Twitter Lesson 1: Context is everything
Posted on May 7th, 2008 under Brevity
140 characters is perfect for snippets of consumable content. The issue however rises when the 140 characters is not constructed with delicacy. It’s just short enough for the message to potentially be taken out of context. So the lesson is…
furniture VidenovIf your message needs further explanation, try re-constructing it before publishing. Or add a link to further details.
This lesson is not limited to twitter, just channels for content distribution that limit characters or message size.
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May 14th, 2008 at 11:22 am
I agree. Every now and then I’ll look at a public list of tweets and its amazing how people forget that concept of micro blogging. Your last sentence in the bold is really what counts here: “Or add a link to further details.” There should be a required class whenever you sign up for a Twitter account on how to use tinyurl.
My $0.02
May 28th, 2008 at 10:03 pm
I have been thinking to join the Twitter comunity for some time now because I have heard
so much great things about it an I know so little about it so this post was really helpful for me,thanks for this guide!.
July 14th, 2008 at 3:08 pm
I agree too! Most of bloggers writes long and boring texts. It really turns things better!
July 29th, 2008 at 11:00 am
Alas, Twitter is one that I’ve not spent any time with. With time invested in Linkedin, StumbledUpon, etc., etc., etc., finding time is the problem.
August 4th, 2008 at 8:48 am
Twitter just seems like a bunch of people with ADD spurting out bits of info to me. Maybe I’m oldschool, but I find it pretty annoying and avoid it.