Last week, I spent several hours using the new Twitter video feature.
But probably not in the way you think.
I was responding to people. One by one, individually. Answering questions in real time. I was listening. And this is why I’m so excited about this new feature.
People respond to effort. When a celebrity favorites your tweet, you’re excited. Someone you admire likes a photo of yours on Instagram, and it makes you feel good. Because it’s not about the 100th of a second it takes to double tap that photo. It’s about the fact that they looked at your profile. They chose a photo. They saw it. And then they liked. That interaction, which takes all of five or six seconds, really touches a lot of people.
Twitter has taken it to the next level.
They’ve set up a perfect Thank You Economy situation. I’ve been waiting for something like this, and I’ve wanted it to do it before, but there was too much friction on the platform. Now they’ve done all the work for you, and all you have to do is get in there and engage. It takes me nine to twelve seconds to make a video and reply, but those extra seconds hold a lot of meaning. Not to mention it’s more personal, visual, and we are living in a world where the visual is often regarded as a better engagement than the written.
There’s also more room to set the tone. A lot of things can get lost in a tweet. I might say “thnx” but that person isn’t 100% sure what my tone really was. But with Twitter video, the message comes across loud and clear.
It’s fifteen seconds of your attention on one person instead of two seconds. You know what that means? We are in control of the one asset that we all give the most fucks about: time. Time is so incredibly precious to people. They hate when it’s wasted, and they are impressed when you give them some of your time.
That is what excites me most about Twitter video. Giving time to people. More time. Personalized time. And that is awesome.

Gary Vaynerchuk builds businesses. Fresh out of college he took his family wine business and grew it from a $3M to a $60M business in just five years. Now he runs VaynerMedia, one of the world's hottest digital agencies. Along the way he became a prolific angel investor and venture capitalist, investing in companies like Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Uber, and Birchbox before eventually co-founding VaynerRSE, a $25M angel fund.
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10 thoughts on “Gary vaynerchuk loves the new twitter video”
  1. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars GGamersUnited says:

    Love you bro!! You care! <3

  2. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Evan Carmichael says:

    lol 🙂

  3. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Sarketer says:

    Glad Twitter came out with the video feature! Makes interacting in Twitterverse fun and easy 🙂 BTW great video ***** 

  4. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Anthony DeNardis says:

    Loved the vid Gary! Did D-rock really make this one? 

  5. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Kobi Yedidovich says:

    do the extra miles always!! 

  6. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Miguel Henry says:

    Gary.. how do you understand what to do with them next?

  7. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars KJS Resources says:

    That intimate personal acknowledgement that makes us feel as good as having great SEX is what U R defining and what is driving my HUB Gifting "WOW!".

  8. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Mario Di Leonardo says:

    So how does it work? Can you do this with our pc and webcam? I don't find anything.

  9. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Austin Iuliano says:

    ***** awesome! thanks dude.  @DROCK nice video, great choice of music brought a ton of <3 into what gary had to say!  

  10. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Phillip North says:

    Gary, You're the man… you sent me a tweet vid. this week at a crucial time and I'm in 100% and drinking the cool aid.  Keep an eye out for me brother because I'm here!!!! 

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