Comments on: 8 Uses of the @ symbol on Twitter

By: Bill

Bill — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:01:43 +0000

Nice write-up, David!
Actually, the example in your summary of the rhetorical use (#4) would not be ideal since Twitter changed the way replies worked a few months back. If I Tweeted “@Name is a laugh riot” it would only go out to my followers who are also following @Name, not all my followers. If I wanted it to go out to all of my followers, I’d do something like “I have to say, @Name is a laugh riot.”

By: @jan_paolo

@jan_paolo — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:25:13 +0000

I agree. It’s a great way to acknowledge or give credit to someone!

By: VM

VM — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 06:10:20 +0000

Not about Twitter, but about @ -
I was exchanging email addresses over the phone with a cousin in Croatia and getting very confused until I realized he was calling the @ character “monkey”. Gotta admit it’s an visually evocative name!

By: demuxer

demuxer — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 01:07:33 +0000

Hi, nice post, do u have a problem if I make a translation to spanish for my blog, of course giving the credit LenKENDALL or DAvid?

By: Len

Len — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 22:48:06 +0000

To respond to a few points above. There are quite a few folks on Twitter who do post mediocre statements like “Walking the Dog” or “eating ice cream” but the beauty of Twitter is that you can follow who YOU want. There are millions of people out there tweeting. I assure you there are 100 you’ll find worth following who provide insights, humor, or advice. If you need help, I’m happy to offer it. @LenKendall on Twitter or feel free to email me LenKendall@gmail.com

Thanks for reading and taking the time to comment.

By: JES

JES — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 20:59:47 +0000

Jane M – I’m with you! I don’t, and don’t want to, understand how it works and why. Facebook turned me off to the “following” people – I’m not that interested when a friend of a friend is sipping wine on the deck-running to Starbucks for coffee-looking forward to the weekend….

By: Daniel

Daniel — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:45:13 +0000

Thanks for great tips for a beginner like me ;-)

oh, hmmm, Sillybones: wasn’t this article about Twitter?

By: Carly

Carly — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:40:09 +0000

People are hesitant to use twitter, and I was totally one of them, however in recent weeks I found that it is absolutely imperative to be on there as a recruiter in this new market.

By: Meghan

Meghan — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:57:18 +0000

@JaneM : I’m right there with you… It doesn’t seem to have any real purpose, at least not as a “social networking site.” How social is it if you can’t respond directly without silly symbols??

By: JaneM

JaneM — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:25:01 +0000

am I the only human around who does not like/does not use twitter? I feel so alone