As my previous post describes, I get irritated by any sort of Twitter automation. Well, I concede that there are some robots that are helpful, like IMDB’s cool movie update bot. But you have to follow them to get the automated Tweets. And some apps are helpful, like ones that allow you to set up future Tweets. But they’re just [...]

In my last post, I discussed following thousands of Twitter people in response to a blog post about the subject that also gave an argument for Twitter auto-DMs (automated direct messages) being okay. Today I’m posting my thoughts on auto-DMs themselves.
In my last post, I likened Twitter to walking around a large conference room filled with thousands of people holding [...]

I read an interesting blog post today titled, “Auto-DMs on Twitter: Demon Spawn or Fluffy Fawn?” The post was about auto-DMs, but really ended up being about how many people you follow. Is following thousands of people just because they follow you first a form of deception because you’re not able to read everyone’s Tweets? Is following someone a commitment [...]

New to Twitter, or an old pro? Either way, it’s become a full time job to learn about all the new Twitter-related applications, sites and tools. Even knowing about them all, it takes time to learn how to use them.
I started creating tutorials for TweetDeck, #FollowFriday, and more, and found them extremely popular. I felt that Twitter users could benefit [...]

By popular request, I’ve created five Twitter video tutorials that take a new user from setting up an account to how to get more information. Each one is a little less than 5 minutes.
Step 1: Setting up a Twitter Account.
Step 2: Getting Started with Twitter.
Step 3: Using Twitter to Tweet and Converse.
Step 4: Followers and Following Others.
Step 5: More Twitter [...]