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TwiTip Launches – Tweets Get Upgraded Everywhere

Posted by John Saddington on Nov 11, 2008

Twitter fans rejoice!

One of the world’s most reknown “pro” bloggers, Darren Rowse, has launched a much smaller website dedicated to Twitter Tips, Tricks, and other such coolness at TwiTip.com.

Some example posts for the curious:

And so on.

But here’s the thing: the topic of “how to” use Twitter is nothing new and there’s already 1,000+ websites covering Twitter extensively, some of which have been around for years.

So what makes Darren’s entry so special?  I think, among a number of other sentiments, that it’s the community that he’s brought with him.  It’s all about the community, and who can front against a new blog that sports 100+ comments on post #5?

It’s this unseen ad-value that Darren’s brought which makes it special, and perhaps the comments and people buzzing in the community will be Darren’s most valuable asset.

And that’s a good thing, because the masses will produce far better content as a total body than Darren can do by himself.

It is, perhaps, this model that is one to be emulated.  His leverage and pull of community toward add-value tools and communication mediums is helping everyone who joins the cause.  It’s much less about him than what he believes he can help others achieve.

And with a background like this, I’m glad he’s playing the same field.  I’ve got TwiTips on my GooReader… how about you?

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John Saddington

John is the Chief Editor @ The 8BIT Network and Senior Blog Junkie here at ChurchCrunch.He enjoys Triple-Tall Americanos, developing Wordpress Themes, and a few other Random Things.

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8 Responses to “TwiTip Launches – Tweets Get Upgraded Everywhere”

  1. leoschmidt08
    Tuesday, November 11, 2008 at 10:14 am

    Advice on how to be better Twitterer!! I can definitely use this. I think I will join in on his community.

    Reply
  2. human3rror
    Tuesday, November 11, 2008 at 12:15 pm

    yeah, it's pretty tight.

    here's a q for u tho… as the blog network gets larger… how do you still maintain and keep it smaller?

    Reply
  3. leoschmidt08
    Tuesday, November 11, 2008 at 1:29 pm

    Hmm, before I could answer, do you mean maintain a devoted following or keep a small, tight group of followers? The difference might be minute, but I could answer differently depending on the question.

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  4. human3rror
    Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at 5:38 am

    was thinking about how to keep the 'small' feel but growing at the same time.

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  5. leoschmidt08
    Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at 4:42 pm

    Hmm, now you have stumped me. I had answers for the other two options, but not that one.

    Maybe addressing some of the problems with growth and the advantages of being small will help figure out how to address the question at hand:

    Potential Issues with Growth
    a. A lot of commenters on the website/blog makes it tougher to interact with each commenter. You lose the individual touch that a blogger with a smaller audience can provide.
    b. Tougher to make newcomers feel welcome as growth continues.
    c.

    Small
    a. Makes people feel like a big fish in a small pond
    b. Quick response to your audience's questions, participation, etc.
    c. Cater to your specific niche (maybe, maybe not, but it may be tempting to be everything to everyone as you get biger??)

    What do you think? Do you think I am on track? What can you add or remove from these lists? I guess the next step is to figure out how to maintain the “small” feel as growth occurs. :)

    I love your question. It really made me think.

    See ya.

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  6. human3rror
    Thursday, November 13, 2008 at 6:07 am

    i got one word for you: “programs”

    crazy, but true. thanks. i'm cataloguing these for future “million-dollar” idea gen.

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  1. churchcrunch (churchcrunch)

    New blog post: TwiTip Launches – Tweets Get Upgraded Everywhere http://tinyurl.com/5mwtrw

  2. human3rror (human3rror)

    RT @churchcrunch: New blog post: TwiTip Launches – Tweets Get Upgraded Everywhere http://tinyurl.com/5mwtrw – twitter resource of the uber.