Okay, I will admit it. I am afraid of Twitter. I have never Tweeted or Retweeted or taken a Twitpic. I am not even sure I am using the terminology right. But I have to jump on the bandwagon. If I am going to work for a company that sells Social Media software, I need to be a user. So I am in the process of getting my Twitter account sorted out (I signed up ages ago and have now forgotten all of my login information.)
Here is why I am afraid of Twitter.
1. I am not that interesting. Lance Armstrong has a tremendous following on Twitter and he is an interesting guy. Cancer survivor, Tour de France winner, Advocate – he has done cool things and does more cool things every day. He meets with Senators and Cancer Researchers and Celebrities. Me – not so much.
2. If I do have something to say, I doubt I can get it out in 140 characters. I am loud (sometimes obnoxious) and I talk a lot. I am not witty and succinct. I prefer long winded and funny.
3. My followers will be disappointed. If random person, or heaven forbid an industry peer or analyst, wants to follow me, I am afraid that after a week, they will say “BOORRRRIIINNGG” to my tweets. Although I did find a stat on Wikipedia that says that 40.55% of tweets are ‘pointless babble’ so at least I will be in good company.
But the most serious reason why I am afraid of Twitter is that I won’t represent the brand effectively – either the Open Text brand or my personal ‘Kristin Runyan’ brand. Then again, no one ever learned by sitting on the sidelines. I am jumping in. Tomorrow – or as soon as the Twitter Support desk fixes my account. By the end of the week, at the latest. No really, I mean it.
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ReplyDeletejump in... the water's fine and there ought not to be any pressure you feel to become an instant Twitter star. it's a tool like any other to use as you see fit for better or for worse. you'll get more confidence to figure out what that use is after watching for awhile. good luck.
ReplyDeleteBy the way: what IS your twittername? :)
I felt the same way, but after nearly a month of tweeting I now quite enjoy it.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the support. I am diving in to the Twitter world. My user name is KristinRunyan.
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