Comments on: Twitter – A New New Thing http://www.houstondeafnetwork.com/articles/technology-articles/twitter-a-new-new-thing/ Community Resources for Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Houston Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:52:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sam the Deaf http://www.houstondeafnetwork.com/articles/technology-articles/twitter-a-new-new-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-87 Sam the Deaf Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:51:07 +0000 http://www.dphhh.com/?p=12696#comment-87 I use Twitter for my blog to encourage to have people find me. It's one of good tool to get attention. However for make keyword on Twitter whatever people are look for. I have make the suggest to search #imdeaf instead #deaf. Why? From what I seen that "deaf" on search doesn't make us find only for deaf and hard of hearing. For example, someone saying, I'm being tone deaf blah blah. It's not right subject what they're look for. That was my suggest I blog some time ago. Cheer. http://illustrator.blog-alloon.com/archives/809 I use Twitter for my blog to encourage to have people find me. It’s one of good tool to get attention. However for make keyword on Twitter whatever people are look for. I have make the suggest to search #imdeaf instead #deaf. Why? From what I seen that “deaf” on search doesn’t make us find only for deaf and hard of hearing. For example, someone saying, I’m being tone deaf blah blah. It’s not right subject what they’re look for. That was my suggest I blog some time ago. Cheer.
http://illustrator.blog-alloon.com/archives/809

]]> By: bporche http://www.houstondeafnetwork.com/articles/technology-articles/twitter-a-new-new-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-37 bporche Wed, 08 Apr 2009 19:39:24 +0000 http://www.dphhh.com/?p=12696#comment-37 I forgot to mention this...more and more companies are using Twitter as a customer service contact. For example, there is @bank_of_america or @dishnetwork and one time I was having problems with my Dish Tv and I decided to twitter @dishnetwork. This person replied back to me and said to call this number AND extension! It went straight to that person, no waiting! I was like, "Wow, that is customer service!" Within minutes we solved the problem which was a power surge protector inteferring with the cable line... I know, I know...stupid me. :-) Just search for your service provider on Twitter search or go to wefollow.com I forgot to mention this…more and more companies are using Twitter as a customer service contact. For example, there is @bank_of_america or @dishnetwork and one time I was having problems with my Dish Tv and I decided to twitter @dishnetwork. This person replied back to me and said to call this number AND extension! It went straight to that person, no waiting! I was like, “Wow, that is customer service!” Within minutes we solved the problem which was a power surge protector inteferring with the cable line… I know, I know…stupid me. :-)

Just search for your service provider on Twitter search or go to wefollow.com

]]> By: bporche http://www.houstondeafnetwork.com/articles/technology-articles/twitter-a-new-new-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-32 bporche Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:18:14 +0000 http://www.dphhh.com/?p=12696#comment-32 Good comment of what I have read so far. I understand the concern of having people knowing what you are up to or etc. However, with any social sites you have the power to control how your information is being revealed. Take Twitter for example, there are two basic types of control - Public or Private. Public - you allow everyone to view your updates or Private - you decide on who wants to follow you. Simple as that. Then there are sub level of control...you can block that person or click "follow" which means you allow that person to respond to your Tweets and open the communication between you and that person. It is true that you have to watch what you say and how much information you want to reveal is entirely on your own on how much risk you are willing to take. :-) Good point there. Good comment of what I have read so far. I understand the concern of having people knowing what you are up to or etc. However, with any social sites you have the power to control how your information is being revealed. Take Twitter for example, there are two basic types of control – Public or Private. Public – you allow everyone to view your updates or Private – you decide on who wants to follow you. Simple as that. Then there are sub level of control…you can block that person or click “follow” which means you allow that person to respond to your Tweets and open the communication between you and that person.

It is true that you have to watch what you say and how much information you want to reveal is entirely on your own on how much risk you are willing to take. :-) Good point there.

