Comments on: Does timing really matter on Twitter? http://tim-ho.com/2009/07/twitter-timing-in-hong-kong-broadcast/ Creatively Effective Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:48:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Tim Ho http://tim-ho.com/2009/07/twitter-timing-in-hong-kong-broadcast/comment-page-1/#comment-569 Tim Ho Wed, 22 Jul 2009 05:48:37 +0000 http://tim-ho.com/2009/07/twitter-timing-in-hong-kong-broadcast/#comment-569 Yeh, and it would be nice to combine 3 timelines together in one graph to compare them. (HK, Taiwan, mainland china). Yeh, and it would be nice to combine 3 timelines together in one graph to compare them. (HK, Taiwan, mainland china).

]]> By: Tim Ho http://tim-ho.com/2009/07/twitter-timing-in-hong-kong-broadcast/comment-page-1/#comment-350 Tim Ho Wed, 22 Jul 2009 04:48:37 +0000 http://tim-ho.com/2009/07/twitter-timing-in-hong-kong-broadcast/#comment-350 Yeh, and it would be nice to combine 3 timelines together in one graph to compare them. (HK, Taiwan, mainland china). Yeh, and it would be nice to combine 3 timelines together in one graph to compare them. (HK, Taiwan, mainland china).

]]> By: John Biesnecker http://tim-ho.com/2009/07/twitter-timing-in-hong-kong-broadcast/comment-page-1/#comment-349 John Biesnecker Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:00:44 +0000 http://tim-ho.com/2009/07/twitter-timing-in-hong-kong-broadcast/#comment-349 There seem to be a lot of potential variables in timing for maximum impact. I'm sure, for instance, that the curves for Hong Kong, Mainland China, and Taiwan are all different, despite being in the same timezone.<br><br>Also, should you tweet at the top of the curve, or before it so that your tweet is already there when most people are tweeting? <br><br>I personally try to post at 9pm China Standard Time, which gives pretty decent coverage of east Asia (though a little late for Japan), Europe, and the United States (though a bit early for the West Coast). There seem to be a lot of potential variables in timing for maximum impact. I'm sure, for instance, that the curves for Hong Kong, Mainland China, and Taiwan are all different, despite being in the same timezone.

Also, should you tweet at the top of the curve, or before it so that your tweet is already there when most people are tweeting?

I personally try to post at 9pm China Standard Time, which gives pretty decent coverage of east Asia (though a little late for Japan), Europe, and the United States (though a bit early for the West Coast).

]]> By: Tim Ho http://tim-ho.com/2009/07/twitter-timing-in-hong-kong-broadcast/comment-page-1/#comment-348 Tim Ho Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:00:13 +0000 http://tim-ho.com/2009/07/twitter-timing-in-hong-kong-broadcast/#comment-348 It's somewhat true, but that's another matter, if you constantly share relevant and interesting links for to your followers, you become the "eye-magnet".<br>But you are right, timing is not everything, if you don't engage all the time, people would just ignore your tweets no matter when you do it :) It's somewhat true, but that's another matter, if you constantly share relevant and interesting links for to your followers, you become the “eye-magnet”.
But you are right, timing is not everything, if you don't engage all the time, people would just ignore your tweets no matter when you do it :)

]]> By: Jansen Lu http://tim-ho.com/2009/07/twitter-timing-in-hong-kong-broadcast/comment-page-1/#comment-347 Jansen Lu Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:54:06 +0000 http://tim-ho.com/2009/07/twitter-timing-in-hong-kong-broadcast/#comment-347 Tweets sent in peak hours might disappear very quickly in everyone's timeline, as there are just some many tweets show up at that period. Tweets sent in peak hours might disappear very quickly in everyone's timeline, as there are just some many tweets show up at that period.

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