Comments on: Concise Guide to Understanding Replies, Mentions and Direct Messages on Twitter – Part 1 of 2 http://www.twitip.com/concise-guide-to-understanding-replies-mentions-and-direct-messages-on-twitter-part-1-of-2/ Twitter Tips in 140 Characters or More Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:03:08 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Steve Schildwachter http://www.twitip.com/concise-guide-to-understanding-replies-mentions-and-direct-messages-on-twitter-part-1-of-2/#comment-59045 Steve Schildwachter Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:52:30 +0000 http://www.twitip.com/?p=2383#comment-59045 Robert: This was a very useful article and I linked to it on my blog (see address above). My only suggestion is that you ask TwiTip to provide a link to part 2 on this page and vice versa. -- Steve Schildwachter Robert: This was a very useful article and I linked to it on my blog (see address above). My only suggestion is that you ask TwiTip to provide a link to part 2 on this page and vice versa. — Steve Schildwachter

]]> By: Giorgio Sironi http://www.twitip.com/concise-guide-to-understanding-replies-mentions-and-direct-messages-on-twitter-part-1-of-2/#comment-52344 Giorgio Sironi Sun, 27 Sep 2009 12:24:54 +0000 http://www.twitip.com/?p=2383#comment-52344 The "reply system" is what bugs me the most about twitter, since it is not a reply system at all. Whenever you use a @someone tag you are mentioning someone and this does not constitute a real reply because: - there is no context preserved. Suggesting to incorporate some context in the tweet (wasting part of the 140 characters) is mandatory since there is no way for the recipient to know what you are responding to. - conversations lose value quickly, and became useless after few hours since they are impossible to organize. What you see is only a list of reversed order tweets from two persons that you must search in their personal timeline and order according to their timestamp. Whenever I reply to someone status on facebook or to an e-mail, I expect further replies to be accessible from the starting point (the status), being kept under it or similar. A permalink for a reply tweet is kind of useless since you read that and you say "What this guy is talking about? Maybe I should lazy load the timeline of the one he is responding to up to 2008 and see if I can find the original tweet and guess which one is in the list". The “reply system” is what bugs me the most about twitter, since it is not a reply system at all. Whenever you use a @someone tag you are mentioning someone and this does not constitute a real reply because:
- there is no context preserved. Suggesting to incorporate some context in the tweet (wasting part of the 140 characters) is mandatory since there is no way for the recipient to know what you are responding to.
- conversations lose value quickly, and became useless after few hours since they are impossible to organize. What you see is only a list of reversed order tweets from two persons that you must search in their personal timeline and order according to their timestamp.
Whenever I reply to someone status on facebook or to an e-mail, I expect further replies to be accessible from the starting point (the status), being kept under it or similar. A permalink for a reply tweet is kind of useless since you read that and you say “What this guy is talking about? Maybe I should lazy load the timeline of the one he is responding to up to 2008 and see if I can find the original tweet and guess which one is in the list”.

]]> By: Robert Dwyer http://www.twitip.com/concise-guide-to-understanding-replies-mentions-and-direct-messages-on-twitter-part-1-of-2/#comment-52075 Robert Dwyer Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:59:58 +0000 http://www.twitip.com/?p=2383#comment-52075 Thanks for giving this a read and for the tweets everyone. I appreciate it. @jasondrohn That's a great analogy. @twthosting @SoftwareCritics Thanks for the kind words! @Calaelen @TwtrCoach You're absolutely right- more on that tomorrow. Thanks for giving this a read and for the tweets everyone. I appreciate it.

@jasondrohn That’s a great analogy.
@twthosting @SoftwareCritics Thanks for the kind words!
@Calaelen @TwtrCoach You’re absolutely right- more on that tomorrow.

]]> By: Are Morch http://www.twitip.com/concise-guide-to-understanding-replies-mentions-and-direct-messages-on-twitter-part-1-of-2/#comment-52070 Are Morch Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:32:02 +0000 http://www.twitip.com/?p=2383#comment-52070 Hi... You are right Calaelen, but you also have to read the title of this article. My understanding is that this is a series that will show some of the proper ways communicating with Twitter. You have to think outside the box, it is not all about exposure. More then likely we will see some of your points in the next article. Cheers.. Are Hi…

You are right Calaelen, but you also have to read the title of this article.

My understanding is that this is a series that will show some of the proper ways communicating with Twitter.

You have to think outside the box, it is not all about exposure.

More then likely we will see some of your points in the next article.

Cheers.. Are

]]> By: Mathdelane http://www.twitip.com/concise-guide-to-understanding-replies-mentions-and-direct-messages-on-twitter-part-1-of-2/#comment-52059 Mathdelane Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:26:45 +0000 http://www.twitip.com/?p=2383#comment-52059 These are priceless gems that needs thorough understanding to effectively use Twitter to your advantage. Thanks for sharing! These are priceless gems that needs thorough understanding to effectively use Twitter to your advantage. Thanks for sharing!

]]> By: Calaelen http://www.twitip.com/concise-guide-to-understanding-replies-mentions-and-direct-messages-on-twitter-part-1-of-2/#comment-52058 Calaelen Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:26:18 +0000 http://www.twitip.com/?p=2383#comment-52058 If you like to answer someones tweet and you think this could be interesting for all your followers, just start with a short word like "Hey @NAME," "Yes @NAME, I think..." In this case you will generate a Tweet which shows up at the mention-stream of @NAME and at all your followers, not only the ones who follow @NAME :] If you like to answer someones tweet and you think this could be interesting for all your followers, just start with a short word like “Hey @NAME,” “Yes @NAME, I think…”

In this case you will generate a Tweet which shows up at the mention-stream of @NAME and at all your followers, not only the ones who follow @NAME

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]]> By: twthosting http://www.twitip.com/concise-guide-to-understanding-replies-mentions-and-direct-messages-on-twitter-part-1-of-2/#comment-52056 twthosting Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:23:00 +0000 http://www.twitip.com/?p=2383#comment-52056 useful information, thumbs up! useful information, thumbs up!

]]> By: Jason Drohn http://www.twitip.com/concise-guide-to-understanding-replies-mentions-and-direct-messages-on-twitter-part-1-of-2/#comment-52052 Jason Drohn Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:02:34 +0000 http://www.twitip.com/?p=2383#comment-52052 I've always likened Twitter interactions to being in a crowded train station. When you walk in, you can hear everyone else around you. But once you start communicating with one person (aka. replies), that one person hears you along with everyone else. Direct messages are like whispers that only you and they can hear... It has always seemed to help newbies understand! -- Jason Drohn I’ve always likened Twitter interactions to being in a crowded train station.

When you walk in, you can hear everyone else around you. But once you start communicating with one person (aka. replies), that one person hears you along with everyone else. Direct messages are like whispers that only you and they can hear…

It has always seemed to help newbies understand!

– Jason Drohn

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