So, I’m twittering. This gives Summer endless delight, as it’s something I said I would not do. (I also said this about Facebook and did not stick to that either, so she expected me to succumb to the peer pressure sooner or later.)
Yes, fine, I do see the value in Twitter now. Most of the people I follow have meaningful things to “say” and good advice/tips/experiences to share … kind of like biz-e-chicks. Others, though, don’t have a clue, which led me to explore some Twitter rules of etiquette online. Here are some helpful hints on being a good Twitterer:
1. It may be very fascinating to you that you’re running to the store for milk, but most people don’t care. Remember that people are spending a portion of their day (no matter how tiny) reading your updates and interacting with you, so respect their valuable time.
2. If you’re using Twitter as a business mouthpiece, don’t tweet after (or even while) you’ve been drinking. Posting “I am so drunk. I shouldn’t have done all those Jaeger shots.” is not going to help you land clients and will most likely take away some of your business.
3. Don’t tweet nonstop. I’ve come across some people who are tweeting every 15 minutes to half hour. Not only is all of the information they post not useful or even interesting, it makes you wonder what the heck is up with these people. Do they not work? Are they so into themselves that they think everything that comes into their mind is so fascinating that they must share it with the world? This sets my creep factor on high alert.
4. Do you notice how the little box up top says “What are you doing?” Do you notice how many people fail to answer this question? I never thought about this, but it’s true! Try to answer that question. This is actually a great exercise to keep yourself on track during the day and find out how you’re really spending your time.
5. Be brief. This should go without saying – since you’re limited to 140 characters – but some people continue their posts through multiple tweets. It can be annoying and time-consuming to try to track someone’s thought through a lengthy list of tweets.
Alright, that’s all I have after my few days on Twitter. I’m sure there will be more as I become more entrenched in Twitterville – ugh, did I really just write that! Stop laughing, Summer.
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So, I’m twittering. This gives Summer endless delight, as it’s something I said I would not do. (I also said this about Facebook and did not stick to that either, so she expected me to succumb to the peer pressure sooner or later.)
Yes, fine, I do see the value in Twitter now. Most of the people I follow have meaningful things to “say” and good advice/tips/experiences to share … kind of like biz-e-chicks. Others, though, don’t have a clue, which led me to explore some Twitter rules of etiquette online. Here are some helpful hints on being a good Twitterer:
1. It may be very fascinating to you that you’re running to the store for milk, but most people don’t care. Remember that people are spending a portion of their day (no matter how tiny) reading your updates and interacting with you, so respect their valuable time.
2. If you’re using Twitter as a business mouthpiece, don’t tweet after (or even while) you’ve been drinking. Posting “I am so drunk. I shouldn’t have done all those Jaeger shots.” is not going to help you land clients and will most likely take away some of your business.
3. Don’t tweet nonstop. I’ve come across some people who are tweeting every 15 minutes to half hour. Not only is all of the information they post not useful or even interesting, it makes you wonder what the heck is up with these people. Do they not work? Are they so into themselves that they think everything that comes into their mind is so fascinating that they must share it with the world? This sets my creep factor on high alert.
4. Do you notice how the little box up top says “What are you doing?” Do you notice how many people fail to answer this question? I never thought about this, but it’s true! Try to answer that question. This is actually a great exercise to keep yourself on track during the day and find out how you’re really spending your time.
5. Be brief. This should go without saying – since you’re limited to 140 characters – but some people continue their posts through multiple tweets. It can be annoying and time-consuming to try to track someone’s thought through a lengthy list of tweets.
Alright, that’s all I have after my few days on Twitter. I’m sure there will be more as I become more entrenched in Twitterville – ugh, did I really just write that! Stop laughing, Summer.