About LazyTweet

LazyTweet is a merger of The LazyWeb (more here) and Twitter. The idea of The LazyWeb started out as soliciations for features and product ideas, but with the help of the conversations started with blogs and twitter, it has really morphed into requests or questions of any sort.

The idea with LazyTweet is to embrace and extend the questions already being asked on Twitter, enhancing Twitter discussions with the lowest friction possible, while opening those questions up to a wider audience. Joshua Porter refers to apps like these as barnacle apps.

Why Use LazyTweet?

You use Twitter and have a question that needs an answer.

How do I use LazyTweet?

Use Twitter like you normally do, no special account to follow (though feel free to follow us). Just tweet your question, and include the words "lazytweet" or "lazyweb" in it. It can be a hashtag, #lazytweet (or #lazyweb), or a reply @lazytweet (or @lazyweb), or just say lazytweet (or lazyweb). Something like this:

@lazytweet What is the best question and answer service for Twitter?

That's it. We'll find the question and take it from there. Doing this has several benefits:

1. It explicitly lets your followers know you're asking a question, and hopefully you get an answer from them. Frequently, questions are ignored because they appear to be rhetorical in nature, or not explict enough. This makes it clear you'd like an answer.
2. It gives your question a second chance if your followers don't have an answer. Conversations move quickly on Twitter, and your followers could have easily missed your question. Since LazyTweet is dedicated to a specific type of tweet, your question will enjoy a longer visibility window.
3. It gives your question a wider audience beyond your followers. Not everyone has thousands of followers, and if your followers don't have an answer, perhaps someone on LazyTweet will.
4. It allows for a more in-depth and in-context discussion around your question than can be had on Twitter. You can "take it offline" so to speak. Come back to LazyTweet to leave comments on the answers you receive.

What about answers?

Questions flow easily into LazyTweet, but, it's of no use without answers. An answer can come to LazyTweet in many forms:

• LazyTweet monitors Twitter for replies to your questions. You probably already know about those, but if you ever want to reference an answer again, it can be hard to track it down on Twitter. Plus, it saves the discussion for others with similar questions.
• Anybody can login to the LazyTweet site with their Twitter account and answer you directly from the site.
• Any of LazyTweet's Followers can reply to our retweet of your question and we'll be sure to let you know you got an answer if the reply doesn't include a reference to you.