webdawg

I went serarching through past tweets to see where I had eaten lunch recently. I only saw 3 results. I knew i had posted more updates than 3, so I went to search google for my twitter handle and the keyword lunch.  Google found 11 results. And strangest of all… there was no overlap in tweets. I expect Google to not have every single tweet I’ve ever posted, but I kinda expect twitter to have all of them searchable.

Anybody else notice these search result abnormalities?

I use twitter to:

get news: I follow several of the google business news updates as well as wine, advertising and tech news.

make friends: Since my interests vary from motorcycles, wine, internet marketing to music, I find myself following people with similar interests. It’s cool to chat with people around the world.

communicate with friends: Along with new friends around the world, I even have some friends in real life who I like to update and stay updated on.

communicate with professional network: Being an interactive marketing professional in Kansas City, it makes sense to get acquainted and  chat with fellow twitterites in the area.

give live updates: Sometimes if I go somewhere and I want to try to entice my friends or make them jealous, i might do some updates or even some twitpics of the good time.

get live updates: There’s always something going on and always someone on twitter willing to send updates.

get opinions of friends: the thing about twitter is if you’re registered, chances are you like giving your opinion.

allow non-twitterers to keep tabs on me: My wife is subscribed to my feed on her iGoogle page and my in-laws know how to get to my profile… so I gotta watch what I say.

So, why and how do you use twitter?

We’ve all seen those who only post personal stuff like “I’m going to the store” and we’ve all seen the people who are totally business too.

I like to do a mix of whatever occurs to me.  Personal updates give friends a heads-up as to my whereabouts and professional updates are usually intended to start a conversation.

I tend to follow people who mix personal and professional tweets because I feel I get a more authentic picture of them.

Follow me on twitter: http://twitter.com/thewebdawg