I keep reading all of these Twitter lists online about what you should and shouldn't tweet on Twitter. I agree with most of them and let's face it, some of them are just plain 'ole common sense. However, there is one "rule" that keeps coming up that I'm not certain I agree on.
This is the "rule" that you can't or shouldn't tweet about what you're doing throughout the day. I've read that this is a sure-fire way to get people to unfollow or even blacklist you on Twitter. I've heard self-proclaimed experts ranting about how this practice should never be done.
This is the "rule" that you can't or shouldn't tweet about what you're doing throughout the day. I've read that this is a sure-fire way to get people to unfollow or even blacklist you on Twitter. I've heard self-proclaimed experts ranting about how this practice should never be done.
I disagree.
I think many people are forgetting exactly what Twitter was designed to be in the first place- a micro blogging platform. Basically, that's blogging- but on a mini scale. What do people do in their blogs? They often talk about their day, right? Many blogs are actually a sort of online diary.
While blogging is now commonly used by businesses, marketers and more, the original popularity was for the personal diary/journal experience. The same can be said about Twitter. Twitter is like the status messages on Facebook and Myspace where you can post in 1-2 sentences what you're up to.
While blogging is now commonly used by businesses, marketers and more, the original popularity was for the personal diary/journal experience. The same can be said about Twitter. Twitter is like the status messages on Facebook and Myspace where you can post in 1-2 sentences what you're up to.
Why not tell people you're walking your dog in the rain if you want to? It's a micro-blog, after all. It's your Twitter stream and you can tweet whatever you darn well please.
Now as for the topic of whether or not other people will want to hear about what you're doing, I guess it depends on how exciting you are. People will follow celebrities who talk about what they're doing every minute of the day but will be less excited to hear that a nobody is clipping their toenails.
If you're a creative, witty or snarky person, people may enjoy your tweets, even if they are about ordinary things. If you mix up your tweets about what you're doing with other useful tweets, this creates a good balance as well and most people won't have a problem with it.
Tweeting about what you're doing with your day creates a personal bond or connection between you and your followers. It makes you less of a spam-bot and more of an actual human being. I would not place tweeting what you're doing in the "DON'T" category but I would warn against over-tweeting these mundane matters.
Tweeting about what you're doing with your day creates a personal bond or connection between you and your followers. It makes you less of a spam-bot and more of an actual human being. I would not place tweeting what you're doing in the "DON'T" category but I would warn against over-tweeting these mundane matters.
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