Comments on: Five Twitter Do’s and Five Twitter Don’ts http://www.sciencetext.com/five-twitter-dos-and-five-twitter-donts.html Sciencetext Tech Talk, PC tips, blog hacks, browsing, blogging, social media Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:45:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: David Bradley http://www.sciencetext.com/five-twitter-dos-and-five-twitter-donts.html/comment-page-1#comment-154080 David Bradley Sun, 17 May 2009 10:45:34 +0000 http://www.sciencetext.com/?p=2386#comment-154080 Eydie, okay, I'm hoist by my own petard. My avatar is actually getting old and I guess I'm going to have to change it soon. I actually wrote about how to achieve this kind of <a href="http://www.sciencetext.com/how-to-achieve-blogging-immortality.html" rel="nofollow">virtual blogging immortality</a> a while back. Eydie, okay, I’m hoist by my own petard. My avatar is actually getting old and I guess I’m going to have to change it soon. I actually wrote about how to achieve this kind of virtual blogging immortality a while back.

]]> By: Eydie Stumpf http://www.sciencetext.com/five-twitter-dos-and-five-twitter-donts.html/comment-page-1#comment-153939 Eydie Stumpf Sat, 16 May 2009 19:39:08 +0000 http://www.sciencetext.com/?p=2386#comment-153939 I tend to agree with Ari regarding the avatar. Recently I changed my profile photo because the photo I was using was about 4 years old. An update was needed because I wanted to portray the way I look NOW. If only we could hold back the hands of time it might not be an issue! We need to be flexible and remember that there are always exceptions to the rules. I'd like to add 2 more "don'ts". 1. Don't post 20 updates at one time and hog up my Twitter screen! 2. If you only post quotes, how the heck will I get to know you? I tend to agree with Ari regarding the avatar.

Recently I changed my profile photo because the photo I was using was about 4 years old. An update was needed because I wanted to portray the way I look NOW. If only we could hold back the hands of time it might not be an issue!

We need to be flexible and remember that there are always exceptions to the rules.

I’d like to add 2 more “don’ts”.
1. Don’t post 20 updates at one time and hog up my Twitter screen!
2. If you only post quotes, how the heck will I get to know you?

]]> By: David Bradley http://www.sciencetext.com/five-twitter-dos-and-five-twitter-donts.html/comment-page-1#comment-153768 David Bradley Sat, 16 May 2009 07:28:28 +0000 http://www.sciencetext.com/?p=2386#comment-153768 @Ari thanks for your thoughts, useful as always. I reply: (1) Yeah, bios are subjective, which is why I used the word "interesting" who's to say what that is, eh? Best to have something that you think is "interesting" as opposed to nothing at all. (2) No, you're right, there's nothing wrong with changing avatars, if you're fairly well established, but I think they're a powerful branding tool and if you choose one it's best to stick with it, at least until you have a decent following across social media. (3) That's an interesting point. If someone really needs to tell you something, they'll find a way, if they don't bother, then you can ask was it worth their trying to say in in the first place. @Ari thanks for your thoughts, useful as always. I reply: (1) Yeah, bios are subjective, which is why I used the word “interesting” who’s to say what that is, eh? Best to have something that you think is “interesting” as opposed to nothing at all. (2) No, you’re right, there’s nothing wrong with changing avatars, if you’re fairly well established, but I think they’re a powerful branding tool and if you choose one it’s best to stick with it, at least until you have a decent following across social media. (3) That’s an interesting point. If someone really needs to tell you something, they’ll find a way, if they don’t bother, then you can ask was it worth their trying to say in in the first place.

]]> By: Ari Herzog http://www.sciencetext.com/five-twitter-dos-and-five-twitter-donts.html/comment-page-1#comment-153693 Ari Herzog Sat, 16 May 2009 01:13:31 +0000 http://www.sciencetext.com/?p=2386#comment-153693 I partially agree and partially disagree, David. For starters... 1. An interesting bio to one is uninteresting to another. If your mother could understand and/or like it, keep it. 2. There is nothing wrong with changing avatars. What if you get a new haircut? What if you change your account from a personal one to a brand or vice versa? 3. If you don't reply to a DM, someone will @ you. If you don't receive the @, the DM was probably not genuine in want of a response. I partially agree and partially disagree, David. For starters…

1. An interesting bio to one is uninteresting to another. If your mother could understand and/or like it, keep it.

2. There is nothing wrong with changing avatars. What if you get a new haircut? What if you change your account from a personal one to a brand or vice versa?

3. If you don’t reply to a DM, someone will @ you. If you don’t receive the @, the DM was probably not genuine in want of a response.

]]> By: David Bradley http://www.sciencetext.com/five-twitter-dos-and-five-twitter-donts.html/comment-page-1#comment-153267 David Bradley Thu, 14 May 2009 13:29:18 +0000 http://www.sciencetext.com/?p=2386#comment-153267 That's fair enough, they usually stand out as automated. Carry on ignoring those. That’s fair enough, they usually stand out as automated. Carry on ignoring those.

]]> By: David Bradley http://www.sciencetext.com/five-twitter-dos-and-five-twitter-donts.html/comment-page-1#comment-153266 David Bradley Thu, 14 May 2009 13:25:03 +0000 http://www.sciencetext.com/?p=2386#comment-153266 Oh, <a href="http://twitter.com/Arruniel/statuses/1794659645" rel="nofollow">@arruniel suggests</a> keeping tweets at less than 120 characters to allow others to retweet it easily. Oh, @arruniel suggests keeping tweets at less than 120 characters to allow others to retweet it easily.

]]> By: David Bradley http://www.sciencetext.com/five-twitter-dos-and-five-twitter-donts.html/comment-page-1#comment-153265 David Bradley Thu, 14 May 2009 13:21:58 +0000 http://www.sciencetext.com/?p=2386#comment-153265 I actually encapsulated these thoughts in a <a href="http://www.sciencetext.com/twitter-decision-flowchart.html" rel="nofollow">twitter decision flowchart</a> earlier. I actually encapsulated these thoughts in a twitter decision flowchart earlier.

]]> By: sufficiency http://www.sciencetext.com/five-twitter-dos-and-five-twitter-donts.html/comment-page-1#comment-153262 sufficiency Thu, 14 May 2009 13:09:26 +0000 http://www.sciencetext.com/?p=2386#comment-153262 I've gotten a number of what look like automated DMs thanking me when I follow someone/thing. Haven't bothered to reply to those! I’ve gotten a number of what look like automated DMs thanking me when I follow someone/thing. Haven’t bothered to reply to those!

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