Ask and You Shall Receive
Got a nagging question? Experiencing technical difficulty with your phone? Yeah you could visit the Help and FAQ sections for your device, or check out Yahoo Answers, but the best way to find what your looking for is to ask the Twitter community for help. Chances are one of your connections either knows the answer, or knows where you can find it. It’s a painless, search-free way to finding what you need.
Don’t believe me? I ask for help ALL the time and I’ve yet to be disappointed. Here are two recent examples of Q&A tweets.
Q. Where can I find a Wii?
Problem: Yesterday was my brother’s birthday (he turned 24), and my mother wanted to buy him a Wii. She turned to me because she expects me to have a pulse on technology and consumer products. I, however, turned to Twitter, my web/tech cheat sheet. You guys, all of you out there who have purchased a Wii, know better than me where I can find one and where I can save a few bucks.
Total Tweets in Response: 18
Solution: I called my mom, passed along the knowledge that was passed on to me, and let her do the rest of the dirty work.
Q. What blogs should I read?
Problem: I’m bored. I read the same blogs everyday and I need a little variety. Instead of searching for new blogs, I turned to you. You happen to have more interesting and diverse tastes than me, so I assumed that you’d be happy to share them with me.
Total Tweets in Response: 15
Solution: My Saturday morning was salvaged from mundane blog reading, I have few new additions to the reader, and I really feel like my eyes have been opened to newer and better realms of the blogosphere.
Test it out yourself. Ask a question and see what happens. Chances are that if you have a smaller audience, you may not get as many responses, but you can always direct your question (with an @reply) to someone with a larger audience to see if they can point you in the right direction or retweet the question to their Twitter network.
mjcarter: Twitter: The best way to find answers? http://tinyurl.com/583y82 from @jbruin 12/18/08 04:21pm
jbruin: Blog Post: Ask Twitter, the Best Way to Find Great Answers: Ask and You Shall Receive Got a nagg.. http://tinyurl.com/583y82 11/22/08 11:16pm
sdbloggers: Ask Twitter, the Best Way to Find Great Answers (via Jennifer Van Grove) http://tinyurl.com/583y82 11/22/08 10:36pm
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