I must be Twitters thickest member...

Emuchops

Right, I joined Twitter a couple of weeks ago and did my first tweets this morning, all incredibly inciteful and interesting, but I am confused. I have no followers or anything so where do they go? Are the tweets just going to me? How does one acquire followers?
And also, how do you make a tweet interesting-surely people don't want to hear about other peoples boring existences-or is that what the attraction is.
I just don't seem to be getting it.

WhiteChristmas

Emuchops wrote: »

I must be Twitters thickest member...

The competition is enormous.

You, on the other hand, made a multi-sentence post here containing words of more than 2 syllables, correctly punctuated with only one missing apostrophe, in which you deconstructed the sheer futility of the whole enterprise.

Consider yourself officially "not thick" and delete the Twitter bookmark from your browser.

dixiebb

ensure your tweets are not locked either -- far less responses if locked . try and have something new/original to tweet -- not just: i am having a cuppa ! :laugh:

Enterprise_1701C

Don't worry - I have been a member of Twitter for over a year and I still have not got it worked out. And I am supposed to have an IQ of 153!!! And I am technologically quite savvy!

Emuchops

WhiteChristmas wrote: »

The competition is enormous.

You, on the other hand, made a multi-sentence post here containing words of more than 2 syllables, correctly punctuated with only one missing apostrophe, in which you deconstructed the sheer futility of the whole enterprise.

Consider yourself officially "not thick" and delete the Twitter bookmark from your browser.

That really made me smile so thanks-I am trying to publicize my blog and it seems that being on Twitter is a prerequisite in the Blogosphere so that's why I've signed up...really don't understand it though and no idea if anyone would have got my tweets (not that I'm too concerned, just curious). But then I don't understand Facebook either so it's not really that surprising.

penrhyn

Loads of people on Twitter get 'celebs' to retweet one of their posts, for example Lord Sugar will often do it if you promise to buy his latest book !!
@Lord_Sugar

Its a way of getting yourself noticed.

WarioTBH

Have to say i enjoy reading Lord_Sugar and Peirs Morgon have their arguments on Twitter :P

I never tweet... I just follow a load of my fav celebs to see what they are up to im not a stalker...

barbiedoll

I set up my Twitter account ages ago. I used it probably twice if that, but I did get a lot of emails saying that "blahblah is following you on Twitter". When I checked, there seemed to be a lot of "exotic" types, with Russian/Eastern European names, complete with photos showing them in a state of undress. :eek:

I wouldn't mind but I tweet using my proper (girls) name! :eek::eek:

I follow a few Twitter accounts of things of interest to me...news sites, astronomical societies, etc etc and I found a few of my FB friends who were on there who followed me when I followed them.

But to be honest, I just can't be bothered with it. Whenever I think of a witty, urbane comment, by the time I've got the pc switched on and logged into Twitter, I've forgotten what I wanted to say!
:rotfl::rotfl:

barbiedoll

Emuchops wrote: »

That really made me smile so thanks-I am trying to publicize my blog and it seems that being on Twitter is a prerequisite in the Blogosphere so that's why I've signed up...really don't understand it though and no idea if anyone would have got my tweets (not that I'm too concerned, just curious). But then I don't understand Facebook either so it's not really that surprising.

Put blog link up here.....you'll probably get a few more followers that way!

Emuchops

barbiedoll wrote: »

Put blog link up here.....you'll probably get a few more followers that way!

Thanks for your replies barbiedoll. I don't think I'm allowed to put a link in my comments, but there's a link in my 'About me' for anyone thats interested...

Apples2

There is a reason Twitter is normally spelt with an A instead of an I....