{"id":19474,"date":"2021-02-15T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-15T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jdthomson.com\/?p=19474"},"modified":"2022-07-11T09:46:27","modified_gmt":"2022-07-11T09:46:27","slug":"journal-15-tell-a-story-on-twitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jdthomson.com\/journal-15-tell-a-story-on-twitter\/","title":{"rendered":"Journal 15: A Cool Way To Tell A Story On Twitter"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

Hello Everyone<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Today I wanted to talk to you about a cool way to tell a story inside Twitter using Twitter threads.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Do you remember back in the days when you had \u201cDungeons and Dragons\u201d books where you would be give the intro of a story and then given an option to take one of 2 ways and then you would go to a certain page to continue the story via the option you picked. It was all based on choice, letting the reader create there on path through the story. Let me put it another way ever played a role-play based game like fallout or GTA. They provide an alternative story depending on the outcome.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

I loved these style of games\/books, so when I saw this I thought how brilliant.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

A Cool Way To Tell A Story Inside Twitter Using Threads.<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

So I was scrolling through Twitter and saw Hotels.com had promoted a tweet saying.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\u201cEvery day feels like #GroundhogDay. Eat, sleep, Zoom repeat.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Think you can break the G Day cycle below? Who knows what\u2019s in store for you.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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This court my eye because I love the film \u201cGround hog Day\u201d but I saw the line \u201cThink you can break the G Day cycle below? Who knows what\u2019s in store for you.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

And thought what do you mean, so I clicked.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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In the threads It introduced a new step asking a question \u201cYou wake at 6 and you’ve scheduled an IG Live HIIT session for 6:30. What do you do?\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

It then gives you 2 options.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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  • You HIIT snooze. Ain\u2019t got time for this<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

    OR<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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    • You reach for the lycra and channel your inner Joe Wicks.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

      Inside each of the threads it then continued the story for that path.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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      After picking \u201cYou reach for the lycra and channel your inner Joe Wicks.\u201d The thread continues to this next tweet.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

      \u201cYou bounce from workout to shower but now it’s 9am Face screaming in fear you\u2019re still in your dressing gown and slippers when the first Zoom call is about to start. WYD?\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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      This goes on to two more options<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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      • Answer the call. You know you can rock a robe, you own this look<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

        OR<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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        • Go in search of your jeans! You definitely had them in March 2020, they are around here somewhere.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

          I want with \u201cAnswer the call. You know you can rock a robe, you own this look\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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          And it wants to \u201cCamera on, off mute. Zoom bingo begins with the dreaded \u201chow was your weekend?\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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          This goes on to two more options<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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          • You blow. \u201cWhat do you think I did, Rachel? I went for my silly little walk and watched my silly little Netflix shows.\u201d<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

            OR<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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            • You stop moving. Frozen in space and time, pretending you have serious Wi-Fi issues. Wait for someone else to answer and unfreeze like a Zoom pro.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

              I want with \u201cYou stop moving. Frozen in space and time, pretending you have serious Wi-Fi issues. Wait for someone else to answer and unfreeze like a Zoom pro.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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              And it wants to the final tweet \u201cNo more meetings until 1pm. Gotta go kill some time.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

              This is a great use of threads on Twitter to help engagement and keep people interested. It\u2019s also different to the normal so helps you stand out.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

              I love the creativity behind this idea and think it’s a great way to use Twitter threads and that\u2019s why I thought I would share this with you guys today.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

              Here is the tweet to follow through your self:<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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              Every day feels like #GroundhogDay<\/a>. Eat, sleep, Zoom repeat.

              Think you can break the G Day cycle below? Who knows what\u2019s in store for you. \ud83d\udc47               pic.twitter.com\/IvBMCbRqO0<\/a><\/p>\r\n\u2014 Hotels.com UK (@hotelsdotcomuk) February 2, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n