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Comment on 3 Questions to Ask – and Answer – When Launching a Twitter Chat by Shonali Burke

Shonali Burke — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:39:12 +0000

Justin, I love love LOVE that you compared the chats to IABC, I hope someone’s watching! I think you hit the nail on the head when you said it’s the people who keep you coming back. That’s SM in a nutshell, isn’t it?

Really interesting question about legacy goals. I wonder if we’ll get any answers to that?

Comment on 3 Questions to Ask – and Answer – When Launching a Twitter Chat by Shonali Burke

Shonali Burke — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:37:54 +0000

Heather – you guys did a really great job and I’m just sorry I couldn’t help promote it more, what with being out of town. It was a lot of fun, so thank you for everything you did to pull it off. I know it’s tough to do these things on a regular basis (e.g. monthly), but am wondering if it would be good to do every three or six months, say? Who knows how many #cookchats will be born!

Comment on 3 Questions to Ask – and Answer – When Launching a Twitter Chat by Shonali Burke

Shonali Burke — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:36:29 +0000

Thanks, Val! Those are GREAT additional questions… hmm, blog post, anyone?

Comment on 3 Questions to Ask – and Answer – When Launching a Twitter Chat by Shonali Burke

Shonali Burke — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:33:12 +0000

You’re welcome, Kell – #soloPR is one of the chats I enjoy most. I can’t always attend it, but when I do, it leaves me very energized and almost reeling from the creativity and ideas people have and share. Your point about the participation of someone with an existing following is really excellent… along the lines of “if a tree falls” etc. It IS a lot of work – you know that better than anyone else! – so in this case, eyeballs definitely help.

Comment on 3 Questions to Ask – and Answer – When Launching a Twitter Chat by Justin Goldsborough

Justin Goldsborough — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:52:35 +0000

So glad to hear you say #chatmixer felt like a party, Shonali. I came away with a similar vibe. And since we don’t all live in the same place and therefore don’t have the opportunity to party in person, seems last night was a solid alternative .

Your questions are great places to start when thinking about launching a Twitter chat, as is Kelly’s advice to not double book and Valerie’s POV on turning a regular old chat into a community. More than anything, I like the advice you’re giving to list questions and basically do a cost/benefit analysis on whether starting a chat makes sense for you and the audiences you want to chat with.

I told Heather and Valerie today that for me, Twitter chats are a lot like IABC. I learn a lot and am exposed to a variety of perspectives. But more than anything else, I always come back because of the people.

That’s what #chatmixer, and any Twitter chat really, is about for me — the chance to meet someone new. I usually have sub-objectives depending on the circumstance, but that’s the legacy goal behind my participation.

That would be the one question I’d add — What’s your legacy goal when it comes to Twitter, networking or your long-term career passions? And will starting a Twitter chat help you get there?

@jgoldsborough

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Comment on 3 Questions to Ask – and Answer – When Launching a Twitter Chat by Heather Whaling

Heather Whaling — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:57:58 +0000

Shonali, I’m so glad you were able to participate in #chatmixer last night. As people started tweeting about #cookchat, I was floored. The whole goal of last night was to help build new connections. I’m so excited that a whole new community will potentially grow out of this one event.

I agree with Valerie. As chats grow, how can the organizers help it go beyond 140 characters and really develop into a flourishing community? Justin and I were fortunate to inherit #pr20chat, which already had a strong following, thanks to Beth Harte’s great work! We’re constantly looking at opportunities to “extended” the community. A one-hour conversation is a great start, but its ongoing learning and relationships that come out of it that are really valuable.

Thanks again for your support of #chatmixer and for putting together this great post!

Heather
@prTini

Comment on 3 Questions to Ask – and Answer – When Launching a Twitter Chat by Valerie Simon

Valerie Simon — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:56:02 +0000

So glad you enjoyed #chatmixer! It was so fun to have a chance to get together with such a wide array of Twitter communities!

What a thoughtful post- Deirdre and I considered these same questions when we launched #PRStudChat last summer. I’d say you are right on the money with your three key questions. And I could not agree more with your thoughts on identifying measurable objectives so that you can track the progress of your efforts, and evaluate whether you are heading in the right direction.

My additional questions…

What value can this chat offer the community? (really just a part 2 to your first question… and something that should be reviewed regularly, so that new opportunities to provide value can be identified)

How can you move the chat from a conversation to a community?

How can you keep things fresh? Great conversation topics and developing relationships are important, but what will make a particular chat a “must” on any given date?

Look forward to reading and learning from the rest of the comments!