Let’s Follow Each Other on Twitter, Shall We?

by Daniel Scocco

After reading about it virtually on every single website on the web, a couple of weeks ago I decided to give Twitter a try. I must say that, contrary to what many people claim to, I did not get addicted to it.

It is certainly a useful and interesting application for some purposes, but so far I am using it with moderation. I log a couple of times during the day to check what other people are tweeting about. Once in a while I also post replies, links or ask questions.

I still don’t get some messages that people write, like: “Hello everyone, how are you doing?” or “Going to bed now, see ya.’

That being said usually there are some interesting thoughts floating around, and cool links as well. I’ve read somewhere that Twitter is a middle ground between blogs and instant messaging, and I think that the definition is not that off the mark.

Another point that I like about Twitter is the fact that it enables you to connect with virtually anyone else that is using the service. It is a pretty democratic environment (another day I exchanged messages with Guy Kawasaki, for instance).

Anyway, as the time passes I will try to get more active there. If you want to follow me here is my profile. If you are using Twitter make sure to leave your profile on the comments section as well, I will be glad to follow you and I am sure that other readers will too.

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95 Responses to “Let’s Follow Each Other on Twitter, Shall We?”

  1. John Wesley on April 7th, 2008 8:22 pm

    I know we’re already following each other, but I wanted to drop my info for the other DBT readers:

    http://twitter.com/jwesley

  2. thewild1 on April 7th, 2008 8:31 pm

    Yeah I don’t really get it either

  3. UltraRob on April 7th, 2008 8:41 pm

    I didn’t get it at first but I’ve done some good networking lately. I tweet at http://twitter.com//ultrarob

  4. Kate Carillo on April 7th, 2008 8:51 pm

    Agreed – I am making a very conscious effort to give Twitter a try, but I have not felt addicted in the least. It’s a difficult balance trying to figure out the line of being active v. being annoying is…

    Looking forward to following you Tweets. :) http://twitter.com/khook20

  5. Chic and Charming on April 7th, 2008 8:58 pm

    I just got started on twitter and I use it mostly to share interesting articles from other blogs, promote my blog and share random ideas I pick up but don’t want to do a full post on
    https://twitter.com/chicandcharming

  6. Eric Atkins on April 7th, 2008 9:08 pm

    I’m in. I write about web dev, software, gaming, and my travels.

    http://twitter.com/ericatkins

  7. Char Reed on April 7th, 2008 9:08 pm

    Unfortunately for me, it turned into a MySpace stalk fest and people whom I didn’t want to associate with found me on there and added me, making me immediately close my account. I guess if you don’t have internet stalkers, then it’s alright, but I never used it before I ended up closing my account anyway.

  8. Keith on April 7th, 2008 9:15 pm

    Following you like a stalker.

    http://www.twitter.com/mousemisers

  9. Nelson on April 7th, 2008 9:43 pm

    My twitter is: http://twitter.com/casteloes

  10. Sean P. Aune on April 7th, 2008 9:50 pm

    You can find me at http://twitter.com/seanpaune

    I tend to tweet about what’s going on at Mashable, random stuff, and have my blog set to auto-tweet each time I publish a new post.

  11. Rob Williams on April 7th, 2008 9:51 pm

    I’m seeing some real applications for it – especially for staying connected. You can follow me at http://twitter.com/orangejack

  12. Patrix on April 7th, 2008 10:18 pm

    Glad to see you on Twitter. Following you now. I too have recently have started ‘twittering’ and found it quite amusing and entertaining.

  13. Nate on April 7th, 2008 10:29 pm

    Good to see you make the transition!

    http://twitter.com/1greatnate

  14. Ben on April 7th, 2008 10:40 pm

    I have a twitter account (http://twitter.com/benevert) and I’m still trying to fiqure out what it is all about. Maybe I’m just too old and find that it takes too much time away from other things.

