Twitter Chats
@belindayhughes (1096)
United States
January 24, 2013 3:47pm CST
I have recently discovered Twitter chats. There are some for every topic and subtopic, and they're lots of fun. I make new friends, learn a lot and gain followers, which increases the value of my social media assets. Some of the Twitter chats I've engaged in so far are #gardenchat, #SocialCafe, #SundaySupper, #herbchat and #Foodieschat. I like #gardenchat and #socialcafe best, because they have dedicated curators, who save the transcripts onto dedicated sites, and the group members seem to be friendly, polite, helpful, knowledgable and truly concerned about the topics. And the guest hosts/sponsors at #gardenchat have been very interesting, too. Just this week, we discussed old fashioned gardening techniques with a Southern Living editor-at-large, whose work is based on the teachings of his grandmother. As it happens, some of my gardening knowledge comes from time spent with my grandmother, as well. I'm looking forward to participating in more Twitter chats with these groups and trying new ones when I can, perhaps even learning to host my own.
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@Professor2010 (20162)
• India
15 Feb 13
I have Twitter account, but i was not aware of this feature, will look in to it, thanks for the details.
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@belindayhughes (1096)
• United States
15 Feb 13
Hi, Professor, nice to meet you! Twitter chats come under the heading of "the best things in life are free" and "time flies when you're having fun." All you invest is your time and knowledge and you get back more knowledge, contacts and inspiration in an hour that seems like only 5 minutes.
@tash01 (2030)
• Jamaica
11 Feb 13
I have never use the twitter chat before,I use my twitter account to get views for my articles.
I don't know how to check if i get a new message their,but one of these days am going to play around it with it.If it is fun ,then am going to check it out. Because sometimes am bored,and i don't feel like mylotting.Thanks am going to check these group that you mention.
@belindayhughes (1096)
• United States
11 Feb 13
Nice to meet again, tash, and thanks for responding to this discussion. I promote my articles on Twitter, too. I do the title then the link, then I hashtag with relevant chat group names. This gets my work to people who will be interested enough to retweet it, which happens often. And I do the same for them. Twitter chats are Mutual Aid Societies, and often have members who write online for at least part of their living. We don't automatically retweet everything group members post. It's gotta be good enough. Fortunately, it usually is. I predict you will enjoy yourself and grow your writing career in Twitter chats.
@belindayhughes (1096)
• United States
29 Jan 13
Hey julyteen, and thanks for joining in. Twitterchats are great for linking to people you're discussing. I find it very handy in my chats to discuss products I like and reference the people who make them, sometimes they are members of that particular chat, which works out well.
@NailTech (6874)
• United States
25 Jan 13
How do you join in on these groups on twitter? You start following them and then just start tweeting them? I'm a member of Twitter but could never get the hang of it totally. They have a lot of great things there to talk about it sounds like. I'd like to chat with them too one day when I have the time.
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@ArielAhhhh (126)
• China
26 Jan 13
It sounds great and i am gonna check it out to see if it is so good or not and actually i am kinda sick of yahoo chat, no matter which room i got in, just very easy to find many weidos. i am so tired of that
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@belindayhughes (1096)
• United States
29 Jan 13
Hello Ariel, and thanks for responding. I think you'll enjoy Twitter chats, once you find one that interests you. I haven't used yahoo chat rooms yet. The Twitter chats I've been in so far have been filled with nice people. I hope that continues.
