Comments on: You 2.0 – Photographers and Twitter. http://www.pixelatedimage.com/blog/2009/03/you-20-photographers-and-twitter/ The Blog of Photographer David duChemin // Gear is Good. Vision is Better. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:57:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Social Media Madness! « Mitchell’s Travel and Photography Bloghttp://www.pixelatedimage.com/blog/2009/03/you-20-photographers-and-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-6309 Social Media Madness! « Mitchell’s Travel and Photography Blog Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:51:40 +0000 http://www.pixelatedimage.com/blog/?p=2598#comment-6309 [...] David wrote a great blog post about social media stuff and photographers a while ago – “You 2.0 – Photographers and Twitter” and if you want to delve deeper into what the whole Web 2.0 thing can do for photographers it’s [...] [...] David wrote a great blog post about social media stuff and photographers a while ago – “You 2.0 – Photographers and Twitter” and if you want to delve deeper into what the whole Web 2.0 thing can do for photographers it’s [...]

]]> By: Justin Idehttp://www.pixelatedimage.com/blog/2009/03/you-20-photographers-and-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-4983 Justin Ide Sat, 04 Apr 2009 22:54:51 +0000 http://www.pixelatedimage.com/blog/?p=2598#comment-4983 Another great post David ... and I just followed you. Thanks - JI Another great post David … and I just followed you. Thanks – JI

]]> By: Lori Osterberghttp://www.pixelatedimage.com/blog/2009/03/you-20-photographers-and-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-4929 Lori Osterberg Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:09:13 +0000 http://www.pixelatedimage.com/blog/?p=2598#comment-4929 Great post - in fact, I'm going to Tweet about it! I've been using Twitter for about a year now, and think your 10 are right on target. #4 is probably the biggest if you want to use it to grow your business. Re-tweeting works well as you can grow your followers list rapidly, and can find a lot of great new people that way. Great post – in fact, I’m going to Tweet about it! I’ve been using Twitter for about a year now, and think your 10 are right on target. #4 is probably the biggest if you want to use it to grow your business. Re-tweeting works well as you can grow your followers list rapidly, and can find a lot of great new people that way.

]]> By: Adam Loewenhttp://www.pixelatedimage.com/blog/2009/03/you-20-photographers-and-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-4923 Adam Loewen Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:59:51 +0000 http://www.pixelatedimage.com/blog/?p=2598#comment-4923 Someone talk to me about stamina. 3 weeks ago I had this web 2.0 business wrapped around my finger. Now, I can barely find time for one measly Tweat!! Is there any hope for backsliders like me?? Someone talk to me about stamina. 3 weeks ago I had this web 2.0 business wrapped around my finger. Now, I can barely find time for one measly Tweat!! Is there any hope for backsliders like me??

]]> By: Davidhttp://www.pixelatedimage.com/blog/2009/03/you-20-photographers-and-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-4918 David Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:49:33 +0000 http://www.pixelatedimage.com/blog/?p=2598#comment-4918 Dave - Great question. I think it depends on how comfortable you are combining the two and how interesting your personal life is to your market. I'm a big fan of integrity and that means my personal life and my professional life are integrated. But I won't blog or twitter about my cats or my wife or the personal details of my friends' lives. In part because nobody cares. In part because I think it would make me look flakey. And as far as twitter goes, your followers could see the replies left to you by friends and the ones you leave for friends. Seems too much to keep an eye on.No harm in creating two accounts. I don't do it because I don't twitter personally. But I used to have a personal blog as well as this one and I kept them very seperate. Dave – Great question. I think it depends on how comfortable you are combining the two and how interesting your personal life is to your market. I’m a big fan of integrity and that means my personal life and my professional life are integrated. But I won’t blog or twitter about my cats or my wife or the personal details of my friends’ lives. In part because nobody cares. In part because I think it would make me look flakey. And as far as twitter goes, your followers could see the replies left to you by friends and the ones you leave for friends. Seems too much to keep an eye on.