    Wish someone could tell me what the big thing is with Twitter because honestly, I find that it is really useless. Is it just a fad? Is it just a geek thing? What is it all about?

  15. Uzair on April 7th, 2008 11:06 pm

    Twitter can be addictive sometimes. I used to post anything I was doing but have quit doing that. Anyways here is mine.
    http://twitter.Com/uzair21

  16. Sheila on April 7th, 2008 11:22 pm

    I’ve been on twitter about 2 weeks now. I’m at:
    http://twitter.com/govisithawaii

  17. Brian on April 7th, 2008 11:40 pm

    I just followed you – looks like we might be tweeting about the same things so check me out:

    http://twitter.com/elitebydesign

  18. Guilherme on April 7th, 2008 11:54 pm

    Aee!
    http://twitter.com/guimedeiros

  19. Quiet Rebel Writer on April 8th, 2008 12:09 am

    I’m also new to the tweeting. The best articles I’ve seen about using Twitter effectively revolve around microblogging – discussing something of substance, but in a very short way. I like that concept a lot – seems much less narcissistic and much more community-generating.

    I tweet at http://twitter.com/QRW

  20. Ganha on April 8th, 2008 12:14 am

    https://twitter.com/ganha
    Here you go
    Nice idea btw

  21. Shankar Ganesh on April 8th, 2008 12:17 am

    Here’s me on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/shankargan

    - Shankar Ganesh, killertechtips.com

  22. Onemansgoal on April 8th, 2008 12:52 am

    Hello, I just signed up two days ago but I plan on using it. You can find me talking about my blogging/internet marketing blog at

    http://twitter.com/onemansgoal

  23. Budi Putra on April 8th, 2008 12:59 am

    Of course, I will follow you, Daniel.

    http://twitter.com/budip

  24. ODP on April 8th, 2008 1:06 am

    Relatively new to twitter….

    I tweet here and there…..

    http://www.twitter.com/ODPllc

  25. On Frozen Blog on April 8th, 2008 1:07 am

    We tweet all our blog posts as well as a few comments every so often.

    http://www.twitter.com/OnFrozenBlog

  26. Adam Pieniazek on April 8th, 2008 1:38 am

    Just started twittering a few days ago, I’m keeping an open mind but with Pownce, AIM, RSS, email, etc it does seem like we’re reaching an information overload. Anyone else scared the internet’s gonna break any minute now?

    https://twitter.com/AdamPieniazek

  27. sadcox on April 8th, 2008 2:03 am

    I mostly use it to type in quick and stupid stuff, but it generates some traffic if you set your blog up to create tweets with every new post.

    http://twitter.com/sadcox

  28. Mike Smith on April 8th, 2008 2:18 am

    I am following you now and will be following everyone else in the comments soon.

    http://www.twitter.com/bootstrapping

  29. Kevin Wilson on April 8th, 2008 3:28 am

    yes, twitter takes some getting your head around. I mostly tweet the music I’m listening to – classical and early music – and people seem to follow me for that, which I didn’t expect. I’m at

    http://www.twitter.com/kevinw1

  30. Mike Belgrove on April 8th, 2008 3:31 am

    Yeh I’ve been trying to get back into Twitter myself.

    http://twitter.com/evorgleb

  31. Martin Jamieson on April 8th, 2008 3:32 am

    I’m really enjoying using Twitter – Twhirl is a fantastic app to have running in the background, while not being too intrusive and you get to see first hand some of the great ideas other bloggers are having, while being part of what is really a very dynamic and helping community. Highly recommended.

    My profile: http://twitter.com/martyj

  32. Umar in Dubai on April 8th, 2008 4:24 am

    Here is mine: http://twitter.com/umarsiddiqi

    I live in Dubai UAE, perhaps the most happening place in the world… I blog about my experiences of life in Dubai, and am trying to figure out how twitter can complement my blog.

    Thanks for following

  33. Daniel Scocco on April 8th, 2008 7:32 am

    Followed all so far, catch with you guys there.

