Confessions of a Twitter Newbie

I resisted twitter for as long as possible - mainly because I'm already on Facebook and it takes up too much time as is. I actually gave up Facebook for this past Lent, so I weaned myself off overuse, and I'm much better now.

Since learning more about twitter in one of my classes and now implementing it into my job search site http://www.hirethatredhead.com/, I've learned that it is a great networking, research, and informational tool. I'm using it to post updates about my job site and my job search, hoping my journey will be informative for others looking for work as well.

I've quickly learned that one of the keys to twitter is following to be followed. As of this post, I'm following 43, mostly employment opportunity posters. This is a great resource to see the latest job openings in my desired fields (advertising, marketing, communication) across the nation (and even in other parts of the world).

What pleasantly surprised me is that the more people you follow, the more people follow you. I've got 17 following me now (and growing). I've also been posting some website updates and links for Hire That Redhead on my Facebook page. Recently a friend I went to college with at the Virginia Military Institute saw my website link on a Facebook post. He loved my website name so much that he posted it for his twitter followers (all 121 of them).

I just looked him up to follow on twitter. I'm sure he posts great stuff since he introduced me to a great email philosphy through a Facebook status update. He posted about Inbox Zero, which has forever changed the way I handle and respond to email. Check out my enlightening VMI friend Jason Long at http://twitter.com/longjasonm.