July 12, 2009 at 12:39Successful Twitter Recipe
An ideal tweeter is a person who is able to generate “ short interests, ” with a frequency of two per hour. At the same time, he is not idle (and this is not a paradox; Twitter is not imprisoned for being the main occupation, he is more like a tree on which an assiduous worker puts nicks on what he’s done (seen-heard) in “big life”). An ideal twitterite is positive, does not make grammatical errors, does not swear for no reason, and does not verbally. You can be born an ideal twitter. And you can become one. At least you can try .
There is an opinion that "on Twitter you can write everything the same as on a regular blog, only briefly." This is not true. Twitter posts can be divided into ten types:
1. Lytdybry. It’s just right to sin with such posts for people who have gained a certain “weight” on Twitter (or in life outside of it). Nobody cares that you, Vasya, ate soup. Unless, of course, you are Vasya Strelnikov (feel the difference). Although, if it was " soup from the appendages of a dwarf white elephant, " which you personally wished, then the chances of success can significantly increase.
2. Quotes . For some (I write with comic pride) - quotes " from myself ." In general, any short sayings. On the spite of the day, or "timeless philosophical significance." (The jammed quote “Golden placers” - for a nickel from an old woman on a book collapse - and the point is in the hat. Joke.)
3. Jokes . It is important to note - not jokes, namely jokes. And best of all: a) their own; b) freshly born. (Yes, precisely because a beard does not fit on a tweet.)
4. Paradoxes . Brilliant typos, tears of illogical utterances, or complete nonsense like a " passive necrophile ." There are real masters of the genre who can dispel any depression with yet another “catch”.
5. References . (For the sake of which, it seems to many, Twitter is being turned on.) We will quarrel about the “ Twitter city ” later, but for now I will say this: more than three links in a row - and you look, sound and smell like a “ bot ”. Draw conclusions.
6. Pictures . Of course - links to pictures. Good camouflage for " Lytdybrov "". Important! If the pictures are made by iPhone and posted on Twitter, then success is almost guaranteed.
7. News . “ Fresh News ” is, of course, a fantastic thing. But suddenly you were lucky, and it was you who held Michael Jackson's hand, escorting him on his last journey? Then feel free to write about it. But remember! If there is where to give a link, most likely this is not news . (Here's a tweet, by the way; guess the category?)
8. Questions . If you came to Twitter not only for answers, then feel free to ask questions. It is not true that this entertainment is accessible only to despicable mass followers. Even among your five hundred followers, it is easy to find someone who knows the answer, or is ready to share the information you need (and in the best case, not only information).
9. Answers . In order to tweet answers, it is not necessary to wait for questions. There are so many chances that you possess some kind of useful knowledge that can be pushed into 140 characters. Say, "the mouse wheel closes the browser tabs ." You will be surprised, but not everyone knows about it.
10. Slogans. Twitter is a great place to publicly express your attitude to Microsoft, to Bill Gates personally, as well as to members of his family, or ... members of the Polish Sejm (just members, by the way - it’s also possible; for this, there’s #sexymonday) . Start holivar, speak out about the unfortunate pandas, Palestinians, system administrators ...
As a bonus, I add two more Twitter system features that have turned into a genre. These are “replays” and “retweets”.
11. A replay can be written to any twitter citizen, whether he is the heir to the Swedish throne, or your classmate. Both, however, can ignore you. The main thing is from joy that they nevertheless responded, not to succumb to temptation and not to breed a multi-play dicussion, slurred by everyone except your most devoted followers (and even annoying them).
12. Retweet is a wonderful opportunity to disseminate someone else's wit, awareness or civic position, having earned the fame of a tenacious and big-eyed digest. In addition, depending on the character, the egoist “zaforvorit” marked “delicacy” for himself, and the altruist - will share with others.
