Interestingly, a number of social media experts often focus their pep talks on what to do on Twitter. Too bad, they miss out on the important things you shouldn’t be doing on Twitter. Here’s my take on the 7 things you should NOT do on Twitter.
40 useful things you can share on Twitter besides blog posts
Twitter reminds me of pass the parcel a bit - RSS readers are ripped open first thing in the morning and then the shiniest blog posts get circulated and shared...like a good prize should I suppose.
But shiny doesn't always equal useful. In fact, I'd argue that the more unusual and varied your stream is, the better - both for you and your followers.
How to Improve Your Tweeting Skills
What can you achieve with just 140 characters in your tweets? The answer depends on how effectively you use your words while tweeting. Even a short and simple tweet written effectively has the makings of a bestseller on Twitter while a mediocre tweet is likely to be given a pass by most Twitter users. Many people ask me how they can improve their tweeting skills. I recommend the following guidelines in order to become an effective tweeter.
3 Ways to Get Your Twitter Account Suspended
If you haven’t heard of it yet, Twitter have two very important guidelines you must abide to prevent your account from being suspended. They are the Following Rules and Best Practices and the Automation Rules and Best Practices. I went trough these guidelines quite extensively, and here are the three things I find it’ll most definitely get your account suspended.
9 Lessons From Successful Brands on Twitter
Brands are beginning to establish best practices for communicating with their customers and prospects on Facebook. But many of those same brands with large Facebook fan bases have smaller Twitter followings or none at all.
With more than 300 million user accounts, Twitter has become an important network for companies to leverage in their communication plans.
Below are nine brands that have found success on Twitter along with takeaway lessons on what they do right and how you can emulate their success.
Twitter Friends Saturation Point: Around 150 Is Enough
We can’t imagine that any of us could have realized the impact of social networking on our lives when we started using such sites a few years ago. They have increasingly become part of our everyday lives, indeed so much so that sometimes it can be rather a strain to keep up with friends on Twitter, Facebook and the like.