![]() Go Beyond Basic – While Twitter as a service is fantastic, Twitter as a website is less than desirable. Tear Down That Wall! – Don’t protect your tweets! Again, it’s hard for others to decide to follow you back if they can’t see what you’ve added to the conversations. It’s hard for others to separate the gold from the spam when you don’t fill these things out! Click here for more information. ![]() You can also manage the stream of information by using a twitter client (such as tweetdeck, Hootsuite, or Echofon to name a few) to filter tweets into lists, hashtags and groups.īio, Photo & Link - The most important thing for new users out there is to put a bio (which tells people a little bit about you and what you might be interested in), a photo (we'd encourage people to use a real photo) and a link to your website (if you have one). The fact of the matter is there IS too much information to keep up with, but you shouldn't feel you have to read every tweet! Really good information has a habit of rising to the top (through retweets, hashtags), so if you miss it the first time, you'll probably catch it later. I can't keep up with all the information! It's too much! They may well become some of your most worthwhile resources and potentially, very good friends.ĥ. “There are no strangers here Only friends you haven't yet met.” The quote (by Irish writer & poet Yeats) sums up for me the value in following people you don't yet know. I don't want to follow people I don't know or I don't want random people I don't know following me! The 140 character limit also helps keep you succinct!Ĥ. I check in a couple of times a day, but don't feel I have to follow all the action. Getting set up and cultivating your network can take some time in the initial stages, but once you're up and running, it's up to you to decide about the amount of time you devote to Twitter. ![]() Twitter takes up as much time as you let it. The truth is, everyone's experiences are different, and the sites/resources/ideas you find interesting may not be everyone's cup of tea, but guaranteed they will be interesting to someone! Remember one person's trash is another person's treasure. People won't be interested in what I have to say If you are going to write off Twitter because of this, you will miss a lot of incredible resources.Ģ. It all depends on who you follow! There will be times when people - myself included - share random things (including what they had for breakfast), but the good should outweigh the mundane. Twitter is just where people share the banal trivialities of their everyday lives. ![]()
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