No, of course I really don’t mean that unless you’re a Kardashian. We’re all addicted to Twitter, even if we’re not sure, deep-down, of its ultimate value. Even I tweet, though I tend to moan and groan about it. “Huh,” I say. “The lifespan of a Tweet is 12 seconds? What’s the point?”
But enough of that. If you’re gonna tweet, then you need to tweet smart. The Oatmeal—by way of my friends at High Tech Connect—has recently presented some thoughts about what not to tweet about. The list follows, but I recommend you visit the site for your daily dose of irreverence and laughter. If you don’t find the observations funny, maybe you’ve got iron-poor blood.
Do not tweet about:
- What you are eating
- Social media
- The conference or event you’re attending
- Twitter itself
- Your workout
- Your kid, dog, cat, goat, etc.
- Speaking out of context
- Dailybooth photos
- Emotional breakthroughs
- The number of followers you have
I’ve been tweeting for a while, but I consider myself a neophyte. My strategy, if you can call it that, is to try to deliver some value in the few seconds I have your attention. So I tweet my newly released posts and great articles I’ve read. Trend articles in almost any area are a good bet. I’m going for advertising, branding, and marketing trends.
What do you tweet about and why?
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