Comments on: Demetrio Maguigad Tells Me to Twitter at Main Street 2.0 http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/9499/ The people, issues, and events of Northfield, MN Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:41:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ross Currier http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/9499/comment-page-1/#comment-82783 Ross Currier Mon, 27 Apr 2009 01:26:08 +0000 http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/9499/#comment-82783 <p>Brendon, Twitter Opera: http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/charlottehigginsblog/2009/apr/21/classicalmusicandopera-twitter</p> Brendon, Twitter Opera: http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/charlottehigginsblog/2009/apr/21/classicalmusicandopera-twitter

]]> By: Ross Currier http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/9499/comment-page-1/#comment-81992 Ross Currier Sat, 18 Apr 2009 13:12:07 +0000 http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/9499/#comment-81992 <p>Perhaps of interest, a brief history of the Twitter company in today's WSJ: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124000817787330413.html</p> Perhaps of interest, a brief history of the Twitter company in today’s WSJ: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124000817787330413.html

]]> By: Tracy Davis http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/9499/comment-page-1/#comment-78518 Tracy Davis Fri, 13 Mar 2009 02:10:34 +0000 http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/9499/#comment-78518 <p>I use geek tools that scan Twitter to find the occurrence of the word "Northfield". A great percentage refer to the Northfields in IL, VT, MA, NJ... but some are here. That's how I saw the one about you.</p> I use geek tools that scan Twitter to find the occurrence of the word “Northfield”. A great percentage refer to the Northfields in IL, VT, MA, NJ… but some are here. That’s how I saw the one about you.

]]> By: Jerry Bilek http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/9499/comment-page-1/#comment-78487 Jerry Bilek Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:06:59 +0000 http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/9499/#comment-78487 <p>crud, it's like a club I can't join because I don't speak the language. how did you get that tweet Tracy?</p> crud, it’s like a club I can’t join because I don’t speak the language. how did you get that tweet Tracy?

]]> By: Tracy Davis http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/9499/comment-page-1/#comment-78486 Tracy Davis Thu, 12 Mar 2009 13:05:27 +0000 http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/9499/#comment-78486 <p>Jerry,</p> <p>Yeah, yeah. </p> <p>Oh... and someone named "BicycleTutor" <a href="http://twitter.com/BicycleTutor/statuses/1314868231" rel="nofollow">tweeted about Monkey See, Monkey Read</a> last night.</p> Jerry,

Yeah, yeah.

Oh… and someone named “BicycleTutor” tweeted about Monkey See, Monkey Read last night.

]]> By: Jerry Bilek http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/9499/comment-page-1/#comment-78395 Jerry Bilek Tue, 10 Mar 2009 17:46:29 +0000 http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/9499/#comment-78395 <p>Stewart on Twitter:</p> <p>http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=219519&title=twitter-frenzy</p> <p>and another twitter cartoon: http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20090310</p> Stewart on Twitter:

http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=219519&title=twitter-frenzy

and another twitter cartoon:
http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20090310

]]> By: Ross Currier http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/9499/comment-page-1/#comment-78386 Ross Currier Tue, 10 Mar 2009 16:21:10 +0000 http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/9499/#comment-78386 <p>Okeh, which is "more mainstream", </p> <p>The Wall Street Journal: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123638550095558381.html</p> <p>or The Star Tribune: http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/40986347.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUsZ</p> Okeh, which is “more mainstream”,

The Wall Street Journal:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123638550095558381.html

or The Star Tribune:
http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/40986347.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUsZ

]]> By: Jerry Bilek http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/9499/comment-page-1/#comment-78340 Jerry Bilek Mon, 09 Mar 2009 19:58:47 +0000 http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/9499/#comment-78340 <p>twitter cartoon: http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20090309</p> twitter cartoon:
http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20090309

]]> By: Jerry Bilek http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/9499/comment-page-1/#comment-78230 Jerry Bilek Sat, 07 Mar 2009 18:19:23 +0000 http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/9499/#comment-78230 <p>I tried it. it's like a foreign language. text message style. I'm being tweeted by two businesses. I logged in today to find a list of tweets. way to much to keep up with. I look at it this way, is this something my customers would value? maybe a few. Am I being remiss in not offering it? doubtful at this point. I watched two videos on the topic. the first by the twitter guy made me realize, he's a sharp person who failed public speaking. The other was two fellows who also failed public speaking, but seem very important because they have invented a new language only they can understand. it's just too techie for this non-techie.</p> I tried it. it’s like a foreign language. text message style. I’m being tweeted by two businesses. I logged in today to find a list of tweets. way to much to keep up with. I look at it this way, is this something my customers would value? maybe a few. Am I being remiss in not offering it? doubtful at this point. I watched two videos on the topic. the first by the twitter guy made me realize, he’s a sharp person who failed public speaking. The other was two fellows who also failed public speaking, but seem very important because they have invented a new language only they can understand. it’s just too techie for this non-techie.

