tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6971269831696788312.post4140132388536904513..comments2023-09-01T15:46:52.553+01:00Comments on fatBuzz: Why do you Tweet?Gordon Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15209125913460486906noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6971269831696788312.post-53100207060699066292012-03-20T18:30:50.386+00:002012-03-20T18:30:50.386+00:00Hi Jennifer,
Interesting post, I like to be able ...Hi Jennifer,<br /><br />Interesting post, I like to be able to schedule tweets and drive traffic back to my business clients, this works really well for me and not often do I need to reply to tweets for clients as their phone rings instead, however on my personal brand business tweets I tend to do more tweets when I know I can/have time to reply.Angela Hamiltonhttp://www.twitter.com/ahbrilliantnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6971269831696788312.post-52773490223416736872012-03-20T11:30:29.530+00:002012-03-20T11:30:29.530+00:00Great post Jennifer and, thank you for sharing it ...Great post Jennifer and, thank you for sharing it with us, it really does highlight that people use Twitter in many different ways; none of them are right or wrong.<br /><br />My own position on scheduled Tweets perhaps needs a little clarification; I concede there are certain Tweets that could be scheduled, I simply choose not to because I’m not in the habit of scheduling. Our Tweets about the New Media Breakfast could easily be scheduled. Likewise, we automate a message to go to Twitter when we release a blog post and that could be interpreted as a form of scheduled tweeting however, these are not tweets I’m opposed to.<br /><br />In the last week, I have spoken to three people who have been caught out in the past because they scheduled tweets to thank people for a meeting that was later cancelled but they forgot to cancel the unscheduled tweet. I know of numerous similar instances that have left the authors embarrassed and exposed.<br /><br />Scheduling tweets that are reliant on, or in response to, an event that is yet to happen is ridiculous and frankly, pointless.<br /><br />As Jennifer says, people use Twitter in many different ways, I do use it to announce events and link to blog posts but, primarily I use it to genuinely thank people or, to let them know I’ve seen their content or, to be part of a conversation – in short, to create emotional attachments. I honest believe this is impossible to achieve with scheduled tweets – it needs to be spontaneous.<br /><br />If you absolutely must schedule a tweet, by all means go ahead and do so but, beware of scheduling a tweet that relies on something happening before it is due to go out because you will sooner or later be caught offside!Gordon Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15209125913460486906noreply@blogger.com