Get Tweeted, Not Chirped – The UnCool Factor
Twitter trends are changing all the time… some we love and some we hate. I asked my tweeps (twitter followers) for ‘uncool’ twitter actions. List below of mine + suggestions.
Uncool:
1. Auto-following. Grow your tweeps organically! Just so much cooler. Follow people through friends, by keywords & content. Go for quality, not quantity. Quantity will happen naturally. This is a general theme in coolness… (I know you agree @2ammarketing )
2. Auto-messaging. There’s nothing more irritating than the “Thanks for the follow! I look forward to your tweets” msg… especially when they are tricky and make you think the message was personalized.. not cool.
3. Wearing your heart on your twitter sleeve. This goes for Facebook too! This is the internet. Be smart. Don’t diminish the credibility of social networking by crying through your keyboard…. uncool.
4. PDA twitter pics. Thanks @akroupa for this one. Get your own reality show instead. Tonsil hockey on twitter= Not cool.
5. Extreme self promotion. We all know twitter can help you make money, generate leads. It’s OK to promote your product/service/personal brand as amazing as it is… but throw in some additional stuff. Don’t spam your own content. Not cool.
6. Telling the world you brushed your hair. Again, it takes away from the credibility of social networking. Use twitter to learn more and share. Unless you are an A-lister and people actually care what cereal you had for breakfast, don’t tweet about it. Uncool..
7. Taking credit for content that’s not yours. This is why tweeps invented the RT. Give credit where credit’s due…. otherwise, the post is uncool. I credit the 13 Dont’s for this.
8. Not providing a link. If you found a great article, tweet about it with the link. Getting your tweeps all riled up on the brilliant article and then not directing them somewhere is uncool.
9. Being ‘too cool’. Respond to @ replies and direct messages. No manners=uncool.
10. #Hashtagging every topic. I recently got a DM about something personal where words such as #happy and #sorry were hashtagged. This is seriously uncool.
