Comments on: Blogging Your Tweets? http://churchm.ag/blogging-your-tweets/ Exploring the Intersection of Church and Technology Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:12:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Adam Lehman http://churchm.ag/blogging-your-tweets/#comment-40703 Adam Lehman Sat, 19 Jun 2010 22:27:18 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/2009/08/31/blogging-your-tweets/#comment-40703 ditto. I just post a weekly digest of my tweets. I exclude all replies & hashtagged items so it's not just crap (mostly...) ditto.

I just post a weekly digest of my tweets. I exclude all replies & hashtagged items so it’s not just crap (mostly…)

]]> By: stephenbateman http://churchm.ag/blogging-your-tweets/#comment-40702 stephenbateman Sat, 05 Sep 2009 04:25:42 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/2009/08/31/blogging-your-tweets/#comment-40702 Darren Rowse at ProBlogger does it, and I respect him for his blogging moxie, thousands (literally) of times higher than mine. But I find that 1. Almost none of my tweets are worth reading a week later and 2. they aren't cohesive. Number one is a concern, why aren't tweets worth reading later? Is it worth saying, or just adding to the noise? Darren Rowse at ProBlogger does it, and I respect him for his blogging moxie, thousands (literally) of times higher than mine.

But I find that 1. Almost none of my tweets are worth reading a week later and 2. they aren't cohesive.

Number one is a concern, why aren't tweets worth reading later? Is it worth saying, or just adding to the noise?

]]> By: nerrad http://churchm.ag/blogging-your-tweets/#comment-40700 nerrad Tue, 01 Sep 2009 07:09:58 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/2009/08/31/blogging-your-tweets/#comment-40700 Two reasons I publish weekly tweet digests on my blog (and both admittedly for myself, not necessarily my readers): 1. To archive all my tweets. There are a few different ways to do this but I choose to use my blog (Twitter search doesn't provide a way to search tweets past a certain time period - which appears to be variable). 2. Archiving allows me to search through ALL my tweets without being dependent on a third party service for accessibility to my tweets. I agree however that a blog containing just tweet posts (digest or single) is a bit lame (something that my blog is lately...) which is why when I get around to redesigning my blog I won't make the twitter digest posts so visible. Here's another thought for twitter implementation on a twitter blog. On my blog I use a WordPress plugin that allows me to show all tweets on twitter around a particular search term/tag. Where this is really cool is when you want to show twitter conversation around a particular post with that post. You can see an example in the sidebar of my post on <a href="http://unfoldingneurons.com/2009/donate-friday" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Donate Friday</a> Two reasons I publish weekly tweet digests on my blog (and both admittedly for myself, not necessarily my readers):

1. To archive all my tweets. There are a few different ways to do this but I choose to use my blog (Twitter search doesn't provide a way to search tweets past a certain time period – which appears to be variable).

2. Archiving allows me to search through ALL my tweets without being dependent on a third party service for accessibility to my tweets.

I agree however that a blog containing just tweet posts (digest or single) is a bit lame (something that my blog is lately…) which is why when I get around to redesigning my blog I won't make the twitter digest posts so visible.

Here's another thought for twitter implementation on a twitter blog. On my blog I use a WordPress plugin that allows me to show all tweets on twitter around a particular search term/tag. Where this is really cool is when you want to show twitter conversation around a particular post with that post. You can see an example in the sidebar of my post on Donate Friday

]]> By: nerrad http://churchm.ag/blogging-your-tweets/#comment-40701 nerrad Tue, 01 Sep 2009 07:09:58 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/2009/08/31/blogging-your-tweets/#comment-40701 Two reasons I publish weekly tweet digests on my blog (and both admittedly for myself, not necessarily my readers): 1. To archive all my tweets. There are a few different ways to do this but I choose to use my blog (Twitter search doesn't provide a way to search tweets past a certain time period - which appears to be variable). 2. Archiving allows me to search through ALL my tweets without being dependent on a third party service for accessibility to my tweets. I agree however that a blog containing just tweet posts (digest or single) is a bit lame (something that my blog is lately...) which is why when I get around to redesigning my blog I won't make the twitter digest posts so visible. Here's another thought for twitter implementation on a twitter blog. On my blog I use a WordPress plugin that allows me to show all tweets on twitter around a particular search term/tag. Where this is really cool is when you want to show twitter conversation around a particular post with that post. You can see an example in the sidebar of my post on <a href="http://unfoldingneurons.com/2009/donate-friday" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Donate Friday</a> Two reasons I publish weekly tweet digests on my blog (and both admittedly for myself, not necessarily my readers):

1. To archive all my tweets. There are a few different ways to do this but I choose to use my blog (Twitter search doesn't provide a way to search tweets past a certain time period – which appears to be variable).

