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My new Twitter based website
Hello Sowpubbers,
I just launched a new twitter based application: http://www.retweetize.com Its a ReTweet exchange program. It gets other people to pass around your twitter message - if you do the same for them. If you evaluate the idea, it is a toll position on twitter :) And while I don't get paid in monies by anyone... I get paid in free advertising for my sites on twitter. Here is my sowpub special: If you use twitter, login to ReTweetize.com And then send your twitter id to me or post it here. And I'll reward 10,000 points to your account. |
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Miley Cyrus and Twitter
Dear Ankesh,
Thanks for the post. I've been watching Twitter. But I haven't yet TWIT a word. I don't think I can express a complete thought in 140 letters on Twitter. How do you manage? Plus the Stress Factor of having to come up with something to say - minute by minute would get to me. I just heard via the BBC that Miley Cyrus quit Twitter - and left her 2 million viewers behind. Did some kind of YouTube Rap about it being too invasive, no privacy. I think she might simply be getting TIRED. Thanks, Glenn |
Re: Miley Cyrus and Twitter
Thanks Glenn.
Many people (mistakenly) think that Twitter is where you post updates about "what you are doing." Its not. Its a place where you post updates about "what you're doing that will help others." You don't have to update it minute by minute. Just once a day is ok too. And if you have a Miley Cyrus moment - just don't use Twitter for a few days. But why delete the a/c is beyond me. Thats like cutting your celphone service because someone cold called you... I know people who hate cellphones. I know people who hate facebook. I know people who've never written an offline letter in 10 years. All of these are communication tools. Twitter is nothing but a communication tool. But to see the real benefit of using Twitter - you need to follow at least 50-60 people. Not 50-60 celebrities. But friends. Or people you look up to. People whose blogs and articles you like to read. Because Twitter is only 140 characters, you can follow a lot of people without going crazy with overwhelm. Its the best tool for super fast spreading of messages. Once you have over 50-60 folks following you back - ask a question when you have a problem. And see how quickly you get a solution back. Twitter is better than forums at problem solving many a times because it is so quick. Anyways - I can go on and on about Twitter, but you won't see the advantages of it unless you follow at least 50-60 people. And give it a spin. My Twitter a/c for those who are interested: http://www.twitter.com/ankeshk |
Re: Miley Cyrus and Twitter
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Been some time since I have been here, too. Glad to see you are on twitter Ankesh, I miss reading your posts here. Looking forward to your tweets. |
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What a great explanation of how to make the best use of Twitter! I have to admit, I have also been among the ranks of the "clueless" when it comes to Twittering and Tweeting! However, from your post now I can see the benefit of it. It sounds like a great tool for socializing, and keeping "up-to-date" even up-to-the-minute where you want to... I also had my "eyes opened" by the way Karol Gajda is using it... He only updates his blog once a week, but in-between, you can also see his much shorter Twitter updates. A "hybrid" approach like that seems pretty cool too, so people don't have to wait so long for an "update". And the 140-character-limit means Twitter updates simply can't take up too much of your time (which can be a blessing)! Prior to that, the best I could come up with was using Twitter for trying to post humorous "one-liners"! Of course, the problem with that is - I can't come up with funny one-liners! And while they're easier to come up with, boring one-liners didn't seem as appealing... :) I did start an "experimental" Twitter account, though there's not much there... However, now that I understand it better (thanks to your post), I may fit it in to some of my future activities. :) Best wishes! Dien |
Thank You Ankesh For the Twitter Education
Dear Ankesh,
Thanks. You are the only one who has explained to me a clear Benefit to using Twitter. I get invitations twice a day. No Benefit explained. It always seemed the equivalent of texting in rush hour traffic. (Not a good idea) Glenn |
"$2,500 A WEEK....with Twitter!"
Ok....I've been following this "Twitter" thingee and looking for ways to "Monetize" it.
