There is a saying in social media circles… Google Before You Tweet. This simply means that, before you go asking the Twitter community a question, see if the answer to said question is readily available on the top search engine on the Internet FIRST.
The reason Twitter users do this is because Twitter is so readily available and immediate. They can get an answer quickly and interact with their online community at the same time.
There are many kinds of Tweeters. There are those that hang on to everything certain people say. There are those, like me, who are selective with their daily intake (I use lists, and will follow back any actual person – great post on that from Vince Marrote here). There are those that set up searches for specific content and INSTANTLY reply to tweets containing specific content.
So, what does all this mean for email? If Twitter is more responsive, why email? (more…)
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