tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17500930.post3603483463151320945..comments2024-03-20T22:57:03.923+00:00Comments on Dean Bubley's Disruptive Wireless: I'm holding my nose and trying TwitterDean Bubleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05719150957239368264noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17500930.post-12014847626577996262010-05-20T09:24:26.786+01:002010-05-20T09:24:26.786+01:00If it takes longer than 3 weeks, I might as well q...If it takes longer than 3 weeks, I might as well quit now, then.<br /><br />There's 100 things I can do to potentially improve my business' success, given enough time and effort and dedication.<br /><br />I might as well choose something that's fun, and which has a clear value proposition, rather than trying to build community with a clunky toolkit amongst a small subset of potential customers.<br /><br />This whole Twitter thing is like a religious cult it seems. "Oh, you need to try it to believe, just open your eyes". <br /><br />Sorry, that's fluffy BS. <br /><br />The only compelling "use case" I can see for Twitter is announcing new blog posts to a constituency that might not see them all. And even there, I'm not convinced I wouldn't be better off taking the time to just set up a proper email list or newsletter instead, as a first priority.Dean Bubleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05719150957239368264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17500930.post-70822086705734924882010-05-20T09:15:53.474+01:002010-05-20T09:15:53.474+01:003 weeks is too little to get something in return.
...3 weeks is too little to get something in return.<br /><br />In our business, client decision makers are not likely to be exposed to twitter even through a proxy so I don't think there's a chance you'll get revenue in 3 weeks.<br /><br />You have to build a good follower list to use twitter as a marketing tool - and you need to put effort and patience for that to happen.<br /><br />But on the other hand, it's excellent for sharing your views and comments and things that are not detailed or important enough for a blog post.Δημήτρηςhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10450005962702254400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17500930.post-17351264007890900462010-05-18T15:20:03.630+01:002010-05-18T15:20:03.630+01:00I only said 3 weeks, rather than 2 because I wante...I only said 3 weeks, rather than 2 because I wanted to give it a longer-than-expected run.<br /><br />Frankly, Google search, Skype, Facebook, Blogs all have value propositions that can be articulated in a sentence and realised in a day.<br /><br />I'm not interested in wasting huge amounts of time with social media - 99.9% of it is useless. I binned Google Wave after two hours & might try again in two years.<br /><br />If there's no upside in 3 weeks, I'm sure my time can be more profitably used elsewhere. I need to be ruthless on this stuff because it is not a hobby.<br /><br />It's fine if you enjoy this stuff - but I don't. It's a chore, a drag on my time and is just generally a painful process. Unless it generates immediate cash, it's worth than useless.<br /><br />DeanDean Bubleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05719150957239368264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17500930.post-15196588727441467992010-05-18T15:12:07.061+01:002010-05-18T15:12:07.061+01:00Hi, Dean,
I am not that keen on Twitter either (r...Hi, Dean, <br />I am not that keen on Twitter either (remember a M. Cuban quote "Tweets are the blog posts you thought about writing, but didn’t feel they had enough substance"), but I think three weeks is to short a time to measure. For some reason, Twitter is the flagship of the real-time-web paradigm, it is concentrating too much insight on what is happening now to dismiss it. If only for the self-fulfill promise part of it, it commands so much attention and drives traffic that has to bee looked at.Manuelhttp://manuelsaenz.infonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17500930.post-44664604933691135022010-05-18T10:57:37.800+01:002010-05-18T10:57:37.800+01:00No. I have no interest in most of this social medi...No. I have no interest in most of this social media rubbish from a personal point of view. I only use things for personal purposes when at least 10 friends have been there first and shown that it's not a waste of time. I find email, rss and Facebook more than adequate for all my cultural, social and political needs.<br /><br />Twitter needs to make my business money or it goes. End of - it's already a chore, and if it's as value-negative as j expect, I'll bin it without a second thought.Dean Bubleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05719150957239368264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17500930.post-53175458966554911912010-05-18T10:44:03.003+01:002010-05-18T10:44:03.003+01:00Why don't you try get something cultural/perso...Why don't you try get something cultural/personal out of it instead of just using as a business tool? Find you favourite artist, writer, museum, newscaster, comedian or organisation and follow them. You might find that's where the true reward from Twitter lies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com