Comments on: How to Avoid 3 of the Dumbest Mistakes Good People Make on Twitter http://www.artofseeingthedivine.com/blog/2009/11/15/how-to-avoid-3-of-the-dumbest-mistakes-good-people-make-on-twitter/ Transform Your Life Through Awakened Vision Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:28:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Danielle Lynn http://www.artofseeingthedivine.com/blog/2009/11/15/how-to-avoid-3-of-the-dumbest-mistakes-good-people-make-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-1173 Danielle Lynn Fri, 12 Nov 2010 20:53:54 +0000 http://www.artofseeingthedivine.com/blog/?p=423#comment-1173 Hmm, now i'm starting to understand a bit more about twitter manners. It's kinda creepy to me how people can make it seem like you RTed something that you would never say... it can even be slanderous! Thanks for the tips :) Hmm, now i’m starting to understand a bit more about twitter manners. It’s kinda creepy to me how people can make it seem like you RTed something that you would never say… it can even be slanderous! Thanks for the tips :)

]]> By: Admin http://www.artofseeingthedivine.com/blog/2009/11/15/how-to-avoid-3-of-the-dumbest-mistakes-good-people-make-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-953 Admin Tue, 17 Aug 2010 20:30:25 +0000 http://www.artofseeingthedivine.com/blog/?p=423#comment-953 I've recently seen this way of adding a comment. It works since it makes it obvious that it is an add on & not a part of the original RT! I’ve recently seen this way of adding a comment. It works since it makes it obvious that it is an add on & not a part of the original RT!

]]> By: aussiewebgirl http://www.artofseeingthedivine.com/blog/2009/11/15/how-to-avoid-3-of-the-dumbest-mistakes-good-people-make-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-943 aussiewebgirl Sun, 15 Aug 2010 06:24:10 +0000 http://www.artofseeingthedivine.com/blog/?p=423#comment-943 For RT's it seems to be quite common practice lately to add your comment after the RT with a preceding << ie "@sometwitterer RT @aussiewebgirl I love Twitter << hey me too". For RT’s it seems to be quite common practice lately to add your comment after the RT with a preceding << ie "@sometwitterer RT @aussiewebgirl I love Twitter << hey me too".

]]> By: Admin http://www.artofseeingthedivine.com/blog/2009/11/15/how-to-avoid-3-of-the-dumbest-mistakes-good-people-make-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-731 Admin Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:12:06 +0000 http://www.artofseeingthedivine.com/blog/?p=423#comment-731 The idea of using the via as a way to give credit for a link when it is not a RT is new to me. he one's I've seen were really RT's I think. Certainly the one's I originated were. There is a shorter way to indicate a link if it is from a person's website-- just use the name with an apostrophy. For instance @judyrey's http://ungravenimage.com. Of course in the stream that link would be shortened. The idea of using the via as a way to give credit for a link when it is not a RT is new to me. he one’s I’ve seen were really RT’s I think. Certainly the one’s I originated were.
There is a shorter way to indicate a link if it is from a person’s website– just use the name with an apostrophy. For instance @judyrey’s http://ungravenimage.com. Of course in the stream that link would be shortened.

]]> By: Greg http://www.artofseeingthedivine.com/blog/2009/11/15/how-to-avoid-3-of-the-dumbest-mistakes-good-people-make-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-720 Greg Mon, 01 Feb 2010 03:00:21 +0000 http://www.artofseeingthedivine.com/blog/?p=423#comment-720 The via is fair game. My friend posts a big comment plus a link. I decide not to retweet the comment portion, but I want to pass along the link without making it look like I personally found it. First of all, he doesn't really CARE that I didn't "RT" (obsession with Twitter stats is pretty lame anyhow), and second of all since I'm not repeating his own words, and the link is to something he didn't write, there's nothing to really credit in terms of his reputation, etc. But I still want to put a "via" as an acknowledgement that he brought the link to my attention. RT is for content of a tweet. A person's words and opinions. Not for the links they happened to find. Their comment on the link is what WOULD be RT'd. Without their comment, it's not a RT. The alternative is to just tweet the URL myself without any RT whatsoever. The "via" is at least polite acknowledgement. I do RT wherever possible, but sometimes it just doesn't make sense. The via is fair game. My friend posts a big comment plus a link. I decide not to retweet the comment portion, but I want to pass along the link without making it look like I personally found it.

First of all, he doesn’t really CARE that I didn’t “RT” (obsession with Twitter stats is pretty lame anyhow), and second of all since I’m not repeating his own words, and the link is to something he didn’t write, there’s nothing to really credit in terms of his reputation, etc. But I still want to put a “via” as an acknowledgement that he brought the link to my attention.

RT is for content of a tweet. A person’s words and opinions. Not for the links they happened to find. Their comment on the link is what WOULD be RT’d. Without their comment, it’s not a RT.

