Twitter Roundup (Curated Tweets) of Laura Fitton's @pistachio presentation to AIM West

I've listed (curated) some of the great live Tweets below from Laura Fitton's (@pistachio) presentation "Twitter is Your Business" and included a brief video clip from her presentation to the AimWest 2009 Midwest Social Media Confab. 

An estimated 240 professionals and members of AimWest: The Interactive Association of West Michigan attended the day long event that featured Laura Fitton as the keynote speaker.  Unfortunately, I was not able to attend the event held on Thursday, November 19, 2009, in Grand Rapids, Michigan.  However, I was able to participate live by following Realtime Twitter Search results for #aimwest and got a lot of great ideas and information from Laura's presentation.

Laura Fitton (@pistachio Twitter) is founder of the world's first Twitter for Business consultancy, Pistachio Consulting, co-author of Twitter for Dummies, and now Founder/CEO of Twitter appstore Twitter appstore oneforty.  Fitton helps people understand why Twitter is a game changer and what makes Twitter so effective.

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Curated Real Time Live Tweets from Laura Fitton (@pistachio) presentation to AIM West.Real Time Live Tweets fro

KateWashburn: "The more I was a little personal in my professional account, the more things took off for me," @pistachio #aimwest (via @creister)

davevalko: @pistachio illustrates the future is mobile. #aimwest

namtrok: About 5-8% of the crowd is dedicated to Social Media in their Org. #aimwest

namtrok: @Pistachio hates the #retweet feature of #twitter #aimwest b/c no customization.

rickhopkins: poptarts are apparently the most popular food in the social media world... i've hard a lot about them today #aimwest

jcrowleygr: @ pistachio Per WalMart > Two products people most likely to buy in days leading up to hurricane? PopTarts and beer. #aimwest.

elementalprojec: RT @namtrok: Build a Culture first, then a biz around that.... good luck!! only top 1% can do that like Zappos #aimwest

cwadecom: Does Twitter still irritate your family and friends? @pistachio teaches people how to find the benefits, Laura Fitton oneforty.com #aimwest

whitemice: FB and TW combined have ~300M users (ASSUMING NO OVERLAP!) that is ~5% of the worlds population (6.5B). #aimwest

jcrowleygr: It is what you make it! RT @namtrok: Starting Twitter = like opening an email account & staring at an empty inbox: boring & stupid. #aimwest

derekdevries: #aimwest Corp. culture based on secrecy won't survive. U can't control I.P. or inside dirt - consumerist.com, wikileaks.org, versionista.com

DR4WARD: Great points on using Twitter/social media fr @pistachio at #aimwest. Thanks to all live Tweeting fr: event & extending the power of ideas

namtrok: Starting twitter is like opening an email account and staring at an empty inbox... boring and stupid. #aimwest

namtrok: @Pistachio is excited about the list function for: new users (Curated follower lists) #aimwest

derekdevries: #aimwest Does it matter if platforms like Twitter die tomorrow? They're publishing RSS and being indexed by google - everything is portable.

namtrok: Build a Culture first, then a biz around that.... good luck!! only top 1% can do that like Zappos #aimwest

namtrok: Does corporate culture need to change to accommodate Social Media? #aimwest

davevalko: Love the term, "Saving human capital" #aimwest

DR4WARD: "There is only one rule for Twitter/social media--Be Useful!" #aimwest @pistachio (via @brianburch)

joelleo: It's about people, it's about being helpfull, it's about being interesting. Twitter can make business communication more effective #aimwest

fusion401: How about 4 billion handsets Twittering worldwide? (trends to watch for) @pistachio #aimwest

EuroLana: #aimwest Twitter - great for brand opportunities in microsharing

namtrok: @Pistachio showing how to get around #stoopidOfficePolicies #aimwest. Connect to home machine via screenshareing and use SM on home machine.

LaLampen: Genie is out of the bottle. #aimwest

fusion401: Dress for success (dress nicely) still applies when you enter an avatar or background graphic. #aimwest

jcrowleygr: @pistachio "What if twitter dies tomorrow? we [still] don't know the full power of mobile, socially networked communications" #aimwest

grsm: Be helpful, be informative, be interesting. #aimwest

motionlisa: the new currency. serving. #aimwest

namtrok: iteratively learn social media. @Pistachio #aimwest

kathlee: Listen learn care serve #aimwest

Charlotte_Marie: Always listen first. #aimwest

namtrok: Listen and then answer peoples questions (via twitter) #aimwest

namtrok: Cocktail party illustration being given at #aimwest, proper networking tools work online just like they do offline.

grsm: "Of all things, listen." #aimwest

fusion401: @pistachio was stay at home mom who discovered she could develop a real time network and make a living on Twitter. #aimwest

lorilea: title-link --> provocative question-link (turn the selfish post around) @pistachio #aimwest

namtrok: Be useful, why would people want to consume your content. great advice from @Pistachio #aimwest

