Why use Twitter?
I still have friends that aren’t on Twitter, or don’t use it very much. I think they’re like many people who are missing out, but I understand that’s only because they don’t understand the value it might have for them. So I decided to write this post to see about ‘educating’ people who just don’t get it yet.
Now, I know many of these people might not think they need ‘educating’, that their life is perfectly fine without Twitter. But that’s also what they said about the internet back in the mid-90’s. “Why would I need to be on the internet? I have TV, newspapers, magazines…”
And businesses! “Why would I need to be on the internet? I have a perfectly good entry in the phone book…”
We can laugh about the past (and often do), but exactly the same thing is happening today. Instead of ‘the internet’, however, it’s ’social media’ (eg. Twitter, Facebook, etc.).
More on the iPhone
As I’ve mentioned previously, I intended getting the new Apple iPhone, and on Friday night I did. I’ve been waiting for a good price to come out by one of the phone providers, and finally, Virgin Mobile came to the party on Friday with the best prices in Australia.
My original plan was to purchase the phone outright, and then go onto a cheap pre-pay plan with Virgin Mobile, but when they came out with the phone on Friday, their prices meant that I could go on a plan and pay less over time than if I was to follow my original plan. So I walked into a store on Friday after work and walked out with one half an hour later.
It’s sad that some people who signed up with one of the other major telcos (on their incredibly exorbitant pricing plans) are either still waiting for their phone to be delivered, or stuck with a very expensive plan.
Having trouble understanding the value of Twitter?
If you’re like the average person out there, Twitter might be something that you just don’t get.
“I just don’t get it,” I hear you cry out every day. Well, I’ve explained the value for average users over here – Twitter for the average user – so I recommend you read it. And then follow me on Twitter. 
But what about if you’re a blogger? Or if you have a website that you want to promote? How can Twitter be of value for you?
I’ve created a special Twitter page on this blog which is only accessible from the link I’ve created in my Twitter bio, and is especially for all those that come to my blog via Twitter (but you can also view it here). There’s nowhere else in my blog that links to it, so the only people that can come to it are from those browsing Twitter profiles and following links.
