Comments on: Why Twitter Trumps Email

By: Katie

Katie — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 19:17:37 +0000

Dr Mani – you are right, of course!

I think part of why Twitter is so valuable is because it’s instant and instantly delivered, so people don’t have to go wade through a bazillion other messages to find it (well, sometimes, but it’s so easy to scan for what’s interesting or relevant).

Additionally, people follow other people due to common interests, so if I’m following you, it’s because I want to know what you find interesting, not just what you are pitching.

And, it’s quick. So I can scan and follow-up on things I deem valuable enough to take my time.

Add in the person contact, and it becomes a true conversation. Who hasn’t been frustrated when their emails go to some impersonal help desk and remain unanswered? In Twitter you can just keep tweeting and chances are you will get the person’s attention. Or better yet, with Twitter you get a sense of who they are, which may also give you a sense of how good they will be with follow-up even before you buy their latest and greatest whatever.

By: Dr Barb

Dr Barb — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 23:06:22 +0000

Dr Mani, you are right. It is the Recommendation Age ( Glen Dietzel) and the Communication Age. Nobody wants to deal with a flood of email messages in their inbox, particularly marketing messages from unknown people who have garnered your address somehow..
We have arrived in the beautiful connected world where we can meet fantastic people from all over the world. Never before has it been of critical importance to project your personality and develop your own social brand. It is people whom we will ultimately trust and whose recommendations we follow if time is short.
I appreciate you Dr Mani as a beacon who can combine his work with philanthropic aims. You are a portal to a better life for Indian children as well as a font of knowledge and encouragement to those emerging in their web life.
Thankyou for this.
Dr Barb

By: Jeanette

Jeanette — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 17:12:29 +0000

Hi Dr. Mani,

I do think that Twitter gives a better response than email for Internet marketers promoting how to Internet market. Part of that may be because Twitter users are more active on the computer. Also, I get so many emails that I avoid checking email. The short notes on Twitter make it easy.

However, most of my subscribers interested in interior design do not use Twitter, so I have to continue writing newsletter content and sending email.

Joy~

Jeanette
http://twitter.com/jeanettejoy