"How I Tweet" updated...and some feedback

For those interested, I've updated my How I Tweet policy.

I'd also like to share some feedback to my How I Tweet post:

From Anne Lyle:

Great minds think alike, Debbie (or fools seldom differ – take your pick!) – I’ve recently started doing exactly this. For me the catalyst was FaceBook – because friending is mutual, I tend to be a bit more cautious about who I connect to. So I reserve it for family and real-life friends, and I use a “personal” twitter feed to update my status. I also use the personal twitter account to follow family, friends and a handful of celebs.

Then I have a “writing” account, which is my original @annelyle username, for following writers, agents, podcasters, etc. I mostly tweet writing stuff, though I do put the occasional personal thing in if I think it would interest/amuse my followers. This feed also goes onto the homepage of my writing-oriented website – another reason to keep it writing-focused.

Finally I have a “chat” account which I use for #writechat and similar – I don’t want either FaceBook or my website cluttered up with disjointed chatter!

I manage all these using groups in Seesmic Desktop, usually in the evening here in the UK since I’m more likely to coincide with my US friends then. On my iPhone I prefer Tweetie, which I have used to tweet “live” events such as my research trip to the Tower of London and the British Fantasy Society Awards.

This might seem like overkill since I only have a few dozen followers at the moment, but I like to think that I’m building a good foundation for the future.

From Sarah:

Interesting to read your reasoning. I blended my accounts to reflect my policy of personal transparency. You’ve shown me transparency doesn’t have to mean throwing my work, life and sexual secrets into a big Googleified blender. (NOW you tell me?!) With only 500ish followers and very few @ or RTs (despite relevant content…more often than not), it’s much easier for me to streamline accounts than it would be for you. And thanks for giving me an option for how to handle it when I hit the four-digit follower mark

Cheers,
Sarah

Comments

[Laura Sherman]

I have two Twitter accounts and find that it is really hard to keep up with that, my LI account, my FB account and now my new passion, blogging!

Yes, and I have two businesses and three small kids.

Any tips on how to manage all of this? You know it gets bad when you get a DM asking if you are OK, because you've been away for so long. Guilt...

I love social media and want to juggle it all. My favorite aspect of it is the pay-it-forward mentality. You can really help others in a big way!