Comments on: My (new) Approach to Twitter http://chuckwestbrook.com/my-approach-to-twitter/ Thanks for reading. Mon, 06 Sep 2010 08:46:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Darin http://chuckwestbrook.com/my-approach-to-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-3640 Darin Fri, 26 Feb 2010 01:38:21 +0000 http://chuckwestbrook.com/?p=507#comment-3640 Twitter. I cut out the news tweets, but may throw in an occasional #ad. I made $46 this month tweeting ads. I am weird right? Twitter. I cut out the news tweets, but may throw in an occasional #ad. I made $46 this month tweeting ads. I am weird right?

]]> By: cjwestbrook http://chuckwestbrook.com/my-approach-to-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-3636 cjwestbrook Wed, 24 Feb 2010 01:43:35 +0000 http://chuckwestbrook.com/?p=507#comment-3636 Darin, following you is like following ESPN or something. You're like some sort of sports news service on there. I've got you over on facebook and on buzz now too. What more do you need? Darin, following you is like following ESPN or something. You're like some sort of sports news service on there.

I've got you over on facebook and on buzz now too. What more do you need?

]]> By: Darin http://chuckwestbrook.com/my-approach-to-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-3635 Darin Wed, 24 Feb 2010 01:39:51 +0000 http://chuckwestbrook.com/?p=507#comment-3635 Yeah you unfollowed me...some friend! -Darin Yeah you unfollowed me…some friend!

-Darin

]]> By: Ryan Stephens Marketing » Why I Un-Followed You on Twitter http://chuckwestbrook.com/my-approach-to-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-2434 Ryan Stephens Marketing » Why I Un-Followed You on Twitter Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:19:21 +0000 http://chuckwestbrook.com/?p=507#comment-2434 [...] the most value for you. Quite a few people I respect have already trimmed their followers (e.g. Chuck Westbrook, Jason Calcanis, Loic Le Meur, Seth Simonds, Ari Herzog, and many [...] [...] the most value for you. Quite a few people I respect have already trimmed their followers (e.g. Chuck Westbrook, Jason Calcanis, Loic Le Meur, Seth Simonds, Ari Herzog, and many [...]

]]> By: Chuck Westbrook http://chuckwestbrook.com/my-approach-to-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-2021 Chuck Westbrook Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:49:43 +0000 http://chuckwestbrook.com/?p=507#comment-2021 @Ben We have almost nothing in common in many respects, but I feel like I know you because you're just after friends and fun. It shows because we talk back and forth, so of the 900 people, you are one of the ones I am most familiar with. @Jen Thanks for relaying the interview. The idea of delivering value through Twitter is interesting. I don't just toss out updates, but I don't go for hard value either. I try to amuse, entertain, and interest, and that's what I look for in return. That's value for me on Twitter. Good luck with the Twitter IPO :) @Monica It definitely wasn't because of what you said about Ford, and it's most emphatically nothing personal in your case. Your approach to Twitter is a bit high-volume for me right now. I hope we can keep talking through gchat though. @Ben We have almost nothing in common in many respects, but I feel like I know you because you’re just after friends and fun. It shows because we talk back and forth, so of the 900 people, you are one of the ones I am most familiar with.

@Jen Thanks for relaying the interview. The idea of delivering value through Twitter is interesting. I don’t just toss out updates, but I don’t go for hard value either. I try to amuse, entertain, and interest, and that’s what I look for in return. That’s value for me on Twitter. Good luck with the Twitter IPO :)

@Monica It definitely wasn’t because of what you said about Ford, and it’s most emphatically nothing personal in your case. Your approach to Twitter is a bit high-volume for me right now. I hope we can keep talking through gchat though.

]]> By: Monica O'Brien http://chuckwestbrook.com/my-approach-to-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-2020 Monica O'Brien Mon, 02 Mar 2009 05:46:43 +0000 http://chuckwestbrook.com/?p=507#comment-2020 Heh. I was wondering why you stopped following me, and thought I might have offended you with my opinions about Ford's twitter efforts. Thanks for sharing - I'll be interested to see how this experiment turns out. And I will try to remember not to unfollow you, but I sometimes use Twitter Karma to clean up my profile. Best! Heh. I was wondering why you stopped following me, and thought I might have offended you with my opinions about Ford’s twitter efforts. Thanks for sharing – I’ll be interested to see how this experiment turns out. And I will try to remember not to unfollow you, but I sometimes use Twitter Karma to clean up my profile. Best!

