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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2018 15:06:08 GMT
Is there anyone here who never got on to Twitter or gave up?
If so, how do you keep up to date with the latest theatre news including new productions and ticket sale dates?
I've finally conceded to the glaring fact that I'm not really cut out for Twitter and hate what it turns me into but need to stay up-to-date with the latest theatre news... |
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Post by anita on Jan 25, 2018 15:11:01 GMT
I don't bother with it.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2018 15:19:28 GMT
I wouldn't even have a clue what to do with Twitter. I'm rather a dunce when it comes to technology really.
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Post by 49thand8th on Jan 25, 2018 15:24:08 GMT
I've been on it for 11 years and know that cutting it off would cut off a major stream of information for me.
I suppose you could add some favorite tweeters into an RSS feed and use that just to see what they have to say without needing to interact with Twitter at large.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2018 15:26:32 GMT
Twitter's really difficult to get into. What you ideally need is a good network of people with similar interests and maybe a few particular brands you want to stay up to date with (the National, the RSC, Royal Court, Young Vic, Donmar, etc), but if you're starting from scratch, I honestly don't know how you would. It's easy enough for me now, I've got it how I want it, but I don't for the life of me remember how I got there in the first place.
If you already have a Twitter account but literally all you want is theatre news, why not identify which accounts keep you up-to-date and then either unfollow everyone else or set up a list consisting of just those accounts?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2018 16:08:14 GMT
I read twitter but don't post - if I'm not already following it I find whichever Twitter feed I want to read either through posts on here or other forums or through Google searching.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2018 16:09:07 GMT
I have an account which I never use and which I also don't use to follow anyone. What I do use twitter for is to search for things that interest me, based on what might have popped up in The Stage, other papers and here, and to then look up related accounts who pop up on those searches, that way the onus is on me to go looking.
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Post by longinthetooth on Jan 25, 2018 16:25:19 GMT
I'm afraid I'm addicted to Twitter. I seem to find out everything I need to know (and sometimes, it has to be said, things I don't need to know) before anywhere else. I'd be lost without it.
That said, I loathe Facebook and have no idea about any other social media sites.
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Post by NeilVHughes on Jan 25, 2018 17:21:16 GMT
I’d be lost without Twitter, last year was able to book McKellen and Rylance at the Park before any formal announcements and got great seats.
The important thing is to follow the Theatres and people you are particularly interested in and use as a news feed otherwise you end up with scores of retweets of Trump and Brexit.
Also found it useful to post a short reflection on the play I saw whilst on the train home, loved trying to make a concise summary with only 144 characters, less of a challenge now with 288 characters to play with. As I only tweet these reflections my stream is a useful reference to see how I felt about a play when discussed here.
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Post by alece10 on Jan 25, 2018 18:02:45 GMT
I've never used or even looked at Twitter and I'm surviving just fine.
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Post by viserys on Jan 25, 2018 18:09:21 GMT
Count me among the people who never got the hang of Twitter. I'm ON it and I use it to stalk some musical theatre performers and other "public" figures whose whereabouts I like to keep abreast of but I never post - just wouldn't have any idea what to post about.
I also find that Twitter amplifies my natural shyness as I can't bring myself to even tweet at some performer to compliment him/her on their performance or ask a question.
So I keep informed through a mix of Twitter, this lovely forum and Facebook, where I feel far more at home since it feels more private to me as only contacts I've added can see whatever I'm posting and not the whole world. Sometimes I actually get news through a newsletter from one of the many theatres/ticket sites, too, when they announce a new production.
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Post by Phantom of London on Jan 25, 2018 19:16:00 GMT
Where does Twitter have an advantage for news? Say for me I get my news by going on What’s On Stage and Playbill for American news and to a certain extent on here.
I do have a Twitter account, which I use to access discounts for TTix. Tried having my own timeline, but that just got cluttered with adverts, I do look at Mark Shenton’s Twitter sometimes, but type his address in the address bar, also check on a couple of others.
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Post by 49thand8th on Jan 25, 2018 21:05:10 GMT
Where does Twitter have an advantage for news? Say for me I get my news by going on What’s On Stage and Playbill for American news and to a certain extent on here. I do have a Twitter account, which I use to access discounts for TTix. Tried having my own timeline, but that just got cluttered with adverts, I do look at Mark Shenton’s Twitter sometimes, but type his address in the address bar, also check on a couple of others. If you follow accounts that are more personalities and not just theatre-based media sites or shows' accounts with actual social media managers, you get something that feels a little less filtered. I sometimes think accounts that are a little too "in character" (like BroadwayGirlNYC and Annoying Actor Friend) can be a bit much, but they also provide editorializing you won't get elsewhere, and sometimes news or hints of news that haven't made it onto the mainstream sites yet. You can also always follow individually curated lists like these: twitter.com/ninatypewriter/lists/arts-reportingtwitter.com/artsinamerica/lists/theatretwitter.com/marcsmith111/lists/theater-critics |
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Post by robertb213 on Jan 25, 2018 22:21:24 GMT
I'm on Twitter but never use it. I get all my theatre updates from here, Facebook, emails from mailing list subscriptions and Instagram. I don't think I've missed out on anything by not using Twitter.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2018 3:07:07 GMT
Is there anyone here who never got on to Twitter or gave up?
If so, how do you keep up to date with the latest theatre news including new productions and ticket sale dates?
I've finally conceded to the glaring fact that I'm not really cut out for Twitter and hate what it turns me into but need to stay up-to-date with the latest theatre news... I just come here! |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2018 8:41:58 GMT
I think what @baemax said up thread is the best way to approach it if you want it for news etc. Curate a feed attached to theatres/reviewers/like minded stalkers and you'll be in the loop. I know for example, as I think we discussed elsewhere, that I'll be reliably informed by my twitter network that X actor is in Y play within SECONDS of that press release, either directly (because they know what I like) or in general (because we share that like)
I also find it easier in terms of getting news from the theatre's themselves- I confess to being a dogmatic email-deleter, so I'm afraid dear theatres much of your mailing gets binned unopened. Because I know I can get it from the twitter feed anyway.
I get people saying 'I don't like it/get it' but it really irks me when people 'have a go' at twitter. For me it's a personal and professional tool, I've got work via twitter many times-directly and indirectly. And twitter 'friends' keep me sane, cheer me on and give me a good laugh. And YES there are other ways to get all these things online, but I and many others find twitter a fab tool for it.
Snapchat however, lordy that's one for the kids I DO NOT understand.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2018 9:04:50 GMT
Some really useful advice here.
Thanks all :-)
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Post by stefy69 on Jan 26, 2018 9:13:49 GMT
Never used it and don't intend to. !
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2018 11:13:19 GMT
I use it a lot, initially just set it up as a news-feed for theatres but then started posting. My top tip would be to turn-off seeing retweets for some people you follow - particularly some theatres retweet everything that references them which can get a bit annoying! I also found turning off retweets for a few people I follow (this doesn't include any of the people from here I follow  ) who have a tendency to retweet tens of political tweets in rapid succession both cleaned up my timeline and helped with my stress levels (even though I agreed with much of the political stuff. ) |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2018 12:58:18 GMT
Also if you want to stay up to date on The Archers, albeit in a slightly off kilter way, I recommend @xanderl 's account. All I know about the Archers, I owe to thee. (Which probably is not much but it always amuses me)
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) who have a tendency to retweet tens of political tweets in rapid succession both cleaned up my timeline and helped with my stress levels (even though I agreed with much of the political stuff. )