Comments on: Twitter etiquette for corporates http://puffbox.com/2008/03/28/twitter-etiquette-for-corporates/ Simon Dickson blogs about online news, e-government and the New Politics. Some important people read it. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:35:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ian Douglas http://puffbox.com/2008/03/28/twitter-etiquette-for-corporates/#comment-701 Ian Douglas Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:57:27 +0000 http://puffbox.com/2008/03/28/twitter-etiquette-for-corporates/#comment-701 Or maybe he sees it as a more personal channel than his tech journalism. Follow for a while, then block them if they bore you. Ahhh, the fickle nature of online friendships. Or maybe he sees it as a more personal channel than his tech journalism. Follow for a while, then block them if they bore you. Ahhh, the fickle nature of online friendships.

]]> By: Andrew Cooper http://puffbox.com/2008/03/28/twitter-etiquette-for-corporates/#comment-700 Andrew Cooper Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:45:26 +0000 http://puffbox.com/2008/03/28/twitter-etiquette-for-corporates/#comment-700 Sounds like good advice Ian, and I guess that there are some people out there who, strange though it may seem to the vast majority of us, care about what the No 10 press office have to tell us. Re. the tech journo in question, I like his articles and he has good things to say on a podcast I listen to from time to time. But if I'd come across his twitter feed before either of those I'd have avoided him like the plague. Presumably it's intended for his friends and relatives, but I picked it up via a public link and was kind of hoping that I'd learn about vaguely interesting tech stuff, rather than his gloomy breakfast related experiences. Sounds like good advice Ian, and I guess that there are some people out there who, strange though it may seem to the vast majority of us, care about what the No 10 press office have to tell us.

Re. the tech journo in question, I like his articles and he has good things to say on a podcast I listen to from time to time. But if I'd come across his twitter feed before either of those I'd have avoided him like the plague. Presumably it's intended for his friends and relatives, but I picked it up via a public link and was kind of hoping that I'd learn about vaguely interesting tech stuff, rather than his gloomy breakfast related experiences.

]]> By: Ian Douglas http://puffbox.com/2008/03/28/twitter-etiquette-for-corporates/#comment-698 Ian Douglas Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:48:14 +0000 http://puffbox.com/2008/03/28/twitter-etiquette-for-corporates/#comment-698 The well-known tech journos are the ones to avoid. They use it as a loudhailer for their daily minutiae. Much better to hook up with people you know or share interests with, then use it when you want to share something or ask for something. The well-known tech journos are the ones to avoid. They use it as a loudhailer for their daily minutiae. Much better to hook up with people you know or share interests with, then use it when you want to share something or ask for something.

]]> By: Andrew Cooper http://puffbox.com/2008/03/28/twitter-etiquette-for-corporates/#comment-697 Andrew Cooper Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:40:13 +0000 http://puffbox.com/2008/03/28/twitter-etiquette-for-corporates/#comment-697 To illustrate the above here are three twitters, posted within 3 hours of each other by a reasonably well known tech correspondent. They are not untypical. Life - at least for those of us who don't believe it's everlasting - is just too short, isn't it? As I say, I'm sure I've missed the point. xxxxx time to check out of dull hotel and wander down the hill to Tyneside Cinema for the day.. 10:00 AM March 26, 2008 xxxxx Hotel breakfast - substantial but never satisfactory. More coffee may help... 08:44 AM March 26, 2008 xxxxx Up and about on a grey gateshead morning. Back to the cinema for more interviews later ... 07:18 AM March 26, 2008 To illustrate the above here are three twitters, posted within 3 hours of each other by a reasonably well known tech correspondent. They are not untypical. Life - at least for those of us who don't believe it's everlasting - is just too short, isn't it? As I say, I'm sure I've missed the point.

xxxxx time to check out of dull hotel and wander down the hill to Tyneside Cinema for the day.. 10:00 AM March 26, 2008

xxxxx Hotel breakfast - substantial but never satisfactory. More coffee may help... 08:44 AM March 26, 2008

xxxxx Up and about on a grey gateshead morning. Back to the cinema for more interviews later ... 07:18 AM March 26, 2008

