In early January 2010 I posted ten X updates (UTC timestamps) that mixed commentary, retweets, requests and jokes, often linking to external content with ow.ly short URLs.
2010‑01‑20 19:42 UTC – “#Haiti - The Big Picture http://ow.ly/YHPH”
2010‑01‑19 06:26 UTC – “RT @greenpeaceindia: Leave your message for Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh for #btbrinjal. http://ow.ly/Y4b3”
2010‑01‑19 05:54 UTC – “Mass market Gods and Niche Market Gods! http://ow.ly/Y3Iv”
2010‑01‑17 06:33 UTC – “Government Debt http://ow.ly/XhJb”
2010‑01‑15 07:06 UTC – “@brandconsultant I have prepared a sketch of how the website/portal would work. Its a word file. DM me ur email so that i can send it to u”
2010‑01‑13 11:08 UTC – “RT @shalabhpandey: Most start ups have technology skill sets. What could set them apart- is having marketing skill set.”
2010‑01‑12 15:05 UTC – “RT @mlperryny: 25 Mind Blowing Social Media Infographics http://ow.ly/VDa5”
2010‑01‑10 09:50 UTC – “New Post: TiE Summit 09 http://ow.ly/UILo”
2010‑01‑07 07:04 UTC – “After OPEC, its Organization of Ink Producing Companies (company?). http://ow.ly/TyT6”
2010‑01‑04 13:41 UTC – “New Post: The best 1st Jan http://ow.ly/Syyo”
These posts illustrate my early strategy of mixing original commentary, curated links and engagement prompts, including a private‑message request for a website sketch and a tongue‑in‑cheek OPEC joke.