Comments on: Why social media seems easy but is (evidently) harder than it looks http://intentionaldesign.ca/2009/03/30/why-social-media-seems-easy-but-is-evidently-harder-than-it-looks/ Content strategies for business impact Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:26:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: rahelab http://intentionaldesign.ca/2009/03/30/why-social-media-seems-easy-but-is-evidently-harder-than-it-looks/comment-page-1/#comment-2452 rahelab Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:37:33 +0000 http://intentionaldesign.ca/?p=840#comment-2452 The short answer is "it depends. What are your reasons for using Twitter? In my case, I have one account because I don't have multiple identities in real life where Twitter would be useful. Someone just told me that she followed me for two days and all I talked about was business stuff, so she unfollowed me. What would have interested her was the more personal stuff (she used the example of "doing laundry"), which are things I do on Facebook. So she's obviously not my Twitter audience. My audience is my peers, clients, and professional communities, so they are interested in networking, ad hoc professional development, sharing resources, and "getting to know me" (and likewise, I get to know them). When I do my workshops, I end up giving slightly different suggestions to each person, based on their set of circumstances. There's not a cookie-cutter solution, so you have to think through your goals and act accordingly. The short answer is “it depends. What are your reasons for using Twitter? In my case, I have one account because I don’t have multiple identities in real life where Twitter would be useful. Someone just told me that she followed me for two days and all I talked about was business stuff, so she unfollowed me. What would have interested her was the more personal stuff (she used the example of “doing laundry”), which are things I do on Facebook. So she’s obviously not my Twitter audience. My audience is my peers, clients, and professional communities, so they are interested in networking, ad hoc professional development, sharing resources, and “getting to know me” (and likewise, I get to know them). When I do my workshops, I end up giving slightly different suggestions to each person, based on their set of circumstances. There’s not a cookie-cutter solution, so you have to think through your goals and act accordingly.

]]> By: Walter Adamson http://intentionaldesign.ca/2009/03/30/why-social-media-seems-easy-but-is-evidently-harder-than-it-looks/comment-page-1/#comment-2403 Walter Adamson Thu, 04 Jun 2009 08:38:36 +0000 http://intentionaldesign.ca/?p=840#comment-2403 I still can't decide on a single or multiple twitter identities. I have several. I've thought about the arguments on both sides, but can't resolve it. Any thoughts? Walter Adamson @g2m http://www.socialmedia-academy.com.au I still can’t decide on a single or multiple twitter identities. I have several. I’ve thought about the arguments on both sides, but can’t resolve it.

Any thoughts?

Walter Adamson
@g2m
http://www.socialmedia-academy.com.au

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