DISQUS

Robert · 1 year ago

What the heck is so great about Twitter? Yes I know I could go find a several paragraph summary elsewhere on the web -- but why are so many people talking about it, and what would make it worth the time to go find and read such a summary?

Lar Veale (smallsips) · 1 year ago

Thanks for the link love, Dale.

Philip James · 1 year ago

Ugh, i didnt make it into the 40+ back in May, or the list now... Maybe i made one of the other two - off to check that out

Rob · 1 year ago

Hey Dale, thanks for posting these. I am always looking for more blogs to follow and more twitter people to talk with. This has been really helpful. Please keep it up!

Rob (http://twitter.com/RobBralow)

Dale Cruse · 1 year ago

My pleasure, Lar. Lots more love coming! Okay, that sounded bad, but you know what I mean.

Dale Cruse · 1 year ago

Philip, if you haven't appeared on the list yet, you will. Stay tuned.

Dale Cruse · 1 year ago

Glad you enjoy it, Rob.

Cheap Wine · 1 year ago

Thanks for the twitter list. I'm now following most of them.

Dale Cruse · 1 year ago

Robert asked what the big deal with Twitter is. I asked the Twitter community their opinions and here are some responses I received:

@vihuela said, "Tailored conversations on what you want to know. Who's drinkin what, for how much, are they talking about u?"

@Bradinator said, "Twitter succeeds where every fridge magnet fails. It keeps your message in an ever evolving conversation that is both novel and direct."

@winetravel said, "Twitter is great for links you might not find; for meeting people in a more open, quick way than via Facebook, LinkedIn; & self-marketing!"

@winebratsf said, "Twitter allows you to reach a specific audience, quickly and effectively . The most useful wine things i've found are Twitter specific offers i.e. % off, bonus bottles, etc to encourage sales. Also great for broadcasting events & news"

@geoff_bilbrough said, "build a community of people that drink their product - deliver running commentary on vintage, tasting locations, reviews, perfect"

Another reader pointed me to an article he wrote titled, "Twitter Hits Its Tipping Point" at: http://casadwyer.blogspot.com/2008/11/twitter-h...

Hope that helps.

Rob · 1 year ago

I am not convinced that those opinions really reflect what is happening on twitter right now, at least in the wine sector. I continue to search through twitter frequently and the overwhelming majority of people I have found are marketers, PR people, importers, retailers... basically people trying to get a message across to someone else. I am having a hard time finding people who are there just to be there. Now, that doesn't mean I don't find twitter useful in making relationships with said industry people, but if you are looking for the consumer "audience" I don't think it is quite there yet.

Dale Cruse · 1 year ago

Rob, the wine people I most commonly see on Twitter are wine bloggers.