Video: How To Use Twitter and Connect in the Comments

I’m getting more and more client calls asking about Twitter, although I tend to think most of my readers are the super social elite folks you’d find in Friendfeed. Yet, in reality, many agencies, brands, and executives are just hearing about this microblogging services from the recent media buzz.

The above video, created by Lee and Sachi LeFever (I hung out with them in SXSW) of CommonCraft is available here on YouTube, or you can use their license and use for internal education. If you’re seeking to find some of my Forrester colleagues, Alexis Karlin in our web marketing team has an ongoing roster of Forrester employees who happen to be on Twitter.

If you happen to be a client, Zach Hofer-Shall and me wrote this report on how to use Twitter based on the Groundswell objectives, or you can catch me at these Twitter conferences: the 140 Twitter conference in Mountain View on May 26-27th, or at Twtrcon in SF on May 31st. Yes, I find it curious we have Twitter conferences, but people said the same thing about blogging conferences in 2006.

If you’re new to Twitter, first read my Twitter FAQ. Then if you want to connect with other folks that are readers of the Web Strategy blog, leave a comment below, then others will follow you in my community, and we can all connect. I’ve noticed that new users have no idea what to do (empty bar syndrome) when they’re not connected with others, I hope this spurs things along for new members.

Update: Oh yeah, this is interesting, I helped Tony get on the Tyra Banks TV Show.

67 Replies to “Video: How To Use Twitter and Connect in the Comments”

  1. I am @sltrunzo on Twitter, and I also run our IBM @RationalUT Twitter feed, which is our User Technologies organization. Please follow, and I will return the favor. I am interested in all Web strategy and digital media aspects, but particularly at an enterprise level.

  2. @anho Web Strategist based in Seattle. Helps very large to quite small clients navigate social media. Moved from Account Planning into this role about a year ago. Background as a designer/developer turned out to be quite helpful in making that transition.

  3. Jeremiah,
    I’m a freelance creative currently working at T.A.G. — a boutique SF ad agency (part of McCann Worldwide).

    I’ve found that many traditional agencies are hesitant to discuss the cost/benefit of social media with their clients, simply because it’s still to “new” and “unproven”.

    I’m hoping to change their perspective.

    Thanks for all the wonderful posts.

    Jeff

  5. Jeremy, your Web Strategy site ROCKS! I love how it’s focused on addressing needs (organization & users/clients) over the technology. I’m a Fed interested in using the web & social media/networking as a platform to ENABLE something. And in how to use/action the collaboration. Thanks for pulling this (& us) together!

  7. heya all, great info, just got IPhone, so Tweeter was a sweet fit. Web designer for Intranet sites at at&t for 9 yrs, and 25th anniv with snet, sbc, at&t (mergers, gotta love them). info junkie on everything web, cf, and sql.

    tanks again
    –tom
    @CircuitWorm (old handle picked way before internet)

  8. Hi Jeremy, thanks for posting the video. It reinforces my mental picture of how Twitter works. I’m new to Twitter but I’ve been using this type of messaging (SMS) since 1997 to family and friends locally and overseas. I will definitely forward this page to others. I’m wondering if there’s a similar video on how Twitter is used or can be used as a tool for Social Media Marketing. Thanks! @kcliao and @trendylounge

  10. Hi, I’m a New Media Consultant (in lack of a better name for it 🙂 ) in Stockholm, Sweden. You can find me on twitter as @swealex.

  11. Jeremiah,

    I just moved from Costa Rica to run our office in Sunnyvale. Researching about Social Media I came through your blog precisely the day of the Mzinga episode. I must say it provided me a crash course on social media on several fronts: the power to reach an audience (you), the power for that audience to express itself (your followers) and, even at millions of users through different services, how new this environment is where learning experiences happen as we go (the whole episode). So congratulations on the useful information and obvious dedication to your audience

    I am certainly very interested in web strategy and connecting with those that are willing to share their knowledge. I am new in Twitter so I am getting the feel of it, I do not mind if you follow me as a case study on useful adoption from somebody new to the whole social media scene.

    If you love coffee DM to me, I will be glad to send you a bag of fine Costa Rican coffee.

    My Twitter URL is http://twitter.com/johnvega

  12. i am bbaumes in the twitter space and work with client services for selectminds, a provider of corporate social networks…i am deeply interested in connectivity strategy and applications as they apply to the enterprise model as well as extending professional spaces as a means of reworking organizations along lines of innovation and advancement. there is also the media/critical theorist in me that just loves to see how human interactions unfold and refold because of new communication technologies creating new communication and relationship models

  13. Wow, what a great way to connect with other web strategists! I left a comment last night, and came back to this posting this morning to see what developed. And I’ve just added a number of new people to follow on Twitter from this list! @MaherLtd (me) is hoping to learn and share…

  14. Hi Jeremiah,

    I was briefly introduced to you by Eric Weaver at last year’s Forrester Marketing Forum conference in Beverly Hills.

    I am currently working for Wunderman (Toronto) as an Account Director, Digital Practice and manage/develop web strategies for my clients in the Telecom, Automotive and Satellite radio Industries.

    When we met last year I was working with the AOR agency for Honda Canada at the time. I have in the past worked with Blast Radius with BMW and MINI as my main clients. I was also fortunate enough to work with Organic when they were the AOR for Sprint.

    I know Wunderman and Y&R globally subscribe to Forrester services so will try and set up a call one of these days to connect on a few things. BTW: I took your advice, and went over to the list of Forrester Analysts on Twitter page and am proud to be following a bunch of folks from Forrester now. : )

    I am currently following you on Twitter and enjoy your blog posts and tweets. You can keep in touch with me on Twitter @OSK77

    All the best!

    Omar

  16. Hi Jeremiah,

    I’m new to your site and your community, but I’m extremely happy to have found this resource!

    I’m a writer/producer — a traditionalist from TV/film/cable. I’m eager to transition to a digital platform. Not only do I want to lead my fellow content creators in this learning curve, but to demystify the changing landscape of content creation and distribution for clients, ensuring greater monetization for content owners and more efficient delivery of messages for marketers.

    My Twitter address — http://twitter.com/Rwriteur

    Sylvia Franklin

  18. good plain for twitter so i will send this video my other friends then you improve your tweets.

  19. good plain for twitter so i will send this video my other friends then you improve your tweets.

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