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Re: Best of Twitter: 20+ Funniest #oneletteroffmovies

Liz99 — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:52:10 -0000

It would be nice if you could just scroll through this list instead of having to click through. Slideshows are such a pain. They took so long to load, I ended up just looking at 3 of your examples,

Re: New CNN.com Goes Live: What Do You Think?

Liz99 — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:39:58 -0000

Considering the wide age-range of CNN.com users, I think the images could be smaller and the type font be much larger. Yes, I know you can increase the size of the font but just the "normal" view should be bigger. It's not friendly to those with visual impairments. They are trying to squeeze too much text in, at least on their front page. Once you go to an individual story, it's okay.

Re: Twitter's lists (Scripting News)

Liz99 — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 08:40:56 -0000

Any chance of getting unblocked? I've been in purgatory for quite a while although I don't know what my sin was.

@nwjerseyliz

Re: 18 Million Twitter Users by End of 2009

Liz99 — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:56:09 -0000

That's odd because lately I've been seeing a quoted figure of 40-44 million Twitter users/visitors globally with a slight majority of users outside the U.S. eMarketer should talk to Comscore & figure out who's right. ; )

Re: HOW TO: Use Twitter’s Advanced Search Features

Liz99 — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 08:22:24 -0000

Saw your article cut & pasted on this blog: http://malarkynews.com/how-to-use-twitter’s-adv.... No mention or link to Mashable's original piece that I see.

Re: Twitter is a Twademark. Tweet: Not Yet, Maybe Never

Liz99 — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 05:51:24 -0000

Good! Soon, Twitter will go the way of Xerox & Kleenex, just become a generic way to describe some forms of communication. I can see where they'd like to trademark their company name but they shouldn't be able to control the use of common words. Just imagine if AT&T owned the rights to "telephone" or "phone"!

Re: Facebook: Over 3 Million Usernames Claimed

Liz99 — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 17:50:31 -0000

With 200 million (or is it 300 million now?) users, I expected more impressive working quarters. And maybe a few more female employees (more than 1?). It's an interesting glimpse behind the scenes though & I'm surprised they gave you access, especially on such a stressful night.

Re: Morning links - #mediaearthquake + social media

Liz99 — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 08:59:32 -0000

Thanks for the link!

Re: Tweet To Win: Free VIP Tickets to #140conf!

Liz99 — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 15:19:12 -0000

Great! Can we have more than one submission?

Re: Paint The Town Red - So, my iPhone just upped and died on me this...

Liz99 — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 21:15:22 -0000

I made the photo but not your list!

Re: Twollars: An Innovative Approach to Fundraising on Twitter

Liz99 — Tue, 26 May 2009 11:21:43 -0000

Sounds promising but I echo your thoughts about misuse. I have 5 different Twitter accounts for different purposes and I know there are people with hundreds of accounts. Although you can't cash in Twollars if you're not a charity, I wish there was a way you could limit them to 50/user.

Re: Twitter Plans to Conquer The Tube

Liz99 — Mon, 25 May 2009 12:47:27 -0000

There are so many thing Twitter could do to enhance Twitter for its users but this is not one of them. It must be being considered because it would generate revenue. Or maybe Twitter wants to conquer the mainstream world.

Re: Following the people of the NYT and Twitter (Scripting News)

Liz99 — Thu, 21 May 2009 07:23:39 -0000

They are very interesting reads. Did you use Twitterholic to determine the Top 100? I only wish there was an option to see older Tweets...maybe 24 hours worth?

Re: Why I Unfollowed 45,000 People On Twitter

Liz99 — Tue, 19 May 2009 04:38:35 -0000

@JimConnolly did this back in February & @AriHerzog a few weeks ago. Might be a change to the mass Auto-Following blitz that's been going on for six months now.

I don't know whether you'll follow me or not but I think it's better to follow those people whose Tweets you want to read rather than follow everyone back. I still follow probably 80% of people back who follow me but it's important to me to weed out that 20% who are mostly spammers & marketers trying to sell me something.

Re: Twitter and Facebook Post Huge Growth Numbers in March

Liz99 — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 06:37:11 -0000

Well, you make a good point. Except I've seen some Twitter demographic information released (gender breakdown, average age, etc.) in the past. I'm not sure now where that came from.

Information that Twitter has released (but is out of date now) are top countries of Twitterers and most used Twitter clients (Twitter.com is still #1 followed by Tweetdeck).

Re: Twitter and Facebook Post Huge Growth Numbers in March

Liz99 — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 06:33:21 -0000

Thanks, Adam!

Re: Twitter and Facebook Post Huge Growth Numbers in March

Liz99 — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 21:09:32 -0000

So is by saying that Twitter reaches 14 million people is this saying it has 14 million users? U.S. or globally? Because the most recent guestimates have been 8-9 million in U.S. It would be so much easier if Twitter released usage data (including demographics) on a regular basis. I don't know why they are so secretive. What happened to Web2.0 transparency?

Re: http://blog.louisgray.com/2009/03/10-people-to-follow-on-friendfeed-for.html

Liz99 — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:14:05 -0000

I appreciate your thoughtful reply.

I Tweeted last fall my observation that FriendFeed is more male-oriented than Twitter where I've heard that women are a slight majority of users (I'm not expecting that you read my Tweets, just pointing out what I observed).

Both FF & Twitter users are very loyal to their network home so I don't think that the demographic of each is likely to change dramatically. I am on Friend Feed but I don't like the structure of the conversations there (a small number of main voices and lots of people who comment on their opinions) and there are also trolls there which I don't find on Twitter.

My blog comment was a response to the content of your blog entry rather than a comment directed at you personally. I immediately noticed the gender imbalance but my comment was actually meant to be broader than just to point out how few women there were. I was trying to encourage people to listen to those who are from a different demographic niche (gender, class, race, nationality, age, etc.) than the one where they are located. The Internet compresses distance and makes cross-conversations so much easier than what was possible in the past.

