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Comment on So you’re automating your presence huh? Well ain’t that a hell of a way to be social! by Michael

Michael — Fri, 30 Aug 2013 16:43:00 +0000

agree 100% and can add: good social media work is really hard work. background: I work as a developer and architect for about 19 years now. since about 1 year (yes it’s late) i get into social media more and more and started using all the channels to promote ourselfes but also to simply share stuff. since then i can say it’s quite a truckload of work and pure automatization is no solution.

Comment on So you’re automating your presence huh? Well ain’t that a hell of a way to be social! by transcendev

transcendev — Thu, 22 Aug 2013 01:00:00 +0000

Yeah, I think that’s really the key…balance. My commentary here was really aimed at those that are simply 100% automation. I’ve seen that more than anywhere else on Twitter and it annoys the hell out of me. Nothing like trying to spark a conversation with a robot.

Comment on So you’re automating your presence huh? Well ain’t that a hell of a way to be social! by Michael

Michael — Thu, 22 Aug 2013 00:55:00 +0000

it really depends IMHO. so to start a redefined campaign at a certain point of time i agree it can be really helpful. but no one should ever over automatize interaction with people. as it’s social:-) its important to find a balance.

Comment on So you’re automating your presence huh? Well ain’t that a hell of a way to be social! by transcendev

transcendev — Fri, 16 Aug 2013 22:09:00 +0000

Thanks. I followed backed and followed with my Italian specialties client as well (@sweetcoratweets).
Almost forgot Italian beer and Italian sports cars! :^)) I’ve got to visit Italy some day. I’ll probably never leave!

Comment on So you’re automating your presence huh? Well ain’t that a hell of a way to be social! by Alex Roe

Alex Roe — Fri, 16 Aug 2013 22:04:00 +0000

Many people do! And there’s lots to like too, hopefully you’ll find it interesting. Thanks for the follow – have followed you with personal account. @Alex_P_Roe

Comment on Singing your own praises on social media? Excuse me while I ‘unlike’ you. by Sovanna Chuon

Sovanna Chuon — Fri, 16 Aug 2013 21:58:17 +0000

lazy ass lol

Comment on So you’re automating your presence huh? Well ain’t that a hell of a way to be social! by transcendev

transcendev — Fri, 16 Aug 2013 21:56:00 +0000

I love Italy! Well…Italian food and Italian coffee at least ;)
I have an Italian specialties client afterall.

Comment on So you’re automating your presence huh? Well ain’t that a hell of a way to be social! by Alex Roe

Alex Roe — Fri, 16 Aug 2013 21:49:00 +0000

I have a system for filtering the noise and keeping an eye on relevant followers. Twitter handle is @newsfromitaly If Italy does not interest you, it’s not worth following! On the other hand, if Italy is of interest, you may find it worth following :)

Comment on So you’re automating your presence huh? Well ain’t that a hell of a way to be social! by transcendev

transcendev — Fri, 16 Aug 2013 21:43:00 +0000

I can’t imagine the level of social noise following 3000. It was too much for me once I hit 1000, I got sick of it and chopped nearly 90% since most were just autoposting and rehashing old garbage.
You’ve got me real curious now, what’s your Twitter handle?

Comment on So you’re automating your presence huh? Well ain’t that a hell of a way to be social! by Alex Roe

Alex Roe — Fri, 16 Aug 2013 21:36:00 +0000

I’ve been on Twitter since mid 2008, but only started using it in around 2009, so it’s taken a while. Organic growth, have not bought followers. But the presence is worthwhile, am established as a source of news on Italy and get interviewed by media quite often. And it does drive traffic to the blog only not 16,000 visits a day! But not all the tweets are links to blog posts. The more followers you have, the more you get – provided you keep the tweet quality high and the topic consistent. I follow less than 3,000 which is too many really because I use Twitter to monitor news too, as well as other systems.