To ‘get’ it you need to believe that users aren’t just saying it’s worth persisting as an ‘in’ thing - but because persistence really does pay off. And perhaps just a bit of Twitter tenacity.
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And of course Twitter is not just micro-blogging, but interwoven conversations.
That’s why it takes time to ‘get’. You’re not just connecting with people you already know: you’re forging new relationships with people you don’t. That takes time. It takes patience.
The goal is simple, 5000 sit-ups and 5000 push-ups in the month of March. That averages out to 166 a day if you start right now (03/02/2009)!
There's no need to sign up, if you're on Twitter you're all ready to go. Just tweet your progress to @5k5k like this "@5k5k I just did 40 situps and 33 push ups" or "Starting to feel sore after those 32 crunches and 56 press-ups as part of the @5k5k challenge" and we'll add it to your tally.
Recommend other twitter users for others.
Select ten people out of your following list or search users by the username and create a recommendation tweet.
Tweet usually contains a teaser to wake interest and a link to the twibes site where all recommended users are shown
Sarah Milstein predicts that micro-messaging will be as common as email in a few years and may replace email for certain kinds of information, such as client and customer relations.
micro-blogging is taking off because it fits how people work and think. But, cautions Lentz, “Think before you tweet. Each tweet is a webpage. It can be Googled. It’s forever.”
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