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Posted on 01-30-2008 at 06:38am
Twitter Etiquette From The Hive
Filed Under (Internet) by Newscoma on 01-30-2008

Kate O’ went to the Nashville Geek Breakfast that Lesley spoke of yesterday and is opining about Twitter Etiquette.

We got talking about Twitter etiquette at the Geek Breakfast, and I decided I was going to do a post about the emerging dynamics of being polite while micro-blogging.

Jackson seemed to think that was pretty ironic, though, since I’m apparently violating the #1 rule of Twitter etiquette: don’t post daily recaps of your Twitter updates in your blog. Or at least don’t make it the only content you post for a week or more.

In my defense, I said, I’ve been modifying my Twitter updates since I started doing that so that they’d be somewhat more substantive. That got a mumble of support, but the message was clear: daily Twitter summary posts do not make up for real blog content.

OK, so there’s rule number one, and I’m public enemy number one, and now that we’ve got that out of the way, let’s move on to number two, shall we?

Head to The Bee Hive to find out what number two is and she also discusses things she has done to make a connection with Twitterers she might not know but finds interesting.

Microblogging is still new to me but I see great advantages of utilizing tools like Twitter. It keeps me connected with a great deal of people in an immediate fashion across the country and I’ve learned about national and local news due to the conversation that is occurring between real people who are just discussing what’s on their mind.

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Comments

HollyW on 30 January, 2008 at 9:52 am #

Is the verb form “twitter” or “tweet”?


Jackson Miller on 30 January, 2008 at 10:26 am #

AS far as I can tell, both twitter and tweet are primarily nouns. Twitter is the service, tweet is a single message.

Twitter as a verb is to use the service.

Tweet as a verb is to send a message to the service.


GingerSnaps on 30 January, 2008 at 10:29 am #

It keeps me connected with a great deal of people in an immediate fashion across the country and I’ve learned about national and local news due to the conversation that is occurring between real people who are just discussing what’s on their mind.

That’s why I enjoy Twitter so much. You hit the nail on the head.


HollyW on 30 January, 2008 at 10:55 am #

Good call, Jackson. And thanks for indulging my grammar-nerdiness.

As for Twitter itself, I really like that it lets me vent the little one-liners that pop into my head that aren’t worth an entire blog posting.

Also, I’ve met only a couple of my blog friends in person, but I like being able to witness, in real time, a tiny part of their days and share a tiny part of mine. I’ve gotten encouragement and laughs from it on days I’ve really needed it and hopefully provided the same.


Malia Carden on 30 January, 2008 at 7:03 pm #

I break all etiquette rules whether I mean to or not. I’m sure I’ve broken a bunch on Twitter. I tend to overshare and say things I wouldn’t always say outloud. Oh, well…that being said, I agree with Holly and Ginger’s take on what Twitter means to me.