Using Twitter Properly

Using Twitter properly? lol. I've been discussing this guide on my Twitter timeline for the last 24 hours. As it turns out, despite the fact that Caroline meant her guide as a um, guide. I immediately took umbrage and declared Twitter jihad! (Yes, I know jihad means an inner-struggle. Edge down kafir.)

	markdavidson Hi, my name is Mark, I'm a jackass. You've obviously put a lot of time and thought into your guide but you don't get to tell me what to do! about 1 hour ago from web
	markdavidson On the other hand, I really like @cmiddlebrook's blog and pretty much everything she is doing. No matter what I write, I sound retarded. about 1 hour ago from web
	markdavidson I must be getting old. On one hand, I want to rebel like hell against @cmiddlebrook for telling me how to use "Twitter Properly". about 1 hour ago from web
	markdavidson I am trying to write the hardest email I've ever tried to write. I've been leaving and coming back to it all day long. about 1 hour ago from web

markdavidson I am now following @cmiddlebrook. I had meant to harass her about her stupid rules but realized that she's really kind and has a good heart. about 23 hours ago from web

markdavidson @cmiddlebrook: Please note that I am breaking all known rules of properly socializing and posting on Twitter. I'm also playing with matches. about 23 hours ago from web in reply to cmiddlebrook


From The Big Juicy Twitter Guide:

The biggest complaint that people have about Twitter is that it produces too much noise. There are two simple ways to deal with this:

1. Ignore it completely
2. Purge the noisy people

Don’t be Too Noisy

In Part 2 I explained some ways in which you can keep the incoming Twitter noise to a minimum. Turning that around, you need to make sure that you are not one of those noisy people otherwise you’ll find yourself either being ignored or losing followers. Either way, you will no longer be getting your message across.

What is a good number of tweets? There is no absolute number and it varies according to your audience. Generally speaking, I would try not to update more than once per hour so in a standard day, that’s probably no more than a dozen.

Hi Caroline,