[Hidden-tech] MORE optimising Twitter Postings

[Michael Billingsley]

Hi Merlin - I tried to make the distinction of social network  
"diaries" - the "Put on yellow sock & black sock today, in bumblebee  
mood. Must have coffee NOW" kind of tweet.  I'm "sociable" with my  
sharing of information but I don't make it personal, or on the  
toenail-clipping level of detail.

Having done a stint in my life as a clinical psychologist, I will be  
interested to see when the first study emerges about the degree to  
which people (especially young people) have attached feelings of self- 
worth either to (1) if they are able to post frequently about the  
minuteia of their life on Facebook, Friendz, MySpace or Twitter, and/ 
or (2) if their own network of "friends" has grown (or not) at the  
same rate as the people they rank as "interesting," or (3) if they  
are "followed" by significant numbers or by "significant" individuals.

What is amazing me, also, are the number of "imaginary games" ie.  
farm-building, seeming skills-testing, compare-oneself-to-a-food, and  
sending of imaginary "gifts" that have come to resemble, seemingly,  
something of value.  All this does is expose the user to another  
layer of advertising (which is what fuels the app).  But people don't  
seem to grasp that they are being snookered.

Instead... they think it is lovely and flattering that they have  
received an imaginery bouquet of roses from someone who doesn't know  
them very well (who has just seen an ad for Florists-Direct) and so  
they themselves add the "Send Bouquets" app to their FaceBook page...  
and are now added to the number of hits seeing the Florists-Direct  
advert.  And hopefully they haven't all forgotten what real flowers  
look like (either as a recipient or a sender.)

There are so many theories about Facebook and Twitter right now  
(including why their use is declining among young people, seemingly,  
as the older generations take the tools over) that I'd like to see  
real studies undertaken and published pretty soon.

Michael

More more Earth-Friendly uses of Twitter and A Newbies' Guide, see -
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/01/treehugger-is-on-twitter.php? 
dcitc=th_nav_top_twit

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On  24 August 09, at 9:31 PM, Merlin Calo wrote:

> Curious to why you choose to separate business and social. I have  
> seen both combined and also separated on Twitter..
>
> Is it more for branding and business stand point..
>
> Not sure how being social, and talking about other things could  
> hurt a brand or its business. If anything I would see it enhancing  
> that brand or business since you are making more of real connection  
> with a person rather then just credentials..
>
> Merlin Calo
> www.coroflot.com/M3D
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>
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> --- On Mon, 8/24/09, Michael Billingsley <michaelb at sover.net> wrote:
>
> From: Michael Billingsley <michaelb at sover.net>
> Subject: [Hidden-tech] Optimising Twitter Postings
> To: hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net
> Date: Monday, August 24, 2009, 2:44 PM
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> Jacob Nielson makes some strong points worth adopting, if you (like  
> myself) use Twitter not as for social network diaries, but rather  
> as a promotional or education-updating tool.
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> http://www.useit.com/alertbox/twitter-iterations.html
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> Michael Cerulli Billingsley
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