Well, I am about a week into Twitter and find myself still trying to get a good sense of it. I have not sent out my link to anyone yet but have picked up a few followers along the way. I find it interesting to follow who is following whom.
In the process of linking to some of the vast number of users, I am struck with a couple of questions. First, is there a common method that is used gain followers? I'm curious, as there are some individuals that have huge followings. I know there have been some pretty high profile campaigns for people to get followers (I think Justin Timberlake was one) which I understand, but how does a regular “twitterer” accumulate thousands of followers? (Hmmm – twittering sounds vaguely illegal or at the very least wrong. I was going to write “twit” but am not sure that is the right term either– is tweeter correct?)
The second and perhaps more important question – is how can anyone possibly follow thousands of twitter sites? I came across someone yesterday who was following 83,693 sites. How is that possible? In the short time I have had an account, I am following 19 people/ businesses and am already having trouble keeping up. Can anyone really follow 250 sites? I see lots in the 1000’s…maybe I’m missing something.
It occurs to me, that being active in the social networking world is time consuming. Between Twitter and a regular blog posting, time management is really important if the postings are to be meaningful.
My learning continues. I am also starting to understand the protocol of posting information and crediting both the source and the source of the source. In other words, it is not enough to tag an article; I am told that it is protocol to tag who sent it in the first place. So, in my first blog I mentioned a print rep in Colorado and an article on Social Media that inspired me. If you are in sales or have any interest in sales, there are some fun postings that I have enjoyed reading. Here is the link to it (with my apologies - http://superseller.wordpress.com/2009/11/30/what-the-fk-is-social-media-the-basics/
Have a great day!
Cheers,
George