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Re: WordPress Plugin: WP-Twitterpitch

Aaron Brazell — Tue, 27 May 2008 19:33:16 -0000

Andrew-

My philosophy is - if you have something to say, you can come up with a compelling hook to get me interested in 140 chars or less. Like I said, the economy of words. Certainly, as also mentioned, it's not going to be for everyone. But for me, I'm in information overload and my blog is not my full time job - so if you want the coverage, as I'm presuming a number of people do based on the pitches I get, then you need to break it down to me quickly and succintly. It's the proverbial elevator pitch. If I'm interested, based on your hook, then I can get the fuller pitch. Know what I mean?

Thanks for stopping by!

Re: WordPress Plugin: WP-Twitterpitch

Andrew — Tue, 27 May 2008 19:19:17 -0000

I hope after a month or two you'll post an analysis of whether this works or not. Maybe I'm old school but I still need more than 140 characters to make an informed decision about whether something in the end has value or not. For example, I read your tweet, the blog post and read the text on your pitch form (that's a lot more than 140 characters). I just wonder how you'll be able to assess value/newsworthiness from a headline.

Re: WordPress Plugin: WP-Twitterpitch

Aaron Brazell — Tue, 27 May 2008 18:26:11 -0000

Hey Donncha- certainly not for everyone. And yes, it certainly can be modified for a contact form. :)

Re: WordPress Plugin: WP-Twitterpitch

Donncha O Caoimh — Tue, 27 May 2008 18:25:11 -0000

Nice idea *but* the only DMs I want to get are from those who I follow and follow me. The only spam on Twitter that I've seen so far are the annoying spammers who follow me with the hope I'll autofollow them. My twitter inbox is sacred!

That said, it'd make for a cool "Contact" form!