Technology Tip: Twitter 101!

Technology Tip:

Twitter 101!

Twitter, one of the newer social networks.  Many people ask what is twitter and how does it work?  Twitter is “a service for friends, family, and co–workers to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing?”  Many people do not use twitter because they are confused to how it works; well here are a few quick tips to help you understand twitter better!

What happens if I put an “@Username” first in my tweet?
One thing that gets confused frequently is how to use @mentions. The most important bit here is that if you start a tweet with an @username, then only the person following you and the person you are replying to will see the tweet. Normally this is a tiny amount of people, as starting a tweet with a username is mainly used to interact with only one person.

However, by glancing over your timeline, anyone can see this tweet, it just won’t come up in their stream of tweets.

How many people can I follow?
Twitter has imposed a limit on the follow ratios of your account in order to keep aggressive following that has little to do with interests low.

You can follow up to 2000 people without any limits. Beyond that, you can always only follow 10% more then people following you. So if 4000 people follow me, I can at most be following 4400.

How often should I tweet?
When I first came on to Twitter, I was blown away, by how often some people are Tweeting. Don’t worry; you don’t need to pump out dozens of Tweets at the start.

Some interesting research suggests that tweeting 2-5 times a day, as you start out, is totally fine. Simply go ahead and fine what works best for you. In general, there is no rule to this, but in order to get the hook of Twitter, starting to tweet regularly has worked very well for me.

How can I follow hashtags and what are they?
A topic that long remained a mystery for many people was the use of hashtags. In short, they allow you to connect everyone on Twitter using a certain keyword, putting a “#” in front of it. So instead of following individuals you can follow these words, such as #twitter, #startups or any other term you can think off.

You can simply click on the hashtag in your Twitter stream and see all the people mentioning the same keyword. 

Hope these tips help you become a twitter fan! Enjoy your day!!

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