Last night this article hit the front page of Digg. Written by Thomas Hardy over at Web Designer Help, it’s a showcase on the top 30 web folk to follow on twitter, in which I was included.
I had no idea that the article had been written or that I was in it, so imagine my surprise when I woke up this morning to find I’d gained 20+ new followers in the middle of the night!! This is a prime example of how the combination of micro blogging and social bookmarking has become a powerful tool for networking and marketing. It is allowing more and more people to have their say, and is exactly why I love the internet.
I also want to say thanks to Mariess and WollyMittens for enlightening me to the mystery of the midnight followers!
7th Apr
EngineCreative (Engine Creative) says:
Digging Twitter by our very own @ErisDS http://erisds.co.uk/internet/digging-twitter
7th Apr
Meshach says:
Nice!! :)
7th Apr
Web Design Blog says:
Too true.
Social Media (Twitter and Digg) is a fantastic way to drive high volumes of traffic to your website.
Obviously, you need to know what you’re doing and net-etiquette plays a big part.
23rd May
ElanMan says:
Haha! It seems that Thomas Hardy has a lot to answer for :)
Seems he’s a Digg Guru!