Looking back at my first tweet as a Sprout employee,
Sproutbuilder: #SWAT Summit was great. A lot of exciting fervor around the companies who build apps and social media marketing tools. 9:07 PM Jul 18th 2008
I have realized that we’ve come a long way in the Twittersphere. As of June 23rd, 2009, we have reached 1800 followers and are at the tipping point where our followers will soon exceed the number of people we are following. I have constantly tried to keep my tweets conversational and representative of Sprout as a personable start-up, sophisticated software company and a business with clear goals. There have been customers who’ve raised concerns, given praise and started conversations with us on Twitter. I have always been there to answer their questions and respond in a timely manner. It is this transparency and willingness to openly communicate that separates us from many organizations out there who aren’t embracing social media.
Having just attended the #140Conf put on by Jeff Pulver, my passion and understanding of twitter, as it pertains to business and the community, is much stronger. Teaching a super model how to tweet while I was there certainly didn’t weaken my passion towards Twitter. A lot of great minds came together and discussed the power of a platform that is so effective at addressing communication in the “now.” Jeff Pulver goes into more depth about what the #140Conf meant to him and the community in this post and you can see all the panels/speakers here.
Yesterday marked another huge milestone in our presence on Twitter. I had been spending the last couple months working to secure a new username for our Twitter account. Since my first tweet, we have been using the username: Sproutbuilder. This made a lot of sense when the only product we were promoting was Sprout Builder. Sprout is our company name, not Sprout Builder. I am very proud to announce that we now have the Twitter username: Sprout.
I need your help to ensure this transistion is smooth and efficient. When replying, linking or telling your friends about us on Twitter, all you need to tell them is @sprout or twitter.com/sprout I also encourage you to open up the conversation and send your tweets my way!
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