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How To Get People To Join Twitter

I have no idea how. This is my miserable (and heavily edited) attempt.


Me says:

Did I show you my blog?

Me says:

I have a blog now

Me says:

http://www.walkerjon.com/

Wilma says:

No, now I know. Will it be full of

Me says:

No, I actually use my real name

Me says:

Wilma do you use TWITTER?

Wilma says:

Bo, I do not have a blog

Wilma says:

I do not want THEM to know about my life. The man!

Wilma says:

You are in videos!

Me says:

yes, they are not good

Me says:

Please comment on my blog

Me says:

And sign up for Twitter, it is cool

Me says:

http://twitter.com/home

Wilma says:

http://www.walkerjon.com/social-media-is-a-myth.html#comments

Me says:

*sound of laughter*

Me says:

twitter is very easy

Wilma says:

Yeah, but I have little need for it.

Me says:

It's good

Me says:

I am on it

Wilma says:

Its sort of shoutbox, I can sent messages to you here

Me says:

yes but Twitter is good, we could get other people to sign up, it is good for that

Wilma says:

But why, why do I need a twitter.

Me says:

for giggles and lolz

Me says:

it is actually quite good

Me says:

it's like a huge chatroom

Wilma says:

I am scared of people.

Me says:

they can't hurt you Wilma, they are on the internet

Me says:

they are not real

Me says:

go on, sign up and I will say hello!

Wilma says:

Not right now. I would need a reason to have that, some site or something.

Me says:

but but I am on it, isn't that a reason?

Wilma says:

Are you planning to have news reads on videos regulary?

Me says:

nah probably not

Wilma says:

But I can talk to you here!

Me says:

everyone said it was [not as good as it could have been]

Me says:

yes but on Twitter there can be othger people joining in, popping in and out

Wilma says:

You jsut need to work on it, do not give up.

Me says:

Trying to get Fred on - tell him to join

Me says:

I am encouraging him

Wilma says:

You read it all well, just need to articulate it a bit like news readers, pacing and stuff.

Me says:

he is resistant

Fred has been added to the conversation.

Wilma says:

Fred do not join Twitter, its a sceme.

Fred says:

Yes, I know!

Wilma says:

Scheme!

Me says:

wha???

Me says:

you just fear change!

Wilma says:

“Me” wants me to join too. Not doing it!

Wilma says:

Yes, I fear the change.

Me says:

awww but it's good

Me says:

Wilma says:

I am fairly neurotic and paranoid, I do fear the change a lot!

Wilma says:

I just do not know what good it would be. I am not on the Facebook as I hate the MAN and other nosy people too.

Me says:

I also hate the man

Wilma says:

Mostly just the idea of someone collecting my social network as some sort of database. Altough I guess MSN and some other parties could have done it in some fashion.

Wilma says:

But I think I do not need twitter. I see no real reason!

Fred says:

“Me” = THE MAN

Me says:

How could I convince you?

Me says:

I am going to blog about your refusal to join Twitter

Me says:

Have I shown you my blog?

Fred says:

You have not!

Me says:

I have a blog now, please comment

Me says:

http://www.walkerjon.com/

Wilma says:

I commented already.

Me says:

yes thank you, it was a very wise comment

Wilma says:

I put a lot to it.

Me says:
It made me re-think a lot of things

Fred says:
Your blog needs pictures of kittens

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