Comments on: FAQ

By: Fredric Koeppel

Fredric Koeppel — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:02:29 +0000

Dude, I have no doubt that yours is the most exemplary of toddlers and that her diaper changes are worthy of Homeric treatment.

By: 1WineDude

1WineDude — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:58:32 +0000

Sir, how dare you poo-poo my twitter updates about the status of my toddler daughter’s diaper changes! You cad!!!

By: Thomas Pellechia

Thomas Pellechia — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:17:28 +0000

Fredric,

That picture reminds me of the perfect dancer’s split I did when I was four–broke my left knee cap, as I was not and never became a dancer.

Re, Twitter, et al: my problem with it boils down to three things.

First, the inanity that takes up time.

Second, I value as much privacy as I can steal from this cyber world of ours–just heard from a bunch of writer friends how their Twitter accounts have been spammed this week with viral links that caused major problems for them.

Third, there’s something about spending the whole day “networking” to “friends” that makes me feel like the Tony Curtis character in “Sweet Smell of Success.”

By: Richard

Richard — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:08:45 +0000

For starters, you don’t have to follow everyone. There are tools out there, I use Tweetdeck, that allow you to group people in categories using columns. This makes it a lot easier to wade.

Twitter’s strength is that it is an interactive social network. If you aren’t interacting with at least a few of your followers, then I believe you are missing the point.

By: fredric koeppel

fredric koeppel — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:55:26 +0000

geeze, OK, enough already! I’ll try harder with twitter if i can figure out how to do it. and yes of course i need a tag that says “follow me on twitter” on the page. the rest (Pete) i need some guidance on. and, all right, I’ll go back to having followers, but truly, Dale, how do you wade through the flood of garbage?

Jeff, yep, I spent the first 10 years of my life in Rochester, but I haven’t laid eyes on the “Gateway to Lake Ontario” (or “We’re a Lot Better Than Buffalo”) since 1955.

and yes, that’s me, the little Cossack-Dancing Wonder.

By: Dale Cruse

Dale Cruse — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:36:51 +0000

You don’t follow anybody but then lament that you only have 34 followers? See the cause and effect relationship there?

By: Strappo

Strappo — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:58:28 +0000

i think the big message here is: Fredric, get off your allegedly luddite ass.

By: Pete Danko

Pete Danko — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:57:05 +0000

Fredric,

Yeah, not following anyone is hindering your ability to use Twitter to drive traffic to your site. You’re also being hurt by not using any of appropriate tags that would get your tweets seen by people looking for good wine and food writing. Also, there are some free services you can use to, in addition to shortening your links, gain insight into how many people are clicking through on your tweets.

In sum, there are all kinds of neat tricks that can make Twitter a powerful tool for getting out the word about great content (and finding great content). It does take some getting to know its ins and outs, but once you’ve done so you might find, as I have, that in just a few minute a day you can accomplish a lot. Good luck with it.

Pete

By: John Brooks

John Brooks — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:01:51 +0000

Fredric,

Is that really you? Great photo. I’ll be sixty soon, would probably benefit business-wise from twittering, but can’t seem to justify the time and energy required when good ole email works so well. I’m still trying to locate the appropriately well-stored bottle of 75 PS. I’m also hoping that we’ll soon see the review of the 01 Cab Reserve.

John B
Renaissance

By: Strappo

Strappo — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:21:15 +0000

been useful to us in attracting potential distributors in various states. nc, tx, ca, ky, oh…