  34. Otto on April 8th, 2008 7:55 am

    But would being part of twitter actually help me increase traffic to my blog? Increase my rss subscribers?
    I’ve consistently found that the best way to achieve the latter is by doing the hard yards. That is, visiting other blogs and leaving worthwhile comments…

  35. Jo on April 8th, 2008 8:23 am

    Ben – you and I are working on the same page. I tried it – got bored with it about 10 minutes later and moved away. About 2 months later I was notified someone was following me. I tried again, and closed the account. I don’t have time all day to sign into check out my RSS feeds moreless sign in to Twitter and see that someone went to lunch.

  36. felix on April 8th, 2008 8:53 am

    I’m a pretty light twitter user but starting more. I think FriendFeed is a bad influence. :)

    http://twitter.com/nybble73

  37. Daniel Scocco on April 8th, 2008 9:23 am

    Otto, I don’t think Twitter is that useful for increasing blog traffic.

    I use it for other purposes at least.

  38. Robin on April 8th, 2008 9:31 am

    Been following you since last week, http://www.twitter.com/lowrobb. Cheers!

  39. Otto on April 8th, 2008 10:06 am

    Thank you Daniel

  40. Clayton Bell on April 8th, 2008 10:57 am

    The best social network out there: Twitter…

    http://www.Twitter.com/ClaytonBell

  41. redwall_hp on April 8th, 2008 11:14 am

    Following. My account is http://twitter.com/redwall_hp

  42. Matt Mikulla on April 8th, 2008 11:33 am

    Here I am:

    http://twitter.com/mattmikulla

  43. Jim Carlson on April 8th, 2008 11:43 am

    The jury is still out for me. Twitter has opened my eyes to a lot of great content, but I’m wary of posting my every thought to the web.

    http://twitter.com/jimcarlson

  44. Ross Hill on April 8th, 2008 12:03 pm

    http://www.twitter.com/rosshill :)

  45. Madhur Kapoor on April 8th, 2008 3:25 pm

    Here is my info
    http://www.twitter.com/mako77

  46. LA Blogger Gal on April 8th, 2008 5:16 pm

    I just signed up a few days ago, but I’m slowly getting the hang of things.

    You can find me here: http://twitter.com/kat_taf

  47. Aura Mae on April 8th, 2008 5:49 pm

    Just signed up last week. Having “followers” still seems slightly creepy in a David Koresh sort of way, but I am getting over it!

    http://twitter.com/auramae

  48. Laya on April 8th, 2008 6:12 pm

    I’m at http://twitter.com/goldenlady

    Honestly, I got on twitter because a guy I’m interested in asked if I had one. Getting on has helped – we’ve been swapping thoughts and direct messaging each other left and right, and I don’t think we would have connected as well as we have or so quickly without twitter.

    I’ve been enjoying it so far. The longer I’m on the more refined my choices have gotten – I follow some people by SMS (especially those I actually know) and others only online. I’ve been able to coordinate outings with my friends much more efficiently than if I had texted everyone. A lot of my contacts come from Lj, so it’s cool to get a different perspective on those folks.

  49. Tom Beaton on April 8th, 2008 7:34 pm

    I am not totally hooked on it yet, but it is interesting. My biggest problem so far is finding a good Twitter client for linux. Twitux is really not that good.

    Feel free to follow me http://twitter.com/tombeaton

  50. Chris Blackwell on April 8th, 2008 9:28 pm

    Follow me and I’ll follow you back

    http://twitter.com/chrisblackwell

  51. Bill Stevens on April 9th, 2008 12:57 am

    Here’s mine:

    http://twitter.com/BillS2000

    A lot of folks talking away. It pretty much feels like the next thing to being in the room with everyone.

