Check out this hilarious video about followers that split. Can you see that flight happen to your followers?
Twitter‘s a 2006 brainchild, launched to offer a free, social networking tool where people connect to others who interest, challenge or befriend them. Unlike email, communication is in real time. Unlike face to face conversations, people use mug shots, and connect globally, without traveling.
It’s far easier to create an account with Twitter, than it is to maintain followers. Why? The network is geared to stay connected to others, through an exchange of brief messages – 140 characters to be exact. Today’s Salt lake Tribune lays out Twitter bare bones that highlight how this new invention’s a great way to fast information, and favorite people in your field.
On Twitter you’ll find followers far faster with 10 tactics to engage more brainpowe
r:
1. Ask 2-footed questions: I asked Sam Silverstein: What was the key nugget of your NSA talk, and why will audience be changed, inspired or challenged because they participated?
2. Re-tweet a message posted in Twitter. For instance Brad Shorr posted a message today to announce GL Hoffan‘s new book Dig Your Job and I re-tweeted that announcement so that it will post again to include all my own followers.
3. Offer cool tips in your field or expertise. A recent tip my my brain based field read: We each have hidden and unused intelligences – which rejuvenate to benefit ourselves and the world.
4. Challenge insights posted – and invite people to consider opposing views. I recently challenged Robert Scoble with the dynamic reality that – “Communications can also stir up free drugs of choice in the human brain.”
5. Congratulate fine efforts and talents – whenever people break through tough barriers. When Mike Hyatt finally got wife Gail‘s massive iTune library to copy to new hard drive, I posted: Bravo! Einstein said that he too stayed with problems longer than most:-) Happy listening!
6. Welcome new followers – in ways that show you value their communications. I recently sent welcomes to The Marketing Man, G. Dewald, and Shannon Nelson.
7. Make metaphors dance – into meanings that relate to people’s lives from your expertise. I posted, Brains become hammers in those heads looking about for nails to pound.
8. Laugh at life – and poke fun at yourself or situations that are common to readers. When Chris Brogan posted that he was heading to lunch at Ikea, I shot back a tweet – Don’t forget to leave with the table that offers “affordable solutions for better living. ”
9. Play with ideas that arise – When Jason Falls posted that watching Oz made him want to inhale helium or airplane glue, I suggested in a post: Makes me curious about what cool heart’s desire OZ would unearth today in your back yard:-)
10. Thank followers with gusto: When Dr. Robyn McMaster told Dr. Kent Gustavson about MITA’s 5 Brain Based Steps to More Brainpower I posted back: Thanks Robyn, for the privilege of working together to rejuvenate learning and leading globally through these brain based approaches!
Not surprisingly, tweeters whose followers split, like those fleeing this humorous video, tend to limit their posts to what they personally live, learn, or laugh about.
What would you tweet today to gain a follower or two over to engage more of what interests, challenges and motivates you?
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Thanks so much for sharing this Conrad! Bravo!
This makes my day!! Thanks for sharing it Conrad! Bravo!
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Ellen, you’ll love this one. I Twittered yesterday about the Bushmeat shortage from the SF Zoo. Bushmeat is the amount of wild game available to predators. I thought it would be funny to say that the media is also bemoaning the shortage of Bushmeat now. Well, that tweet led to SF Zoo following me on Twitter as of 10 minutes ago.
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Ellen, you may like to visit this http://webtrafficroi.com/2008/12/how-much-time-have-you-wasted-on-twitter/
Why thank you for linking me in this post. 🙂 Much appreciated!
Hmmm… This is a little long, but how about:
Thought Sailing the San Francisco Bay
Sailing and San Francisco come up big on Google searches.
Great title Conrad – can I suggest that you add one word that will catch the search engines more. Noticed my title Brain Leaders and Learners – so that I catch readers who enjoy and search out learning, brains, leading, curiosity, and so on. Just a thought:-) Best!
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Oh cool, what an exciting move Conrad. The dynamite part is that people who are thoughtful and interested in the same topics really do create a community in ways that expand all of our lives. My own day is far too busy for a blog! Yet I cannot imagine the day without one. Thanks for being part of this community — and I’ll so look forward to being part of yours! Have a title yet?
Ellen,
I’ve decided to go ahead and start my own blog. If you think there are people not following me now, you just wait!
Know what you are say here Ramana, as I am on a trial run to see if Twitter is what they say it is – for a busy person, on a busy day! The jury is still out – yet I’ve been delightfully surprised already. Have a good one.
Ellen, sadly enough, I just cannot whip up enough enthusiasm for twitter. I do not think that I am missing anything by not twittering. I have enough grief with my emails and group mails plus the Instant Messaging and SMS menaces without taking on one more invasion of my privacy. I really have better things to do.
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Brad, your messages tend to do so many of these approaches – and often come packed with a delightful punch into new ideas! Thanks.
Do you find the limit to 140 characters helps us to say it smarter and without wasted words:-)? Not a bad idea for those of us who love to write and choose to grow as writers:-). Thanks for stopping by!
Hi Ellen, Great idea for a post. Even when limited to 140 characters, I often wonder what in the world to Tweet about. Your suggestions help a lot!
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Wally – what a great idea. Had not thought to do that but may consider:-)
At the moment I am trying to eke out small bits of writing time to edit a novel I wrote a few years ago, and that folks encouraged me to finalize. By – as a lifetime student of change, brains, learning and leading — I find your suggestion intriguing. Thanks for the breath of fresh air:-)
What fine, helpful post, Ellen. Those points would apply to most blog posts and comment, not just Twitter. The post is far too good to be allowed to slip slowing away into the archives. Have you considered expanding on each of the points and turning this into a promotional article?
LOL Conrad, you offer so much – there is so much to learn, about people and communities and exchanges that grow ideas for all of us. Thanks for being on the front lines with many of us to explore what works well as social networking grows its best shapes. That makes us all richer:-)
OK, so Hitler screwed up, but I’m determined to do better with Twitter. So far, I’m behind Hitler’s learning curve…
You did this. It’s your fault!
Thanks, Fred, you make a great case for the kinds of community members that differ, are similar and can build something great together! How can Twitter make more of that happen, as you see it?
Ellen,
very funny and good point. Hopefully Twitter can give an inside look into the lives of others. Be it useful, entertaining, intriging, educational, or just plan funny.
It can be the new form a people watching. Of which I do like following you!
Fred7man
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