Posted: 7/24/2013 6:05:33 AM EDT
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I set un an account back in 2008. Thinking about taking it hot at this time.
Anybody here using twitter? Worth it for family, business, friends? Or is it just a popularity toy? |
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there are definitely too many people on twitter who think their tweets matter who (consequently) tweet too much.
BUT... Twitter is the most effective mass communication tool ever devised. If you're following the right people, organizations, and hash tags, you will have information faster than anyone other than the first-person observers. |
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I use it for news and looking at hot chicks boobs I thought you got banned? LOL I use it to follow a few friends,several pro MX racers, Adam Baldwin @AdamBaldwin (animal mother,Firefly) is good to read on there also. |
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there are definitely too many people on twitter who think their tweets matter who (consequently) tweet too much. BUT... Twitter is the most effective mass communication tool ever devised. If you're following the right people, organizations, and hash tags, you will have information faster than anyone other than the first-person observers. spot on |
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Quoted: there are definitely too many people on twitter who think their tweets matter who (consequently) tweet too much. BUT... Twitter is the most effective mass communication tool ever devised. If you're following the right people, organizations, and hash tags, you will have information faster than anyone other than the first-person observers. This.... Best way to keep up with the Gators, huh NVG?
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It's an excellent marketing tool if you can get followers, and it's a great way to stay on top of breaking news.
I hardly ever tweet, but I follow a number of news orgs, .gov agencies, and some businesses and orgs that I am interested in. (beer, firearms, photography, outdoor activities) |
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in related news:
http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/23/twitter-tv-ad-targeting/ |
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I use it for news and looking at hot chicks boobs I thought you got banned? Nope look closer Not cool. Do you have any original ideas? Did someone say original? #original <=== i hear thats how they do it #whatdoesthismean? |
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there are definitely too many people on twitter who think their tweets matter who (consequently) tweet too much. BUT... Twitter is the most effective mass communication tool ever devised. If you're following the right people, organizations, and hash tags, you will have information faster than anyone other than the first-person observers. This. Don't follow friends or random "I'm importants". I follow politicians that represent me, local news and police agencies, and a few sports related things as my guilty "Don't take everything too seriously" pleasure. I follow a few other Arfcom guy as well. Believe it or not, politicians actually give a crap what people are saying to them on twitter, so I use it to encourage them to vote the right way on issues. |
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It keeps me plugged in to the worldwide community for the software platform that pays my bills. I don't use my acct for anything outside of the office, save for the occasional banter between friends I've made along the way.
I suppose I could create a second account for personal stuff and switch up the cilents, but I don't have that many F's to give. I've got better things to do @ home than keep up with tweets |
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well this thread got fucked fast
here's a list of some of my follows and some whys: TRACterrorism.org ? @TRACterrorism Breaking news about political violence, the groups and individuals behind it. The experts behind @TRACTerrorism scan under-the-radar news sources ClearanceJobs ? Verified account @ClearanceJobs Get cleared job search advice and defense hiring news from Lindy Kyzer, Editor at http://ClearanceJobs.com and http://ClearanceJobsBlog.com . Shortwave Radio ? @shrtwvr http://www.reddit.com/r/shortwave/ SWLingSWLing ? @SWLingDotCom shortwave listening news, interviews, reviews and more — brought to you by http://SWLing.com #shortwave #pirateradio #swl #swling #dx #dxing North Korea Reports ? @NKoreaReports The latest reports on developments in North Korea. Produced by @newspin #northkorea Global Freq Database ? @gfd_logs Running http://qrg.globaltuners.com/ , helping out at http://www.globaltuners.com J.M. Berger ? @intelwire Author & analyst on all kinds of extremism. Latest angle: Crunching social nets. Writes for @ForeignPolicy, wrote the book on US jihadis http://jihadjoebook.com Flashpoint Partners ? @FlashpointIntel Flashpoint Partners is a research and analysis enterprise focused on global security, with managing partners based in London and New York. Salman Shaikh ? @Salman_Shaikh1 Salman Shaikh is Director of the Brookings Doha Center and fellow at the Brookings Institution. Middle East expert. Former UN staffer and ME policy adviser. Occupy Intel ? @OccupyIntel You know what we do. We don't post sources so don't ask. If we haven't proven ourselves to you by now then you will never know us. International Desk ? @CNNInternatDesk The CNN International Newsgathering Desk Herman Cain ? Verified account @THEHermanCain Official Twitter profile of Herman Cain. Tweets directly from Herman Cain are signed HC Connect on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/THEHermanCain USAGunPermitLaws.com ? @USAGunPermitLaw If u have a question about gun laws in your state, check out http://USAGunPermitLaws.com for the answer! Evan Kohlmann ? @IntelTweet A multi-stream open source intel feed focused on Al-Qaida and other jihadi movements, international terrorism, cyberterrorism, and cyber-warfare. The below two go at it on twitter all the time - fucking HILARIOUS watching that ISAF ? Verified account @ISAFmedia Committed to the security, reconstruction and extension of governance in Afghanistan. RT/follow does not necessarily mean endorsement. Abdulqahar Balkhi ? @ABalkhi Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, News, Interviews, Analysis, Statements... and on and on and on - I probably need to re-trim my follow list as it's starting to get cluttered.... in total I follow 141 people and have only tweeted 570 times, 99% being interesting re-tweets or news stories. |
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I don't send out many Tweets, but I use the heck out of it as a "keeping up with the times" tool. By following people and companies/organizations that I am interested in I keep in the loop. I have not used mine much for business, it pays me nothing and most of my clientele aren't heavy twitter users, but for certain industries, I see a huge boon. |
