Comments on RoboJenny: Twitter Etiquette - the dos and don'ts

good article jenny. linked 2 u from my post.

2008-07-23T21:02:00.000-04:00
good article jenny. linked 2 u from my post.

@ bobby - go to settings - notices - @ replies and choose second option. it will show u @ replies addressed 2 mutual friends. it would make better sense and u can join the conversation with people u know.

- Ravi

You can always click the "In reply to" link below ...

2008-07-23T14:04:00.000-04:00

You can always click the "In reply to" link below the @ messages to find out what the original poster was talking about. If you're not interested, though, just ignore it. Not that much of an issue, to me...

Good point! You're right, I tend to ignore the @re...

2008-07-23T11:35:00.000-04:00

Good point! You're right, I tend to ignore the @replies that don't include context and sometimes click on the ones that do include it.

I have to admit though, for people who don't "get" Twitter yet, particularly people who are of my bf's generation who didn't have AIM away messages to change every time they touched their computer in college, I have a hard time explaining the appeal of it to them.

One that really bothers me is when people @reply s...

2008-07-23T11:20:00.000-04:00

One that really bothers me is when people @reply someone without considering other people are going to have that in their timeline. So some @soandso "yeah lol" isn't useful to me.

For example, say that I tweet about loving the hot chocolate at Cosi and someone decides to respond. Something like "@bokista Yeah I love that place too! They have the best smores" is going to make someone curious as to the place being discussed. "@bokista definitely" does nothing for the rest of your followers.

Twitter is a public conversation (albeit it often one-sided), not a chat client as you note. The most important thing to keep in mind is that everyone who follows you can read everything you say, so tweet with them in mind.