Comments on: Twitter Friday: 5 Less Obvious Twitter Netiquette Mistakes

By: Michelle

Michelle — Thu, 07 May 2009 04:44:01 +0000

I should probably stop swearing so much on Twitter. http://cursebird.com/ says I swear like an enthusiastic porn star… I try, but sometimes nothing beats the F-word.

By: Cheep_Tweeter

Cheep_Tweeter — Wed, 06 May 2009 21:55:17 +0000

This is the stuff that I have noticed…I think you are right on the money. What really rips my nightie is the automated contact! Either communicate with me personally or don’t bother I say. I can get spam any time I like without having it aimed at me on a site that I use to communicate with people, not bots!

By: Michael Alan Harvey

Michael Alan Harvey — Wed, 06 May 2009 21:20:09 +0000

I’m intensely opposed to the idea of Twitter netiquette, or “Twitiquette,” and I’ve written about my opposition in the essay “Steal This Twitter.” (http://pfunn.com/?p=439) This list, however, is not what I would call netiquette. All are good nuts-and-bolts Twitter usage tips that all Twitter users should follow. As to point 2, remember that anyone has the option to unfollow. If the object of the flamer’s wrath didn’t want to read the guy’s insults, she could have very easily removed him from her Twitter stream. On Twitter as in life, don’t let the bastards grind you down.

By: James Gurd

James Gurd — Tue, 05 May 2009 08:34:55 +0000

I think they are reasonable engagement guidelines. I would also add what for me is the most alienating, the spam follow. Twitter is getting better at spotting and removing these but there are still people setting up accounts for purely self-serving reasons (the other day I had someone wanting me to vote for their child in a beauty contest!) and then spamming the followers by asking everyone. That irritates me – I have a limited amount of time to catch up on tweets and don’t want any of it wasted by pointless, lazy attempts at using Twitter.

By: Neal Jansons

Neal Jansons — Tue, 05 May 2009 01:15:01 +0000

You got it right, these are some good and lesser-known rules. And no, you don’t have think skin…the people who flamed you were probably refugees from 4chan or somewhere else where the norm is different. However, if flaming does bother you, avoiding the Goons and Anonymous might be a good idea.

By: Agent SEO

Agent SEO — Mon, 04 May 2009 13:51:33 +0000

Yeah, I’ve noticed people auto-following me, or sending out an auto-respond direct message to anyone that follows them. It is really annoying when you get a direct message like that, take the time to write a thoughtful response and then don’t hear anything back…

By: Tad Chef

Tad Chef — Mon, 04 May 2009 07:34:42 +0000

Auto-DM on following is well, not really that annoying, some people seemingly auto-DM on every other action, retweets e.g. that’s a little too much.

By: Andreas Nurbo

Andreas Nurbo — Fri, 01 May 2009 18:01:19 +0000

About 1 and 4
I have a “wanna be guru” update every now and then, and say something stupid about the weeks new auto followers. The people using follow-software are an ever increasing number.

Also should include auto-DM when you follow someone.

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