The majority of the tweets that appear on my homepage are from friends that inform me of their feelings about work, school and their dietary choices for the day. I'm not saying I don't enjoy finding those things out, I just didn't see a supreme use of knowing these things.
I opened up more towards Twitter when I started to follow the Winnipeg Folk Festival's tweets and Pitchfork Media. They both tweet often and with relevance to what their organization is about. They linked to useful information that expanded on their 140 character message and also retweeted messages from other users that they thought might peak interests in their followers. They tweet effectively.
I finally realized what awesome power and reach Twitter possessed until last week. Most of my tweets run along the lines of pointless jibber-jab that really can be looked over since they contribute nothing to any one's existence. Sometime last week, I tweeted that I had an old camera that I would have liked to get fixed. I received a reply from a friend in Vancouver suggesting I try Don's Photo. Later in the day I received a reply from a complete stranger.
There were no hashtags or anything in my tweet, but somehow, this camera shop owner from Minnesota, USA answered my plea for help. I didn't end up sending my camera all the way to the states to get it fixed but I was amazed that my tweets were being heard!
Wow! Twitter sure is useful! Next time you have a question that needs to be answered, take a shot in the dark and tweet it. You might be lucky enough to get an informed answer from someone you don't know!
Oh, and follow me on Twitter!
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