Why I’m Hooked on Twitter: 5 Personal Reasons

This article assumes you are signed up for a Twitter account. If you’re not, go ahead and sign up and then come back to learn a little bit more. While you’re there, make sure you follow me (I’m @philgerb)

I was a little late to really USE Twitter. I signed up for it right when it came out thanks to my involvement at the first SOBCon, but I didn’t really get the power of it until the last 6 months. Now, I’m hooked, and here’s why.

It’s only 1 idea at a time and not spammy – You only get 140 characters so there isn’t a lot of chance to share spam. Those folks that do spam, you can easily remove them  with one click. Just unfollow and they are out of your friend’s feed. That didn’t hurt a bit. 

Share a link fast – If you find a great article, great site, or great anything, you can easily share a link. Just post it out there (use a URL shortening service like http://is.gd), give it a little context, and soon, the whole world is going to see it.

Connect and re-connect to your friends – Any of your friends that are using Twitter offer you a great way to connect and keep up with them even if you don’t see them all the time. 

Connect to the stars – If you’re looking for a conversation with Shaq, Jimmy Fallon, or Oprah, you just might get it with Twitter. 

Dip and dive into any conversation you want – If you see something of interest, you can contribute your ideas to the conversation right away and help propel the idea forward. 

Still skeptical?

Tell me what your concern is and I promise to answer it in a future article.

If you’re hooked on Twitter, please share why below!

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