Direct complaint from Kathy Richmond: "I'm twittering the Red Sox and they're not twittering me back! How come!?"
Friends have been asking me questions like "Who cares what other people are doing?" or "Who cares what I'm doing?" and also "I'm already on Facebook so why should I be on Twitter?"
I am definitely not claiming to be an expert on Twitter, but I am a huge fan and hope to get as many as you guys as possible to be as smitten with it as I am. I've only been on since January (thanks to Maria who got me hooked and knows far more about it than I do.) She said I'd be on it more than Facebook, and at first I didn't think I would be and I didn't really think there was a point to it. Well bud, you told me so.
I rarely go on Facebook anymore, and I used to be a legitimate Facebook Addict. I'll only go on now just to upload pictures or creep on people when I'm bored. It's all Twitter's fault.
HOKAY friends & Kevin, this is why Twitter rocks hard:
Have no patience like oh, I don't know, me? Twitter is QUICK. Follow the people you want to follow. For instance, I like to get local news updates ASAP--even before they hit news websites & tv broadcasts. Here's some that I follow.
That way, I can get a ton of the latest local news by going to one site. I don't even have to read the whole story, since each "tweet" can only be 140 characters or less. That way, if the story looks interesting I can click through and if it doesn't, I can ignore it. And no need to deal with annoying pop-up ads or not being able to find what you want. (Toot toot, I'm laying on Twitter's horn right now.)
My boyfriend who for some reason is completely anti-Twitter (I think it's partly because I am anti-Hondaforums) asked "Who cares what other people are doing?"
This is my answer: EVERYONE cares what other people are doing.
People join Twitter to keep up with friends, family, your favorite celebrities, co-workers, job prospects, news stories, etc., or ALL of the above.
I am following this job-search Tweeters whose sole purpose on Twitter is to post social media/PR/Ad/Marketing jobs (since those are fields of my interest) that I may not see anywhere else.
Social Media Job tweets posted jobs from any of their followers. For example, if a company is hiring an Advertising Associate in Boston, they can Direct Message @SocialMediaJob, and @SocialMediaJob will tweet the job, letting the follower (me!) see it.
CAREERALISM gives advice from top career experts on anything regarding finding a job, keeping a job, and moving up in the workplace.
I am also following my co-workers on Twitter because since we share similar interests through work, reading their tweets is beneficial to my knowledge of PR & the media. For instance, one of my co-workers recently tweeted from the rally to save the Boston Globe at Faneuil Hall, so that was pretty cool to read about. I am also just a small intern in a sea of people with tremendously impressive experience in public relations, journalism, advertising, business, marketing, etc. so I think it is a really good idea and opportunity to establish a social networking relationship with them. I love being able to share Twitterspace with people who have really done such awesome work on so many things. (Maria, obviously talking about you & our binding day.)
I don't happen to follow any celebrities outside of Joel McHale (host of E's The Soup) because I find him to be irresistibly hilarious, although he rarely updates which is sad for me. Oh, I also follow Paul Pierce because I convinced myself he'd give me free Celtics tickets (no shot.) But come on, we live in a society absolutely OBSESSED with celebrities. My friend Meg said she would love to know what Britney Spears is doing all the time. (I didn't judge her so neither should you.) She showed skepticism on it actually being the real Britney. AGAIN, it's THE REAL BRITNEY.
Now some of her updates are from her management team & website, but I've scrolled through and a good amount of them are from her herself.
Still don't believe me guys? Go to her site: http://www.britneyspears.com/
And scroll down to "Friend Britney"
Then... friend Britney. Go ahead, see what trailor park shenanigans she has gotten herself into hour by hour!
Twitter is also awesome for sharing links & quick pictures (via Twitpic) with your followers. Ask me if you need help, I think I can say I'm not at newbie status anymore. :)
So that is my free advertising for Twitter for now. It's awesome, I love it, you should too. So join and follow me. I'll follow you too.
The only time I'll ever Tweet is on Twitter. Cause let's face it, birds are terrifying.