]]> By: Andrew Cooper http://puffbox.com/2008/03/28/twitter-etiquette-for-corporates/#comment-696 Andrew Cooper Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:26:22 +0000 http://puffbox.com/2008/03/28/twitter-etiquette-for-corporates/#comment-696 Hmmm - must admit I'm not entirely convinced by Twitter. The fact that the god-awful G Brown is now using it isn't exactly a recommendation so far as I'm concerned. The people I'm following on Twitter seem to think I'm interested in what they are doing minute-by-minute (waiting for train, sitting on train, meeting people, getting on another train, feeling tired, having problems with laptop tc. etc.). G Brown seems to think I'm interested in reading press releases about his meetings with Sarky. WTF? I'm obviously missing the point big time here - twitterings seem to be like Facebook status updates, but much worse. Can someone tell me where I'm going wrong? Hmmm - must admit I'm not entirely convinced by Twitter. The fact that the god-awful G Brown is now using it isn't exactly a recommendation so far as I'm concerned.

The people I'm following on Twitter seem to think I'm interested in what they are doing minute-by-minute (waiting for train, sitting on train, meeting people, getting on another train, feeling tired, having problems with laptop tc. etc.). G Brown seems to think I'm interested in reading press releases about his meetings with Sarky. WTF?

I'm obviously missing the point big time here - twitterings seem to be like Facebook status updates, but much worse. Can someone tell me where I'm going wrong?

]]> By: Derek Gathright http://puffbox.com/2008/03/28/twitter-etiquette-for-corporates/#comment-695 Derek Gathright Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:05:27 +0000 http://puffbox.com/2008/03/28/twitter-etiquette-for-corporates/#comment-695 I'd absolutely encourage any bot or corporate account to in turn "follow" all of its followers. Sure, it's a token gesture much of the time, but it is a big one. What makes Twitter great is the sense that people are listening, the sense that people care enough about what you are saying to follow you. On the bot/corporate end, its not like anyone ever has to even check the tweets, but it's just a nice gesture. I'd absolutely encourage any bot or corporate account to in turn "follow" all of its followers. Sure, it's a token gesture much of the time, but it is a big one. What makes Twitter great is the sense that people are listening, the sense that people care enough about what you are saying to follow you. On the bot/corporate end, its not like anyone ever has to even check the tweets, but it's just a nice gesture.

]]> By: Stuart Bruce http://puffbox.com/2008/03/28/twitter-etiquette-for-corporates/#comment-693 Stuart Bruce Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:08:40 +0000 http://puffbox.com/2008/03/28/twitter-etiquette-for-corporates/#comment-693 If you (DowningStreet) subscribe to the RSS feed of the people who are following you then you can analyse the feed to find out what sort of things they are discussing and responding to. That in turn can influence what you talk about on Twitter. Not exactly conversation, but it is listening and therefore two way. If you (DowningStreet) subscribe to the RSS feed of the people who are following you then you can analyse the feed to find out what sort of things they are discussing and responding to. That in turn can influence what you talk about on Twitter. Not exactly conversation, but it is listening and therefore two way.

]]> By: alex http://puffbox.com/2008/03/28/twitter-etiquette-for-corporates/#comment-691 alex Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:27:36 +0000 http://puffbox.com/2008/03/28/twitter-etiquette-for-corporates/#comment-691 seems like they are just hitching a ride on the latest bus, and nothing wrong with that whether they get tweeted by iraq or the taleban remains to be seen seems like they are just hitching a ride on the latest bus, and nothing wrong with that

whether they get tweeted by iraq or the taleban remains to be seen

]]> By: Justin http://puffbox.com/2008/03/28/twitter-etiquette-for-corporates/#comment-690 Justin Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:08:26 +0000 http://puffbox.com/2008/03/28/twitter-etiquette-for-corporates/#comment-690 Its good to see Number 10 on twitter - and a great idea. If the channel becomes two way, and is used for constructive dialogue it can only be a good thing. I'd like to see something similar for www.twitter.com/hmgov but resourcing something like this will always be an issue. I just had an email confirming they are following me - is this the start of a conversation? Its good to see Number 10 on twitter - and a great idea.

If the channel becomes two way, and is used for constructive dialogue it can only be a good thing. I'd like to see something similar for http://www.twitter.com/hmgov but resourcing something like this will always be an issue.

I just had an email confirming they are following me - is this the start of a conversation?

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