]]> By: Tracy Davis http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/9499/comment-page-1/#comment-78227 Tracy Davis Sat, 07 Mar 2009 17:31:17 +0000 http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/9499/#comment-78227 <p>Jerry, it might be of interest to you to see how CommonGoodBooks is using Twitter:</p> <p><a href="http://twitter.com/commongoodbooks/" rel="nofollow">CommonGoodBooks</a></p> Jerry, it might be of interest to you to see how CommonGoodBooks is using Twitter:

CommonGoodBooks

]]> By: David Henson http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/9499/comment-page-1/#comment-78109 David Henson Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:41:26 +0000 http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/9499/#comment-78109 <p>A:But, I’m the lead B:Yes A:He has more characters B:You’re the hero A:The hero doesn’t get at least 70 characters? B:Look at the big picture A:Ok</p> <p>It's Brendon's fault for being encouraging.</p> A:But, I’m the lead
B:Yes
A:He has more characters
B:You’re the hero
A:The hero doesn’t get at least 70 characters?
B:Look at the big picture
A:Ok

It’s Brendon’s fault for being encouraging.

]]> By: Jerry Bilek http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/9499/comment-page-1/#comment-78108 Jerry Bilek Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:36:07 +0000 http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/9499/#comment-78108 <p>will do Ross, right now I need to find my pedal wrench. would twitter help me there? it's about 10 in. long, has a blue handle and looks like a funny shaped wrench.</p> will do Ross, right now I need to find my pedal wrench. would twitter help me there? it’s about 10 in. long, has a blue handle and looks like a funny shaped wrench.

]]> By: Brendon Etter http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/9499/comment-page-1/#comment-78106 Brendon Etter Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:32:19 +0000 http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/9499/#comment-78106 <p>Thanks, David H.! I'm all about getting people writing and acting and just exploring their artistic sides; so I'll see if I can put something together. I might make it part of an event I'm thinking about producing this summer... possibly downtown, if the stars align...</p> Thanks, David H.! I’m all about getting people writing and acting and just exploring their artistic sides; so I’ll see if I can put something together. I might make it part of an event I’m thinking about producing this summer… possibly downtown, if the stars align…

]]> By: David Henson http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/9499/comment-page-1/#comment-78105 David Henson Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:23:24 +0000 http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/9499/#comment-78105 <p>Brendon, Sorry about my theft. I think many people with stage fright will truly enjoy acting in these plays!</p> Brendon, Sorry about my theft. I think many people with stage fright will truly enjoy acting in these plays!

]]> By: Ross Currier http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/9499/comment-page-1/#comment-78103 Ross Currier Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:11:49 +0000 http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/9499/#comment-78103 <p>Hey Jerry -</p> <p>I "saw the light" of the potential for Twitter in advocacy work. It'll take another "ah ha" before I can see the leverage for promotion.</p> <p>After the show, Tracy told me about the dramatic impact it has had on her business. However, it seems to be having a dramatic input on ONE SEGMENT of her market and recognizing the potential in that segment was the key.</p> <p>Griff hustles intellectual property, Tracy, like you, sells physical goods. Maybe swing by her office when you're visiting your warehouse.</p> <ul> <li>Ross</li> </ul> Hey Jerry -

I “saw the light” of the potential for Twitter in advocacy work. It’ll take another “ah ha” before I can see the leverage for promotion.

After the show, Tracy told me about the dramatic impact it has had on her business. However, it seems to be having a dramatic input on ONE SEGMENT of her market and recognizing the potential in that segment was the key.

Griff hustles intellectual property, Tracy, like you, sells physical goods. Maybe swing by her office when you’re visiting your warehouse.

  • Ross
]]> By: Jerry Bilek http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/9499/comment-page-1/#comment-78102 Jerry Bilek Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:04:57 +0000 http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/9499/#comment-78102 <p>why would a hundred customers follow my twitter if only a fraction of that follow my blog? I've been blogging for 2.5 years now. still waiting to sell that first book. Is all of this technology a wise use of my resources? serious question there, because I'm not sure.</p> <p>I guess I see everything as a sliding block puzzle. if I spend time blogging, twittering, using facebook, that is time not spent adding books to the various websites I use to sell books. selling books this way increased 34% last year, selling books via the blog 0. I'm not opposed to trying twitter or facebook, but they are still unproven methods for retail. So let's say I twitter the Dawkins talk and you receive my twitter Griff. do you stop by and purchase one of my two copies for $8 or do you buy the kindle version for $9.28?</p> <p>Jerry, ape in charge, who is trying to decide if these microwave ovens are a good idea because I have yet to buy one.</p> why would a hundred customers follow my twitter if only a fraction of that follow my blog? I’ve been blogging for 2.5 years now. still waiting to sell that first book. Is all of this technology a wise use of my resources? serious question there, because I’m not sure.