The categories described above are the ingredients for proper Twitter posting. I would compare most of them with spices. The recipe for success is what proportions you choose. Spices are necessary, but a dish consisting exclusively of them (for a long time) is impossible to eat. However, you can find the success of the genre twitter player in colorful, multi-following tapes, where your paradoxes (lytdybra, slogans) do not seem intrusive and inappropriate.
Good luck to you tweets! @misha_kvakin
There is an opinion that "on Twitter you can write everything the same as on a regular blog, only briefly." This is not true. Twitter posts can be divided into ten types:
1. Lytdybry. It’s just right to sin with such posts for people who have gained a certain “weight” on Twitter (or in life outside of it). Nobody cares that you, Vasya, ate soup. Unless, of course, you are Vasya Strelnikov (feel the difference). Although, if it was " soup from the appendages of a dwarf white elephant, " which you personally wished, then the chances of success can significantly increase.
2. Quotes . For some (I write with comic pride) - quotes " from myself ." In general, any short sayings. On the spite of the day, or "timeless philosophical significance." (The jammed quote “Golden placers” - for a nickel from an old woman on a book collapse - and the point is in the hat. Joke.)
3. Jokes . It is important to note - not jokes, namely jokes. And best of all: a) their own; b) freshly born. (Yes, precisely because a beard does not fit on a tweet.)
4. Paradoxes . Brilliant typos, tears of illogical utterances, or complete nonsense like a " passive necrophile ." There are real masters of the genre who can dispel any depression with yet another “catch”.
5. References . (For the sake of which, it seems to many, Twitter is being turned on.) We will quarrel about the “ Twitter city ” later, but for now I will say this: more than three links in a row - and you look, sound and smell like a “ bot ”. Draw conclusions.
6. Pictures . Of course - links to pictures. Good camouflage for " Lytdybrov "". Important! If the pictures are made by iPhone and posted on Twitter, then success is almost guaranteed.
7. News . “ Fresh News ” is, of course, a fantastic thing. But suddenly you were lucky, and it was you who held Michael Jackson's hand, escorting him on his last journey? Then feel free to write about it. But remember! If there is where to give a link, most likely this is not news . (Here's a tweet, by the way; guess the category?)
8. Questions . If you came to Twitter not only for answers, then feel free to ask questions. It is not true that this entertainment is accessible only to despicable mass followers. Even among your five hundred followers, it is easy to find someone who knows the answer, or is ready to share the information you need (and in the best case, not only information).
9. Answers . In order to tweet answers, it is not necessary to wait for questions. There are so many chances that you possess some kind of useful knowledge that can be pushed into 140 characters. Say, "the mouse wheel closes the browser tabs ." You will be surprised, but not everyone knows about it.
10. Slogans. Twitter is a great place to publicly express your attitude to Microsoft, to Bill Gates personally, as well as to members of his family, or ... members of the Polish Sejm (just members, by the way - it’s also possible; for this, there’s #sexymonday) . Start holivar, speak out about the unfortunate pandas, Palestinians, system administrators ...
As a bonus, I add two more Twitter system features that have turned into a genre. These are “replays” and “retweets”.
11. A replay can be written to any twitter citizen, whether he is the heir to the Swedish throne, or your classmate. Both, however, can ignore you. The main thing is from joy that they nevertheless responded, not to succumb to temptation and not to breed a multi-play dicussion, slurred by everyone except your most devoted followers (and even annoying them).
12. Retweet is a wonderful opportunity to disseminate someone else's wit, awareness or civic position, having earned the fame of a tenacious and big-eyed digest. In addition, depending on the character, the egoist “zaforvorit” marked “delicacy” for himself, and the altruist - will share with others.
The categories described above are the ingredients for proper Twitter posting. I would compare most of them with spices. The recipe for success is what proportions you choose. Spices are necessary, but a dish consisting exclusively of them (for a long time) is impossible to eat. However, you can find the success of the genre twitter player in colorful, multi-following tapes, where your paradoxes (lytdybra, slogans) do not seem intrusive and inappropriate.
Good luck to you tweets! @misha_kvakin