Twitter Rules of Etiquette
March 6th, 2009 by Jayne WesnerMore and more people are starting to use Twitter for advertising their brand or site. Since it’s becoming more widely used, I think it’s only fair that some rules of etiquette should be posted. Please feel free to comment with any etiquette rules that you feel should be added.
- Don’t spam. Sure, your site is the next best thing since sliced bread and you want to make sure the entire world knows, but the worst way to do this is by sending out constant tweets just sending people to your home page.
- Tweet when you are introducing something new. If you don’t have anything new to twitter about - don’t tweet. Instead get those creative juices flowing - come up with something “tweetable” - be it a promotion or a new product, and then tweet like you’ve never tweeted before!
- Direct messages. It’s there for a reason. If you are engaged in 3-D tweeting (conversation back and forth rather than just saying what you are doing and leaving it at that) then why not Direct Message each other instead of spamming others who have no idea what or whom you are talking about. Direct Messages allow only the person you are talking to to be able to see the message.
- If you are at an event, it’s time to use Twitter and start Tweeting. But, please don’t over-tweet. We don’t need the play-by-play on every thing that is going down..just the important highlights please.
- If you want follows, then follow others.
- Lastly, do unto others as you would like them to do for you. By this I mean, the following: If you want people to click on your tinyurl’s and visit your site, visit theirs too!
Hope this information helps! Twitter is growing very quickly. Be a part of the fun!
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