Came across a guy who is charging Restaurants, $100 a Week to handle their "Twittering". He now has over 25 restaurants paying him $100/wk. Here's what he does; He sends Twitter Messages to "Twitterers" of each restaurant, announcing that, "Get 20% off any Meal, next Tuesday, at Smith's Italian Restaurant by saying the CODE WORD..."Twit-Twit"!" He gets "Twiter followers" for each restaurant and Twits a special discount to them....where the "Twitter Folowers" can get special discounts with the "Code Word". If the List of Twitter Followers for a restaurant is 200....and he Twits them a special Code to get a Special Discount on a certain day...and the restaurant DOES get LOTS of Diners on that day...saying the "Secret Code....guess who gets the credit?....righto...the Twitter guy. So...look into this! It's HOT! Don Alm |
Re: "$2,500 A WEEK....with Twitter!" Potential for endless revenues...
Simply by operating in Multiple Hyperlocal, Specific marketplaces with additional service & product packages...
Don, You, Got it... :) As we know, there are Tons of businesses in all shapes and sizes using Twitter... Of course Everyone in Today's business world lacks the Time and interest Leaving a wide open Marketplace for All kinds of innovative Twitter Biz concepts... Consultants etc. Specializing in particular Services and Niche Expertise... Pretty easy these days to Contact potential clients and have a nice little Chat with them about happily Taking their Money in exchange for Services! If you Dig deep into the search engines you'll Find some Great full time business models offering misc. Consultant Services to businesses... One of the Easiest ways to make Money online... A few Quick examples including some Golden nuggets that can be Re-worked into all kinds of Money making directions... http://blog.mrtweet.net/twitter-to-g...-his-clientele http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/23/bu...23twitter.html http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/23/di...ws/23unde.html http://springwise.com/food_beverage/bakertweet/ http://www.searchenginejournal.com/1...business/7792/ http://mashable.com/2009/01/21/best-twitter-brands/ A Must listen to Full of Endless opportunities if you get the Big picture of Blending the Hyperlocal, Specific market into the Online world... Definitely listen to Jack Humphrey's excellent Interview with Zach Brooks Hyperlocal Blog “Midtown Lunch”... Awesome stuff... ;) http://www.fridaytrafficreport.com/h...iew-with-zach/ Phil |
Re: My new Twitter based website
"Actually...many, many years ago...in a far off distance place....."
I think it was in the early 80's....one of my advertising clients asked me if I knew of a way to bring him more diners on "Tuesdays". I told him to send a large postcard to all the "Dentists" in the phone book, telling them you are offering a Special Discount to "Dentists" on Tuesday. All they have to do is say the Code Word, "Pilot"....and their waitperson would knock $10 off their dinner bill. Now, granted, dinner for 2 in this place was over $50. A few drinks and it was closer to $75. But...ten bucks is ten bucks and the Card brought the dentists in. The next week he sent cards to Doctors...then plumbers...etc. Later...in the 90's...with another restaurant.... I did a "FishBowl" drawing for a Free Dinner. Diners dropped their business cards into the Fishbowl for the drawing. On most of these business cards was their email address. We then sent emails to these people offering a Special Discount if their say the Code Word. So...twittering potential diners is an extension of these methods. "Twittering" though, is much easier and more "modern". Don Alm |
What twitter was intended for (unfortunately)... Re: Miley Cyrus and Twitter
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Not so (unfortunately). See this intro to twitter -- http://www.commoncraft.com/Twitter That's why Ms. Cyrus bailed (+ why I refuse to participate). Twitter is the CB-radio of this generation (+ just as useful). -- TW |
What twitter was intended for... Twitter is really What you want it to be...
Of course everyone has different Opinions and Work ethics, especially Miley Cyrus...
But I'm sticking to my story... Twitter is really What you want it to be... http://www.cmswire.com/cms/micro-cms...ing-003973.php A Smart innovative Communications Tool that really took off in the Online world... Got Just the right Buzz and PR going for it Since 1st Arriving... In other words The Google of Communications tools... Similar to Matt Mullenweg's wordpress Success story... http://ma.tt/about/ If you research and Digg through... Twitter As A Search Engine... You'll see the Multiple uses and Endless possibilties on How you can use & "twist" Twitter... http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/05...search-engine/ Always be Smart in the marketing Methods/Tactics you Choose to Use... And Remember... "He that waits upon fortune is never sure of a dinner. " ;) ~ Benjamin Franklin Just one Quick example... 101 Everyday Uses for Twitter... http://www.insidecrm.com/features/10...r-uses-052008/ Phil |
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In regards to the guy finding Diners by Twittering them with a Code Word that gets them discounts at a participating restaurant.
