As I talked about in a previous post, I haven't been ready to jump into the social media arena as far as using it for my own business ventures, but I know the day will come, and probably not too far in the future. I'm just not quite there yet.
One service I haven't seen much personal use for is Twitter - but I suspect it's something that you have to use to fully appreciate. The simple description of Twitter on their website is: "Twitter is a service for friends, family, and co–workers to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing?"
I often see it used in a way that's closely aligned with blogs and websites, which is a bit farther afield from "friends, family, and co-workers." Then again, in our virtual world of work, those who find us online even in a larger audience are in a sense our co-workers.
One of the most interesting places I've seen that uses Twitter is the Prime Minister's office at 10 Downing Street. It's fun to picture just who is sending in the Twitter updates from that office.
So this "twittering" is on my list of things I want to learn more about, but like so many other things I keep looking for enough time to really see what it's all about and how I would use it. If someone has reasons why Twitter is something you just can't do without, I'd love to hear about it.
P.S. After posting this, I read a blog post on Twitter by the the always interesting Tim Ferriss. He used Twitter and blog comments to steer a recent trip, and shares 3 simple guidelines (“Twittiquette”) for Twitter posts. Both are worth a quick look.












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