Comments on: On Twitter http://www.trevorginn.com/on-twitter/ Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:55:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Tristan http://www.trevorginn.com/on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-66808 Tristan Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:33:22 +0000 http://www.trevorginn.com/on-twitter/#comment-66808 wow. that's informative. But after trying it out i found it irritating that all and sundry i tweeted ended up on facebook. however, if you need another way that allows you to choose which tweets end up on your facebook check out this app: http://apps.facebook.com/selectivetwitter/ If need be, i've found a tutorial here: http://cogito.faii.net/linking-facebook-to-twitter-tutorial/ cheers :) wow. that’s informative.

But after trying it out i found it irritating that all and sundry i tweeted ended up on facebook.

however, if you need another way that allows you to choose which tweets end up on your facebook check out this app:

http://apps.facebook.com/selectivetwitter/

If need be, i’ve found a tutorial here:

http://cogito.faii.net/linking-facebook-to-twitter-tutorial/

cheers :)

]]> By: Rhys http://www.trevorginn.com/on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-66768 Rhys Fri, 16 Jan 2009 19:53:20 +0000 http://www.trevorginn.com/on-twitter/#comment-66768 I've just released an app called <a href="http://www.tweet-sql.com" rel="nofollow">Tweet-SQL</a> intended to help with Twitter Integration for businesses. I’ve just released an app called Tweet-SQL intended to help with Twitter Integration for businesses.

]]> By: vzaar Jamie http://www.trevorginn.com/on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-61196 vzaar Jamie Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:22:35 +0000 http://www.trevorginn.com/on-twitter/#comment-61196 1. Because twitter is new and therefore not many people have (a) heard of it and (b) downloaded it outside of techie circles 2. Because eBay has done little to advertise this twitter feed. There is no reference to it on eBay. I heard of it via an ex colleague 3. Because the content at the moment is simply recycling of the Announcements Board. It's like using a twitter feed to publicise your own blog post. That's what RSS is for. 1. Because twitter is new and therefore not many people have (a) heard of it and (b) downloaded it outside of techie circles

2. Because eBay has done little to advertise this twitter feed. There is no reference to it on eBay. I heard of it via an ex colleague

3. Because the content at the moment is simply recycling of the Announcements Board. It’s like using a twitter feed to publicise your own blog post. That’s what RSS is for.

]]> By: Mette @ cashbackatebay http://www.trevorginn.com/on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-61195 Mette @ cashbackatebay Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:12:08 +0000 http://www.trevorginn.com/on-twitter/#comment-61195 Trevor, you wrote " Some businesses including eBay are using twitter as a communication tool. I note however that eBay has less than 100 followers." Why do you suppose there's not much of a following on eBay? Trevor, you wrote ” Some businesses including eBay are using twitter as a communication tool. I note however that eBay has less than 100 followers.”

Why do you suppose there’s not much of a following on eBay?

]]> By: vzaar Jamie http://www.trevorginn.com/on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-60359 vzaar Jamie Mon, 07 Jul 2008 08:03:10 +0000 http://www.trevorginn.com/on-twitter/#comment-60359 Nice post Trevor. The eBay UK use of twitter to date is rather lame to date as it merely pulls in the headlines that are announced on the UK's Announcement Board. Anyone with an RSS for that page (eg many UK PowerSellers) will simply be getting duplicate notices. What would be great, and a great strain on Customer Support resources, is to have a feed that updates sellers on site issues, bug releases etc. When there is a problem with Turbo Lister as an example the calls and emails into the Dublin Customer Support centre spike with obvious implications on resources. Being able to deflect queries and to guide people in the right direction with twitter would be an excellent, and cheap, alternative tactic. Whether they adopt such a 3rd party application remains to be seen. At vzaar we are using it on our Contact Us page to address just the very same issue I've outline above. You can see that here: http://www.vzaar.com/contact Nice post Trevor. The eBay UK use of twitter to date is rather lame to date as it merely pulls in the headlines that are announced on the UK’s Announcement Board. Anyone with an RSS for that page (eg many UK PowerSellers) will simply be getting duplicate notices.

What would be great, and a great strain on Customer Support resources, is to have a feed that updates sellers on site issues, bug releases etc. When there is a problem with Turbo Lister as an example the calls and emails into the Dublin Customer Support centre spike with obvious implications on resources. Being able to deflect queries and to guide people in the right direction with twitter would be an excellent, and cheap, alternative tactic. Whether they adopt such a 3rd party application remains to be seen.

At vzaar we are using it on our Contact Us page to address just the very same issue I’ve outline above. You can see that here:
http://www.vzaar.com/contact

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