The alternative is to just tweet the URL myself without any RT whatsoever. The “via” is at least polite acknowledgement.

I do RT wherever possible, but sometimes it just doesn’t make sense.

]]> By: How to Avoid Twitter Phishing Scams | Blogging Bistro http://www.artofseeingthedivine.com/blog/2009/11/15/how-to-avoid-3-of-the-dumbest-mistakes-good-people-make-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-679 How to Avoid Twitter Phishing Scams | Blogging Bistro Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:03:32 +0000 http://www.artofseeingthedivine.com/blog/?p=423#comment-679 [...] How to Avoid 3 of the Dumbest Mistakes Good People Make on Twitter [...] [...] How to Avoid 3 of the Dumbest Mistakes Good People Make on Twitter [...]

]]> By: C.S.Chandrasekkar http://www.artofseeingthedivine.com/blog/2009/11/15/how-to-avoid-3-of-the-dumbest-mistakes-good-people-make-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-673 C.S.Chandrasekkar Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:31:57 +0000 http://www.artofseeingthedivine.com/blog/?p=423#comment-673 Thanks, Really good tips for a newbie tweeter like me! Chandrasekkar C.S. Thanks, Really good tips for a newbie tweeter like me!

Chandrasekkar C.S.

]]> By: Admin http://www.artofseeingthedivine.com/blog/2009/11/15/how-to-avoid-3-of-the-dumbest-mistakes-good-people-make-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-672 Admin Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:21:42 +0000 http://www.artofseeingthedivine.com/blog/?p=423#comment-672 I understand how you feel about the brackets. At first, I agreed with you. But the practice has become so widespread that only newbies might tink it put words i your mouth. However, I do agree that placing the comment before the RT is better. I understand how you feel about the brackets. At first, I agreed with you. But the practice has become so widespread that only newbies might tink it put words i your mouth.
However, I do agree that placing the comment before the RT is better.

]]> By: confidential http://www.artofseeingthedivine.com/blog/2009/11/15/how-to-avoid-3-of-the-dumbest-mistakes-good-people-make-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-669 confidential Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:23:16 +0000 http://www.artofseeingthedivine.com/blog/?p=423#comment-669 In regards to #2: How @Foul_Twitterer can tweetly clean up his act: ACCEPTABLE @Foul_Twitterer My happy day: http://abc.yz/LmNo RT @judyrey Have a Happy Day NOT ACCEPTABLE @Foul_Twitterer RT @judyrey Have a Happy Day [ http://abc.yz/LmNo ] How @AliceinTwitterland can stay out of holes: ACCEPTABLE @AliceinTwitterland Good day to adopt a shelter pet! RT @judyrey Have a Happy Day NOT ACCEPTABLE @AliceinTwitterland RT @judyrey Have a Happy Day [Today's a Good Day to Adopt a Shelter Pet!] The 'not acceptable' is due to the fact that the 'tweet' included within the 'RT' is STILL AFTER MY 'TWEET' ... thus, is STILL 'putting words in my mouth.' SIMPLY UNACCEPTABLE In regards to #2:
How @Foul_Twitterer can tweetly clean up his act:

ACCEPTABLE
@Foul_Twitterer My happy day: http://abc.yz/LmNo RT @judyrey Have a Happy Day

NOT ACCEPTABLE
@Foul_Twitterer RT @judyrey Have a Happy Day [ http://abc.yz/LmNo ]

How @AliceinTwitterland can stay out of holes:

ACCEPTABLE
@AliceinTwitterland Good day to adopt a shelter pet! RT @judyrey Have a Happy Day

NOT ACCEPTABLE
@AliceinTwitterland RT @judyrey Have a Happy Day [Today's a Good Day to Adopt a Shelter Pet!]

The ‘not acceptable’ is due to the fact that the ‘tweet’ included within the ‘RT’ is STILL AFTER MY ‘TWEET’ … thus, is STILL ‘putting words in my mouth.’
SIMPLY UNACCEPTABLE

]]> By: Kaolin Fire http://www.artofseeingthedivine.com/blog/2009/11/15/how-to-avoid-3-of-the-dumbest-mistakes-good-people-make-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-667 Kaolin Fire Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:29:57 +0000 http://www.artofseeingthedivine.com/blog/?p=423#comment-667 Most of the time I do--but there are occasions where it's not the tweet, but the link, that's important. I suppose I could imply that they just tweeted the link and nothing else, by removing everything else that they said... I hadn't considered that. Thanks. :) Most of the time I do–but there are occasions where it’s not the tweet, but the link, that’s important. I suppose I could imply that they just tweeted the link and nothing else, by removing everything else that they said… I hadn’t considered that.

Thanks. :)

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