A lot of people think Twitter is stupid. I used to, and actually sometimes I still do. But really, it’s not so much Twitter that’s useless, so much as the way people use it sometimes (myself included!). It may be largely due to tweets like these. But if I listened to my 14-year-old self talking on the phone I’d think the phone was useless too. The beauty of the platform is that it can be used for just about anything, ranging from world-event-shaping to mundane. Here are 5 twitter users to follow if you feel like you still “just don’t get it” :
@guykawasaki
He’s a famous entrepreneur and founded Alltop.com, which aggregates content in a way that the most useful or interesting rises to the top. His tweets usually send you back to Alltop.com and range from useful marketing tips to random interesting content.
@lindseypollak
She wrote the book “Getting from College to Career” and is excellent to follow if you are a college student or graduate trying to get a job.
@digg_2000
People surf the internet, find content (pictures, video, etc.) they like, and “digg” the content, i.e., vote for it. When a piece of content reaches 2,000 “diggs”, it automatically gets broadcast by this account. The content is sometimes useful but usually just interesting, humorous, or otherwise entertaining.
@techcrunch
This is the twitter feed of the TechCrunch Blog, one of the preeminent resources on the web for breaking technology news and opinions.
@badbanana
This is Tim Siedell, a brand communications director from Nebraska. The tweets are rarely useful, always funny. Think Jack Handey’s Deep Thoughts plus a web strategy.