Another of the semi-regular rants; this one was prompted by Nick Ribeiro. Twitter is best as a conversation, not a broadcast channel. Don’t sit in an echo chamber following people who reflect you – the interesting stuff happens outside your comfort zone. If you’ve not logged in for a few weeks/days/hours, don’t binge RT everything… Read More What grinds my gears – Twitter
I took a break from posting on here the other week and invited guest posts – here’s another. I probably should have used Twitter for this post, to get comments and feedback, but I’ve never posted, or certainly not within my working memory. I very rarely use Twitter as it seems to consume more time… Read More Postbag again
8 years ago yesterday, I set up my Twitter account and it has, without any hint of exaggeration, changed my life. I’ve made new friends I’ve met new people I’ve experienced activities I’d never had before I’ve extended my professional network I’ve discovered new ideas I’ve been privileged to connect with and listen to people… Read More 8
I remember seeing this image by Matt Ballantine a few years ago: It went viral and he wrote a blog post which I remember reading at the time and thinking what it might be like to go viral. A few weeks ago I found an image on the imgur website which I thought was funny… Read More Viral
It connects me with people round the world who can help me do my job. Help me make a list of why people use it. Why do you use Twitter?
Lost and Desperate 