Micro-Blogging Faux Pas To Avoid
December 21, 2010 § Leave a comment
If you haven’t already been on Twitter, then you’ve been missing a great deal. The number of new Twitter users have soared over the past few months, as the micro-blogging service has taken the media by storm. Although new users may be baffled by Twitter’s peculiar culture, as I was when I joined the network a year ago.
Twitter is a social networking and micro-blogging service that allows you answer the question, “What are you doing?” by sending short text messages 140 characters in length, called “tweets”, to your friends, or “followers.” –Tweeternet
Yes, all tweets are limited to 140 characters. I know right? You really can’t say much in 140 characters. This forces users to be more concise with their tweets. But that’s part of Twitter’s charm. The short format of tweets are the defining characteristic of the network. But if you find it hard to say what you want to say due to the character restriction, you can post longer tweets through third party applications such as TwitLonger, ezTweets, JumboTweets and many more others. Although it is not recommended to post long tweets as opposed to the 140 character constraint. The point of Twitter is you get quick updates. That’s the novelty of it, that it’s quick and easy.
Twitter is a great way to keep in touch with your friends and quickly broadcast information about where you are and what you’re up to. It’s also a less gated method of communication. You can share information with people you wouldn’t normally exchange messages with, thus opening up your circle of friends to people who share the same interests as yours. As for bloggers like me out there, Twitter can help you enhance your blog. You can have a link of your blog or site posted on your profile page. And you can inform your followers of new articles you published by linking to them in your tweets. Twitter is also business-friendly. It can be used to broadcast your company’s latest news and blog posts, interact with customers or enable easy internal collaboration and group communication. You can make some amazing connections which will improve your business and help you form some important relationships. However, if you are obnoxious about plugging your wares, people will begin to avoid or un-follow you. New Marketing is about drawing people in, not to proselytize right? And the best way to do that is by being interesting and engaging. Twittering what amounts to self-promoting ads all day is pretty much just spam. Do you like spam? Yeah, neither does anyone else.The general rule of thumb is that if you wouldn’t do something outside of Twitter, don’t do it on Twitter. Just be yourself. If you follow that rule, most of the time you will have a lot of fun and enjoy Twitter very much, like many of us do. However, there are some things that most people consider socially unacceptable on Twitter, and if you choose to do these things repeatedly, you may have a more difficult time building relationships and you may even ruin your reputation.
Here are some microblogging faux pas you need to AVOID when tweeting:
(Some of these Twitter Don’ts, I got from Mr. Sean Ludwig and Ms. Diana Adams, credits to them.)
1. Spamming – This is the most important one on the list. Nothing will ruin your reputation more quickly than spamming or sending prefabricated auto-DMs to your followers. With all the account hi-jacking going on lately, we just don’t have any patience for this anymore.
2. Drunk Tweeting – Yes, we’ve all had those nights when we’ve had a bit too much to drink. I’ve been there and done that. Just like in real life, your followers might get a kick out of your drunk tweets, but you’ll probably regret them in the morning.
3. Tweeting In All Caps – This is just plain annoying. Remember, typing in all caps is the online equivalent for yelling. You wouldn’t want someone always yelling in your timeline, would you?
4. Whining About How You Want More Followers – This is so tacky. Engage, send great tweets, build relationships, make friends, have fun – if you do these things and are genuine about it, the followers will come!
5. Being Boring And Tweeting Lame Stuff – No pressure here, but c’mon, let Twitter excite you! Take some chances. Have some fun. Stretch out of your comfort zone a little bit. Never tweet about food or the weather.” If your friends see one more “Im typing a tweet and sitting on our couch!” or “I had some awesome corn flakes for breakfast,” you’re getting un-followed.
6. RT-ing Without Giving RT Credit – Don’t retweet something and leave off the original Twitter poster. Always give credit to those who wrote it first. You can lose trust with people in a hurry if you do this. Give credit where credit is due!
7. Tweeting Something Cool Or Life-Changing W/o A Link Or Picture – Use a service like TwitPic, TweetPhoto or yFrog for your photos, and a URL shortener like TinyURL, bit.ly, tr.im or is.gd for your links.
8. Ignoring People Who Mention Or Send You DMs – Nobody likes a snob. Part of the Twitter experience involves conversing with your followers. Don’t get too caught up with it though, Twitter isn’t a chatroom.
9. Hashtagging Every Topic – Now this is just plain stupid. I’ve come across people who do this. I mean, c’mon! “#OMG I’m so #hungry! Can anyone give me #food? #LOL” or “I can’t find my #phone anywhere. I’m so #dead.” Yeah, annoying.
10. Spewing Negativity All Over Your Followers – Sure, everyone has a bad day every now and then, and that’s part of the beauty of Twitter, we are all here for each other! But when you tweet everyday about how everything sucks, it gets old quick. A positive attitude goes far in life, and on Twitter!
11. Tweeting Your Bathroom Habits – Seriously. Just don’t do it.
While there aren’t specific rules for how to use Twitter, avoiding these 11 Don’ts will help you fit right in—and may even gain you some adoring new followers. Twitter is a great place to meet new friends, share valuable information and spread joy. Let’s keep it that way! Happy tweeting! 🙂
XOXO
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Twitter is a social networking and micro-blogging service that allows you answer the question, “What are you doing?” by sending short text messages 140 characters in length, called “tweets”, to your friends, or “followers.” –Tweeternet
Here are some microblogging faux pas you need to AVOID when tweeting:
(Some of these Twitter Don’ts, I got from Mr. Sean Ludwig and Ms. Diana Adams, credits to them.)

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“The only people who fear death are those with regrets.” ~ Author Unknown
Bucket List
December 5, 2010 § Leave a comment
A few days ago, I was surfing online when I came across someone’s bucket list. It quickly inspired me to create my own bucket list as well. Check mine out, click the link on my navi. 🙂
If you haven’t heard about the bucket list, it is a list of all the goals you want to achieve, dreams you want to fulfill and life-experiences you desire to experience before you die. Ever feel your days are passing by without any tangible output to speak of? What were your accomplishments in the past 3 months? What are your upcoming goals for the next 3 months? Look at the things you did and the things you’re planning to do next – Do they mean anything to you if you are to die today? Having a bucket list reminds you of what’s really important so you can act on them. A bucket list opens up the context. It’s a forum to set anything and everything you’ve ever wanted to do, whether it’s big, small or just plain random. =)
The objective of creating a bucket list isn’t to instill some kind of a race against time or to create aversion towards death. I don’t see our existence to be limited to just our physical years on earth – our physical lifespan is but a short speck of our existence in the universe. The whole point of a bucket list is to maximize every moment of our existence and live our life to the fullest. It’s a reminder of all the things we want to achieve in our time here, so that instead of pandering our time in pointless activities, we are directing it fully toward what matters to us.
If you don’t have a bucket list, I highly recommend you to create one. How much does it cost? Probably 30 minutes to an hour, or more if you get really caught up in the writing :). What do you gain? Significant clarity and focus on what you want from your life. It’s an invaluable exchange.
Come up with as many items as you can. The items should be things you have not done yet. Don’t stop until you finish listing at least 101 things! If you find yourself stuck, chances are you are mentally limiting/constraining yourself. Release those shackles – This is a list of everything you want to achieve, do, see, feel and experience in your life.
“The only people who fear death are those with regrets.” ~ Author Unknown