Sooo I tweeted 238 times since March 1st.
A lot of those tweets happen to be LiveTwwets from our social media class. The majority of them are about social media and advertising. But I alwatys tweet about things that I find cool online.
I retweet a lot. Enough to not want to count, but I would say it is about 30% of everything I tweet. I retweet a lot of different people including peers, teachers, companies, and social media people. When people tweet about something cool I usually want to share. Retweeting is a good way to keep updated...offering your followers content without stealing other peoples ideas.
To be honest, about 75% of all of my tweets had @ relplies on them. I use Twitter as a social site - connecting with people. We have conversations. Or if I find something that is especially interesting I make sure to pass it on. I @ reply when I live tweet too, which takes up a majority of those tweets. I reply to a lot of different people, but only people that I know personally (unless I am retweeting)
I am following 144 people, and 175 poeple are following me (something I am very proud of).
I would say my most positive experience happened once I started using TweetDeck, because it allowed me to be a part of so many other groups and keep in touch with conversations.
I would say that my most negative experiences would be when I tried to sell my Brewers opening Day tickets. People did not respond well when I @'ed them and they never responded. I can see that this medium is too personal to connect with people in that way.
All in all, Twitter has benefitted me in more ways than one. I am always connected with news coverage and updated advertising ideas. Becuase I understand how to use the tools I have been able to converse with people I never would have normally met. And I think that is very cool