]]> By: jenx67 http://chuckwestbrook.com/my-approach-to-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-2007 jenx67 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 13:51:27 +0000 http://chuckwestbrook.com/?p=507#comment-2007 also - he said there was probably going to be an ipo - and CHUCK! I'm getting in on this one, b/c I missed out on Google. I only had $2,500 to invest and declined - if I had, I'd have about $50,000 today. =( also – he said there was probably going to be an ipo – and CHUCK! I’m getting in on this one, b/c I missed out on Google. I only had $2,500 to invest and declined – if I had, I’d have about $50,000 today. =(

]]> By: jenx67 http://chuckwestbrook.com/my-approach-to-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-2006 jenx67 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 13:50:18 +0000 http://chuckwestbrook.com/?p=507#comment-2006 Did you see that interview with the Twitter CEO on CSPAN Sunday? He said 900 followers (his number) was too many. I am really beginning to understand Twitter so much. Not to sound pompous, but I've always understood it to a degree, but it is so difficult for me to explain it's value to the few clients I have in my humble PR shop. One thing the CEO said was that he was more interested in what the coffee shop tweeted once a day - than 15 tweets about nothing from someone he knew. I have started to follow a 90-10 rule. Have you heard of this? 90 percent of your tweets need to give something of value to the Twitter community - and 10 percent can be about what you had for breakfast, etc. Since I've been doing this - for just a week or so, my Twitter experience has become much more interesting. I was following over 200 people. I pared it down one day to 68. Now, I'm up to 83. People who issue 15 tweets in a row - I usually stop following them. It's annoying. I also like peeps who are funny. Today, a high level exec I follow tweeted: "It's time to make the donuts." Stuff like that makes me laugh - and stay. But, I really love valuable links and tidbits of helpful info. One more thing - I hate the language of "followers" - I wish it said "People who are interested in what I might say" (too long, I know) - b/c followers has always implied kool-aid drinking souls...i'm weird, though. hahahah Did you see that interview with the Twitter CEO on CSPAN Sunday? He said 900 followers (his number) was too many. I am really beginning to understand Twitter so much. Not to sound pompous, but I’ve always understood it to a degree, but it is so difficult for me to explain it’s value to the few clients I have in my humble PR shop. One thing the CEO said was that he was more interested in what the coffee shop tweeted once a day – than 15 tweets about nothing from someone he knew.

I have started to follow a 90-10 rule. Have you heard of this? 90 percent of your tweets need to give something of value to the Twitter community – and 10 percent can be about what you had for breakfast, etc. Since I’ve been doing this – for just a week or so, my Twitter experience has become much more interesting.

I was following over 200 people. I pared it down one day to 68. Now, I’m up to 83. People who issue 15 tweets in a row – I usually stop following them. It’s annoying. I also like peeps who are funny. Today, a high level exec I follow tweeted: “It’s time to make the donuts.” Stuff like that makes me laugh – and stay. But, I really love valuable links and tidbits of helpful info.

One more thing – I hate the language of “followers” – I wish it said “People who are interested in what I might say” (too long, I know) – b/c followers has always implied kool-aid drinking souls…i’m weird, though. hahahah

]]> By: ben http://chuckwestbrook.com/my-approach-to-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-2003 ben Thu, 26 Feb 2009 04:20:09 +0000 http://chuckwestbrook.com/?p=507#comment-2003 This is why the number of followers means nothing to me. It's much like blogging, I would rather have five fun followers who really give a shit what I say and respond than 500 who may or may not read and who I will never know. I'm there to make some friends and have some fun, I'm not selling anything and I don't need "followers" to feel important. Good for you Chuck for seeing that, although I should have checked first to see that you didn't dump me first. :) This is why the number of followers means nothing to me. It’s much like blogging, I would rather have five fun followers who really give a shit what I say and respond than 500 who may or may not read and who I will never know. I’m there to make some friends and have some fun, I’m not selling anything and I don’t need “followers” to feel important.
Good for you Chuck for seeing that, although I should have checked first to see that you didn’t dump me first. :)

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