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  Jimmy

  1 year ago

  Hi Nick,
  
  good post. In reference to a client that will automatically shorten url's, I have started using snitter. It is an Adobe Air App so it is cross platform and built in it has a nice url shortener for you to use. It is quite nice, lots of keyboard shortcuts, etc
  
  regards,
  
  jimmy
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  Joe Grossberg

  1 year ago

  So many smart people like it, and there is so little to lose by trying it out, I say "fake it until you make it".
  
  I'd heard about it a good year or so before I used it. By then, I had a half-dozen friends (mostly the techie coworkers at Mindshare/Virilion) on the service.
  
  Now, I have posted 4,598 Tweets in about 7 months.
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  Josue Sanchez

  1 year ago

  Dan, I love your writing style! =)
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  Leslie Bradshaw

  1 year ago

  Dan - I totally hear you on this. You make a number of good points. I have also "squatted" on my own account for months, updating it only when going to workshop sessions on or about new media stuff/twittering. Until just a few weeks ago...
  
  I have taken the wise counsel of friends and colleagues who are active Tweeters (not to be confused with Tweakers) and let these two tenants guide me:
  
  1. Twitter when you are doing something interesting, or have something interesting to say to a friend or your micro community. At a concert, watching breaking news, etc.
  
  2. Twitter AT people, like you would a rolling IM-meets-email convo. This can be endless fun.
  
  I also highly recommend the Twitterberry App if you have a blackberry... great for when you are in lines or on the metro. Easy to update, see what friends are up to, etc.
  
  PS - I am as verbose as they come and if I can do it in 140 chars, so can you! Best of luck :-) L.
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  Jimmy

  1 year ago

  Sorry, Dan, I didnt look at who wrote the post ..
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  Dan Lester

  1 year ago

  Thanks all for your kind words and helpful suggestions!
  
  As I just Twittered, my concerted effort to try Twitter is off to a bad start because I'm without my phone charger for a few days. I'm under self-imposed limits on phone usage...
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  hellobabul

  1 year ago

  Dan, been reading your articles and have to write telling you I also love your writing style, very funny and very real. I recently started twittering myself and find it really good fun. Keep up the good work!
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