http://www.brasstackthinking.com/2010/02/why-not-to-do-business-in-direct-messages/ Make Things Happen Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:55:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.brasstackthinking.com/2010/02/why-not-to-do-business-in-direct-messages/comment-page-1/#comment-28047 Proposing Partnership Properly | Brass Tack Thinking Wed, 30 Mar 2011 12:01:38 +0000 http://altitudebranding.com/?p=1096#comment-28047 [...] Twitter DMs are a lousy way to try and do business, as convenient as they are. Our email addresses are all over the web these days. Take a few minutes to try and find one, or at the very least, use the DM approach to *ask* for an email and have a substantive conversation that way. [...] [...] Twitter DMs are a lousy way to try and do business, as convenient as they are. Our email addresses are all over the web these days. Take a few minutes to try and find one, or at the very least, use the DM approach to *ask* for an email and have a substantive conversation that way. [...]

]]> http://www.brasstackthinking.com/2010/02/why-not-to-do-business-in-direct-messages/comment-page-1/#comment-12338 Sue Anne Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:37:09 +0000 http://altitudebranding.com/?p=1096#comment-12338 I agree with you. Twitter DMs are more about - "Hey, give me a call, here's my number" and even sometimes "It's really urgent that I speak with you, call me now", but as far as exchanging details, the 140 character limit is too limiting. In addition to the points you made about DMs becoming part of the stream and not being archived, the other problem is that Twitter right now is just not a reliable mode of communication. How often do tweets get lost in transmission. I agree with you. Twitter DMs are more about – “Hey, give me a call, here’s my number” and even sometimes “It’s really urgent that I speak with you, call me now”, but as far as exchanging details, the 140 character limit is too limiting. In addition to the points you made about DMs becoming part of the stream and not being archived, the other problem is that Twitter right now is just not a reliable mode of communication. How often do tweets get lost in transmission.

]]> http://www.brasstackthinking.com/2010/02/why-not-to-do-business-in-direct-messages/comment-page-1/#comment-24591 Sue Anne Reed Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:37:00 +0000 http://altitudebranding.com/?p=1096#comment-24591 I agree with you. Twitter DMs are more about - "Hey, give me a call, here's my number" and even sometimes "It's really urgent that I speak with you, call me now", but as far as exchanging details, the 140 character limit is too limiting. In addition to the points you made about DMs becoming part of the stream and not being archived, the other problem is that Twitter right now is just not a reliable mode of communication. How often do tweets get lost in transmission. I agree with you. Twitter DMs are more about – “Hey, give me a call, here’s my number” and even sometimes “It’s really urgent that I speak with you, call me now”, but as far as exchanging details, the 140 character limit is too limiting. In addition to the points you made about DMs becoming part of the stream and not being archived, the other problem is that Twitter right now is just not a reliable mode of communication. How often do tweets get lost in transmission.

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