GeekDavid
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Huh. Well that is odd.
Well, glad most of the confusion is overThanks.
Just to add to the confusion... some people will follow both your Twitter and your blog... so they will appear both places.
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Just to add to the confusion... some people will follow both your Twitter and your blog... so they will appear both places.
Okay, then that makes for a smooth transition to Twitter...
So, Twitter... What on Earth am I doing with it? What does "#" mean? I have no idea what do, here.
So, Twitter... What on Earth am I doing with it? What does "#" mean? I have no idea what do, here.
Zero Angel
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For those not willing or without the time to follow the links.
Twitter is basically Status Updates from Facebook, but completely public. Many people try to be witty or actually convey knowledge and information through them.
You use @ followed by usernames to call that person's attention to your tweet or just provide a link to that person's profile to those reading your tweet, and you use # followed by subjects (similar to the subject to an e-mail, but more concise) to make your tweets more searchable.
That's basically it.
Note: Now Facebook and Pinterest (and I'm sure others) support # subjects. I use them to organize my Pinterest pins when I'm bored.
Twitter is basically Status Updates from Facebook, but completely public. Many people try to be witty or actually convey knowledge and information through them.
You use @ followed by usernames to call that person's attention to your tweet or just provide a link to that person's profile to those reading your tweet, and you use # followed by subjects (similar to the subject to an e-mail, but more concise) to make your tweets more searchable.
That's basically it.
Note: Now Facebook and Pinterest (and I'm sure others) support # subjects. I use them to organize my Pinterest pins when I'm bored.
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Chessie
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I hate Twitter even more than Facebook. Its confusing and I have no idea why its important. I'm still connecting my blog posts to it though. One thing I would like to ask: are Twitter and Facebook even important? They seem so pointless but highly recommended. Why? I considered opening up a new Facebook account but I detest the site so much. Maybe someone has a different view on it they would like to share.
@Teacup: your extra follower may be an email sign up. I also had an extra follower pop up that wasn't on my blog list. When I checked blog admin, I discovered my bff had signed up for my blog updates via email.
@Teacup: your extra follower may be an email sign up. I also had an extra follower pop up that wasn't on my blog list. When I checked blog admin, I discovered my bff had signed up for my blog updates via email.
GeekDavid
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Three reasons why Twitter is better than Facebook for authors:
See the article I linked for more details on each of the points.
Also see this article for more reasons why Twitter just works better for authors.
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teacup
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@Chesterama but it also lists my email only followers, and none more have been added to that, either. Can some hide their email, or something?
GeekDavid
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Zero Angel
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@Chesterama: If you hate it, then you don't need to do them. On the other hand, if you're interested in being connected to your fans, then choose the platform you like the best to do that. For some authors, that connection is only at book signings and the occasional convention or reading. For others, it's Facebook or Twitter or a Website or a Blog or all of the above. I like all of the things for different reasons.
I like my blog because it gives me the chance to write essays, articles, reviews and other random long-form thoughts, as well as provide some structure and individualization to my online persona.
I like my website because it's a great repository of knowledge and links and media related to my books and looks good on business cards and signatures.
I like my twitter because I like throwing random thoughts out into the universe.
I like my facebook because almost everyone I've ever met in the universe is on Facebook and it's great being able to interact with everyone there.
I like my blog because it gives me the chance to write essays, articles, reviews and other random long-form thoughts, as well as provide some structure and individualization to my online persona.
I like my website because it's a great repository of knowledge and links and media related to my books and looks good on business cards and signatures.
I like my twitter because I like throwing random thoughts out into the universe.
I like my facebook because almost everyone I've ever met in the universe is on Facebook and it's great being able to interact with everyone there.
Zero Angel
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Oh! I also like my Facebook for the milestone feature. Everytime one of my books becomes a bestseller in a different country or gets an award or I publish something, I go on there and make a "Milestone" post which shows up in the "About" portion of the page, then whenever I am doing press releases or advertisements, I have that information readily available without having to keep track of it in my personal records.
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teacup
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In case anyone was wondering what the deal with this was, I've figured it out.
I was right, the extra followers were just the Twitter followers showing up in Wordpress. I know this because I have just posted a new blog post, and it has updated my follower count with the number of followers I have on Twitter.
So I think that the Twitter followers being counted by Wordpress are only updated when I make a new post.
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teacup
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What are "pingbacks" on Wordpress?
I read about what they were on the help section, but I still don't get it.
I read about what they were on the help section, but I still don't get it.
GeekDavid
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A pingback is just a notification that another blog has linked to yours. You can display them or not, as you wish. I display all but the spam ones. You can see some of them on this post of mine... including one saying that this forum has linked to the post.
GeekDavid
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Oh, one more thing... it's not just a WordPress feature... most modern blogging software supports sending and receiving pingbacks.
