WriteWords Done WriteDon F Perkinshttp://mindmulch.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031530258657685977.post-21000750231190467842011-12-17T11:56:29.337-08:002011-12-17T11:56:29.337-08:00Good point. If you want to be strategic about your...Good point. If you want to be strategic about your Twitter presence, it's smart to be mindful about the kinds of tweets that you send.Words Done Writehttp://wordsdonewrite.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031530258657685977.post-9053065071662419802011-12-16T22:47:19.492-08:002011-12-16T22:47:19.492-08:00Yes you are right these kinds of tweets can create...Yes you are right these kinds of tweets can create hurdle to promote your business as well as your personal reputation. Before some months i also use these kinds of tweets then i stopped when i read about twitter promotion strategy.zend framework teamhttp://www.techiesindiainc.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031530258657685977.post-65552663225499023562011-11-29T10:38:04.664-08:002011-11-29T10:38:04.664-08:00Thanks for reading. Glad the post got you thinking...Thanks for reading. Glad the post got you thinking. :-)Words Done Writehttp://wordsdonewrite.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031530258657685977.post-91948204254908837382011-11-28T23:11:44.652-08:002011-11-28T23:11:44.652-08:00To be honest i did not keep in mind these things a...To be honest i did not keep in mind these things and often tweet some rubbish and silly tweets, but now after read your post i can better understand that what should i tweet and what not.custom logo designhttp://www.kooldesignmaker.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031530258657685977.post-25196505741095647632011-11-21T19:39:08.821-08:002011-11-21T19:39:08.821-08:00Anytime you personalize a template, that's a s...Anytime you personalize a template, that's a step in the right direction. Adding something to make it useful and more meaningful is a good thing ;-)Words Done Writehttp://wordsdonewrite.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031530258657685977.post-84730782174463816152011-11-21T19:28:27.437-08:002011-11-21T19:28:27.437-08:00I'm guilty of doing a couple of those you list...I'm guilty of doing a couple of those you list. In fact, I just looked through my tweets of the past couple of weeks and they're mostly paper.li, but in my defense, I've also been offline for the past couple of weeks. My Daily is drawn from a list of my absolute favorite resources or people, so it works for me as a consumer.<br />I like knowing what other people are reading, listening to, or watching on TV or what movie they're seeing, so I don't think twice about sharing what movie I'm watching or where I'm at. I add a comment or a quick review to most of my GetGlue or Foursquare check-ins. I think that's the key.Marianne Hartsfieldhttp://marianneh.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031530258657685977.post-38083315627411171302011-11-19T13:28:01.321-08:002011-11-19T13:28:01.321-08:00I completely agree, Rob. Your example is spot on a...I completely agree, Rob. Your example is spot on and a wonderful example of why hand-written personal tweets yield better results than automated, templated ones! <br /><br />Thanks for adding to the dialogue! ;-)Words Done Writehttp://wordsdonewrite.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031530258657685977.post-31440743106654278542011-11-19T13:26:19.504-08:002011-11-19T13:26:19.504-08:00Ha ha. Yeah, it is, Spyros ;-)Ha ha. Yeah, it is, Spyros ;-)Words Done Writehttp://wordsdonewrite.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031530258657685977.post-28847976559568874872011-11-19T13:25:46.548-08:002011-11-19T13:25:46.548-08:00Sorry to hear that is what you took away from this...Sorry to hear that is what you took away from this, Natalie. At no point did I say not to tweet anything about your real life. This is essentially a post saying that automated, templated tweets provide no value--only static.Words Done Writehttp://wordsdonewrite.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031530258657685977.post-89562564114630373882011-11-19T11:12:25.103-08:002011-11-19T11:12:25.103-08:00I could live without #FollowFriday forever. It se...I could live without #FollowFriday forever. It seems nobody ever uses <br />it to point out WHY the reader might like to follow someone, which would be welcome:<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />"If you love moths as much as I do, follow my lepidopterist friend Bob at (screenname)! #FollowFriday"<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />However, the practice has degenerated into meaningless walls of screennames I'm not given any reason to care about.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />"#FollowFriday #FF (screenname) (screenname) (screenname) (screenname) <br />(screenname) (screenname) (screenname) (screenname) (screenname) <br />(screenname) (screenname) (screenname)"<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Entirely useless and annoying.Rob T Fireflyhttp://robvincent.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031530258657685977.post-40370754095432290292011-11-19T11:10:23.895-08:002011-11-19T11:10:23.895-08:00Ironic! I just found this article through paper.li...Ironic! I just found this article through paper.li Spyros Thalassinoshttp://twitter.com/sthalassinosnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031530258657685977.post-5128333814078060492011-11-19T02:36:02.832-08:002011-11-19T02:36:02.832-08:00This is just another blog post telling writers/blo...This is just another blog post telling writers/bloggers/readers or whatever what *not* to say on twitter/facebook, just like the thousands of others crashing through the blogosphere these last few months. I think all of these "what not to tweet/facebook" posts only really serve two purposes. <br /><br />The first is basically advertising what the blog owner dislikes reading on their twitter/facebook, at which point I unfollow them immediately, if they're on my media. I'm obviously annoying them so I might as well sever the connection.