How to Succeed When Using Twitter

Posted: October 13, 2015

[caption id="attachment_12475" align="alignright" width="472"] Image from pcworld.com[/caption] Twitter is one of the most used social media networks. Tweets are seen by people from around the world, and affect the public's impression of the user. Promote yourself in a positive way and avoid negative situations that can happen in an instant with one wrong Tweet. Lisa Schmeiser, writer for PC World, shares tips to be awesome on Twitter.

How to be awesome on Twitter in 5 steps

The great thing about Twitter is it’s a way to get a peek into someone else’s stream of consciousness. It’s a way to eavesdrop on someone’s conversations. It’s a way to insert yourself into discussions that interest you. The drawback is that anyone can do that to you too. And while you’re probably already well-versed in how not to tweet like a sustained public service announcement against social media, there’s another, subtler form of headache you’ll want to avoid: Doing or saying something that prompts unwanted or angry responses from the people you know and like. There are ways you can reduce the potential for creating or amplifying the kind of Twitter exchange that leaves you in a bad mood, begets drama offline, or gets forwarded around for everyone else’s rubbernecking entertainment. Tip #1: Remember that social media is a mass medium In other words, it doesn’t matter how few followers you have; what counts is that you are aware that you’re tweeting to the whole world. Even if you delete your tweet later, there is no guarantee someone hasn’t screen-captured it and turned it into an endlessly recirculating image. Read the entire article How to be Awesome on Twitter in 5 Steps on PC World.