Posts Tagged ‘Guy kawasaki’

Oh Look – It’s About Guy, Twitter and Quality vs Quantity. Again. Yay.

This morning I decided to scan some headlines in my RSS Reader, because that thing is Sorely Neglected since I’ve started using Twitter.

And I came across an article contributed by Rich Brooks, who you can find on Twitter.

He wrote an article called Why Guy Kawasaki Is Wrong About Twitter | Social Media Strategies for Small Business | Fast Company – here’s a clip:

I was recently reading a post from Guy entitled How to Use Twitter as a Twool. There’s a bunch of great advice in the post, but I found one piece of advice that I just couldn’t swallow:

“Get as many followers as you can. I recently explained what I do to get more followers. Ignore people who tell you that it’s the quality of your followers not the quantity. They’re trying to make friends, not use Twitter as a tool. And, truth be told, there are only two kinds of Twitter users: those that want more followers and those that lie. You can follow me here.”

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Twitter, Social Medias, and Haters

About six weeks ago ago, I was over at Scoble’s blog, reading some of the things Guy said about Twitter in s recent interview. As usual, I was struck by some of the comments made.

A few of the commenters in that and a related post seemed fixated on two areas.

1- I don’t get Twitter/ Using Twitter for Business Is a Mistake,

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[rant] Okay, Let’s Be Specific : The Marketing Tweetroversies: Part 2

If you haven’t read the first part, you may view this post in a different tone than it is intended. Please read Part 1 of the Marketing Tweetroveries first.

While we’re on the topic of social media, no, I’m not part of the team upset at Guy’s Twitter Twool post or the one on How to Pick Up Followers on Twitter. I’ve been asked about this several times, and not answered. Well, here’s my answer:

Guy and I have had a few conversations and I believe he’s a good guy who was just answering questions people asked him, honestly. Not that he needs me to defend him. He’s probably too busy to even realize there was a controversy over it. Again, people are asking my opinion, and I’m tired of answering the same question individually.

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