Comments on: Some Thoughts About My First Week on Twitter

By: AJ Kumar

AJ Kumar — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 08:40:15 +0000

Twitter is a great tool!
I just started blogging a few weeks ago and it does give me decent traffic …so i can only imagine you’d be quite successful with it:)

By: Carlos

Carlos — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 20:53:12 +0000

Scoble paraphrased someone else on Friendfeed like this:

Facebook is for people you know. Twitter is for people you want to know.

I think that sums it up pretty well for me.

Thanks for the great site.

By: Elizabeth Scott

Elizabeth Scott — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 10:06:51 +0000

I’m not a regular Tweet-er, though maybe I should try to change that. I have my blogs fed through my twitter feed, but I find I either tweet too much or not enough; as with everything, balance is key, and I’m sure I’ll get it eventually. I find that I’m more a fan of Facebook. Even though the noise ratio is higher, and I can get really sucked in by the games (oh, Scramble, why can’t I quit you?), I find it a more engaging format. We’ll see how things evolve, though. Interesting post, btw!

By: The Daily Minder

The Daily Minder — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 23:09:01 +0000

That’s a great idea – the language thing! Thanks Puerhan.

By: Puerhan

Puerhan — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:33:57 +0000

Dear TDM, You might like to have a read of this Geeks Guide to Promoting Yourself With Twitter to see how you can make more use of twitter. I've been on it about a week now also and I'm enjoying it. Good for quick catch-ups with family and friends, quick sharing links, checking out links others are sharing etc but not all the extra distraction that facebook has... Oh and for language learning: I've been brushing up on some Mandarin by following and interacting with @pinyin and @Chinesepod. All the best.

By: The Daily Minder

The Daily Minder — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:50:20 +0000

How did you go on Facebook? Did you get addicted?

By: The Daily Minder

The Daily Minder — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:49:42 +0000

Hi Nandop.

Unfortunately I cannot put the title in the subject of the emails as the updates are sent via Feedburner and they do not offer this technology. Great suggestion though, I will look in to it.

Thanks.

TDM

By: Novelty Gifts

Novelty Gifts — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:00:58 +0000

Thanks havent been on twitter I just dont know if i want to sign up :/ Thanks for the review

By: nandop

nandop — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 11:20:11 +0000

Hey TDM,

Can I say something about your newsletter? It would be better if it came with the Title of the post on the subject line. The way it is now, all e-mails look the same.

As on Twitter, I believe the noise/signal ratio is about 5:1, much less than Facebook (which is about 600:1, agreeing with Doc Searls). Which is cool. Facebook is alright, with the Facebook Connect and everything, it looks like the new social network, but, in the end of the day, is just the old social network. Twitter has more punch and energy, I think. More alive.

Have a nice day.