Three brutally honest Twitter posts

I’ve posted a lot about Twitter in 2009, some of it a little near the knuckle for some people. As one critic once told me, they didn’t so much mind my off-the-cuff remarks, but got a bit alarmed when I started shooting from the hip. Anyway, these three Sciencetext Tech Talk seemed to be popular at the time they were first published, so in the spirit of rounding off the year, I thought I’d regurgitate them once more in aggregate form.

Twitter decision flowchart – Twitter is the place to be online and tips abound. But, how do you decide whether to follow someone who has followed you? Try my for-fun-but-also-a-bit-serious “Twitter decision flowchart”.

Ten brutal Twitter tips – This post is essentially a distillation of the Twitter decision flowchart for anyone looking for a ready-reckoner on deciding who to follow without having to work through the algorithm.

5 Do’s and 5 Don’t on Twitter – If my brutality in the previous post wasn’t enough to sate your masochistic streak, then here are some orders that should be obeyed by all Twitter users, but are also rules to be broken by the brave of heart and the creative.