Twitter isn’t really the kind of topic I write about here on Computers Made Simple. Consider this a pep talk to get on board and start tweeting.
Every day on Twitter I see tweets about what you should do and what you shouldn’t do there. The funny thing is that I never see that on Facebook. People do what they want on Facebook, they are with their friends anyway so what difference does it make? Why isn’t it like that on Twitter?
I guess it depends on what you want to get out of it. Are you a business person? Are you focused on getting some kind of presence on Twitter? Are you marketing a product or a service? Well, most of us can see right through that so don’t try to stiff everyone with a boatload of tweets about your product. See? I just did the thing that I’m writing about NOT doing.
Don’t get caught in the trap of Twitter do’s and don’ts. For now, it’s a free world and a free service. If people want to follow me for my words, that’s fine. If people think my words suck, that’s fine too. It’s boring to be focused on one topic. I think many people are just as eclectic as I am. The people I follow on Twitter are pretty much the same as me. They have interesting thoughts on many topics. If you follow the right people, the people who either think the same way you do or open you up to other points of view in an intelligent way, Twitter can be incredibly informative and very interesting.
My advice is to ignore the tipsters, the people who very often do the same damn things that they tell you NOT to do. Find your 140 character voice and shout. Sooner or later you’ll find out if anyone wants to listen to you. If not, then change your voice if you really want to develop a following. Once you do that, however, you’ll have sold out to the Twitterites. I think it’s probably better to just be yourself.
Twitter is a hoot. Give it a shot and add your voice to the babble.
Thanks for reading.