Comments on: What Oprah Joining Twitter Taught Us http://blog.instructionalsolutions.com/2009/04/22/what-oprah-joining-twitter-taught-us/ A blog to help business people write better and manage information in less time. And, enjoy it. Mon, 02 Aug 2010 21:26:35 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Mary Cullen http://blog.instructionalsolutions.com/2009/04/22/what-oprah-joining-twitter-taught-us/comment-page-1/#comment-976 Mary Cullen Wed, 21 Apr 2010 19:02:06 +0000 http://blog.instructionalsolutions.com/?p=794#comment-976 Good points, Jay. Since joining Twitter, Oprah has used it as a marketing broadcast channel only. I see many companies doing this as well, which is a big mistake. I do feel that experienced users should be kind, and understanding, to business people who are learning to use social media. However, there is no reason to follow broadcasts, if that's all a communication channel offers. Like you, I only follow those people who engage in real information sharing. I've backed off Twitter lately, more due to lack of time than its innate value. Good points, Jay. Since joining Twitter, Oprah has used it as a marketing broadcast channel only. I see many companies doing this as well, which is a big mistake.

I do feel that experienced users should be kind, and understanding, to business people who are learning to use social media. However, there is no reason to follow broadcasts, if that’s all a communication channel offers. Like you, I only follow those people who engage in real information sharing. I’ve backed off Twitter lately, more due to lack of time than its innate value.

]]> By: Jay http://blog.instructionalsolutions.com/2009/04/22/what-oprah-joining-twitter-taught-us/comment-page-1/#comment-968 Jay Sun, 11 Apr 2010 06:10:54 +0000 http://blog.instructionalsolutions.com/?p=794#comment-968 Almost a year on now - what do you think Oprah has taught us about twitter. She follows 19 people despite having 3Million followers, she tweets about once every week or less and uses it primarily as a marketing tool rather than the opportunity to actually talk to people. I think she's taught us that you can get millions of followers if you were already famous before coming to twitter. Excuse my cynicism, she's just a bad example of a twitter user on an incredible scale. The new user might look at Oprah's use as "typical" which would be an incredible mistake. Jay Almost a year on now – what do you think Oprah has taught us about twitter.

She follows 19 people despite having 3Million followers, she tweets about once every week or less and uses it primarily as a marketing tool rather than the opportunity to actually talk to people.

I think she’s taught us that you can get millions of followers if you were already famous before coming to twitter. Excuse my cynicism, she’s just a bad example of a twitter user on an incredible scale.

The new user might look at Oprah’s use as “typical” which would be an incredible mistake.

Jay

]]> By: chook (Debbie S) http://blog.instructionalsolutions.com/2009/04/22/what-oprah-joining-twitter-taught-us/comment-page-1/#comment-479 chook (Debbie S) Mon, 04 May 2009 19:35:32 +0000 http://blog.instructionalsolutions.com/?p=794#comment-479 Oprah's lesson to us http://tinyurl.com/cm7r7o Oprah’s lesson to us http://tinyurl.com/cm7r7o

]]> By: freesiafile (Debra Stevens) http://blog.instructionalsolutions.com/2009/04/22/what-oprah-joining-twitter-taught-us/comment-page-1/#comment-480 freesiafile (Debra Stevens) Mon, 04 May 2009 19:35:30 +0000 http://blog.instructionalsolutions.com/?p=794#comment-480 Oprah's lesson to us http://tinyurl.com/cm7r7o Oprah’s lesson to us http://tinyurl.com/cm7r7o

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