Comments on: Will Twitter Replace Blogging? http://kathrynvercillo.com/blog/2009/04/17/will-twitter-replace-blogging/ from a real writer Sat, 31 Jul 2010 09:20:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Warren http://kathrynvercillo.com/blog/2009/04/17/will-twitter-replace-blogging/#comment-1373 Warren Sun, 03 May 2009 22:33:07 +0000 http://kathrynvercillo.com/blog/?p=452#comment-1373 I've found that advertising a blog primarily on twitter is a horrible tactic, as most of the people are trying to hard to scream their own name that a majority of what gets said goes unnoticed, and if you do happen to sneak a link in their line of sight their attention span is so compromised that they'll read half the post before they get another 40 twitters that need to be dealt with. I realize that this isn't the case with everyone on twitter, but people who follow >2000 people generally aren't a good demographic to be advertising to as far as the effort to result ratio goes. @Warren ... This is an interesting issue. I've heard a lot of people say the same thing and I can see where it might be true. However, I've actually had a lot of people check out my blog work after finding me on Twitter. I think it's just one more tool to have in the toolbox but it's not necessarily as great as it's hyped up to be. I’ve found that advertising a blog primarily on twitter is a horrible tactic, as most of the people are trying to hard to scream their own name that a majority of what gets said goes unnoticed, and if you do happen to sneak a link in their line of sight their attention span is so compromised that they’ll read half the post before they get another 40 twitters that need to be dealt with.

I realize that this isn’t the case with everyone on twitter, but people who follow >2000 people generally aren’t a good demographic to be advertising to as far as the effort to result ratio goes.

@Warren … This is an interesting issue. I’ve heard a lot of people say the same thing and I can see where it might be true. However, I’ve actually had a lot of people check out my blog work after finding me on Twitter. I think it’s just one more tool to have in the toolbox but it’s not necessarily as great as it’s hyped up to be.

]]> By: Internet Copywriter http://kathrynvercillo.com/blog/2009/04/17/will-twitter-replace-blogging/#comment-1333 Internet Copywriter Sat, 18 Apr 2009 08:42:26 +0000 http://kathrynvercillo.com/blog/?p=452#comment-1333 Blogging is like the main course of the meal, twitter is simply the dessert! :D When someone can sell there twitter account for $15 MILLION, like Sherman Hu did his banking blog to Bankrate. Then Twitter will be anywhere relevant monetarily to blogs. Right now it's a fad, a powerful one at that. But unless you can monetize it and it creates real quantifable income. It should just be a "type" of blogging you do. Plus, I'm a freaking writer were long winded and opinionated as all hell. How could we ever just write 140 characters and be happy! ; D Blogging is like the main course of the meal, twitter is simply the dessert! :D

When someone can sell there twitter account for $15 MILLION, like Sherman Hu did his banking blog to Bankrate. Then Twitter will be anywhere relevant monetarily to blogs. Right now it’s a fad, a powerful one at that. But unless you can monetize it and it creates real quantifable income. It should just be a “type” of blogging you do. Plus, I’m a freaking writer were long winded and opinionated as all hell. How could we ever just write 140 characters and be happy! ; D

]]> By: Sharon http://kathrynvercillo.com/blog/2009/04/17/will-twitter-replace-blogging/#comment-1330 Sharon Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:00:23 +0000 http://kathrynvercillo.com/blog/?p=452#comment-1330 I agree that Twitter makes a great adjunct to a blog, but can't replace blogging. As a wordsmith, I sometimes need more than 140 characters to say what I want. However, tweeting is good discipline in terms of getting to the heart of a subject. I agree that Twitter makes a great adjunct to a blog, but can’t replace blogging. As a wordsmith, I sometimes need more than 140 characters to say what I want. However, tweeting is good discipline in terms of getting to the heart of a subject.

]]> By: Chesley http://kathrynvercillo.com/blog/2009/04/17/will-twitter-replace-blogging/#comment-1329 Chesley Fri, 17 Apr 2009 18:17:23 +0000 http://kathrynvercillo.com/blog/?p=452#comment-1329 I also agree that Twitter is supplementary. Blogging serves a different purpose for a writer than others, as does Tweeting. I think that blogging is still needed and that those who really have something to say will continue to blog. Twitter makes it easy for people to post their comments and thoughts without feeling like they have to say "enough" about their topic. I also agree that Twitter is supplementary. Blogging serves a different purpose for a writer than others, as does Tweeting. I think that blogging is still needed and that those who really have something to say will continue to blog. Twitter makes it easy for people to post their comments and thoughts without feeling like they have to say “enough” about their topic.

]]> By: carrie http://kathrynvercillo.com/blog/2009/04/17/will-twitter-replace-blogging/#comment-1328 carrie Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:46:46 +0000 http://kathrynvercillo.com/blog/?p=452#comment-1328 This is an interesting topic and one that I have been discussing with people lately. I agree that Twitter is an enhancement but not a replacement for a blog, since it does not provide adequate room to express yourself, as you stated. Also, twitter is much "busier," and people are viewing your Tweets along with many others at the same time. I don't think you stand out as much as through your own blog. This is an interesting topic and one that I have been discussing with people lately. I agree that Twitter is an enhancement but not a replacement for a blog, since it does not provide adequate room to express yourself, as you stated. Also, twitter is much “busier,” and people are viewing your Tweets along with many others at the same time. I don’t think you stand out as much as through your own blog.

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