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There are many applications out there that help you update your social networking statuses all in one place (such as TweetDeck, etc.), but there are some disadvantages of updating your Twitter and Facebook simultaneously so that they mirror one another. I have provided these reasons below:
- Relevance – When you update your status on both services, the events and people that you specify in your status may not be relevant and pertain to the users on one social network, but not to the other.
- Twitter Jargon – When updating your status on Twitter, your friends on Facebook may not understand the different terms that are native to Twitter‘s jargon, such as hash-tags (e.g. #blogging) and @ symbol user tagging.
- Repetition – With people knowing that you update your status on both social networks, it may detract friends from visiting your account on either network. This is why it is key to have some variety in your statuses on both networks, even if you paraphrase one status differently than the other.
If you are an on-the-go type person, syncing both statuses to the mentioned social networks may be the only way to update your friends about your happenings; however, I am sure there are users out there that would agree with the above premises.
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I did not even know you could sync them…where have I been?
Yep. It’s mostly done with third-party Twitter applications.
Facebook and twiter is my favorite marketing tool.
Dav
I would have to agree here, as the applications between the two social media applications are often very different.
Very interesting, your site has very good information. lol
I agree with you, it is true sometimes! But now-a-days people are so addicted to Twitter, that almost everybody understands the @ symbol for user tagging. We use it in commenting replies on the blogs, if we want to address the comment to someone. So, I hope the integration of understanding of Twitter or Facebook would not take a lot time…it is going to happen in the near future.
A lot of the people who aren’t on twitter have no desire to be. So it is a pain in the ass to be bombarded by these types of messages on facebook instead. I agree that you should not sync twitter & facebook status updates.
I quite agree and in fact would like to keep all three as separate entities.
Except for the very exceptional cases, it would be better to keep all three separate. Each needs different approaches and while cross references are alright one does not have to obsess about any.
Keeping all social media statuses separate is a good idea, for the same reasons as you’ve already mentioned. Definately worth mentioning-thumbs up.
Hey Chad,
I have been using tweetdeck for last two months. This tool is a miracle for bloggers, as it helps you update and as you said to sync both of your twitter and facebook accounts.
And most importantly you can retweet the tweet of the people in same niche which ultimately helps you to grow your network.
Lol this post is why not to sync facebook and twitter status updates. I guess you like the time saving that such an app provides.
I think the biggest factor would be the twitter jargon…having the “@” appear through facebook posts would be a real turn off…
Hey, isn’t Facebook already using the “@” symbol?
Still, I’m not going to sync my Twitter account with my Facebook account.
I am thinking there is no use to have all applications sync. Is much easier to have separate stauts, and beside you are right related to point 3. You have to take the risck of ppl leaving your networks.
Wow, very interesting.
I didn’t even know I could do this.
But after reading this, i shall not be trying it
Thank you
I definitely agree. Although, it’s obviously time efficient to update all three social media networks using a program such as TweetDeck, I prefer to update them all manually and personalise each message. It only takes an extra minute to do this at the end of the day with greater reward. People are more likely to read a personalised message than a generic one.
I usually sync only important tweet to my facebook account via tweetdeck. There is no harm in it as both are good source of traffic.
You always should decide yourself whether to do it or not. It might be good for you and not good for someone else.
I agree with you on all counts. While it may seem more efficient to update all social networking pages at once using a tool like TweetDeck, people who are added to all your accounts see duplicate messages. It only takes under five minutes to write a personalised message on each account.
I agree with your point. I have both a Facebook and Twitter for my blog only (and each for personal as well). I thought about syncing but like you said it is way too repetitious. Although all the folks I have on my blog related Facebook are bloggers as well, they would get bored and eventually un-friend.
Quite interesting and useful information. Updating your status simultaneously on these accounts does have some disadvantages.
What a great idea for a post! Thanks for sharing I really enjoyed it.
Couldn’t agree more, synching profiles is always a bad idea, not only for twitter and facebook. Also with other forums, communities or online games. Theres always embarrassing jargon of one site confusing your friends on the other site.
I can’t stand twitter. So I can’t stand when I see twitter updates through facebook. If you want to be on twitter, that is great….just leave me out of it.
I think the fact that facebook are copying the twitter style update will eventually lead to a “univeral standard” of sorts, where users across all platforms will adopt a similar user interface. Symbols are synonomous with language, and as for us humans, we learn quickly
This update format has existed for years. I don’t think facebook copied twitter. Even back on ICQ and MSN Messenger, you had the ability to provide a short blurb about what you’re currently doing or into.
hi..!!thanks for sharing the reason.these are very helpful.after reading your article i am agree with your idea’s.thanks for the links these are very helpful.
I can see why people choose to do it, but ultimately people tend to have different ‘audiences’ in twitter and facebook so it’s not always going to be appropriate.
I find that my twitter and facebook friends are totally different so syncing them would never work. I do enjoy having the different sources of media though.
I agree synching them both of is a bad idea, it can be very confusing, from a reader’s perspective I’ve seen it myself when I have followed people on facebook, and wondered what the heck their “status” meant, well later I found it was from a Tweet on Twitter. And really wasn’t relevant to facebook, like you say in your #1 reason.
Till then,
Jean
I could not care about what people are up to with twitter! I agree with keeping them separate from your facebook account as in most cases it’s not at all relevant to facebook.
I have absolutely no interest in what people are talking about on twitter either. If I wanted to see your twitter updates, I would join twitter.
ATV you make a good option, which is why it sickens me to hear that the Search engines like Google are going to implement Real time Twitter updates on their search results
Till then,
Jean
Yep you’re right. I just recently unlinked it because the nature of both medium is kinda different and like what you’ve said, the jargons wouldnt help as well…
Personally, I prefer to keep them separated.
