{"id":1239,"date":"2008-12-17T15:32:15","date_gmt":"2008-12-17T15:32:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bensettle.com\/blog\/?p=1239"},"modified":"2008-12-17T15:32:15","modified_gmt":"2008-12-17T15:32:15","slug":"10-twitter-brain-farts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bensettle.com\/blog\/10-twitter-brain-farts\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Twitter Brain Farts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A while back, I wrote a strange <strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/bensettle.com\/blog\/10-tiny-marketing-tips\" rel=\"noopener\">blog post about Twitter<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>It listed 10 &#8220;tweets&#8221; I wrote that generated more feedback, direct messages and emails than the others.<\/p>\n<p>I actually wrote the post for my own amusement, and didn&#8217;t think anyone would think anything of it either way.<\/p>\n<p>Well, I was wrong.<\/p>\n<p>Because soon after, I got an email from a UK social marketing consultant named Glen Crosier.<\/p>\n<p>Glen wanted to interview me about why those tweets were more popular than the others.<\/p>\n<p>The result was a 34 minute interview analyzing all 10 of those tweets &#8212; one at a time &#8212; and the &#8220;psychology&#8221; behind them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>However, before you listen, take the info with a grain of salt.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I am NOT a twitter expert by any means.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, I don&#8217;t think I can trace any moolah from Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>But I have had a lot of fun with it.<\/p>\n<p>And if a guy like Glen found value in it, then maybe you will, too.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever the case, here ya go:<\/p>\n<hr style=\"width: 100%; height: 2px;\" \/>\n<br \/>\n<strong>Twitter Copywriting Interview (34:25):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bensettle.com\/twitter\/twitter.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Listen By Streaming Audio Or Download The MP3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bensettle.com\/twitter\" rel=\"noopener\">Open The 10 Tweets Blog Post Discussed<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr style=\"width: 100%; height: 2px;\" \/>\n<br \/>\nBy the way, if you&#8217;d like to connect with the interviewer Glen Crosier, check out the links below:<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/people\/Glen-Crosier\/1364781200\" rel=\"noopener\">www.facebook.com\/people\/Glen-Crosier\/1364781200<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/glencrosier\" rel=\"noopener\">www.twitter.com\/glencrosier<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A while back, I wrote a strange blog post about Twitter. 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