Comments on: 40 Days, 40 Nights, and 140 Characters Later (David Mihm’s Thoughts after a Month+ on Twitter) http://www.sempdx.org/blog/events/40-days-40-nights-and-140-characters-later-david-mihms-thoughts-after-a-month-on-twitter/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:29:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Lisa Williams http://www.sempdx.org/blog/events/40-days-40-nights-and-140-characters-later-david-mihms-thoughts-after-a-month-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-3326 Lisa Williams Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:21:42 +0000 http://www.sempdx.org/?p=362#comment-3326 Nice job David! Glad you've seen the iight. I've received one new client, one speaking gig, countless new Twitter friends who've helped me make connections to them offline and amazing ability to keep on top of relevant events unfolding in the industry as they happen. The relevancy and relationship building are key, I've only been actively tweeting for less than a year, but find it to be me "can't be without it" daily tool. Cheers, Lisa Nice job David! Glad you’ve seen the iight. I’ve received one new client, one speaking gig, countless new Twitter friends who’ve helped me make connections to them offline and amazing ability to keep on top of relevant events unfolding in the industry as they happen. The relevancy and relationship building are key, I’ve only been actively tweeting for less than a year, but find it to be me “can’t be without it” daily tool. Cheers, Lisa

]]> By: Natasha Robinson http://www.sempdx.org/blog/events/40-days-40-nights-and-140-characters-later-david-mihms-thoughts-after-a-month-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-2470 Natasha Robinson Sun, 15 Jun 2008 16:34:22 +0000 http://www.sempdx.org/?p=362#comment-2470 Well Since ya brought it up… I am an EARLY adopter (hence why I don’t use it much anymore now that EVERYBODY is on it) of Twitter (& also the person sitting next to David). I also came to the conclusion that your presentation came across as the most self-congratulatory presentation EVAH. I’ll throw one piece of constructive criticism out to you Laura: Record yourself. Because maybe then you’ll hear just how much of what you said contained a relative of the word “I” when you spoke. Seriously there should have been a drinking game where players took a shot every time you said “I” referencing just how awesome you thought you were. We would have all be S$%#-faced. @David “Twitter: a megaphone that enables narcissists to reach lemmings.” - AWESOME!!!! best line of the year evah! Well Since ya brought it up…

I am an EARLY adopter (hence why I don’t use it much anymore now that EVERYBODY is on it) of Twitter (& also the person sitting next to David). I also came to the conclusion that your presentation came across as the most self-congratulatory presentation EVAH.

I’ll throw one piece of constructive criticism out to you Laura: Record yourself.

Because maybe then you’ll hear just how much of what you said contained a relative of the word “I” when you spoke. Seriously there should have been a drinking game where players took a shot every time you said “I” referencing just how awesome you thought you were. We would have all be S$%#-faced.

@David “Twitter: a megaphone that enables narcissists to reach lemmings.” – AWESOME!!!! best line of the year evah!

]]> By: @nyseo http://www.sempdx.org/blog/events/40-days-40-nights-and-140-characters-later-david-mihms-thoughts-after-a-month-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-2434 @nyseo Fri, 23 May 2008 17:22:35 +0000 http://www.sempdx.org/?p=362#comment-2434 I just jumped in a few months ago too and its better than i imagined. the many business applications of twitter rival is uses for funn stuff :) I just jumped in a few months ago too and its better than i imagined. the many business applications of twitter rival is uses for funn stuff :)

]]> By: Gab Goldenberg http://www.sempdx.org/blog/events/40-days-40-nights-and-140-characters-later-david-mihms-thoughts-after-a-month-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-2433 Gab Goldenberg Fri, 23 May 2008 03:52:59 +0000 http://www.sempdx.org/?p=362#comment-2433 He, I just joined. I'm a later holdout :P BTW, I loved the narcissists and lemmings line. Classic. BTW, the lemmings game has been emulated and is available, free, online, I just learned. He, I just joined. I’m a later holdout :P

BTW, I loved the narcissists and lemmings line. Classic. BTW, the lemmings game has been emulated and is available, free, online, I just learned.

]]> By: Shantanu Bala http://www.sempdx.org/blog/events/40-days-40-nights-and-140-characters-later-david-mihms-thoughts-after-a-month-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-2430 Shantanu Bala Thu, 22 May 2008 21:52:32 +0000 http://www.sempdx.org/?p=362#comment-2430 I personally don't really care for Twitter. I gues that's because I use Facebook as my multipurpose social network and any more than one profile to update seems too much of a pain to me. I did like Pownce after using it for a few days, but I slowly stopped using it because none of my friends used Pownce either. I personally don’t really care for Twitter. I gues that’s because I use Facebook as my multipurpose social network and any more than one profile to update seems too much of a pain to me. I did like Pownce after using it for a few days, but I slowly stopped using it because none of my friends used Pownce either.

