Trying Twitter

I am trying Twitter. I am on week two now and am not yet "in the groove." I keep trying to categorize what it is and what I am doing with it and I can't. So, what's a girl to do?

This girl will go back to this comment from Chris (Manager's Sandbox) in response to this post:

If I had to give you one piece of advice (and I recommend this to everyone), it's that social media is not about publishing content. It's about engaging in conversation. Blogs aren't about writing - they're about starting a discussion. Social networks aren't about gaining connections - they're about developing connections. Twitter isn't about getting followers - it's about engaging followers.

That's enough for me. Friends and family, get tweeting. HR, employment, social media professionals, find me if I am not finding you. Travel tips on family vacations to Italy? I am looking for you. Radical politicals need not apply. Can you say "block?"

I can in 140 characters or less.

Comments

[Becky]

Looking forward to following you - engaging in HR tweets with you! Took me about 100 tweets to get acclimated. Welcome to the community!
- www.twitter.com/rericson

[Kelly]

I'm a newly graduated HR student teaching myself how to step into the social media world ... why didn't they teach us this stuff in my HR management classes!? I would definitely have gotten all A's if I was learning about twitter!

i've been inspired to try it out ... www.twitter.com/mittons

alot to learn!

[Steve Boese]

I added you to my followers list, I am always on the lookout for more HR connections on Twitter. It does take a while to decipher how you want to use the tool, but once you figure it out, it can get kind of addictive.

twitter.com/sbjet

[Michael VanDervort]

Great attitude. Thanks for joining the ranks of HR tweeters. I look forward to following you as well.

Michael VanDervort

http://twitter.com/mvndrvrt

[Lisa Rosendahl]

@ Becky, Steve and Michael, thanks for the warm welcome!

@ Kelly, that is a very good question. Why isn't this taught in school?! Follow along and learn with me.

[HR Maven]

Love you on Twitter!! It's addicting. :)

twitter.com/thehrmaven

[Jackie Cameron]

I took a wee while to get into it but now I wonder what life was like before ...have added you to my list. HR bloggers - and Twitters - unite!

[Steve Boese]

This is a response to Kelly's comment - I teach a grad course in HR Technology and I absolutely teach the use and importance of Twitter. I have three or four students from this class on board, and by the time the quarter is over, I bet five or six more will sign up. It is a great way to meet and learn, and students should know about it.

[Lisa Rosendahl]

So Steve, where do I sign up?!

[Steve Boese]

Sure, everyone is welcome! Seriously, if you are interested in what kinds of stuff goes on in the class, you can check out my blog where I write quite a bit about class activities, and I can even give you guest access to the class wiki, that really gets into the details of the structure, assignments, etc.
It is a fun class, (I think), we are going to be doing a lot of hands-on work with performance management, 360 feedback, and comp. planning tools in the coming weeks.