Todd's Tips To Avoid Twitter Murmuring About You

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OK. I’ve had two very busy days, but I finally got to spend some time on Twitter this evening.

And in about 90 minutes time, these are the things I observed that just really, well, bother me.

And know that if you are doing these things, your “friends” in the community are quietly murmuring about you. And that isn’t good….

So, here are Todd’s Tips To Avoid Twitter Murmuring About You (and please add ones I miss in the comments!):

Be honest. If you fudge facts, we will know. And we will never, ever, trust you again.
Don’t gloat. We secretly hate show offs…
When you retweet something without citing the orginal source, and making it appear that it comes from you? Bad.
If you want your community to retweet something, leave us some extra space. If I have to spend 30 minutes editing to knock it down to 140 characters? Forget it…
Don’t send out a tweet with JUST a hyperlink. It smells so MLM-ish…
Auto-DMs = Nails on a chalkboard.
More than ten tweets per day about Trump’s latest scheme is enough. Way enough.
If you are tweeting about someone on Twitter, USE THEIR DAMN TWITTER HANDLE!
And oh, don’t type in ALL CAPS. The shouting is annoying…
If you’re going to tweet about politics, don’t get mad when someone from the other side fights back…
Understand the differences between lol, LOL, and ROFL…
Plz dn’t abbrevi8 evy wrd n a twt. Hrd 2 follw…
If you are on Foursquare and you tell me you are at Publix, don’t get upset when I ask you to get me some chips and dip…
If you are only going to tweet once a day, don’t just push your latest blog post…
Honestly, if I want to connect with you on Facebook, I will seek you out. Don’t DM me a %*&$# link to your Facebook page…
Just because you add to the end of a tweet doesn’t allow you to be mean…
Really? Did that person just RT their own tweet?
I get the value of hashtags… but don’t overdo it. #twitter #socialmedia #helpfultips #advice #socialmediarules #howtostoptwittermurmuringaboutyou
I love twitpics, but if I am still working at the end of a long day, and you send around a pic of an ice-cold beer? I am probably going to unfollow you out of spite. Just saying…
Did I mention gloating?
If you SPAM us? Don’t be surprised when you are hunted down and shot…
…Mercilessly.

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http://www.keppiecareers.com Miriam Salpeter, Keppie Careers

Good tips! Especially #17…What is it with RTing your own thing? Or sending tweets from one Twitter account to another. Like we don’t all know it’s you. (The PICTURE is the same, after all!)

I don’t use lol, LOL or ROFL, which is probably good, because I have no idea what the difference really is. I hope you will enlighten the uninformed?
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http://www/sanerapdc.com/ Alicia Arenas (@AliciaSanera)

Love this list Todd! Especially your points about spamming and pushing. One of my unspoken(until now) rules is that for every request I make of my audience, I have at least two comments not related to my business. These can be retweeting other’s information, commenting on someone else’s post, promoting a friends business, etc.

Thanks for the great article!
Todd Schnick

Miriam – when I first read your comment, I lol. This, in my judgement is a slight chuckle, as in, “oh, that’s kinda funny!” Now, if I read something that makes me seriously laugh, meaning, you could hear me laughing in the next room, I call that a LOL.

But if I read something that makes me laugh so hard I not only spit up coffee on my monitor, and laugh so hard I generate tears, I am ROFL (rolling on floor laughing).

Just my interpretation. Any other thoughts on this?

And yeah, I agree with you on the RTing thing. Except, of course, when one talks about “restaurants” and stuff…
Todd Schnick

Alicia, yeah I am with you. I don’t have a set rule on the ratio of my content to other people’s content. Yet. I just try to push more of other’s content than mine. Brogan says it should be 12 to 1. I hope to someday aspire to that ratio…
http://www.radiantveracity.com/ Stephanie A. Lloyd

This is awesome! Great list.

My personal Twitter pet peeves are 2, 3, 6, 7 (more than 10 tweets a day about ANYTHING is annoying), 8, 12, 14…oh and amen on #15! I can’t stand it when someone DMs me a link to their FB or LI page. Send me your Facebook invitation ON FACEBOOK.

And here’s one for you…how about when someone you barely interact with, or worse, don’t know at all, DMs you a link to their shiny new blog post asking you to RT it? #Rude!
Todd Schnick

Thanks Stephanie. I agree with you about when a perfect stranger asks you to RT something. I do, however, find it very appropriate for someone you DO interact with to reach out to you to contribute to and/or RT a post when it is applicable to something you care about.
http://www.arizonamamma.com Arizona Mamma

I must say, I never realized there were such stringent guidlines when it comes to Twitter. I realize these are just your tips, but helpful none the less. Fortunately, I haven’t used and abused any of the afforementioned tips. I am still learning the whole thing!
Todd Schnick

Well, Twitter works differently for everyone. Use it the way it best suits you. But, just so you know, these are tips that seem pretty universal for most active users…

Best advice I can give? Just be yourself, and engage in real conversations with people…
http://www.worthingtoncareers.com Janicce Worthington

Hi Todd:

First Time Caller here! Great list! I’d never seen Twitter manners listed so well before! Thanks!

Janice Worthington
Worthington Career Services
Columbus, Ohio
Todd Schnick

Hi Janice – welcome! And thanks for the nice compliment. So glad you dropped by!
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