  52. Onemansgoal on April 9th, 2008 1:19 am

    This will only work if we follow each other. I’m following all of you. Please return the favor. Lets drive some traffic. Yeah

  53. Onemansgoal on April 9th, 2008 1:20 am

    I forgot – follow me at http://www.twitter.com/onemansgoal

  54. Onemansgoal on April 9th, 2008 1:42 am

    Wow, this is really cool. Since my last post (I had three followers) now a 1/2 hour later I have 5!!!. Social media networking works, and its cool. Later

  55. Onemansgoal on April 9th, 2008 1:43 am

    I forgot again, follow me at

    http://www.twitter.com/onemansgoal

  56. Bill Stevens on April 9th, 2008 1:51 am

    Here’s a nice article on Remarkablogger about Twittering – http://michaelmartine.com/2008.....es-for-me/

  57. Jaan Kanellis on April 9th, 2008 2:05 am

    I am on it!

    https://twitter.com/incrediblehelp

  58. Mohanraj Thangarasu on April 9th, 2008 5:38 am

    I just few minutes before tried out Twitter
    http://twitter.com/yamzalal

  59. Lara, The Data Digger on April 9th, 2008 12:56 pm

    Yes using Twitter increases traffic to your blog! ‘Cause people like me who did not know about your blog will check it out. Some one like me drives traffic to your blog. I share useful blog posts with my clients, friends and networks.

    I use Twitter. I enjoy it. It gives me the opportunity to have a conversation with people I would never meet in real life. If you prefer someone not follow you…you can block them.

    Here is my link:
    http://twitter.com/TheDataDigger
    I tweet interesting facts, an occasional joke, just light stuff to keep the day going.

    I look forward to talking to you in Twitterland!

  60. Carey on April 9th, 2008 4:38 pm

    http://twitter.com/pickledshark

    Just getting into it myself :)

  61. james on April 9th, 2008 10:04 pm

    I love twitter!! havent used it much for getting traffic but its great fun

    follow me http://www.twitter.com/jp135

  62. lee on April 10th, 2008 9:01 am

    I like twitter, but i haven’t been able to harness it towards my blog.

    https://twitter.com/wugya

  63. Claudio on April 10th, 2008 9:57 am

    follow me http://www.twitter.com/claudiojb

    Daniel, siga-me!

    []s

  64. lonifasiko on April 10th, 2008 10:01 am

    Why tell everyone about what we’re doing each moment of the day?

    It’s quite a stupid idea, anyway, I love any tech new idea ;-) :

    https://twitter.com/lonifasiko

  65. Linda on April 10th, 2008 11:11 am

    I’ve been hearing all about twitter for a few months. I signed up for an account a month or so ago but didn’t do anything with it.

    Then I went to a garden bloggers convention and a few of them were using it. Since I was among the most technical there I figured I must really be behind the curve if I wasn’t using it now.

    So I begin.

    http://twitter/timestocome

  66. David on April 12th, 2008 4:48 am

    I recently found twitter. It’s a little confusing at first but after playing with it for a couple days or so, I’m beginning to understand it. It’s a pretty creative idea.

    Anyways:
    http://twitter.com/DaveErickson
    ^me^

  67. Alex on April 12th, 2008 7:33 am

    Discussing mainly blog and online related subjects, just like the website.
    http://twitter.com/Blogsessive

  68. Dan Hughes on April 13th, 2008 7:03 pm

    Was a skeptic myself, but it’s opened up some interesting dialog and discussions for me. Follow me.

    http://twitter.com/sunnyinphilly

  69. Matt Tuley on April 15th, 2008 6:36 pm

    I’ve been using twitter socially for a while now, but am just now trying it out as a professional tool. Follow me at http://twitter.com/LaptopForHire .

  70. Mohsin on April 18th, 2008 7:43 am

    Here I am: http://twitter.com/Mohsinn

  71. Katy Castro on April 18th, 2008 4:46 pm

    I’m struggling to find my place on Twitter. To answer the question “what are you doing?” seems really boring… However, I’m trying therefore I’m not following you. I’m at https://twitter.com/KatyInLasVegas

  72. Jo on April 23rd, 2008 10:33 pm

    I write about building a freelance career from the ground up, my successes, and my mistakes.

