Twitter Is…

Feb 27, 2009 | blog

twitter-2 Since Twitter is the current social media darling, I thought I’d record a few thoughts I’ve had about one of my favorite online tools.  I’ve had the privilege of using Twitter for two years, and each and every person I’ve followed or had follow me along the way has taught me something new.  So here we go.

Twitter is…

  • a place for friends
  • a news outlet
  • a place to share your greatest failures & your most stunning achievements
  • an attention getter
  • a publishing platform
  • a customer service tool
  • a researcher’s dream
  • vulgar
  • the ace up your sleeve
  • brilliant
  • a new entertainment channel
  • a social network
  • a micro-blogging platform
  • a marketing tool
  • your community
  • overwhelming
  • 24x7x365 (always on)
  • a level playing field for your ideas
  • a sounding board for your thoughts
  • a comment reel for your new book
  • your starting place for your online excursions
  • the place for your organization to learn about it’s customers
  • a multicasting instant messenger
  • a game changer
  • a PR tool
  • a messaging infrastructure
  • a simple way to share & trade information
  • can be inane
  • is faster to publish to than anything else
  • is where you go to learn
  • your online “water cooler”
  • a conduit into the lives of others
  • a conduit into the idea stream of smart people

I’ve got a lot more input on what Twitter is than I could fit in this post, so I’ll work on fitting that into another format of some type.  What is Twitter to you?  I mean, what has Twitter brought to your life that you can’t believe you lived without before you discovered it?

Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/rickmahn

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Social Media Something

Feb 13, 2009 | blog

I’ve been wondering, has social media done anything really special for you?

'RESOLVE' by vaXzine Has it brought in more readers?

Has it increased your earnings?

Has it simplified your life?

Has it generated more sales leads?

Has it improved your customer service rating?

Has it save you more time?

Those are the questions I (and others) have about social media.  The intangibles indicate yes on multiple fronts.  The trick is how to measure that, and it’s different for everybody and every business.

Of course it’s worth the effort, but for you and your organization to succeed in your work, accurate metrics are needed.  What have you found that works for you?

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