Thanks for sharing your thoughts on how a profile picture is what first caught your attention when you were scanning through a list of Twitter users. The whole premise behind my website piccess.com is that same idea you have just described, that the tweeter whose picture caught your eye had a better chance of receiving a ‘Follow’ click. I admit I do the same thing when I am on LinkedIn. I’m not only looking to see what association I have with the connection request but but I want to know what that person looks like.

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It’s all about finding a way to make each client present themselves in a way that makes potential customers think ‘I want that’! Great fun and very rewarding when you get it spot on.

Mighty fine post. I, too, have had similar experiences with Twitter with regard to making work contacts as well as hearing what people have to say about it. I must confess when I first joined, I didn’t “get” it either. I started, then stopped, thinking it was a waste of time, but I did come back to it eventually (obviously), and now can’t imagine not checking in on who’s doing what every day.

At the same time, I am mindful that I can’t let it dominate my time and that I can play with using it in whatever way suits me best. You’re right. The tweeter is entirely in control. I have met some really great people on Twitter (present company included, of course!), and when you work in a solo-office, it’s a great benefit to be able to hang around the online water cooler and see what’s up!