I think we (and by we, I mean the West) need to be listening to voices outside the U.S., UK & Australia. Language can be a barrier but we are lucky that many cultures teach their students English--it's unfortunate the U.S. schools aren't preparing students more for a global marketplace. At least that is my experience at a college level.

Also when I posted my comment, I wasn't aware that this list was something you post regularly. I think that's great, especially if you don't repeat people's names. I'm sure if you look at your lists over the past months, you can get great insight into how your own opinions and viewpoints have evolved over time based on whose messages and blogs you're reading. Most people don't have a mechanism to track how their minds have changed on issues & fields over time so I think you are fortunate and I think you should continue. And it makes me consider putting together my own set of lists!

Re: louisgray.com: I'm Not Reading and Engaging With Enough Female Bloggers

Liz99 — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:07:09 -0000

Re: http://blog.louisgray.com/2009/03/10-people-to-follow-on-friendfeed-for.html

Liz99 — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:20:05 -0000

Women are a slight majority of users on Twitter and you just list one in your list of 10 people? I think you are missing out on a lot of great discussion. You learn more by following people who are different from yourself--and that means, women, people outside the U.S., younger people, etc.--than people who are like yourself.

Challenge yourself to find voices outside the tradtional white male tech/VC/media demographic. Sure, they DO have something to say. But so do a lot of other people.

Re: The Business of Twitter: Is It Quality or Quantity?

Liz99 — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 13:59:48 -0000

Automated following is the work of the devil!

Seriously, people hate being followed and unfollowed the same day. A friend is starting to block people who operate like this.You can always tell who they are by their follower numbers and number of updates. It's obnoxious and counterproductive. I want to get to know a person before I follow someone and these auto-bots "dump" me before I've even exchanged a message with the person. It is very depressing to get dozens and dozens of Qwitter notices every day that some auto-bot has unfollowed me. It's like a slap in the face.

Auto-following/unfollowing is anti-relationship building. It's saying that you are only interested in following me if I give you what you want when you want it (follow back within 24/72 hrs). It's like some stranger walking into my house asking for a reciprocal friendship on demand. I don't know who you are! Why should I follow you on your terms? Give me a reason. Let me get to know you.

I may not remember every follower but I remember the marketers/usernames of those who dump me after one day. Not warm feelings, I can tell you. Quality takes more time but what is quantity worth when you burn all of your bridges?

Re: Review of Hummingbird Twitter Automation Software - 7 Time Savers

Liz99 — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 05:03:43 -0000

I wish there was a Do Not Follow that would get me off of these lists.

You call it being a snob but I select those whom I want to follow based on their contribution, what they have to say, who they are. Time-consuming yes, but I don't want Tweets from marketers trying to sell me stuff clogging up my Tweetstream.

Rapidly inflating your Twitter Follower count might be an ego-booster but you are just randomly following people you have nothing in common with. People who Auto-Follow you back won't read your Tweets as you've not taken the time to create a connection with them.

The hard truth is that anyone who has 5,000 or more followers is not reading every Tweet they receive, they are filtering out 95% of messages through tools like Tweetdeck. They create a group of friends they want to hear from, a few people they trust and value, and they they skim through their @replies and Direct Messages.

No one who is following 10K, 20K, 50K has the time or interest to do more than glance at Tweets coming in. So, you might be rapidly inflating your numbers but most people will pay the same attention to your marketing Tweets that they pay to spam. Ignore or delete!

Try building meaningful connections. It might take time but if you are interested in creating lasting relationships with potential colleagues or customers, it is better to target them and be selective than blanketing Twitterers with unwanted followers who will automatically unfollow them if they don't reciprocate.

<abbr>Liz’s last blog post..Some Twitter Advice for Newbies, Pt. 2</abbr>

Re: What is YOUR use for Twitter?

Liz99 — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 11:32:36 -0000

I don't think there is one right way to use Twitter but there are plenty of wrong ways that drive me absolutely crazy. But I can talk about that on my blog not yours!

My criteria to follow someone are simple: 1) interesting or intriguing people, 2) folks who post useful information (but don't just RT other people's RTs-argh!), 3) fellow academics, 4) anyone from certain places (Portland, OR, New Jersey, countries other than U.S.). They don't need to follow me back, some people need to keep their following lists smaller (say 300-500).

I don't value Twitter because of one person or another or one Tweet or another. I look at my entire Tweetstream (I use the web) and I'm seeking diverse and interesting comments. They don't have to be profound they just have to be genuine, not too extreme & divisive, not just repeating other people's words (RT hell), and not trying to sell me someone or something. I'm looking for conversation and connection not to do business.

That's why, if I'm asked, I tell people that it's who you follow, not who follows you. You can only generate followers through scammy script, bot, Auto-following games but you can choose who you follow which means you can influence what you're reading and who you are interacting with. Carefully choose who you follow, ENGAGE with them (not just broadcasting), share of yourself and people will be attracted to you (if lots of followers is what you're looking for).

But stop me now because I could write a book of this topic.

Re: McDonalds Filet-of-Fish ad: I’m not Lovin it.

Liz99 — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:14:55 -0000

I think it is funny and weird. Very unMcDonalds-like.

Re: What I meant by 'breaking out' (Scripting News)

Liz99 — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:54:10 -0000

I just wrote today on recent "gaming" trends on Twitter: http://spiral-scratch.blogspot.com/ . It's a different phenomena than the Suggested User list but I also foresee smaller groups of Twitter friends who form their own social networks rather than current system where everyone has their own Followers/Following lists but, at least in the U.S., there is a common flow of conversation. Just a guess. ; )