No harm in creating two accounts. I don’t do it because I don’t twitter personally. But I used to have a personal blog as well as this one and I kept them very seperate.

]]> By: Davehttp://www.pixelatedimage.com/blog/2009/03/you-20-photographers-and-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-4917 Dave Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:38:19 +0000 http://www.pixelatedimage.com/blog/?p=2598#comment-4917 I'm using Twitter now as purely social/friends/family, but I'd like to use it professionally also...would it be better to have a separate Twitter profile for the professional stuff, or is that defeating the attraction/intent of social networking? I’m using Twitter now as purely social/friends/family, but I’d like to use it professionally also…would it be better to have a separate Twitter profile for the professional stuff, or is that defeating the attraction/intent of social networking?

]]> By: Rosane Walkerhttp://www.pixelatedimage.com/blog/2009/03/you-20-photographers-and-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-4916 Rosane Walker Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:55:40 +0000 http://www.pixelatedimage.com/blog/?p=2598#comment-4916 Thanks for this! These reasons have comfirmed my decision not to join twitter right now. I don't have time to use it with purpose and I don't need another place online to share stories of cats (not that I have any but I'd totally talk about them if I had one). Thanks for this! These reasons have comfirmed my decision not to join twitter right now. I don’t have time to use it with purpose and I don’t need another place online to share stories of cats (not that I have any but I’d totally talk about them if I had one).

]]> By: Matthttp://www.pixelatedimage.com/blog/2009/03/you-20-photographers-and-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-4915 Matt Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:50:56 +0000 http://www.pixelatedimage.com/blog/?p=2598#comment-4915 Thank you for #10! People I know are tweeting more than a dozen times an hour, and that really takes away from my ability to gain pertinent information! I think that Facebook would probably work better as a marketing tool, simply because it has a larger user base and you can do more with it (photos, videos, blog, magically update blog posts, etc). On the other hand, I see Twitter as a space more for personal information, because it is smaller and you are limited to that 140 characters each time. Seeing full grown adults pop into the social networking scene is great though. For a long time it was just the angsty teenagers talking about how they were going to "stick it to the man," and showing photos from their drunken party the night before. Getting real people into the networking sphere makes it better for everyone (and easier to ignore those angsty teenagers!) ...not that I have anything against angsty teenagers Thank you for #10!
People I know are tweeting more than a dozen times an hour, and that really takes away from my ability to gain pertinent information!
I think that Facebook would probably work better as a marketing tool, simply because it has a larger user base and you can do more with it (photos, videos, blog, magically update blog posts, etc). On the other hand, I see Twitter as a space more for personal information, because it is smaller and you are limited to that 140 characters each time.
Seeing full grown adults pop into the social networking scene is great though. For a long time it was just the angsty teenagers talking about how they were going to “stick it to the man,” and showing photos from their drunken party the night before. Getting real people into the networking sphere makes it better for everyone (and easier to ignore those angsty teenagers!)
…not that I have anything against angsty teenagers

]]> By: sabrinahttp://www.pixelatedimage.com/blog/2009/03/you-20-photographers-and-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-4913 sabrina Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:44:36 +0000 http://www.pixelatedimage.com/blog/?p=2598#comment-4913 Hey there are reasons why I "follow" you, David. Great stuff here as I am also on Twitter and these tips will help me be more purposeful. Thx! Hey there are reasons why I “follow” you, David. Great stuff here as I am also on Twitter and these tips will help me be more purposeful. Thx!

]]> By: Alex Saundershttp://www.pixelatedimage.com/blog/2009/03/you-20-photographers-and-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-4910 Alex Saunders Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:38:54 +0000 http://www.pixelatedimage.com/blog/?p=2598#comment-4910 David, Thanks for posting this. I've been struggling with Twitter over the past few weeks as well. I'm doing more lurking there than Tweeting but slowly getting a handle on what I'd like, or should, be Tweeting about. David,
Thanks for posting this. I’ve been struggling with Twitter over the past few weeks as well. I’m doing more lurking there than Tweeting but slowly getting a handle on what I’d like, or should, be Tweeting about.

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