Hi, I am with you Nice topic !! Thanks for the info
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What the hell is “wayn”?? Another social network? How many of these things are there…
So yeah I just found out WAYN is a lifestyle and travel social network, its news to me! LOL But yeah… there are ALOT, and I mean ALOT of social networks out there.
Till then,
Jean
Thanks for the info Chad, I really appreciate it.
Interesting reasons. I dont think im going to sync anyways. I dont really see the point.
quite interesting. Twitter adds @ symbol, i don’t like it.
Well, is a matter of speed and relevance. Sometimes that kind of tools can be useful.
I could not care about what people are up to with twitter! The twitterati drive me nuts or should that be kwackers ?
I definitely agree that twitter and facebook do not belong together. They are different beasts and should be kept separate.
Thanks for the info. Very good article for webmasters.
I think its easy to go too far using all the tools we have available nowadays…I personally dont sync these tools.
I don’t know that facebook and twitter are in sync. How come?
i’m using replayer my twitter status in facebook, and don’t have problems.
hash-tags was deleted by scirpt and posted in facebook.
sorry for my bad english
I wonder if the social networking site, http://www.zovue.com will be adding the twitter feed.
Although i dont use it much, its handy when i want to do an important update to all my friends.
Because i dont like it when people send me updates every hour, ANNOYING
I totally agree with you. I have a couple friends who do this, and it really isnt necessary. A lot of times they post stuff replying to tweets.. and it shows up on facebook. it looks weird and no one cares about it.
Nice to see someone is posting about it though
Hello
Nice article..thanks for sharing it.
Social Networking sites are really good to get updated information..Love to use twitter…
Thanks
i agree with Snack, replayer is working fine for me too.
I don’t use Tweetdeck and i update my profile manually in social networking sites. Thanks for information about it.
I’ve always kept the two separate. Facebook is for real friends, Twitter is more online acquantences.
I guess one could become the other but unlikely!
I think it’s better to keep them separated too.
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Nice and informative post I 100 % agree with you, it is true sometimes! But now-a-days people are so addicted to Twitter. All you are doing just great keep it up.
@Tryen cuoi – I can’t see your comments either
This is true Even I don’t want to update my status at both sites..I have different sets of friends on both sites and dis can lead to confusion as well my privacy being hampered.
I agree to that. I feel that it invaded my privacy in some way
Thanks for the tips and lessons. I will keep these things in mind when handling my Facebook and Twitter account.
I’ve actually used tweetdeck before and….I feel like i’m getting into peoples privacy. I don’t like it to be honest
I like facebook
becoz it is very easy 2 manage
!! hmm i like it !!
and thanks for this information
thanks for the useful tips. I never knew of these reasons.
no way i will ever do this!
moreover, my twitter followers are not the same people i’m friends with on facebook.
Why would I sync my twitter update with face book? I dont think most of my friends in facebook will appreciate it.
Thanks for the info, really appreciate it. Keep Blogging!
Yes I agree; “Twitter and facebook do not belong together”. This is NOT a Good idea all
They should be kept separate.
I have no interest in Twitter. So I definitely support the idea of keeping them separate. Not everyone cares about meaningless 140 character blurbs.
Once I used a third party Twitter application and it got my account suspended. To this date, I’ve not been able to recover this account. First, drastically lost a lot of followers and then after a few weeks, the account got suspended. I really think people should update their Facebook and Twitter accounts personally. A better control of both is acquired.
If you are using Pages you can use Glue and it’s RSS to post to Twitter and to your user profile and any of your Pages. You just import the RSS feed into face book for both your profile and Pages. Simple!
It works really well. Check it out.
On facebook you can add twitter application. By the help of that application whenever you update your status by that application so your twitter status will automatically get changes.
Now your Facebook messages will also show up in Twitter! But there’s one more step to send information from Twitter back to Facebook.
The worst part is the same messages show up twice if you’re on Facebook which makes it really annoyng.
Till then,
Jean
Please help, i always tweet on my phone from the app, “TWEET TWEET” on my verizon lg env touch. I want to know the easiest way i can twitt and it will appear on my facebook as well? Please help. I hate having to go on twitter than sign into my facebook and put the same stuff i put on twitter! thanks =]
How do I use Facebook and Twitter to get business for my health consulting business?
@football: Follow these instructions to sync Twitter and Facebook.
1) Search for “Twitter” in Facebook and add the first “Twitter” application that shows up in the search results. (It’s made by Twitter itself.)
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2) Allow Twitter to access your profile.
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3) Log into your Twitter account (via the Twitter application inside Facebook).
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Now your Facebook messages will also show up in Twitter! But there’s one more step to send information from Twitter back to Facebook…
4) After you test out the Facebook to Twitter functionality by typing a message and clicking on “Update,” click on “Allow Twitter to Update Your Facebook Status”
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5) Allow status updates from Twitter back to Facebook.
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6) Check to see if it works, by logging into twitter.com from a different browser window and entering a status…
Till then,
Jean
The reason cited was that the profiles violated Facebook’s Terms of Use because they didn’t correspond to a real individual using their real name.
Personally I’m not on facebook or twitter. So you can sync your status messages all you want. It doesn’t affect me.
I’m busy looking at ways to get around this setback, and keep on filling the shortcomings of the Facebook Twitter integration options out there or lack thereof.
Wait while the program installs. When it finishes, locate the Google Sync icon on the screen. Click on it and fill in the login information for your Google account, including the associated email address and the correct password.