2. Archiving allows me to search through ALL my tweets without being dependent on a third party service for accessibility to my tweets.

I agree however that a blog containing just tweet posts (digest or single) is a bit lame (something that my blog is lately…) which is why when I get around to redesigning my blog I won't make the twitter digest posts so visible.

Here's another thought for twitter implementation on a twitter blog. On my blog I use a WordPress plugin that allows me to show all tweets on twitter around a particular search term/tag. Where this is really cool is when you want to show twitter conversation around a particular post with that post. You can see an example in the sidebar of my post on Donate Friday

]]> By: Jeff http://churchm.ag/blogging-your-tweets/#comment-40699 Jeff Mon, 31 Aug 2009 22:34:02 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/2009/08/31/blogging-your-tweets/#comment-40699 I agree with you John. I think tweeting is a good way to get people to your blog. The real value in tweeting is to let people know you have something valuable to say on your blog. J I agree with you John. I think tweeting is a good way to get people to your blog. The real value in tweeting is to let people know you have something valuable to say on your blog.
J

]]> By: @tommcfarlin http://churchm.ag/blogging-your-tweets/#comment-40691 @tommcfarlin Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:01:02 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/2009/08/31/blogging-your-tweets/#comment-40691 Yeah so I'm not such a big fan of this. Blogging your tweets kinda of dillutes the purpose of blogging. This isn't to say that tweets can't be thoughtful or offer value via their content, it's just that are two separate things. Then again, I think it's fine for people to post links to their recent blog articles from their Twitter account (as long as it's not the sole purpose of their Twitter account). Yeah so I'm not such a big fan of this.

Blogging your tweets kinda of dillutes the purpose of blogging. This isn't to say that tweets can't be thoughtful or offer value via their content, it's just that are two separate things.

Then again, I think it's fine for people to post links to their recent blog articles from their Twitter account (as long as it's not the sole purpose of their Twitter account).

]]> By: wvpv http://churchm.ag/blogging-your-tweets/#comment-40698 wvpv Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:37:39 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/2009/08/31/blogging-your-tweets/#comment-40698 I'm definitely not in favor of a blog post for every tweet, but I don't see a problem in posting a summary of tweets. I guess it all depends on how much you tweet. If John was posting tweets on his blog, then I'd say it wouldn't be a good idea. Me on the other hand... I'm definitely not in favor of a blog post for every tweet, but I don't see a problem in posting a summary of tweets.

I guess it all depends on how much you tweet. If John was posting tweets on his blog, then I'd say it wouldn't be a good idea. Me on the other hand…

]]> By: Helen http://churchm.ag/blogging-your-tweets/#comment-40697 Helen Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:38:59 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/2009/08/31/blogging-your-tweets/#comment-40697 Doesn't bother me. I like to see what they highlighted. What a person considers important enough to reshare helps me to get to know them a little better, because they are saying "Attention! These are the most important of my thoughts!" I have done a couple of Friday Twitter Ho posts myself. I find that I am sharing my thoughts in a new way, because I don't post every tweet, just those that I particularly wish to highlight. My favorite is to highlight a twitter conversation from beginning to end, and not just my own tweets. Doesn't bother me. I like to see what they highlighted. What a person considers important enough to reshare helps me to get to know them a little better, because they are saying "Attention! These are the most important of my thoughts!"
I have done a couple of Friday Twitter Ho posts myself. I find that I am sharing my thoughts in a new way, because I don't post every tweet, just those that I particularly wish to highlight. My favorite is to highlight a twitter conversation from beginning to end, and not just my own tweets.

]]> By: bman http://churchm.ag/blogging-your-tweets/#comment-40696 bman Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:27:40 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/2009/08/31/blogging-your-tweets/#comment-40696 You're also CRAZY WEIRD which is probably why you get so much traffic that day. I know I check it. The post did make me think of you though. Ha! You're also CRAZY WEIRD which is probably why you get so much traffic that day. I know I check it. The post did make me think of you though. Ha!

]]> By: @katdish http://churchm.ag/blogging-your-tweets/#comment-40695 @katdish Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:23:57 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/2009/08/31/blogging-your-tweets/#comment-40695 I suppose it depends on what you tweet. I do a "best of" every Friday, which is always one of my biggest days. But to just post everything you tweeted the entire week is both lazy and lame. I suppose it depends on what you tweet. I do a "best of" every Friday, which is always one of my biggest days. But to just post everything you tweeted the entire week is both lazy and lame.

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