    Follow me at http://twitter.com//cornerscribe

    Already following those listed here.

  73. Mike Panic on April 30th, 2008 12:37 pm

    So I’m 3 weeks late to this article… http://twitter.com/mikepanic

  74. Diane Penna on May 1st, 2008 7:16 pm

    I think I may have already added you, but will double-check. You can follow me at:

    https://twitter.com/dpenna

    :) Diane

  75. stulay on May 1st, 2008 11:20 pm

    ok ，follow me at https://twitter.com/stulay

  76. Rahel on May 2nd, 2008 12:24 pm

    It’s been a long time since I’ve commented here, but I wanted to leave my Twitter profile, along with thanking you for all the tips and recommended reads of other articles. Twitter profile is here.

  77. Grant on June 28th, 2008 9:47 pm

    Man I’m slow. Oh well. Here we go man.. I’m now ‘following you’, but don’t have much to be followed with yet.

    I’ll make an effort to get into it though.

    http://www.twitter.com/rugbydump

  78. infoqueenbee on July 16th, 2008 1:59 am

    just started with twitter..

    happy to follow u

    my twitter : http://twitter.com/infoqueenbee

  79. Kashif on December 12th, 2008 11:38 am

    Twitter is addictive! I am very active in these days. Its great idea to increase your followers & help others to increase theirs. :)
    I am following you & here is my Twitter profile:
    https://twitter.com/kash78

    Hope you will also follow me. :)

  80. Nancy D. Brown on January 1st, 2009 4:09 pm

    Found this post on your year-end re-cap. If you enjoy travel, follow me. I write about travel on the What a Trip blog.

    http://twitter.com/Nancydbrown

  81. Jackie on January 21st, 2009 3:29 pm

    I like this idea. Please check me out….. :)

    http://twitter.com/JustJackie

  82. unoblogger@make money online on February 23rd, 2009 9:10 am

    Nice.. I sure would like some followers

    http://twitter.com/unoblogger

  83. asep saepul on March 18th, 2009 8:19 pm

    i need some folowers too.
    Follow me and I’ll follow you back

    https://twitter.com/Blood_Pressure

  84. Rajasekharan on March 19th, 2009 10:45 am

    http://twitter.com/Rajasekharan

  85. José on March 19th, 2009 11:27 pm

    Hi,

    I started using the service not too while ago, since I’m not into social websites and doubt about its usefulness.
    I try to post interesting stuff and sometimes, of course, I do a bit of shameless promotion :-)
    My profile : http://twitter.com/hushcolours

    Take care,

    José

  86. Nick on March 23rd, 2009 6:42 pm

    I like twitter, Its just cool and a lot of people, business and yes even things are using twitter. Its awesome

    http://twitter.com/nerwin

  87. medyum on July 10th, 2009 9:54 pm

    I guess if you don’t have internet stalkers, then it’s alright, but I never used it before I ended up closing my account anyway.

  88. Arisu on August 11th, 2009 6:37 pm

    I just got to understand twitter. Also, I´m not an addict and I don´t like it that much, but I think it has a lot to do with the fact that twitter ain´t like a blog nor other social networks…

    Or maybe it has to do with the fact that I don´t have many people to talk with XD So, if anyone wants to twitt I´m available: @little_arisu

  89. @fabulouis on August 14th, 2009 5:33 am

    WHo ever follows me, I will follow back.

    http://twitter.com/fabulouis

  90. Chris Justice on December 11th, 2009 3:19 pm

    I blog about sales, money and good things in general. I market B2B to Automobile Dealers. The blogging and tweeting is for fun.

    Follow me and I’ll follow back.

    http://twitter.com/cjusticeDRP

    Facebook Chris Justice in Atlanta
    justiceandjustice.blogspot
    DealerResourcePartners.com

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