I can’t believe I’m blogging my minutiea about my twits. Did I really write that?
I know, I know, I’ve not been too sure about Twittering. Sort of like how I felt about blogging. I’m just not too interested in the seemingly endless piles of minutiae about somone’s personal life. I don’t really care what you had for breakfast. How do people find time for this stuff??
But I originally started this blog mostly to learn about the software and now I realize the power of it. So Twitter might offer the same.
First off, I signed on with my full name – http://twitter.com/SusanFitzgerald. But after looking around I realized that lots of Twitterers had much shorter names. So I signed up again — http://twitter.com/susfitz.
Still not sure which is better but have started with susfitz. And then Scott Lackey welcomed me immediately! (His current blog posting is exactly how I feel.) I still don’t know how he found me so quickly, but I’m sure that’s one of the tricks I’ll learn.
The next thing he said to do was to get an icon fast. Twitter recommends using a picture of yourself. But when looking at the the other icons I realized that the photos all blend in together in the follower section and it was hard to differentiate. The simpler graphics were easier to identify. And I assume that standing out might have an advantage. So what you see above is what I’m using, for now.
And then SteveRothman sent me an great link to more Twitter info. I didn’t realize I had so many wonderful Twittering friends!
My first impression of Twitter is that it’s much more interesting than I thought. Twits can be very informative and expressive. It does feel more like having a conversation. Well, a very spaced out, unconnected conversation.
What are you doing?
To be continued . . .