CindyDroog: Interesting Twitter idea for celebs: use it to offset paparazzi culture #aimwest

jcrowleygr: @pistachio #aimwest "Through Twitter, people come find you when they have a need for your ideas"

hashtager: # #aimwest Twitter = instant focus group, with the right hashtag

namtrok: Using twitter, your clients find you, the PR comes to you #aimwest

Charlotte_Marie: Don't measure by followers, but by business impact. #aimwest

kathlee: Twitter off platform benefits=SEO benefits, research, content generation engine , word of mouth, PR gravity #aimwest

mmjtech: Laura is number two today on #google due to #twitter @pistachio #aimwest

fusion401: Social media - people get to know you quite well before they even get to really meet you face-to-face #aimwest

brianburch: @pistachio "Twitter is high-powered fuel for SEO/Google."#aimwest

pkuras: Strong Twitter presence can juice natural search placement #aimwest

cwadecom: "Why I like Twitter, it's a way to surround yourself with innovative, creative people" @pistachio. Overcoming human isolation. #aimwest

namtrok: Realtime affects of #twitter. Winning or loosing a deal based on information you have in the room. It works! #aimwest

lorilea: powerpoint twitter tools...lots o potential #aimwest

writerjill: #aimwest @pistachio Twitter = instant expertise from your sales team

lorilea: twitter internal: sales teams, events, proj stats, news, coord, interface, decentralized teams, emp supp mentoring, problem-solving #aimwest

writerjill: #aimwest Tweets can break down silos within orgs - otherwise, I'd likely never talk to accounting

namtrok: @Pistachio suggests that tweets are simply putting an offer on the table in front of the user, not in their face #aimwest #GreatAdvertising

dbrocks: #aimwest baker tweet! what a great idea @pistachio

mmjtech: Twitter provides PREQualified leads! @Pistachio #aimwest

namtrok: @Pistachio explaining how twitter breaks down the barriers between her and her clients. We have experienced this too. #aimwest

grsm: Tools help you consume in a way that fits your consumption style. #aimwest

brianburch: @pistachio "This site show Twitter venn diagrams." OMG how did I not know about this?! #aimwest

media1der: Andrew McAfee: "With Kindle my books are always with me. With Twitter my people are always with me." #aimwest

namtrok: twitter becomeing the capilary flow of blood to everything else on the web #aimwest

CindyDroog: Love the quote shared by @Pistachio #aimwest "with Twitter, I always have my people with me."

pkuras: There are 70 different analytics tools for Twitter @pistachio #aimwest

brianburch: Listening to @pistachio advocate for business and social media. "Find a benefit and go after it." #aimwest

pkuras: @pistachio The Kindle (or Nook) should be able to read and send tweets, then, right? #aimwest

creister: @pistachio says her first use of twitter was to "surround myself w/interesting, talented, successful people." #aimwest

namtrok: Twitter is best used to curate a group of either encourages or prospective clients. Much more powerful than Facebook. #aimwest

pkuras: per @pistachio - Twitter disrupts isolation #aimwest

mdyoder: #aimWest talking about twitter "Millions of people holding a mobile phone scanning the horizon for the incredible." Laura Fitton, @Pistachio

pkuras: Twitter is a fast and sensitive global sensing and signaling system @pistachio #aimwest

robertgeer: @pistachio says twitter knows there is an earthquake sometimes 20 sec before scientists #aimwest

ccurtis816: Ordinary people scanning their world for the remarkable = Twitter #aimwest

jcrowleygr: What does this mean to your industry? #aimwest "millions of people holding their mobile phone, scanning their environment for the remarkable

namtrok: When the remarkable happens anywhere in the world it shows up on Twitter pretty fast, #aimwest but does it matter to your biz?

LaLampen: Scanning the environment for something remarkable #aimwest

namtrok: @Pistachio giving stats on twitter stories in the past.. The Eqyptian protester who got out of jail via twitter, the LA #earthquake #aimwest

evolvesolutions: There are thousands of apps to help you with Twitter @pistachio #aimwest

namtrok: @Pistachio says it best, if people are posting drivil on twitter, don't compain about it... UNFOLLOW #aimwest

robertgeer: @pistachio what is the value of lists? saves time, adds resources #aimwest

lorilea: 50-80% of activity on twitter is happening through its API @pistachio #aimwest

dbrocks: #aimwest Laura Fitton @pistachio regardless of social media presence, biz must "make good products, don't be a jerk".

Adia815: Twitter.com is the 13th largest website in the world. #aimwest

SuperDu: @Pistachio -- Value of Lists: Saves time for people looking for information about specific topics. #aimWest

lorilea: list of twitterers with the best info in your given topic is very valuable @pistachio #aimwest

motionlisa: It's all in the list. @pistachio #aimwest

SuperDu: @Pistachio -- most common criticism is that Twitter is mindless babble. Suggestion: Unfollow! #aimWest

joelleo: It's about people, it's about being helpfull, it's about being interesting. Twitter can make business communication more effective #aimwest

blodger: Mass media was am "aboration". Cavemen comm was 2 way. Are we back on track with soc med? @pistachio is telling us at #aimwest.

SuperDu: @Pistachio SM strategy pointless unless you 1) Make Good Products and 2) Don't Act Like a Jerk. #aimWest

lorilea: at the very least, every company should be listening @pistachio #aimwest

namtrok: This isn't going away - @Pistachio #aimwest

motionlisa: "providing value an attention to others" twitter for others keynote session w/Laura Fitton @pistachio #aimwest

SuperDu: @Pistachio -- Influence now is shining light on others. #aimWest

SuperDu: @Pistachio -- Influence was attracting attention to yourself #aimWest

SuperDu: @Pistachio -- Don't use Twitter unless you find it valuable. Same thing with any other SM. #aimWest

jcrowleygr: @ pistachio "Use Twitter in the way that makes sense for you" #aimwest

mmjtech: Dismiss twitter till it has value to you! @pistacio #aimwest

usion401: How about 4 billion handsets Twittering worldwide? (trends to watch for) @pistachio #aimwest

evolvesolutions: @Pistachio says twitter is stupid ;-) #aimwest

namtrok: @Pistachio admits to not getting twitter for 6 weeks originally. #aimwest