tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19897529.post632162390496961965..comments2024-03-29T03:30:42.787-04:00Comments on A Dark Planet: Tweet.David Terrenoirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09482864941636273068noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19897529.post-32742790678738892072009-04-18T09:31:00.000-04:002009-04-18T09:31:00.000-04:00Twitter...what I imagine male hair stylist do whil...Twitter...what I imagine male hair stylist do while they flip celebrity hair around. I figue it to be another silly fad of people who need to get a life.Beneath the Carolina Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11378676354922370500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19897529.post-7365519783789889392009-04-16T16:27:00.000-04:002009-04-16T16:27:00.000-04:00I think that part of her success has to do with th...I think that part of her success has to do with the fact that she didn't have any connection to the show. My guess is that as soon as the show producer and writers get involved, she will have serious restrictions. As of now, the show gets all of the benefit without the cost, plus they can distance themselves whenever they want because she hasn't been contracted by them. <br /><br />I'm interested to see how she manages once she gets a paying client. As you know Dave, the blog can be a serious commitment of time and energy. Sending thoughtful tweets will surely take significant effort too. I hope she gets clients that are willing to pay for the time it will take, but I'm doubtful.<br /><br />Of course, as a writer, marketing your own work, this shouldn't be a problem. I think that "social networking" can be used to build an audience and successfully market a project, but it takes a bold approach.<br /><br />My preference is to stay away from using Twitter for a character from 1941. It's not that it couldn't be done well, but I like things to be a little more organic. Forcing technology where it doesn't belong creates a leverage point for people to dismiss the content. (To pick up an earlier discussion, like the noise against Michael Moore deters from his message.) If not dismiss it, at least it pulls you away from being fully immersed in the story.<br /><br />I think I'd rather create an outside character -perhaps a modern researcher/investigator - that can use Twitter as part of their uncovering what happened in 1941. Does that make sense? Maybe that's a little contrived, but that's the direction that feels right to me.<br /><br />The key, as always, is to keep it fresh and entertaining. Anyone can have a blog or twitter account, but it's rare that someone can make me care...The Nephewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19897529.post-65999773012431860922009-04-16T16:04:00.000-04:002009-04-16T16:04:00.000-04:00Twitter is most interesting when several people ge...Twitter is most interesting when several people get involved in a conversation, tweeting back and forth. Then it sort of rises above blather. Sometimes.Graham Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01775285782385634486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19897529.post-2148108219082783382009-04-16T13:43:00.000-04:002009-04-16T13:43:00.000-04:00140 character chapters?
Overall, I have no use fo...140 character chapters?<br /><br />Overall, I have no use for the all the freaking details from anyone's life. But a fictional character? Well, now you're talking...RedTreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13435074189289863204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19897529.post-64828026403576878712009-04-16T11:52:00.000-04:002009-04-16T11:52:00.000-04:00Twitter ... i pods and phones ... Blackberries ......Twitter ... i pods and phones ... Blackberries ...? Who gives a shit about this stuff? Why? Is there an ap for apathy?<br /><br />Did you see Colbert interviewed on the Today Show a while back? Asked if he Twitters, he replied "Yes, I have twatted."<br /><br />Beyond a side-splitting crude joke, I have no use for it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19897529.post-42623006479120984302009-04-16T11:35:00.000-04:002009-04-16T11:35:00.000-04:00I believe Gary Trudeau had his intrepid Fox News r...I believe Gary Trudeau had his intrepid Fox News reporter character Roland Hedley tweet during his "reporting" of the G-20 summit.Milonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19897529.post-68854432701909076512009-04-16T11:14:00.000-04:002009-04-16T11:14:00.000-04:00Seth Harwood is doing this with his new podcast no...Seth Harwood is doing this with his new podcast novel Young Junius. It is successful and helps to build readership.Mystery Dawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14810382773710059763noreply@blogger.com