I guess I see everything as a sliding block puzzle. if I spend time blogging, twittering, using facebook, that is time not spent adding books to the various websites I use to sell books. selling books this way increased 34% last year, selling books via the blog 0. I’m not opposed to trying twitter or facebook, but they are still unproven methods for retail. So let’s say I twitter the Dawkins talk and you receive my twitter Griff. do you stop by and purchase one of my two copies for $8 or do you buy the kindle version for $9.28?

Jerry, ape in charge, who is trying to decide if these microwave ovens are a good idea because I have yet to buy one.

]]> By: Brendon Etter http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/9499/comment-page-1/#comment-78101 Brendon Etter Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:04:09 +0000 http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/9499/#comment-78101 <p>David H: "emommee"... good one, by the way. Forgot to put that in my previous comment.</p> David H: “emommee”… good one, by the way. Forgot to put that in my previous comment.

]]> By: Brendon Etter http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/9499/comment-page-1/#comment-78100 Brendon Etter Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:03:00 +0000 http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/9499/#comment-78100 <p>Hey, David H.! You trying to steal my tiny dramatic thunder? Actually, I like this. Maybe we could have a Very Tweet Play Festival. A night full of about 100 of these plays? Who's there? I could run it this summer, maybe, when I have more time.</p> Hey, David H.! You trying to steal my tiny dramatic thunder? Actually, I like this. Maybe we could have a Very Tweet Play Festival. A night full of about 100 of these plays? Who’s there? I could run it this summer, maybe, when I have more time.

]]> By: David Henson http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/9499/comment-page-1/#comment-78098 David Henson Thu, 05 Mar 2009 14:44:34 +0000 http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/9499/#comment-78098 <blockquote> <p>A:Twinkie, Tweet, twitter B:Thats baby talk A:No it tech talk.B:Its baby talk A:Tech B:Baby A:Whaa, I want my emommee</p> </blockquote>

A:Twinkie, Tweet, twitter B:Thats baby
talk A:No it tech talk.B:Its baby
talk A:Tech B:Baby A:Whaa, I want my
emommee

]]> By: Griff Wigley http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/9499/comment-page-1/#comment-78092 Griff Wigley Thu, 05 Mar 2009 12:56:27 +0000 http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/9499/#comment-78092 <p>Jerry, consider using Twitter for your business. Imagine if a hundred of your customers were following your bookstore Twitter. Early yesterday, you noticed on the MPR website that God Delusion author Richard Dawkins was on MPR's MidMorning and appearing at the U of M later in the evening. You sent out a Tweet alerting them about it, and that you had 5 copies of his book in stock. </p> <p>Another scenario: that a customer who follows your Twitter account hears about Dawkins and sends YOU a Tweet about it, wondering if you have the book in stock. You then re-Tweet to your followers.</p> <p>Customers would love that kind of service.</p> Jerry, consider using Twitter for your business. Imagine if a hundred of your customers were following your bookstore Twitter. Early yesterday, you noticed on the MPR website that God Delusion author Richard Dawkins was on MPR’s MidMorning and appearing at the U of M later in the evening. You sent out a Tweet alerting them about it, and that you had 5 copies of his book in stock.

Another scenario: that a customer who follows your Twitter account hears about Dawkins and sends YOU a Tweet about it, wondering if you have the book in stock. You then re-Tweet to your followers.

Customers would love that kind of service.

]]> By: Podcast: The Triumvirate on Main Street 2.0 : Locally Grown http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/9499/comment-page-1/#comment-78090 Podcast: The Triumvirate on Main Street 2.0 : Locally Grown Thu, 05 Mar 2009 12:44:45 +0000 http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/9499/#comment-78090 [...] It was just us co-hosts yesterday, primarily doing a post-mortem on Ross’ trip to Chicago for the National Mainstreets Conference with its 2009 technology-related theme, Becoming Main Street 2.0. (And what is Web 2.0? ) See the live-blogging organizers did during the conference. Ross has posted to his NDDC blog about the conference here, here, and here. and here on LG re: Twitter. [...] [...] It was just us co-hosts yesterday, primarily doing a post-mortem on Ross’ trip to Chicago for the National Mainstreets Conference with its 2009 technology-related theme, Becoming Main Street 2.0. (And what is Web 2.0? ) See the live-blogging organizers did during the conference. Ross has posted to his NDDC blog about the conference here, here, and here. and here on LG re: Twitter. [...]