]]> By: sassyredjulz http://www.houstondeafnetwork.com/articles/technology-articles/twitter-a-new-new-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-36 sassyredjulz Wed, 08 Apr 2009 12:07:25 +0000 http://www.dphhh.com/?p=12696#comment-36 Yes it's becoming a tool for job networking, but it's also allowing your employer access to what you're saying through out the day. Like that employer who got fired by Philadelphia Eagles for making a comment about them letting go of one of their star players. I sure would be careful about what I say during work hours if I was a Twitter user. Employers are indeed monitoring their employees' activities online. Just use common sense to what you say online. Yes it’s becoming a tool for job networking, but it’s also allowing your employer access to what you’re saying through out the day. Like that employer who got fired by Philadelphia Eagles for making a comment about them letting go of one of their star players. I sure would be careful about what I say during work hours if I was a Twitter user. Employers are indeed monitoring their employees’ activities online. Just use common sense to what you say online.

]]> By: Grant W Laird Jr http://www.houstondeafnetwork.com/articles/technology-articles/twitter-a-new-new-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Grant W Laird Jr Wed, 08 Apr 2009 08:29:04 +0000 http://www.dphhh.com/?p=12696#comment-35 Try http://www.ping.fm It can do most of the job for you with few click including twitter.... Try http://www.ping.fm

It can do most of the job for you with few click including twitter….

]]> By: Billy Koch http://www.houstondeafnetwork.com/articles/technology-articles/twitter-a-new-new-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-34 Billy Koch Wed, 08 Apr 2009 03:28:49 +0000 http://www.dphhh.com/?p=12696#comment-34 Good point but you know when it comes to jobs and etc its all who you know and social networking is taking up by a storm. It is replacing Monster.com, Careerbuilder, and a few to name. As posted on Business week http://www.businessweek.com/technology/technology_at_work/archives/2009/03/hunting_for_job.html Social networking is replacing those job boards. Now keep an eye on the job boards they will start finding a way to integrate social networking into their job sites. Honestly, I have kinda of blown away Facebook - I have become less and less a FB fan but more of a Twitter fanatic. Because all those apps that people add, install and etc. I dont need those - if I have questions or just want to say something - I just TWITTER it! Good point but you know when it comes to jobs and etc its all who you know and social networking is taking up by a storm. It is replacing Monster.com, Careerbuilder, and a few to name. As posted on Business week http://www.businessweek.com/technology/technology_at_work/archives/2009/03/hunting_for_job.html Social networking is replacing those job boards. Now keep an eye on the job boards they will start finding a way to integrate social networking into their job sites. Honestly, I have kinda of blown away Facebook – I have become less and less a FB fan but more of a Twitter fanatic. Because all those apps that people add, install and etc. I dont need those – if I have questions or just want to say something – I just TWITTER it!

]]> By: sassyredjulz http://www.houstondeafnetwork.com/articles/technology-articles/twitter-a-new-new-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-33 sassyredjulz Wed, 08 Apr 2009 01:27:32 +0000 http://www.dphhh.com/?p=12696#comment-33 Not even gonna allow myself get hooked to Twitter. Facebook, myspace, and Xanga was hard enough to wean off! I had to wean off FB and MS so I could focus better on graduate school and work. It has made a world of difference already. My work productivity has increased as well. If I didn't have such a high demanding job and wasn't in school, sure, I'd tweet all day long. :) However, the idea of everyone knowing your thoughts every minute of the day does not appeal to me anymore especially when crime is spiking up. When the times are bad especially during the economy, the crime rate goes up. You just don't want to take that kind of risk and allow criminals to track you down. Not even gonna allow myself get hooked to Twitter. Facebook, myspace, and Xanga was hard enough to wean off! I had to wean off FB and MS so I could focus better on graduate school and work. It has made a world of difference already. My work productivity has increased as well. If I didn’t have such a high demanding job and wasn’t in school, sure, I’d tweet all day long. :)

However, the idea of everyone knowing your thoughts every minute of the day does not appeal to me anymore especially when crime is spiking up. When the times are bad especially during the economy, the crime rate goes up. You just don’t want to take that kind of risk and allow criminals to track you down.

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