My 3 years on Twitter

I woke up this morning to a cute @ reply (or mention as it’s lately called) indicating that today was my 3 years on Twitter. Rarely do I ever think about how long (or how much time) I have spent on Twitter. Except today. During these three years, I’ve typed 93,673 tweets, favorited 2,027, and about 6,995 folks read my tweets. I have built a community around me, and have managed to enjoy my time on Twitter.

I purposefully eschew adding words on to my Twitter profile such as a ‘social media speaker, consultant and maven’, simply because I think that one of the best ways to do social media right is to be an example (also because I hate the self-appointed social media gurus). Lucky for me, a number of folks seem to enjoy what I have to say online. And for that, I’m grateful.

I have my own Twitter quirks (I can’t follow everybody because my brain doesn’t have the capacity to process that much information, I absolutely hate, despise and refuse to get Direct Messages and sometimes I’m chatty whereas other times I don’t tweet at all).

But the one thing that Twitter has given me in these three years (in addition to more speaking and consulting gigs) is the opportunity to meet amazing people, make new friends and stay in touch with my loved ones whom I normally don’t have the time to see. That’s why I love Twitter.

As I mentioned in my very first Twitter profile: Twitter is my playground. And I hope to continue to be able to engage with my online community the way I have so far. And of course, while you’re not obligated to do so by any stretch of the imagination, you can follow me on Twitter here (@hummingbird604).

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