Comments on Bergevin Lane: Twittering

So guess what...I was in a meeting this morning an...

2009-05-14T11:12:00.000-07:00

So guess what...I was in a meeting this morning and I snuck a peak at my Blackberry and saw your note...I then wanted to respond but thought I'd better get back to focusing on my meeting and respond when I was back at the winery! I should have twittered, "I'm in a meeting!" :-) I will go on record to say that we're thrilled that you found us via a Twitter recommendation and I will definitely keep the dialogue about opening my own Twitter account alive! I realize I talk about Twittering a lot more now...who knows...someday!

Smiles & Twitters!

I'm a total geek, it's one of my professions, but ...

2009-05-13T18:55:00.000-07:00

I'm a total geek, it's one of my professions, but Twittering, answering email, taking non-emergency cell phones at meetings, social events, or a the dinner table? That's rude. I don't do it.

On the other hand, if I'm out and I see something--a tree in bloom, a new wine label, I will take a picture on my cell phone and Twitter it.

It's not a substitute for face-to-face interaction. It is a good enticement to it though--I've had people I only know on Twitter suggest a wine to try, and even, where to buy it. I found you guys via a Twitter rec, and am awfully glad.

Hi Lisa! Thanks for the link to your article. It ...

2009-05-12T08:39:00.000-07:00

Hi Lisa!
Thanks for the link to your article. It was interesting and informative! I'm still on the fence with twittering...love the concept...not sure about the constant connectivity and pressure to post. I really love having personal face-to-face time. A quick side story, I was at coffee with friends the other day and I realized just how connected people now are to their PDAs. We were all talking and catching up and every now and then I'd see someone sneak a look down and you'd see their fingers typing away. Maybe they were letting folks know what they were doing or maybe they were twittering or maybe it was a quick "hey" to a friend. My point is that it then felt disconnected. I think there is a way to blend Twittering in to the daily routine. For now, we have a website and a blog. Yes I know, I'm not great at updating it! :-) But I'm working on it. To date I haven't added a "status" line on my Facebook page.

Again, thanks for your note! I'll promise to keep thinking about the next virtual frontier...twittering!

Hi Yes, you should Twitter. I wrote a post about ...

2009-05-11T19:35:00.000-07:00

Hi

Yes, you should Twitter. I wrote a post about it here:

http://northwestspecialties.com/news/2009/05/01/wineries-without-websites

It's dead easy. The virtue of Twitter is two-fold; it's short--you are limited to 140 characters--and it's immediate.

You can, for instance, Twitter, very easily, from a cell phone and send a shot of the vines, or of a barrel tasting, or whatever.

The immediacy, and the ease of garnering an audience, makes it a marvelous way of creating a community of customers.

Please do join us--there are a lot of us wine writer, wine bloggers, and wine-drinkers and buyers on Twitter.

http://twitter.com/LisaSpangenberg

http://twitter.com/medievalist