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12 Days of Twitter :: Day 3
(What the heck are the 12 days of Twitter?)
We all know people who can come home from a long day at work, remember every funny thing that happened, and shape it into a funny, interesting story. Over the course of the next week, they can re-tell the anecdote over and over to different people and their great story gets more funny time after time. Then…there’s the rest of us.
The rest of us see, hear, or have something funny happen to us, but not being those anecdote type of people … we leave it behind. If you’re my sister, you always have a great story to tell. If you’re me, you can’t quite recall any of the good ones and that’s why we need Twitter.
When something happens in your daily life that is funny, interesting, or just plain wacky, leave your pride behind, don’t put it off… post it on Twitter! It can be the start of many, many great conversations.
If you’ve been following me on Twitter for a while, you may remember a few times when I appeared to be tweeting about nothing. What I was really doing was sharing funny stories and getting a conversation moving around the Web.
One day I was shopping in the grocery section of my local Target. I noticed they had grape samples individually packaged in plastic containers. I thought it was weird, goofy…maybe a little wasteful, but more than anything… funny. I took a picture and tweeted it. My Twitter followers had fun with that all day long.
The next example started a conversation that initiated a flood of responses.
“Neal bought a ceiling fan online. It weighs at least 50 pounds. I’m sure it’s going to fall, and that’s how we’re going to die.”
As I read through the responses, I got twenty minutes of free and awesome entertainment. Some made me laugh…
Humanoide: @CaliLewis I can see the headline already: “Cali Lewis killed by one of her fan”…
…and some made me feel a little curious about people’s experiences.
AVonGauss: @CaliLewis From personal experience, unfortunately, I can say falling ceiling fan in the middle of the night is not fatal.
Remember, you don’t just have to be a knowledge source or just talk to your family on Twitter. Sharing your anecdotes can add value and entertainment to your Twitter experience.
Read More
Introduction to the 12 Days of Twitter
Day 1: The Secret Code: What are all those initials and symbols?
Day 2: Use TweetDeck to Manage Conversations
Day 4: Follow Responsibly
Day 5: 3 Newbie Mistakes Made by New Tweeters
Day 6: Use Twitter Search to Connect and Find
Day 7: Twitter Mobile
Day 8: Five Awesome Things You Can Do with Twitter
Day 9: Mix it Up!
Day 10: If You’re Not a TweetDeck, You Might Be a Seesmic
Day 11: Twitter for Prizes and Profit
Day 12: Schedule Tweets in Advance
