Comments on: How Twitter is Being Used By Companies http://suewaters.com/2009/01/21/how-twitter-is-being-used-by-companies/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:16:35 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Great reads from January 16th through February 6th at Amy Sample Ward’s Version of NPTech http://suewaters.com/2009/01/21/how-twitter-is-being-used-by-companies/comment-page-1/#comment-2648 Great reads from January 16th through February 6th at Amy Sample Ward’s Version of NPTech Mon, 09 Feb 2009 18:55:07 +0000 http://aquaculturepda.edublogs.org/?p=1071#comment-2648 [...] How Twitter is Being Used By Companies | Mobile Technology in TAFE - Great post from Sue Waters about how different companies are using Twitter. Interesting to compare different styles and approaches. [...] [...] How Twitter is Being Used By Companies | Mobile Technology in TAFE – Great post from Sue Waters about how different companies are using Twitter. Interesting to compare different styles and approaches. [...]

]]> By: Simon Brown http://suewaters.com/2009/01/21/how-twitter-is-being-used-by-companies/comment-page-1/#comment-2601 Simon Brown Sun, 25 Jan 2009 10:05:16 +0000 http://aquaculturepda.edublogs.org/?p=1071#comment-2601 That's correct, Sue. The Yammer invitation arrives in a work email, and the network has automatically been branded with "DETA", so it looks authentic, whereas Twitter just looks weird to new users - as it did to us oh so long ago! Having a "DETA" brand, and a closed, secure community is attractive to n00bies. I'm happy to go along with that. That’s correct, Sue. The Yammer invitation arrives in a work email, and the network has automatically been branded with “DETA”, so it looks authentic, whereas Twitter just looks weird to new users – as it did to us oh so long ago! Having a “DETA” brand, and a closed, secure community is attractive to n00bies. I’m happy to go along with that.

]]> By: Sue Waters http://suewaters.com/2009/01/21/how-twitter-is-being-used-by-companies/comment-page-1/#comment-2600 Sue Waters Sun, 25 Jan 2009 05:49:17 +0000 http://aquaculturepda.edublogs.org/?p=1071#comment-2600 Yammer definitely has worked well for you Simon - maybe it is more similar to what they are used to? Whereas Twitter can be hard for people to relate to? Yammer definitely has worked well for you Simon – maybe it is more similar to what they are used to? Whereas Twitter can be hard for people to relate to?

]]> By: Sue Waters http://suewaters.com/2009/01/21/how-twitter-is-being-used-by-companies/comment-page-1/#comment-2599 Sue Waters Sun, 25 Jan 2009 05:48:15 +0000 http://aquaculturepda.edublogs.org/?p=1071#comment-2599 Hi Betsy - definitely prefer your approach the best. I must admit my own twitter account does feel conflicted. With time more people have chosen to connect with me using my personal twitter account and it is hard since often they will ask questions relating to using Edublogs. So my twitter account has become a hybrid of my personal twittering and answering questions. Most likely most interaction in the company account will occur if there are issues and users want to know what is happening. Will just have to wait and see. Hi Betsy – definitely prefer your approach the best. I must admit my own twitter account does feel conflicted. With time more people have chosen to connect with me using my personal twitter account and it is hard since often they will ask questions relating to using Edublogs.

So my twitter account has become a hybrid of my personal twittering and answering questions.

Most likely most interaction in the company account will occur if there are issues and users want to know what is happening. Will just have to wait and see.

]]> By: Simon Brown http://suewaters.com/2009/01/21/how-twitter-is-being-used-by-companies/comment-page-1/#comment-2597 Simon Brown Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:11:51 +0000 http://aquaculturepda.edublogs.org/?p=1071#comment-2597 Sue, I tried Twitter with my work colleagues without success. Then I tried Yammer (AKA "Twitter at Work")which has been great. I've been updating stats about the DETA Yammer at http://www.plurk.com/p/4llhx and have started a myEdNA Yammer community at http://me.edu.au/c/Yammer (and a Twitter community as well: http://me.edu.au/c/Twitter) Sue, I tried Twitter with my work colleagues without success. Then I tried Yammer (AKA “Twitter at Work”)which has been great. I’ve been updating stats about the DETA Yammer at http://www.plurk.com/p/4llhx and have started a myEdNA Yammer community at http://me.edu.au/c/Yammer (and a Twitter community as well: http://me.edu.au/c/Twitter)

]]> By: Betsy Weber http://suewaters.com/2009/01/21/how-twitter-is-being-used-by-companies/comment-page-1/#comment-2595 Betsy Weber Wed, 21 Jan 2009 13:17:07 +0000 http://aquaculturepda.edublogs.org/?p=1071#comment-2595 Hi Sue - Thank you! Glad you like our approach. :-) We're always learning. I started the @techsmith account with our Education Evangelist, Dave McCollom (@davemccollom), long after I started my personal twitter account. So, that might be another reason for less followers there? I also started the @techsmith account because I felt like I should not inundate my personal account with tweets mostly about TechSmith. I try to have a balance. :-) So, there's probably a couple things at play - the personal connection aspect, newer account, and less promotion? And, who knows what else. :-) Either way, it has a been a fun and learning experience! Thanks again! Betsy Weber, Chief Evangelist TechSmith Corporation Hi Sue – Thank you! Glad you like our approach. :-) We’re always learning.

I started the @techsmith account with our Education Evangelist, Dave McCollom (@davemccollom), long after I started my personal twitter account. So, that might be another reason for less followers there? I also started the @techsmith account because I felt like I should not inundate my personal account with tweets mostly about TechSmith. I try to have a balance. :-)

So, there’s probably a couple things at play – the personal connection aspect, newer account, and less promotion? And, who knows what else. :-) Either way, it has a been a fun and learning experience!

Thanks again!
Betsy Weber, Chief Evangelist
TechSmith Corporation

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