Comments on: Getting mixed signals about my Twitter Usage: Tell me what you think

By: John O' Gorman

John O' Gorman — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:39:15 +0000

I really like the commentary and you have helped me develop thoughts on a project I am working on. Please keep up the good work. I just signed up to twitter so I can get your tweets, i will let you know my thoughts on frequency shortly. If you are ever in Dublin, Ireland, let me know.

John O Gorman (Jog)

By: Feedback on my Twitter Usage –I listened

Feedback on my Twitter Usage –I listened — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 17:02:27 +0000

[...] few days ago, I asked you what you thought about my Twitter usage. Here’s the results, I took some time to count up the 89 comments that came in (some were [...]

By: jeremiah_owyang

jeremiah_owyang — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:56:05 +0000

Kenobi

Tom is a former, current, and future friend.

By: kenobi

kenobi — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:52:17 +0000

“Tom Foremski, a former colleague of mine and current friend…”

A ‘current’ friend? I know time is money but do you apply time limits to friendships? haha. Nice post – I barely get any work done thanks to this blog…

By: Lionel Menchaca

Lionel Menchaca — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 23:16:18 +0000

Just right.

Agree with CC 100%. How you use Twitter is up to you. And I also agree with Jason Falls as well… Content is good–that’s why I follow you.

Good to see you at SXSW.

By: Jason Falls

Jason Falls — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 12:04:30 +0000

J — Sorry I didn’t respond to this sooner. You Tweet at a high rate, but A) Your content is valuable and well worth our time to monitor and B) Opt-in. The one thing I enjoy about your use of Twitter, and that of folks like Chris Brogan, is that you often push us to think, react and become analysts to react. Your questions to your Twitter following challenge us. Further, those of us who have been lucky enough to have you point to our blogs through Twitter know best, your Tweets have impact.

Your additional assessment is right. If anyone thinks you Tweet too much for their tastes, they’re welcome to stop following you. But IMHO they’re going to miss too much.

Keep on keepin’ on, my friend.

By: Baher

Baher — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 08:04:16 +0000

1) How are my tweets doing for you?
They are too many in case I wanted to keep track of all of them, but I don’t do that and just read the ones that you tweet when I’m online.
I’m handling it as river of tweets, not like a feed reader

2) How is the content?
I’m loving most of your tweets, they provide a valuable insight and link to great sources.

I’m happy with the volume and quality of your tweets.

By: Prakash

Prakash — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 01:38:37 +0000

Jeremiah,
Your twitter links are great and it’s my social media aggregator. You tweet right. Also I did small survey around New York I believe there are only 4k twitter users. Is the media giving lot of coverage for twitter? or just you . Whatever it’s twitter gets lot of promotion just from you , so you better ask Twitter Inc for some money.

By: @JuliaFlyte

@JuliaFlyte — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 01:15:54 +0000

Paying for your twitter! Now that is really interesting. It would be like having your own personal agent – or subject matter expert – on a topic. Maybe Forrester should pimp you out…

Kidding! Just kidding! But think of it… who would I pay to Twitter? Peter Jackson, for one.

By: Marina Martin

Marina Martin — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 22:56:13 +0000

I think you tweet just right.

The wonderful thing about Twitter is that you don’t have to read every tweet by every person. You just catch glimpses when you want. Notifications can be turned on and off for each individual so you can largely control which messages you see first/at all.

It drives me nuts when people complain that people tweet too much. Then turn off notifications, or unfollow! Couldn’t be simpler.

The best way to judge the “success” of your Twitterstream is by the number of followers you have. Zero followers probably means you’re doing something wrong (if your goal is to reach an audience, at least). >0 followers means someone’s listening.

By: Oh, Twitter! » Does Jeremiah Owyang Tweet Too Much? Or Not Enough?

Oh, Twitter! » Does Jeremiah Owyang Tweet Too Much? Or Not Enough? — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 22:53:07 +0000

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By: Bruce Zimmer

Bruce Zimmer — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 22:35:22 +0000

Impressed that you asked for this feedback. Frequency is fine. Content is generally great. Unfollow is a good (temporary) option for those who feel caught in a tweet storm when you attend a conference. Twitter is YOUR communication and test vehicle; fans can follow (or not) as desired. I also read your blog (RSS) and attend your MarketingProfs (and other) webcasts.

By: jeremiah_owyang

jeremiah_owyang — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 21:57:13 +0000

@Marilyn

the jowyang first hit is always free.

By: Marilyn Pratt

Marilyn Pratt — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 21:49:02 +0000

Must have had too many drugs, finger slipped jowyang is what was meant above

By: Marilyn Pratt

Marilyn Pratt — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 21:46:40 +0000

Addictive, like any drug-crazed, need my jowlang twitter dose. I do have days in remission though.

By: Pete Balasch Jr.

Pete Balasch Jr. — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 21:37:19 +0000

Your twitter links are great keep it up. good information and very imformative. I always use mine to let folks know of a podcast that I am doing and or making a new bolg post.

Thanks

By: evolution

evolution — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 21:06:50 +0000

Jeremiah,

I think just right – Twitter is used for many things, but I think your Tweets are definitely amongst the most insightful and useful on Twitter.

Content is good because we get to hear both about you as a person as well as your professional insights.

I don’t think we should define how Twitter should be used. Its usage in increasing and is yet to be shaped by its users.

I think if people don’t like it, Twitter is very democratic because you can unfollow.

By: Annie Rodkins

Annie Rodkins — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 20:36:50 +0000

I agree with what many have said — there is no right or wrong way to use Twitter. That’s the beauty of it.

Personally I love seeing a mix of random comments, thoughtful insights, and interesting links (whether they are to your own blog posts or to those of others). It gives a “real” and personal feeling to social networking, while keeping it useful.

I skim over most of the tweets that I receive from folks in general, and I find it easy enough to “tune out” tweets that aren’t relevant or interesting to me. If someone posts an overwhelming majority of irrelevant* tweets and doesn’t make up for it with the occasional worthwhile info, I just stop following them.

*irrelevant is, of course, extremely subjective in this context

Bottom line: keep up the great work and thank you for sharing bits of yourself with us

By: NetEx

NetEx — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 20:13:43 +0000

1) Too many (1/2 ok)
2) Half of the content is Ok
but the other one is not interesting ex:

-”We finished up the discussion, we solved user experience, monetization and predicted the WHOLE future of social networks” (SO WHAT ?)
- “crap my voice is trashed despite honey tea” (so what ?)

If you use Twitter as a “pro” then we do not need “personal” reactions…

Or you should have 2 channels: Jeremiah Pro and Jeremiah Pers

Anyway, by just asking the question, you have earned an even bigger consideration on my side

By: Terrence Wood

Terrence Wood — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 19:25:20 +0000

Your twitter usage is fine by me, but I don’t read everything you tweet.

This is the attention economy and it comes down to how much time I have for twitter. For me, twitter as a communication channel is somewhere between a water cooler conversation and a casual meeting.

Generally I follow people from the same professional realm that I work in, but it is the eclecticism of personal tweets that I enjoy the most.

If I ever found your twitter dominated my timeline too much I could just subscribe to your twitter feed.