Comments on: My Thoughts on Twitter http://brandonzeman.com/my-thoughts-on-twitter/ Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:38:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: DShan http://brandonzeman.com/my-thoughts-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-19 DShan Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:03:23 +0000 http://brandonzeman.com/?p=413#comment-19 Man, this topic is quite broad, and your insights on the under-use of Twitter by the younger generation is a great catalyst for talking about how people get introduced to the service, and where the lightbulb goes off for them.<br><br>My approach, especially with people who aren't writing blogs or venturing far beyond Facebook (or MySpace) is to encourage people to seek out experts or active users who represent something they really dig. Or a topic related to their goals/profession. I also tell them that there's a lot of 'value' in treating Twitter like a living, breathing Google, and taking all their 'inquiry' behavior to Twitter first to see what turns up.<br><br>I've found one of the biggest barriers to really 'getting' Twitter for our generation is that it looks and feels like 'texting' and that can drive behavior which doesn't lend itself well to effectively using the platform. Man, this topic is quite broad, and your insights on the under-use of Twitter by the younger generation is a great catalyst for talking about how people get introduced to the service, and where the lightbulb goes off for them.

My approach, especially with people who aren't writing blogs or venturing far beyond Facebook (or MySpace) is to encourage people to seek out experts or active users who represent something they really dig. Or a topic related to their goals/profession. I also tell them that there's a lot of 'value' in treating Twitter like a living, breathing Google, and taking all their 'inquiry' behavior to Twitter first to see what turns up.

I've found one of the biggest barriers to really 'getting' Twitter for our generation is that it looks and feels like 'texting' and that can drive behavior which doesn't lend itself well to effectively using the platform.

]]> By: DShan http://brandonzeman.com/my-thoughts-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-169 DShan Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:03:23 +0000 http://brandonzeman.com/?p=413#comment-169 Man, this topic is quite broad, and your insights on the under-use of Twitter by the younger generation is a great catalyst for talking about how people get introduced to the service, and where the lightbulb goes off for them.<br><br>My approach, especially with people who aren't writing blogs or venturing far beyond Facebook (or MySpace) is to encourage people to seek out experts or active users who represent something they really dig. Or a topic related to their goals/profession. I also tell them that there's a lot of 'value' in treating Twitter like a living, breathing Google, and taking all their 'inquiry' behavior to Twitter first to see what turns up.<br><br>I've found one of the biggest barriers to really 'getting' Twitter for our generation is that it looks and feels like 'texting' and that can drive behavior which doesn't lend itself well to effectively using the platform. Man, this topic is quite broad, and your insights on the under-use of Twitter by the younger generation is a great catalyst for talking about how people get introduced to the service, and where the lightbulb goes off for them.

My approach, especially with people who aren't writing blogs or venturing far beyond Facebook (or MySpace) is to encourage people to seek out experts or active users who represent something they really dig. Or a topic related to their goals/profession. I also tell them that there's a lot of 'value' in treating Twitter like a living, breathing Google, and taking all their 'inquiry' behavior to Twitter first to see what turns up.

I've found one of the biggest barriers to really 'getting' Twitter for our generation is that it looks and feels like 'texting' and that can drive behavior which doesn't lend itself well to effectively using the platform.

]]> By: dshan http://brandonzeman.com/my-thoughts-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-18 dshan Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:03:23 +0000 http://brandonzeman.com/?p=413#comment-18 Man, this topic is quite broad, and your insights on the under-use of Twitter by the younger generation is a great catalyst for talking about how people get introduced to the service, and where the lightbulb goes off for them.<br><br>My approach, especially with people who aren't writing blogs or venturing far beyond Facebook (or MySpace) is to encourage people to seek out experts or active users who represent something they really dig. Or a topic related to their goals/profession. I also tell them that there's a lot of 'value' in treating Twitter like a living, breathing Google, and taking all their 'inquiry' behavior to Twitter first to see what turns up.<br><br>I've found one of the biggest barriers to really 'getting' Twitter for our generation is that it looks and feels like 'texting' and that can drive behavior which doesn't lend itself well to effectively using the platform. Man, this topic is quite broad, and your insights on the under-use of Twitter by the younger generation is a great catalyst for talking about how people get introduced to the service, and where the lightbulb goes off for them.

My approach, especially with people who aren't writing blogs or venturing far beyond Facebook (or MySpace) is to encourage people to seek out experts or active users who represent something they really dig. Or a topic related to their goals/profession. I also tell them that there's a lot of 'value' in treating Twitter like a living, breathing Google, and taking all their 'inquiry' behavior to Twitter first to see what turns up.

I've found one of the biggest barriers to really 'getting' Twitter for our generation is that it looks and feels like 'texting' and that can drive behavior which doesn't lend itself well to effectively using the platform.

]]> By: brandonzeman http://brandonzeman.com/my-thoughts-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-168 brandonzeman Fri, 22 May 2009 23:37:12 +0000 http://brandonzeman.com/?p=413#comment-168 Thanks for stopping by, Brian. It was excellent meeting you as well. See you in June at Top Golf. Thanks for stopping by, Brian. It was excellent meeting you as well. See you in June at Top Golf.

]]> By: Brian Gillet http://brandonzeman.com/my-thoughts-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-167 Brian Gillet Fri, 22 May 2009 23:26:15 +0000 http://brandonzeman.com/?p=413#comment-167 Good post Brandon - in line with our discussion last night at the event. Thank you for coming out and seeing Mig speak. Enjoyed meeting you. Good post Brandon – in line with our discussion last night at the event. Thank you for coming out and seeing Mig speak. Enjoyed meeting you.

]]> By: brandonzeman http://brandonzeman.com/my-thoughts-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-17 brandonzeman Fri, 22 May 2009 18:37:12 +0000 http://brandonzeman.com/?p=413#comment-17 Thanks for stopping by, Brian. It was excellent meeting you as well. See you in June at Top Golf. Thanks for stopping by, Brian. It was excellent meeting you as well. See you in June at Top Golf.

]]> By: Brian Gillet http://brandonzeman.com/my-thoughts-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Brian Gillet Fri, 22 May 2009 18:26:15 +0000 http://brandonzeman.com/?p=413#comment-16 Good post Brandon - in line with our discussion last night at the event. Thank you for coming out and seeing Mig speak. Enjoyed meeting you. Good post Brandon – in line with our discussion last night at the event. Thank you for coming out and seeing Mig speak. Enjoyed meeting you.

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