Twitter Etiquette

by Jon on 01. Jan, 2009 in Blog

My design for Twitter's "over capacity" screenI love the Twitter community.  I often find myself refreshing my browser, excited to see interesting articles people have stumbled upon, small tidbits of wisdom, or fun, character-building status updates.  In my 3 months on Twitter, I have been pretty happy with those I’ve followed.  That is, until recently.

I am admittedly a newbie to Twitter, but I already have developed a pet peeve that I believe should be considered bad Twitter etiquette – noisiness.  What do I mean by noisiness?  When someone posts a tweet every 10 minutes, I consider them to be too loud.  Essentially, they are spamming my Twitter feed.  I recently had to block someone because they were posting so much, I couldn’t read anyone else’s tweets.  This behavior is a little rude, in my opinion.

One of my favorite users on my feed is King County Executive Ron Sims.  Yes, our county executive is active on Twitter!  Better yet, he is a model Twittizen.  (Note: I thought I was clever when I came up with that, but Urban Dictionary tells me otherwise…)

Wear your Twitter badge with prideSo what makes Ron Sims so great to follow?  He is very active (5 or so tweets per day), but not overwhelming.  Most of his posts include a short thought followed by a link to a relevant article.  I am always learning from Ron Sims, and I feel like I know him better as a person.  If I saw him on the street, he might be a little creeped out, because I’d probably try to give him a fist bump.

In addition to his informational posts, Ron (Like I said, I feel like I’m on a first name basis with the guy) sprinkles in personal tweets that reveal his character.  One of my favorites: “Our Christmas tree is decorated and the lights are on. The tree is framed by our windows and there is snow outside. Perfect!”  I also learned he enjoyed Curious Case of Benjamin Button.  Maybe I should check it out.

So thank you Ron Sims for being such a great Twittizen!  I look forward to your future tweets.

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5 Responses to “Twitter Etiquette”

  1. Yamas 02. Jan, 2009 at 2:59 am #

    Curious Case of Benjamin Button… and yea, you and Ron should go check it out together : )

    ~Yamas

  2. Jon 02. Jan, 2009 at 11:39 am #

    Thanks for the edit! Lesson: blogging after midnight leads to incorrect movie titles.

  3. Lance 10. Jan, 2009 at 11:53 am #

    Thanks Jon

    Best piece on twitter etiquette I have seen.

    Almost makes me want to tweet!

  4. Jon 12. Jan, 2009 at 12:23 am #

    Thanks, Lance! You should definitely get on Twitter. It is a great community for learning.

  5. Web Design Liverpool 02. Feb, 2009 at 4:31 am #

    Fairly new to the twitter game myself, nice post and interesting read. I agree it’s a great community for learning and keeping up with the latest trends.

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