I often write about Twitter, but here are some fresh thoughts on my usage, and it’s value.
Twitter’s growth has been widely reported in both the mainstream, and technology/social media spheres so I won’t get into that today, but what I do want to discuss with you is how the value propisition of the service has changed for me personally over the last year.
Not a lot has changed in terms of functionality of feature set, although I think we all mourn the loss of “Track” — it brought true real-time data from twitter. Here are some other random thoughts on the value of Twitter:
- I can only imagine what all of the journalists and news organizations currently using Twitter would be using it for if “Track” still existed.
- With the addition of Summize’s search functionality came the ability to many more people to “get it” with Twitter and begin to understand how valuable it is as a business and personal growth offering.
- I’ve now expanded to almost 1,500 followers and growing — what hasn’t changed however is what I use it for. I still use Twitter as a means to let people know what I’m doing, enjoying, and thinking about. A TON of value in my own personal Twitter usage stems from sending links that I enjoy to my followers and finding out what their thoughts are.
- Asking and answering questions is a ‘killer app’ on Twitter.
- There are WAY too many Twitter tools, and WAY too many of them are just mediocre.
- My favorite Desktop Twitter clients are Twhirl, and TweetDeck. I use Twhirl for my work account and brand monitoring, while I use TweetDeck to keep track of close friends and family.
- My favorite Mobile Twitter client is Tweetie – it is by far the best 99 cent iPhone application available today.
I’m on my way to 2,00 followers, won’t you consider following me?
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