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When entering the Twitter world, there are some things that need to be addressed. Yes, knowing the Twitter basics is essential like, RT is retweet and @name is the way you respond or tweet at someone. But there are some Twitter "don'ts" that users need to be aware of.
1. Don’t tweet anything that could get you fired or stop you from being hired.
2. Don’t be boring. For example. Don’t tweet, “Goodnight Tweeps!”
3. Don’t tweet more than ten times in one day. It’s annoying and takes the attention away from other Tweeters.
4. Don’t reply to every tweet.
5. Don’t tweet drunk. They might be funny to your followers, but not as funny to you the next morning.
6. Don’t use cuss words in your tweets.
7. Don’t tweet about something big that has happened to you without posting a photo or a link along with it. It bores the other tweeters.
8. Don’t #hashtag every topic. People will get sick of them and then your topics will be ignored.
9. Don’t RT yourself. It’s just bad form. Don’t do it.
10. Don’t tweet your own blog posts.
11. Don’t take an Unfollow personally. And don’t report your unfollower. Nobody really cares.
12. Don’t follow every person who follows you.
13. Don’t tweet everything about your personal life. Sometimes it can be entertaining. But most likely, not all of the time.
14. Don’t tweet if you need more than 140 characters. That is what your blog is for. Stick to that.
And lastly...
15. Don’t tweet and drive.
Some of these don’ts may seem obvious to most. But surprisingly, they aren’t to some. The world of technology is now our way of life. People are learning how to have etiquette for all of these different media resources. Not only with Twitter, but also with Facebook. But hopefully, the people of the “Twitter World” will catch on to proper Twitter etiquette.
I think it's pretty interesting that a lot of people don't know not to do these things, just based on common sense. I did find some of them helpful for me though! Based on my research I found that most people don't know the "proper" way to use their twitter accounts. Reading posts like this will help!
ReplyDeleteThis is a very entertaining and interesting post about the Dont's of Twitter. As a new Twitter follower myself, I am still learning how this social media works and the appropriate usage. Most of the items on this list are common sense, but it is good for people to be aware of these things.
ReplyDeleteNow I will know, if I tweet about something big in my life, I will include a picture. :)
Sydney, I think this is so important in today's society and the way we communicate with others. Social media has taken over the way we get our point across to others and it's important that we realize there's a right and wrong way to do that. Twitter can be confusing when you're just starting out, so you may have saved someone from making a huge online mistake with this post!
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