Brand Republic has racked up more than 1,000 followers on Twitter, which is a mini landmark for us. Thank you.
The uptake in Twitter over the past couple of weeks has rocketed, both for BR and the wider world. In the last two weeks alone BR added 300 followers - it sort of helps when you have celebs like Jonathan Ross and Stephen Fry (celeb Twitterer in chief) beings so enthusiastic about it all. Thanks to you all. We're trying to follow most people back, it seems only fair.
It's is going to be very interesting to see exactly how big the Twittersphere becomes. For a site like Brand Republic having a good Twitter feed is going to be important. So much more so IMHO than say a Facebook group. Facebook groups came, grew quickly and then? Well, yeah, then there was the "what next?" bit. Still figuring that one out.
We're also trying not to be all bot with our Twitter feed and will endeavour do live Twittering as well mixed in with our news coverage. We'll post when our bloggers have put new material up as well.
Like everyone else, this is still one big on going experiment (so we'll experiment), but we've already learnt a few things along the way. Personally, I like Twitter because it is social and fun, but it is "mostly" work related and it is that "mostly" that makes it valuable.
If anyone has any suggestions for Twitter activity let us know, but we'll definitely try to Twitter interesting stuff when we're out and about and any breaking news we hear on top of our regular RSS like news feed.
We'll also try to interact, retweet stuff we like and reply to any direct messages you might send us.
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Gordon, I have that old concept for you guys that was a twitter Cannes map mashup around the award show -- I should dig out my sketch. Did you get to see that back when? Especially useful maybe this year as one assumes less traveling across adland.
Isn't twitter for stalkers ?
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