{"id":1018,"date":"2009-11-01T18:49:19","date_gmt":"2009-11-01T23:49:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/webdesign\/2009\/11\/01\/twitter-dos-and-donts\/"},"modified":"2011-07-09T00:14:19","modified_gmt":"2011-07-09T04:14:19","slug":"twitter-dos-and-donts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/webdesign\/2009\/11\/01\/twitter-dos-and-donts\/","title":{"rendered":"Twitter Dos and Don&#8217;ts"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--CusAds--><p>Useful Tips for Twitter<\/p>\n<p>These days it seems that you can&#8217;t escape stories about the latest social networking phenomenon, Twitter.\u00c2\u00a0 With all the hype and celebrity endorsements, lots of people are asking &#8220;how do I use Twitter?&#8221;.<\/p>\n<div class=\"6bc5ccbe3d2ff567e8bb701db5576878\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: right; margin:10px 0 10px 10px;\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-3375789278566919\";\r\n\/* webstyle_inpost_300x250 *\/\r\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"4670586556\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>There are plenty of sites out there that will tell you how to use Twitter, but not so many to warn you of the pitfalls.If you take a minute to learn from this list of handy Twitter tips then you&#8217;ll be Twittering away with the best of them.<\/p>\n<p>DO watch what you say.Unless your updates are protected, anyone can see what you are currently Tweeting.Bear in mind the story of the girl who managed to Tweet her way out of a job because a hiring manager read her thoughts on the position she interviewed for.<\/p>\n<p>DON&#8217;T use Twitter for a chat client.\u00c2\u00a0 No one wants to their screen full of irrelevant Tweets from a conversation they&#8217;re forced to eavesdrop on.<\/p>\n<p>DO remember to retweet other people.\u00c2\u00a0 This can be a good way to build up a following of likeminded Twitterers.<\/p><!--CusAds-->\n<p>DON&#8217;T endlessly try to sell things.Okay, we get it &#8211; 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