Twitter is one of my favorite social media outlets. I’ve been there for over 10 years. One of my favorite things to do on Twitter is a chat.
If you don’t know what a Twitter chat is, it’s pretty simple. A group of people talk about a topic at a scheduled time using a common hashtag. There are some Twitter chat tools that will follow the hashtag for you, too, like tchat.io. If you’ve never done a chat, I’d suggest a tool for the first time, especially if you choose a very busy chat.
With that said, I do a lot of chats around marketing and HR, and a couple just for fun. Here’s a list of my current faves, dates and times (all in Eastern Time, you do the math), and why:
Marketing chats:
#brandchat – founded by Maria Duron, BrandChat has a large, engaged audience that discusses a variety of branding topics weekly, Wednesdays at 11AM. Make sure to:
- Follow Gary Nix, who occasionally hosts. I’ll let you figure out why.
- Follow Brand Chat for updates.
- In months with five Wednesdays, make sure to catch the #brandarchy edition on the 5th Wednesday. It’s a fun free-for-all.
#contentchat – ContentChat is hosted by Erika Heald, and draws a variety of content marketing and public relations professionals to talk about content creation, strategy, and any other content marketing topic you might imagine. Weekly, 3PM on Monday.
#cmworld – More on content marketing by the biggest fish in that pond, the Content Marketing Institute. Also associated with their annual conference, Content Marketing World. Weekly, noon on Tuesdays.
#TwitterSmarter – As you might imagine by the hashtag, this chat focuses on using Twitter, but it’s not as narrow as you might think. Madalyn Sklar does a great job keeping the topics varied and the audience engaged. Weekly, 1PM on Thursday.
Like to chat about marketing, HR, or general stuff? Try these: #brandchat, #contentchat, #cmworld, #TwitterSmarter, #worktrends, #nextchat, #omcchat, #socialroadtrip, #hcldr Share on XHR chats
#worktrends – Work Trends, with its unusual 30-minute format, moves fast on a wide variety of workplace and HR topics. Hosted by TalentCulture, you’ll frequently find a number of known names in HR and culture there. Weekly, 1:30PM on Thursday.
#nextchat – SHRM’s chat on the future of work. Hosted by SHRMNextChat. If you guessed that a SHRM chat on HR draws a big crowd, then you’d be right. Weekly, 3PM on Wednesday.
#omcchat – Open Mic Career Chat is temporarily on hiatus, but it’s a great chat for recruiters, jobseekers, and anyone who has ever considered a job change, which I think covers pretty much everyone. Hosted by Cyndy Trivella, Tom Bolt, and Steve Levy. Weekly, noon on Friday.
Other topics
#socialroadtrip – Confession: I hesitate a little bit about mentioning this chat, because it’s kinda inconsistent. You’ll meet people with interests ranging across the spectrum, and the topic is whatever is on founder Joel Renner‘s mind. When it happens, it can be gold. When it doesn’t, it’s disappointing. Scheduled weekly, and sometimes it even happens, Tuesday at 9PM.
#hcldr – if you’re in healthcare in any capacity and you are on Twitter, you need to be in this chat, or you’re missing out. Some of the best discussion in any space in which I’ve had the pleasure of participating. Hosts Joe Babaian and Colin Hung create thought-provoking topics and questions. Be there weekly on Tuesdays at 8:30PM.
Twitter chat hosts & participants worth following: @mariaduron @Mr_McFly @brandchat @SFErika @CMIContent @MadalynSklar @TalentCulture @SHMRnextchat @CyndyTrivella @TomBolt @LevyRecruits @joelrrenner @JoeBabaian @Colin_Hung Share on XIf you don’t like these
There are hundreds of Twitter chats that come and go like the wind. Luckily, TweetReports puts out the Twitter Chat schedule. Looking for a chat about a topic? It’s there. Bored on a weeknight and looking for a chat – you can sort that way, too. Happy chatting!