Twitter Etiquette

The Tweets That are Heard Round the World

          Well, quite a lot has changed since 1775. As opposed to a shot being fired it's now mainly the "Tweet's" heard round the world. Most of us know once something goes "online" it is almost surely impossible to get it off of the Internet. So how can we avoid these costly Tweets? Well, it is actually fairly simple. Follow a few bits of etiquette and you may be able to avoid much controversy.

          In the article "Top 7 Twitter Etiquette Rules (Please RT!)" seven basic rules can be followed to upload a quite quaint Tweet. For starters a pretty basic rule of business email format should be followed. Secondly, you don't need to brag about someone complimenting you (if you are important people will already have read it). Third, do not check in every location you are at, it just says "I have nothing else to do but hope people see where I am at". Fourth, asking someone to re-tweet you is a lot like asking someone to spread your useless information. Fifth, no one wants to know what you are doing on Fridays (unless it includes an invite, free food, music, or a free good time). The sixth one I believe is most important. If you wouldn't be seen in public with the people following you do not follow them or allow them to follow you. Doing so just says you will allow anyone into your circle. For general purposes I am going to include this just because its a good rule to follow and I got it from an accounting professor "Don't say anything your grandma wouldn't be OK with hearing".

          So to sum this all up if its generally not nice don't say it at all. Its something we all learned at an early age and its root values can still be applied today. Keep it short and sweet. Good luck tweeting it up and remember "The Pen is Mightier Than the Sword".