Twitter Revisted

I had an interesting conversation this week about Twitter.  I explained to a friend that I have an account, used it for awhile, abandoned it for awhile, and have revived it in an attempt to learn more about it as a social medium.  Here is how I view it and my three self-imposed rules of thumb:

1) Utility - I only follow folks that might learn something unique and useful from on a weekly basis.  If I find that I’m not learning anything unique and useful on a weekly basis, I stop following them.

2) No Reciprocity - I don’t follow folks because they follow me.  In fact, I’m not sure why anyone would follow me as my tweets are rarely insightful (you can see for yourself here at http://twitter.com/ocvc if you’re so inclined).

3) No Location Details - I learned (the hard way) never to post with specificity my location in real-time unless I’m prepared to be approached.  Nothing like having a dinner out with my family interrupted by someone “eager” to meet me.  Yeah, I know…common sense here but I was naive enough to think all would be good.

I’m still not sure just how useful Twitter is to me but am giving it another go in an attempt to learn.  Wish me luck and if you have an interesting Twitter experience, please share it!!!

Happy Tweeting!