How To Use Twitter Properly (Or At Least, How To Make Me Laugh)

January 30th, 2010

A simple tweet:

The responses:

So that’s 3 Cornettos?


How not to use Twitter to Promote Your Business

January 29th, 2010

Seriously, rule number one: Do Not Spam.
If you do I will not give you the feedback you want. I will not want to use your business. I will not care.
Do not spam.
Do not spam.
Do not spam.
Do not spam.

Don’t mind at all.


Twitter Lists

November 11th, 2009

Just a quick note on the Twitter lists that were the talk of last week.
Many people are seeing it as a popularity thing, or as a marketing thing. Twitter is, always has been, and always will be so many different things to different people. For me, it is so much. Keeping up with general news, [...]


Influencial Twitter User “Takes a Break”

November 4th, 2009

That’s the headline I’m expecting any day now. They won’t be referring to Stephen Fry, but in fact me. I’m not trying to ‘pull a Stephen Fry’ obviously, I have different reasons (listed below). However it has come about in an article in today’s Belfast Telegraph that I am one of the “most popular and [...]


On Hold

November 3rd, 2009

I remember saying I would ease up on the frequency of my tweets a month or so ago, and I had been for the last few months, without realising it. Though my usage has changed quite a bit recently. It’s hard to describe in what way, but just differently.
Good and bad. Its just different. [...]


Twestival Local

September 9th, 2009

The first Twestival took place in Feburary, with money raised going to Charity:Water, this time around Twestival Local is hitting the Bunatee bar in Queens Students Union on Thursday from 7pm in aid of Camphill NI – which was established to teach, train and care for those with special needs because of their various mental, [...]


TweetLess

August 1st, 2009

In July I tweeted less than the 8 months before it:


Will you get bored of Twitter?

May 6th, 2009

Yesterday morning Paddy Donnelly posed the question to Stephen Fry “Do you think you’ll eventually get bored of twitter?” Unfortunately Stephen hasn’t given a response, maybe he feels his answer is ‘yes’.

For me, I think it will be a while before my answer isn’t ‘no’. Having enjoyed Twitter as an early adopter since early 2007 [...]


Retweet This

March 4th, 2009

There is too much ReTweeting going on on Twitter. I agree.
Some of my friends had a bit of fun with this last night.


Belfast Twestival is Tomorrow

February 11th, 2009

Along with the Twestival events of over 175 cities across the globe this Thursday, 12th February, Belfast will be hosting its own event with a small but passionate bunch in support of Charity:Water.

The event is being held in Lavery’s Bunker, who have kindly given the venue for free and allowed all door takings for the [...]