I was an early adopter of live Twitter interviews (twitterviews), long before George Stephanopoulos popularized the concept by chatting with Senator John McCain in 140 character bursts.
My first Twitter interview with with social media consultant Joseph Jaffe on October 10, 2008. Since then, I’ve conducted regular Twitter interviews with a series of social media luminaries, on an approximately twice monthly schedule.
The interview series is called Twitter 20 because I ask 20 questions during the sessions – which last approximately 90 minutes. The hash tag is #twt20 and I post transcripts of all interviews here.
I find the format to be very interesting and informative, as it cuts through the clutter and forces both interviewer and interviewee to be clear and concise. Some incredibly interesting insights have been offered as part of the Twitter 20 series.
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The Twitter 20 Interview Series of Social Media Leaders:
Trey Pennington on Social Media and Humanity
Dan Zarrella on Viral Marketing and Social Media Science
Diane Hassen on Brand Communities
Dave Fleet on Social Media and PR
Gary Vaynerchuk on Crushing It
Olivier Blanchard on Social Media ROI
Spike Jones on Word of Mouth Marketing
Danny Brown on Authenticity
Beth Kanter on Social Change
Valeria Maltoni on Conversation
CC Chapman on Storytelling
Amber Naslund on Listening
David Armano on Social Business
Shannon Paul on Corporate PR
Lee Odden on Search and Social Media
Beth Harte on Social Media Marketing
Todd Defren on PR 2.0
David Alston about Share of Voice
Mack Collier on Blogging
Ann Handley on Content
BL Ochman on Social Media Best Practices
Jason Falls on Agencies and Social PR
Scott Monty on Enterprise Social Media
Joseph Jaffe on Conversation Marketing