Here are CIO‘s top 5 tips on twitter etiquette
1. How to Follow and Un-Follow People
Even social networking experts share different philosophies on how to deal with “followers” — the people on Twitter who subscribe to your tweets. Some people believe that if someone follows you, it’s impolite not to follow that person back. You shouldn’t feel obligated to follow all people back, or power Twitter users who tweet a lot.
2. Be Up Front About Your Twitter Aspirations
As the divide between our consumer and professional lives blurs at the hands of social technologies, the content of your tweets can take on a whole new meaning, especially if you work at a traditional corporation that doesn’t acknowledge this reality. As such, you might want to make it clear who you represent and why you’re on Twitter.
3. Be Personal (to a point)
While you should heed the advice of the aforementioned section, you also shouldn’t be afraid to be personal in your Twitter account. Most people wouldn’t join Twitter to be spun by your corporate boilerplate statement or marketed to in traditional fashions. For individuals, Twitter can be a very personal medium, and that’s not a bad thing for business people. Twitter can humanize you in the eyes of your followers (who might want to do business with you in the future as a result of that human interaction).
4. Reciprocate Gracefully
Ask yourself how do you become respected by the community and benefit from the give-and-take that happens between users on Twitter? One way to show how unselfish you are: contribute to topics of interest to you by replying to tweets on that subject. But just replying isn’t necessarily enough to convey that you care. Don’t be afraid to stir debate and define your views.
5. Use The Direct Message Correctly
Although Twitter generally operates as a one-to-many medium, the direct message allows you to reach out to a follower privately. Remember, many people have direct messages sent to their e-mail inboxes. In this case, you could increase their e-mail overload problem. Also, remember what someone sends you via a direct message isn’t for public consumption.
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