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I Finally Caved: I’m On Twitter

Posted by Davy Brion on July 15th, 2010

Ok… i know what i said before. And i don’t know yet whether i was right or wrong. But it is starting to feel like i’m missing out on some good conversations due to not being on twitter so i figured “what the hell, i’m gonna give it a shot”. So i’ve created an account (@davybrion) and i’m just gonna see how it goes. If i like it, i’ll keep using it and i’ll gladly state that i was wrong about the whole thing. If i don’t like it, i’ll get rid of the account and i’ll let you know why :) . But however it’s gonna turn out to be, at least this time it’ll be an informed decision.

So… any tips from you twitter addicts on how to keep the signal-to-noise ratio down and how to make the whole experience as valuable as possible?

8 Responses to “I Finally Caved: I’m On Twitter”

  1. pho Says:

    LOL

  2. Davy Brion Says:

    @Pho

    it’s facebook all over again, right? :)

  3. John Sheehan Says:

    Unfollow liberally. If someone is noise, just unfollow.

    Or if you want to occasionally check in on people, relegate them to a list (lists don’t show up in your main timeline and you don’t have to follow someone to put them on a list).

  4. Peter Says:

    I tought you were going to spend more time with the girlfriend and less on blogging etc and now you’re on twitter :)

  5. Davy Brion Says:

    i did

    it didn’t work out ;)

  6. Koen Says:

    NERD! :p

  7. Davy Brion Says:

    @Koen

    lol… coming from a man who basically lives on facebook ;)

  8. Anna Lear Says:

    I find using lists helps. And as someone said above, unfollow liberally. :) I check Twitter periodically throughout the day and accept that some things will inevitably get lost. Some days are more flood-like than others.

    You may find this blog post helpful as well.

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