tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5307276750410404539.post205429797182095062..comments2023-10-07T16:33:37.655+07:00Comments on A Digerati Wannabe: Twitter Experiment at IAALD World Congress 2008 a Great Success!Michael Riggshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05669764110474163606noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5307276750410404539.post-59408818793263503682008-09-15T17:45:00.000+07:002008-09-15T17:45:00.000+07:00Yes Twitter is a positive experience, and I agree ...Yes Twitter is a positive experience, and I agree that it's dependent on having a good network. One thing I failed to mention is that I'm slowly building my network with a focus on professional peers/colleagues (not friends and family as that's not what I decided to use Twitter for). Now about your questions...<BR/><BR/>1. I can send but not receive sms-based "tweets" on my mobile phone because the service is based in Thailand (where there's no Twitter agreement with the phone companies). Instead I use the wi-fi service on my iPhone combined with Twitterriffic to send and receive tweets.<BR/><BR/>I did send/receive tweets all through this conference (the picture catches me in the act!).<BR/><BR/>2. Tagging on Twitter is indicated by placing a "#" character at the beginning of the tag. (This is common use, but not universal - much is written online about it.) The specific tag for this meeting "aginfo8" was chosen by one of the organizers and was announced prior to and during the meeting so that all of us would use the common tag. That's why now if you Google "aginfo8" you will find many types of content from this meeting. At search.twitter.com you can find all the tweets from the conference.Michael Riggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05669764110474163606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5307276750410404539.post-53230631755899827472008-09-13T15:21:00.000+07:002008-09-13T15:21:00.000+07:00Hi Michael, that sound like a positive experience ...Hi Michael, that sound like a positive experience with a new tool! Yet, it all depends on your network. Being on twitter without having a solid network wouldn't help. I have two questions: 1. did you use mobile phone to twitter and did you read responses too?<BR/>2. how did the tag work?Joitskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09087406142343521335noreply@blogger.com