Experiment results: Linking vs. sharing info on Twitter

by Josiah Mackenzie on July 10, 2009

Last Friday I asked you which you prefer: sharing links to blog posts on Twitter – or actual information in the tweet.

Over the past week, I took some recently popular blog posts, broke them down into 140-character, “bite sized” pieces – and made a list of about 50 of these. I then used Tweetlater to automatically update my Twitter account with useful information.

Before the experiment I had 1,871 followers; after, 1,963. I also got a 7 retweets, but new followers and retweets may not be the most efficient metrics for determining effectiveness. I think your feedback is most valuable.

I know many of my readers here follow me on Twitter, so what did you think? Did you like the tiny tips, or do you prefer less “noise” and a link to the full article?

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Article by Josiah Mackenzie // July 10, 2009 Josiah spends pretty much all day, every day looking for ways you can use new media and the social web to improve your business. To bring him on your team, you should look at our Insider's Circle program here.