Follow Me On Twitter: Real-Time Updates About The Online Video Industry

While I still think Twitter is one of the biggest wastes of time, starting today, I am going to use Twitter to send out real-time updates about the online video industry. One of the things I realized last week at the Streaming Media East show is that I have a lot of really great conversations with people about topics and trends that never make it onto my blog. Typically there is not enough to write a whole story around or I just don't have enough time to get to it. This is where Twitter comes in.

In addition to providing links to my latest blog posts I will be using Twitter to send out quick news on trends, data, pricing and other relevant topics I hear from others in the industry. I'll also use it to notify people when last minute speaking spots open up at our shows and for when I am looking for quotes for a story I am working on. My Twitter feed is going to be all business and one thing you will not get from me is updates on my favorite sports teams, where I ate dinner or what music I am listening to as quite frankly, I don't think anyone really cares.

Twitter is not going to be a replacement for all the writing I do on my blog, it's simply going to act as a supplement to the blog. So if you'd like hear more about the online video industry in real-time, I look forward to you following me on Twitter.

Comments

[Dan Orlando]

Funny, I was just now playing around with Twitter... my first post - "Trying to figure out the point of this."

I'm with you man, I know the value is there, its just a matter of finding where it fits into your own busy life.

[mike mcallen]

Nice! Looking forward to the posts. I am having Indian food BYW.

mike

[Rob Powell]

I have been using Twitter similarly, mainly for blog updates and related information. It isn't necessary to do the dinner and travel circuit and i haven't the patience for that either.

[Keith]

You won't get much out of it if you don't follow anyone. It's not really a broadcast platform.

[Dan Rayburn]

I will start following people shortly, I've only been on for a week. I want to follow very specific topics and I am first watching to see what people are writing about and who's only covering topics about business, as opposed to personal subjects.