This has got me very interested HOWEVER...HOW would I go about finding "Local Twitterers" to Twitter to? People who would be near a participating restaurant who would also have a twitter account? Thanks, Don Alm |
Re: What twitter was intended for (unfortunately)... Re: Miley Cyrus and Twitter
Thanks TW.
Do you use email? You use email even after knowing that 93% of all emails sent are junk emails? Twitter definitely has a lot of spammers. And a lot of your friends won't initially understand what its all about either - leading to useless tweets. But just like how email can be managed with tools and junk filters - twitter can be managed too. * Only follow folks who share worthy stuff * Use a software like Tweetdeck in which you can segment the people you follow into groups. I have groups like India, web dev, and A-list. Keeps things very relevant for me without a lot of noise. |
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Hi, Don - Twitter has a really good search function - http://twitter.com/#search?q=roseburg will give you people who have twitted about Roseburg. Some of them are talking about your city - so I guess they are the ones to follow in the first instance. That's one way to do it :) Cheers Margaret |
Re: Twitter Question
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You don't. Twitter is NOT a place where you go find people and can magically send them messages. To be able to send the person a message they HAVE to Follow you. THEN, anything you Tweet will appear in their window. Take Ankesh's twitter Account. He is Following 890 people. *I* contend this is too many people to be able to follow effectively. As such, most of their Tweets will be lost and Ankesh will not see them. If all they do is send one tweet a day that'd be 890 to read. Could you read 890 emails in a day? So what you'd need to do is set up an account and then have people follow that account. Any message you tweet will then appear in their window - providing they aren't also following 890 or more people in which case your message will probably also get lost in a sea of garbage tweets. Garbage like "Just got to work", "having coffee now", etc. For a company, Twitter is a great Announcement Tool. To announce... sales days, positions vacant (Virgin/Branson has done this), etc. For instance, if you're a H-D fan, then you'd follow their Updates at http://twitter.com/harleydavidson Ellen uses it as enticement to get people to watch her show http://twitter.com/TheEllenShow You want restauranbt goers to follow your Tweets, then you need to approach it like L.E.M (Local Email Marketing). They need to Opt in... to follow you. Michael Ross |
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True. I don't read all the messages of everyone I follow. Thats the thing about Twitter - you don't have to read all the messages. Twitter's strength is speed. Not comprehensiveness. Its main use (at least for me) is quick problem solving. Or quick spreading of messages. If I had restaurants as my clients - I would still follow Linda Caroll's ideas she had shared a few years ago on Sowpub. (Can someone dig Linda's post? I didn't find it via google search...) And base everything on emails. Or maybe SMS / mobile. But probably not on Twitter. If you do use Twitter for coupons... you need to aim for at least 10,000 followers from one area. Companies like Dell have managed to earn a lot of business from Twitter using this coupon model. But a local restaurant may not be able to make the numbers. Unless its a chain maybe... |
Re: Twitter Question
Michael,
Actually that's Not totally correct... As per the following, there are a variety of methods available to do it... :) http://www.google.com/search?q=findi...ient=firefox-a Phil |
Re: Twitter Question
What's not totally correct... finding local people or tweeting to them even if they aren't following you?
Michael Ross |
Re: Twitter Question
If you are Trying to use Twitter as a Marketing Tool, then your message will get Lost in the sea of jibble to those who follow Many people.
Michael Ross |
Re: Twitter Question
Michael,
Sorry, I guess my encrypted messages are Not very clear... My comments were in reference to... "Twitter is NOT a place where you go find people and can magically send them messages. To be able to send the person a message they HAVE to Follow you. THEN, anything you Tweet will appear in their window." I'm Not suggesting Spamming Twitter's but Marketer's need to start Thinking outside of the box... There are endless Twitter tools, Many in the Google links I provided that can be Used in various ways... As I Hinted on a Quick Tip in a previous post to Consider using Twitter As A Search Engine... Once again, there are Multiple uses and Endless possibilties on How you can use & "twist" Twitter... http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/05...search-engine/ Twitter posts and comments Lead back to Tons of Niche blogs and Web resources which are Great for Building relationships Leading to Joint Ventures, Networking opportunities, PR etc. etc... Posting Smart well thought out Comments can produce Amazing Traffic and Sales if you formulate a system Focusing in the right Niche direction... ;) Phil |
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