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I’ve been noticing the same thing that Forrester analyst Jeremiah Owyang is writing about, namely, that Twitter usage seems to be increasing, and that it is also driving more activity elsewhere, including to my blog — in part, I think, because I automatically post
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1 年 ago
This isn't a criticism, just an observation. The fact that you follow only 1 in 10 of the people who follow you suggests that you have a different view of Twitter. Combine that with the fact that you tweet about every one of your blog posts and it raises the question: Do you view it primarily as a promotional vehicle - another way to attract attention and promote traffic to your blog?
I'm not suggesting that there is anything wrong with that. But I think that if you look at the follower/following ratio, it's a quick giveaway of whether people see Twitter as conversation or marketing.
Just a thought. :-)
1 年 ago
To be honest, I would have to say that my view of Twitter -- like my
view of blogs -- is that it's somewhere in that grey area between
marketing and conversation.
Do I want people to know about and read my new blog posts? Sure I do.
Do I want to have a conversation with them about those posts?
Definitely.
Like I said, my view continues to evolve. Thanks for the input.
1 年 ago
1 年 ago
My primary use to flick out there short snippets or insights that are not "Blog-worthy." I try not to post in twitter stuff I have in my other channels.