{"id":8262,"date":"2009-05-06T23:47:14","date_gmt":"2009-05-07T06:47:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=8262"},"modified":"2009-05-06T23:47:14","modified_gmt":"2009-05-07T06:47:14","slug":"twitter-i-barely-even-know-er","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/8262\/twitter-i-barely-even-know-er\/","title":{"rendered":"Twitter? I barely even know ‘er."},"content":{"rendered":"

More speculation this week surrounds Twitter – word has it Apple’s dangling $700 million in front of them<\/a>. \u00a0Well roll me up in saxony carpet and toss me on down the stairs – but I don’t get it.<\/p>\n

If I’m understanding this correctly, the object of Twitter is to get as many complete strangers as possible to “follow” you. \u00a0In return, you’ll be a swell guy and follow them back. \u00a0The next step is to “Tweet” mindless nonsense so your “followers” can ignore you in 160 characters or less.<\/p>\n

Now that’s not to say that everyone’s Tweets are nonsense and ignored. \u00a0Only about 99.5% of them. \u00a0The other .5% are gems worthy of “Re-Tweeting”. \u00a0Huh? \u00a0I guess blogging’s become oh-so-2006, which is a bummer because I’m just starting to get the hang of it.<\/p>\n

As Twitter-mania spins out of control, we have CNN battling Ashton Kutcher in a race to 1 million followers (which got me thinking, what’s Ted Turner’s commission rate on the $700 million?). \u00a0An NBA player is reprimanded by his coach for “Tweeting” during halftime of a game<\/a>. \u00a0Oh the humanity!<\/p>\n

I have a lot of questions, and I know that the Bloodhound Nation is the right place to turn for answers: \u00a0Is Twitter the new SPAM? \u00a0What happens when each of us follows 2,500 people and 2,500 people follow us? \u00a0Do we then just hire an assistant to sort through our daily tweets?<\/p>\n

If you’re pro-Twitter, I’d love to hear how you’re putting it to work for you. \u00a0Are you seeing tangible results? \u00a0If so, are they scalable – ie: \u00a0will they diminish w\/ clutter or do you foresee future success as Twitter grows? \u00a0Where does Twitter rank in your Social Media hierarchy?<\/p>\n

More importantly, is Twitter a fad? \u00a0Apparently Apple doesn’t think so. \u00a0Where do you guys see Twitter a couple years down the road?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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