]]> By: john andrews http://www.sempdx.org/blog/events/40-days-40-nights-and-140-characters-later-david-mihms-thoughts-after-a-month-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-2429 john andrews Thu, 22 May 2008 19:49:04 +0000 http://www.sempdx.org/?p=362#comment-2429 Well I guess that means you were actually able to use Twitter over the past 40 days. Lucky you! Here's to hoping they get the technology fixed so it works for us as we learn to depend on it... Well I guess that means you were actually able to use Twitter over the past 40 days. Lucky you! Here’s to hoping they get the technology fixed so it works for us as we learn to depend on it…

]]> By: Scott Hendison http://www.sempdx.org/blog/events/40-days-40-nights-and-140-characters-later-david-mihms-thoughts-after-a-month-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-2428 Scott Hendison Thu, 22 May 2008 19:40:11 +0000 http://www.sempdx.org/?p=362#comment-2428 Nice post, David. This is all so true, and that's why I severely limit the number of people I follow, it it all just becomes noise. Nice post, David. This is all so true, and that’s why I severely limit the number of people I follow, it it all just becomes noise.

]]> By: David Mihm http://www.sempdx.org/blog/events/40-days-40-nights-and-140-characters-later-david-mihms-thoughts-after-a-month-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-2427 David Mihm Thu, 22 May 2008 19:32:17 +0000 http://www.sempdx.org/?p=362#comment-2427 Hey Laura, thanks for responding! I had a feeling that wasn't the point of your presentation, but for someone who was unfamiliar with what Twitter was all about, that was my take-home. Maybe in future preso's you might give some concrete examples of third-party companies listening on Twitter to beef that section up? I wish I still had my notes from that day but nothing is sticking in my memory. It's also possible that there just WEREN'T any last year when you gave the seminar. At any rate, I really am in awe at your massive following and now count myself as one of them. It's clear that Twitter has worked amazingly well for your business & that you are an expert at how to leverage it to achieve real business goals. :) Hope to meet you at a future search conference. Hey Laura, thanks for responding! I had a feeling that wasn’t the point of your presentation, but for someone who was unfamiliar with what Twitter was all about, that was my take-home.

Maybe in future preso’s you might give some concrete examples of third-party companies listening on Twitter to beef that section up? I wish I still had my notes from that day but nothing is sticking in my memory. It’s also possible that there just WEREN’T any last year when you gave the seminar.

At any rate, I really am in awe at your massive following and now count myself as one of them. It’s clear that Twitter has worked amazingly well for your business & that you are an expert at how to leverage it to achieve real business goals. :) Hope to meet you at a future search conference.

]]> By: Laura "Pistachio" Fitton http://www.sempdx.org/blog/events/40-days-40-nights-and-140-characters-later-david-mihms-thoughts-after-a-month-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-2426 Laura "Pistachio" Fitton Thu, 22 May 2008 16:34:42 +0000 http://www.sempdx.org/?p=362#comment-2426 I love that you are loving Twitter! I am sad that you did not hear my presento as "listen listen listen listen!" (listen on social networks, not "listen to me"). see the slide deck here: http://twurl.nl/fgi0gs I'm actually rather humbled and embarrassed and weirded out by the having an audience side of Twitter, but I thought that would be interesting to an SEM/SEO crowd. I often leave it out entirely. At any rate, your post is awesome. It IS about who you follow, what you learn, etc. My slide about traffic was very much meant to discount the "go read this" effect and play up the listen, contribute, create value bit. http://twurl.nl/fgi0gs I love that you are loving Twitter! I am sad that you did not hear my presento as “listen listen listen listen!” (listen on social networks, not “listen to me”). see the slide deck here: http://twurl.nl/fgi0gs

I’m actually rather humbled and embarrassed and weirded out by the having an audience side of Twitter, but I thought that would be interesting to an SEM/SEO crowd. I often leave it out entirely.

At any rate, your post is awesome. It IS about who you follow, what you learn, etc. My slide about traffic was very much meant to discount the “go read this” effect and play up the listen, contribute, create value bit. http://twurl.nl/fgi0gs

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