© 2007 - 2011 Allan Cockerill All Rights Reserved
Speaking to Teeg the other day about different types of Twitter users, it struck me that that what bugs me with some other users of the service bugs me on other networks as well.
To put it bluntly, what bugs me is one sided conversations.
Twitter is one very handy, and powerful, communications tool that has been adapted for use with cell phones and different online applications.
Communications are more effective though when carried out as a dialogue, or a two way conversation, not a constant monologue.
Though I have been on Twitter for quite a while, I have been short on time, and so haven’t spent as much time there as I would have liked.
I reacquainted myself with the service over the weekend, and was amazed at the sheer number of people sending one way announcements, usually to do with their own blog or website.
I’m resigned to the fact that I am going to see endless reports of what someone had for lunch, or what’s going on in the park and so on.
The people that do this don’t seem to be involved in dialogue with anyone in particular, rather, they just make endless announcements about their activities.
Others do the same, but their monologue centers on a stream of latest blog posts, and nothing else.
While I don’t mind a latest blog post announcement, there is no way that I will go and check out a site for someone who just uses Twitter to promote their own interests, without regard to others!
Since it became apparent that social book marking sites such as Twitter are a great aid to building traffic, more and more marketers are turning there to gain an advantage.
I’m more likely to visit a site if the person posting the link and I know each other – which would be rather impossible if it is a one sided relationship.
The principal is the same on Stumbleupon as well.
Take a few minutes every now and again to visit my site or converse with me, and I am likely to make regular visits to your site, and help get your message out.
Do nothing but send out shouts on Digg, or requests to Stumble, and unfortunately, you will probably be ignored.
© 2007 - 2011 Allan Cockerill All Rights Reserved