<br /><br />And the second is basic regurgitation of the same information (with varying degrees of snark, depending on the blogger) with the goal of garnering comments and/or padding out the posts count. <br /><br />All this kind of post basically says is: don't post anything about your life. At all. Keep the personal personal and only post what I (the blogger) wants to read.Natalie Allannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031530258657685977.post-81632669486435527072011-11-18T17:59:21.948-08:002011-11-18T17:59:21.948-08:00Hey BVS Books, you bring up a great distinction. S...Hey BVS Books, you bring up a great distinction. Sounds as though you're putting time and thought into your paper. That always makes a difference. <br /><br />When people rely too much on the automation and just have the bots take over, that's when things start to go south.Words Done Writehttp://wordsdonewrite.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031530258657685977.post-49852884396212327122011-11-18T17:54:37.849-08:002011-11-18T17:54:37.849-08:00Hi Selena, if the blogs you are reading are using ...Hi Selena, if the blogs you are reading are using too many inside jokes, that's a real shame. As you say, that certainly curbs discussion.Words Done Writehttp://wordsdonewrite.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031530258657685977.post-11599084645102875442011-11-18T17:50:34.228-08:002011-11-18T17:50:34.228-08:00I didn't say that 5,000 was all your connectio...I didn't say that 5,000 was all your connections. It was an example to illustrate that not everyone in our stream is someone we interact with and know well. <br /><br />I, too, have many people whom I've forged great relationships with on Twitter. However, I try not to bog them down with nonsense such as the cake I'm eating or how many jumping jacks I just did. As you say, no hard and fast rules. However, automated or templated tweets provide no value to me in the least. If you dig them, that's great.Words Done Writehttp://wordsdonewrite.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031530258657685977.post-25096778343481926592011-11-18T17:49:33.395-08:002011-11-18T17:49:33.395-08:00For me too. :-) I try hard to make sure that there...For me too. :-) I try hard to make sure that there is something of value in the paper each day...so when the auto tweet goes out it is a reminder to my followers that there is good stuff to go look at. BVS Bookshttp://twitter.com/BVSBooksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031530258657685977.post-60048483102500045252011-11-18T17:46:53.558-08:002011-11-18T17:46:53.558-08:00I agree Edward. The worth of the paper depends on ...I agree Edward. The worth of the paper depends on the worth of the stuff flowing into the paper...which is dependent on what the paper's owner decides to put in it. Our paper the BVS Books Daily Roundup stays very focused on writing and reading posts. It basically pulls together all the things I've posted, plus the best of stuff a few others that I've CAREFULLY selected have posted. <br /><br />Some of the papers represent a quick and easy way to get the content. I agree that there are others that are not nearly as focused (or are not nearly as focused on what is of interest to me). These other papers may well be of more interest to some people than my paper is. Many of us follow people who have both some similar and some dissimilar interests. What's of interest is in the eye of the beholder. BVS Bookshttp://twitter.com/BVSBooksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031530258657685977.post-72402115828307694392011-11-18T14:36:34.177-08:002011-11-18T14:36:34.177-08:00Really like this comment. I try to reply to new fo...Really like this comment. I try to reply to new followers because I see it as an opening to creating a future relationship. I look at their tweets and bio and see what we have in common. <br /><br />When I post what music I'm listening to, I do so with the intent to see what my audience (readers) are listening to. And I've found some great songs this way. I think it makes me more approachable and music is a fairly universal topic. <br /><br />I try to have a goal in mind for each tweet, otherwise it seems pointless. Rather than share what I'm eating, I want to know what my readers are eating. I actually got a great Thanksgiving recipe from one of them the other day based on a tweet.SelenaBlakehttp://www.selena-blake.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031530258657685977.post-83844147026962917022011-11-18T14:31:25.530-08:002011-11-18T14:31:25.530-08:00Ironically, I've made some great connections b...Ironically, I've made some great connections by saying good morning. To me, it's not about reminding people what time it is. It's about being polite and personable and giving others a ridiculously easy reason to reply back to me. I find far too many tweets/blog posts to be more "inside joke" than an opening for conversation and discussion.SelenaBlakehttp://www.selena-blake.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031530258657685977.post-23096806215025710832011-11-18T13:38:24.470-08:002011-11-18T13:38:24.470-08:00I think the thing you forget is that Twitter isn&#...I think the thing you forget is that Twitter isn't all business, nor is it Facebook. Personally Twitter is my online base and I don't really care about Facebook even though I do have an account. <br /><br />And the reality is, if you have 5000 followers and they're all strangers you're probably doing something wrong. I have 1200 followers and a large segment of those people I know personally and have forged real relationships with. So they do care what I might eat. I know this because if I do post a picture, the picture service will tell me that sometimes hundreds of people have viewed that picture. This fact has been proven over and over to me.<br /><br />I can understand the desire to cut these down if you're a business trying to cut through the cruft, but the reality is these are your customers and this is how they choose to go about using Twitter, a platform with no hard and fast rules.modsuperstarhttp://www.modsuperstar.ca/noreply@blogger.com