Twitter In Field and In Stream
A few years ago I was with a client who asked me: Do you Twitter? If I had not been attending a digital marketing conference, I probably would have cleared my throat and turned a shade of magenta. Back then Twitter was cutting edge, which meant about five people used the service, no doubt one of them was the developer. Today, however, Twitter is mainstream. What is Twitter you say? It's a free social networking service that’s a lot like blogging and public instant messages limited to 140 characters. User do it walking to the deli: Got salami in mind, maybe ham? So again you ask, what does a "tweets" (that’s what the message is called) have to do with hunting? The AZ Game and Fish Department is using Twitter. You can follow the department and its activities at @azgfd or at http://twitter.com/azgfd. Want to know what Remington is up to? They have a Twitter address as well. Maybe they can tell me where the woodcock are hiding instead of trying to sell me a new shotgun? Maybe I'll send my buddies a Tweet to tell them where the tweets and clucks are hiding? Maybe they'll just think I'm a twit. Here's what I really think of Twitter.
Comments
I can't say that I do a lot of Twittering on or off the water. I just can't bring myself to the point of wasting time Twittering about stuff that isn't worth mentioning. I can do that on my blog. :)
I loved the video and it expresses just how I feel too.
Posted by: James "Not A Twit" Mann | June 17, 2009 09:53 AM
I love twitter but I used it mostly on updates and not merely on what I'm doing.
Posted by: Hunting Guy | June 21, 2009 02:26 AM