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Keith Ferrazzi
Posted: January 15, 2010 at 11:47 am | Comments 5 Subscribe to this author's RSS feed 
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I’m trying to make my Twitter stream more useful. Here are some ideas Ryan, KeithFerrazzi.com’s community/social media guy, had for me. I thought they might be useful for you too.
1. Start to post more questions. People love to answer them. This is a quick way to build community. If you ask the right questions as people will answer other people’s questions and connect that way.
2. Give more tactical advice. Transform your inspirational thoughts into challenges for your followers. Try to think tactically and I think people will respond well. ex: “Next time you go to a meeting, call ahead and ask if they want a Starbucks. Ask the receptionist too ”
3. Host more impromptu “tweetups” when you have downtime in your travels. A great opportunity to do this is to invite people to any charity events that you plan to integrate into your travel schedule this year.
I also throw the question back at you: What you would like to see more of in my Tweets/Status Updates? Less of?
Twitter always looks like shameless self-promotion to me, with the exception of a few truly funny people out there, who have a gift for making being amusing with a limited number of characters.
I hear you, Sherry. Who are some of your favorites out there in Twitterland?
My favorites are also some of my favorite bloggers, @dooce and @thepioneerwoman. Both hilarious!
I LOVE Tina Fay… But she doesn’t *tweet* very often…
I’m a HUGE Pioneer Woman fan! Penelope Trunk (Brazen Careerist) is another great tweeter. @copyjunky…I didn’t know that Tina Fey twittered. I’ll search for her.