Why would someone want to tweet a link to a Mahalo question on Twitter? (seriously asking; not being snarky)
With my limited understanding, it seems like tweeting questions to followers would result in one of three things:
1. followers would answer me instead of answering on Mahalo
2. followers would ignore it thinking I was marketing Mahalo
3. followers are already on Mahalo and would have already answered if they could
Option #1 could get me some points by letting me take credit for a follower's answer, but the other two options seem like they might get negative reactions. Thus, I obviously am missing something because nobody purposely designs "negative" features. Can someone explain how it's supposed to be used and why?
In the interest of trying to be positive, here are two ways how I think it could be great with a slight tweak:
Urgent Bounty:
Let people offer a bonus tip for "urgent" questions if they are answered within the next 60 minutes. For example, if I want a fast answer, I could offer a $M5 speed bounty. Every 15 minutes 25% of that bounty would be removed until it expires in one hour. Someone who receives such tweets might think "I'll answer this fast and make $5!" and go sign up for Mahalo.
Stumped Bounty:
Conversely, if a question goes unanswered after a week, enabling the "Tweet this question" for a day and having Mahalo offer extra M$ if it is answered within 24hrs would be a way to resolve more unanswered questions and offer a limited time opportunity for twitterati to make some extra cash.
Limiting tweets to questions with bonus tips might be better received as "Hey smart people, come get free money!" sounds better than "Hey followers, Mahalo Mahalo Mahalo". It offers a special bounty to followers instead of marketing to them. These suggestions could also really improve Mahalo content by encouraging faster responses and reducing unanswered questions.
You can leave an optional "tip" with Mahalo's virtual currency, Mahalo Dollars. If you are asking a difficult question that might require some research, or if you'd like a wide variety of feedback, a higher tip often leads to more answers to your question.
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I remember that I tweeted my own history question, a question about the Buffalo Bills, a question about the best remote control. Those are things that I am interested in.
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Thanks everyone for all of the replies.
Are there any Mahalo staffers that would care to chime in on how they are hoping members will use this feature?
I think this question will expire in about a day, and I would be curious to see if they have any different comments than those posted by us regular users.
You can leave an optional "tip" with Mahalo's virtual currency, Mahalo Dollars. If you are asking a difficult question that might require some research, or if you'd like a wide variety of feedback, a higher tip often leads to more answers to your question.
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You can leave an optional "tip" with Mahalo's virtual currency, Mahalo Dollars. If you are asking a difficult question that might require some research, or if you'd like a wide variety of feedback, a higher tip often leads to more answers to your question.
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You can leave an optional "tip" with Mahalo's virtual currency, Mahalo Dollars. If you are asking a difficult question that might require some research, or if you'd like a wide variety of feedback, a higher tip often leads to more answers to your question.
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You can leave an optional "tip" with Mahalo's virtual currency, Mahalo Dollars. If you are asking a difficult question that might require some research, or if you'd like a wide variety of feedback, a higher tip often leads to more answers to your question.
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I earned 49 cents last night.