Comments on: Twitter overload

By: Louisa Olay

Louisa Olay — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 05:52:19 +0000

The childhood cartoon fad thing on facebook is cute and all, but I don’t think it really aids child abuse, or promotes awareness

By: Amanda

Amanda — Thu, 20 May 2010 17:59:42 +0000

My new favorite analogy: it is like a bar. Or a party. Except you get to pick who is allowed in. When you drop in for a pint (or three, don’t pretend you never got falling over twitter drunk) or some whiskey and bitters concoction, you don’t go round up the backlog of what everyone is talking about and make sure you weigh in on every conversation you might have something to say about.

You sidle up to the conversation that sounds interesting to you. You stay as long as you feel like staying.

By: Twittering « Aid & Abet

Twittering « Aid & Abet — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:10:58 +0000

[...] And then, there is this Twitter for Beginners article by Deanna Zandt, where she goes over the basics and gives links for more information. I definitely recommend reading it. Or her one on why people do it, or the one on info overload. [...]

By: Ladies (and Guys) I like « Aid & Abet

Ladies (and Guys) I like « Aid & Abet — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 14:17:24 +0000

[...] Deanna Zandt, technology consultant [...]

By: BlogBites. Like sound bites. But without the sound. » Blog Archive » The trick is that I’m not actually paying that much attention to all those people. (Sorry, people I follow.)

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:01:48 +0000

[...] I’m not actually paying that much attention to all those people. (Sorry, people I follow.) deanna zandt Ã‚Â» Twitter overload « For the record, I’m generally in the third camp. But the fourth people [...]

By: rickey gold

rickey gold — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 07:22:10 +0000

Great tips on how to use Twitter and still have a life. I totally agree with the way you handle followers. Still don’t get how people are able to “follow” 1000s of people and love that someone else is saying “do it the way it works best for you”!

By: annavws

annavws — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 07:30:24 +0000

Thanks for your great posts – I am kinda new to twitter and was a little confused about a lot of the issues you address. Living in Australia, it seems Twitter doesn’t have the uptake it does in the US – but I’m hoping that’s gonna change! I plan to share your posts with all the new Twitter people I know!

By: deanna zandt

deanna zandt — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:48:12 +0000

I was going to mention apps that can filter for you, but decided in the end to leave it all in the philosophy realm for simplicity's sake. Thanks for bringing up Tweetdeck... I was using it for a while myself, but even that after a while felt like too much to manage. I'm currently hooked on Blogo, but it's just a simple/elegant reader/poster.

By: danlatorre

danlatorre — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:22:34 +0000

Usefully concise post on Twitter practice! I'll be sharing with new people on Twitter especially those in nonprofits who can best benefit from the efficient info sharing & networking that Twitter enables. About filter failter, or how to best filter, my current tip at this time is that TweetDeck is the most efficient Twitter app for filtering by keywords relevant to your work (e.g. teaching, sustainability, fund raising, etc.) and it also allows you to add small groups of people into a stream (e.g. have a tweet stream of *only* people who focus on nonprofits, who are teachers, etc.)