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This Week in Twitter #2 with Scott Sigler

TWiTwi #2 with Scott Sigler

Special guest Scott Sigler, NY Times Best Seller.   Highlights include Serialized Twitter, Scott Sigler wiki, and Google Buzz.

0:02:38  Intro of Scott

0:06:06  Have you ever spoiled something on your own story?

0:06:40  Do you find yourself talking people through the writing process and is that what people are expecting on Twitter?

0:07:25  Is it frustrating to work in the constraints of twitter – 140 characters?

0:07:56  Serialized Twitter

0:10:24  How different is it writing for twitter and something longer form?

0:11:15  Chatroom Q: Are you using Twitter in any unique ways?

0:12:29  How do you balance self promotion?

0:13:44  Science/technicaland crowdsource that on twitter?

0:14:56   Scott Sigler Wiki.  Do you edit your own wiki?

0:18:07  Have you ever drunk tweeted?

0:18:44  What would it take for to block someone?

0:19:56  Chatroom Q:  How often do you end up tweeting one on one with people you have just made contact with

0:21:04  Twitter does not thread their conversations

0:21:33 Google Buzz launched this week.  Twitter Killer.

0:25:41  Google Buzz is competition to Tumblr & Posterous

0:27:24 What apps do you use for Twitter?

0:28:14  What is one thing every author should know before directly engaging their audience in social media?

0:29:36  How to response to criticism?

0:31:43  Name that Hashtag

0:37:05  News

0:37:31   Item #1  Royal Pingdom on 1.2 Billion Tweets.  Facebook vs Twitter or can they co-exist

0:45:03   Item #2  IOC stated Athletes cannot Tweet or photograph during Olympics

0:51:03   Item #3 Twitter hired a new CFO Ex Pixar

0:55:38  Audience Challenge for next week:  Who is the weirdest account that is following you on Twitter? Send info  and tag #TWiTwi