]]> By: David Ludescher http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/9499/comment-page-1/#comment-78078 David Ludescher Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:18:13 +0000 http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/9499/#comment-78078 <p>Amen Jerry. </p> Amen Jerry.

]]> By: Jerry Bilek http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/9499/comment-page-1/#comment-78076 Jerry Bilek Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:36:53 +0000 http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/9499/#comment-78076 <p>I still don't get it. why should I care? maybe that's why I like single speed bikes. no gears, simplicity. I've got email, a website, a blog, a cell phone I rarely turn on. I think I can skip facebook, twitter, linkedin. where is the value to all of this? will it fill a need? sometimes a book, a bike and beer are all that is necessary.</p> I still don’t get it. why should I care? maybe that’s why I like single speed bikes. no gears, simplicity. I’ve got email, a website, a blog, a cell phone I rarely turn on. I think I can skip facebook, twitter, linkedin. where is the value to all of this? will it fill a need? sometimes a book, a bike and beer are all that is necessary.

]]> By: Griff Wigley http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/9499/comment-page-1/#comment-78075 Griff Wigley Wed, 04 Mar 2009 21:22:19 +0000 http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/9499/#comment-78075 <p>Jerry, what Evan Williams didn't say in that TED video that Tracy linked to is that Twitter and its competitors are micro-blogging (aka micro-sharing) services.  So when framed that way, it's easier to see it as a generic tool like a blog, to be use for good, bad, or merely the trivial. <br /> <br />In large organizations, internal-only micro-blogging has become a knowledge management tool. Instead of asking yourself the usual Twitter question, "What am I doing right now?", the questions to ask are "What am I working on right now?" and "What work-related problem am I struggling with right now?" etc. <a href="http://pistachioconsulting.com/best-buys-mix-enterprise-microsharing-goes-big/" rel="nofollow">Best Buy has a huge micro-blogging project going on right now</a>. <br /> <br />The techie part of micro-blogging that's given it a boost is the ability for people to choose get the alerts (Tweets) of those they're following via mobile devices.  To be able to instantly tap the brains of dozens/hundreds or more of people who've chosen to follow you and your 'thinking' via micro-blogging can be a very powerful thing. It's like having all those people standing in a room within earshot of you all the time. You can't hear them but they can hear you. <br /> <br />Lastly, the limitations of 140 characters is freeing for people who've not taken to blogging in part because they think they have to create lengthy blog posts... and so they don't do it because they don't have the time.  (Brendon has shown us the fallacy of that thinking with his Very Short Plays.) <br /> <br />I use my Twitter account for Northfield-related stuff primarily... and I nearly always send out a Tweet with the URL of my LG blog posts. So if you blog, you should consider micro-blogging. <br /> <br />Hope that helps. <br /> <br /></p> Jerry, what Evan Williams didn’t say in that TED video that Tracy linked to is that Twitter and its competitors are micro-blogging (aka micro-sharing) services.  So when framed that way, it’s easier to see it as a generic tool like a blog, to be use for good, bad, or merely the trivial.

In large organizations, internal-only micro-blogging has become a knowledge management tool. Instead of asking yourself the usual Twitter question, “What am I doing right now?”, the questions to ask are “What am I working on right now?” and “What work-related problem am I struggling with right now?” etc. Best Buy has a huge micro-blogging project going on right now.

The techie part of micro-blogging that’s given it a boost is the ability for people to choose get the alerts (Tweets) of those they’re following via mobile devices.  To be able to instantly tap the brains of dozens/hundreds or more of people who’ve chosen to follow you and your ‘thinking’ via micro-blogging can be a very powerful thing. It’s like having all those people standing in a room within earshot of you all the time. You can’t hear them but they can hear you.

Lastly, the limitations of 140 characters is freeing for people who’ve not taken to blogging in part because they think they have to create lengthy blog posts… and so they don’t do it because they don’t have the time.  (Brendon has shown us the fallacy of that thinking with his Very Short Plays.)

I use my Twitter account for Northfield-related stuff primarily… and I nearly always send out a Tweet with the URL of my LG blog posts. So if you blog, you should consider micro-blogging.

Hope that helps.

]]> By: Tracy Davis http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/9499/comment-page-1/#comment-78070 Tracy Davis Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:21:56 +0000 http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/9499/#comment-78070 <p>Loving the "oditter"...</p> Loving the “oditter”…

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