If you’re on Facebook, you probably get annoyed when your stream gets spammed with all the “likes” of your friends, so how do you feel about being alerted to everyone’s “favorites” on Twitter?
It’s a growing trend on the micro-blogging platform and one that has the potential to get out of control – fast.
Anonymous outed some pedophiles earlier this year and were widely (and appropriately) lauded online for that bit of handiwork.
But in this latest ‘outing’ by Anonymous though, they apparently got it wrong, misidentifying a 71-year-old woman as the person behind a fake Connecticut school shooter account.
Have you ever contacted a business on Twitter to complain about their product or service?
Many of us have because of the public nature of the tweet. The potential for a tweet to “go viral” and spread like wildfire around the Web and be seen by countless other potential customers encourages the business to not only respond positively, but to use the opportunity to go above and beyond.
Smart companies use these opportunities to create positive buzz. Not so smart companies contact your JOB and try to get you in trouble.
Hashtags are great, aren’t they? They’re really great for organizing conversations and holding Twitter chats.
They can also be really, REALLY annoying.
Unlike pets, relationships on Twitter can just be for Christmas. Or a weekend. Or even a couple of hours.
There’s not a single user on the network who counts everybody as a fan. There’s nobody even close to that. Lady Gaga, one of the biggest celebrities on the planet, has more than 30 million followers. That’s impressive, but it also means well over 100 million other Twitter users don’t care enough to be one of them.
They call you out on a missed period. They berate your once-in-a-lifetime misuse of “your” and “you’re”. They’re your biggest critics, and they’re on Twitter. But it doesn’t mean you have to play into their petty tweets.
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It might sound ironic, but the absolute worst thing you can do on Twitter if you’re looking for more followers is to ask for them. Begging for followers is a favorite pastime of scammers, spammers and many of the uninitiated, and it will drive your followers away faster than begging for money.
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As a site known for celebrity meltdowns and scandals such as Weinergate (he just returned to Twitter today, by the way), Twitter probably tops the list of PR reps’ ‘nightmares waiting to happen.’
So it’s not surprising that Russian officials have decided to err on the side of caution and recommend its officials show restraint when posting to Twitter.
Why? They’ve been a bit naughty in the past.
Making assumptions is not nice, so stop making assumptions about others on Twitter based on silly things like what they say and how they say it . . . except those two things DO actually count for quite a bit. If you are unsure as to WHY what and how you say something on Twitter is important, then you must have missed this post where we told you that you are what you tweet. If so, you might as well brush up on how to craft the perfect tweet while you’re at it.
But honestly, most of the assumptions folks make should really be reconsidered – starting with these ten Twitter assumptions that are usually false.
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Okay, “atrocity” is probably too strong of a word, but these are definitely atrocious behaviors that could put you in some hot water – as they should! And there are certainly more than four, so feel free to add your favorite Twitter faux pas at the end of the list.
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