Unsub Confirmation Emails: Yay or Nay?
May 21, 2009: Twitter vs. Facebook
From: Twitter
Subject Line: wyatt seipp is now following you on Twitter
Date: May 21, 2009
From: Facebook
Subject Line: Kendal Burrell confirmed you as a friend on Facebook
Date: May 10, 2009
Yes, I have a Twitter account and I guess people are following me. What that means I haven't quite figured out yet, and I think it requires that I start doing something. But, I'll get there...at some point. What I really want to talk about is how much I appreciate Twitter adding a little life to their triggered messages. I get that these emails need to be easy-to-read on a mobile, but does that have to mean boring old type without any color? Couldn't Facebook at least add the profile pic of who confirmed my friendship? Thoughts? Anybody? Anybody?
Comments
I like light branding on my triggered messages. It makes the message feel more like an extension of the site (and brand) I'm already connected to.
Posted by: Wacarra | May 22, 2009 1:33 PM
I do like the way Twitter recently upgraded their notifications to HTML emails.
One idea I read from @rickwebb, http://twitter.com/RickWebb/status/1885541876:
What if the notification also included a bio of the person following you, so you knew who they were??
Posted by: Tom Buchok | May 26, 2009 7:29 AM
Twitter's email were even more boring few months ago. If you like even more useful emails - with more details and the ability to follow back by just replying - checkout: http://www.topify.com/
Posted by: Arik | June 12, 2009 8:39 AM
Just had a friend forward this article link. For those of you who are working with clients, specifically high-up executives, who want to start tweeting, this is an interesting resource.
http://mashable.com/2009/06/12/twitter-executives/
Posted by: Darrah MacLean | June 12, 2009 1:33 PM