#56, A Very Basic Twitter Style Guide

Old Coconut Tree, East Shore of Oahu, Hawaii, October ‘07, artistic view.


Gorgeous Sunset on South Oahu, Oahu, Hawaii, October ‘07, artistic view.

Basic Twitter Style Guide

• Think if you can write your message in less than 140 characters, or in about less than 2.5 lines. If not, choose email.


• Be brief. You do not have to use full sentences.


• There is no need to use all available space.


• Make sure that order of events in your message is logical.


• Do not try to be too poetic. Your message may be totally lost.


• Your message should be understood. Think how others might read it, and not how you understand it.


• Remember that the Internet is owned by 12 - 20 year old users. Certain messages will be ignored if you forget about it!


• There is little need to use only small letters, only capital letters, or abbreviate every word in your message. Things become difficult to read if you do so!


• Are you indeed laughing every single time you type something? lol is already overused. Same with other Internet slang.


• Do check your spelling before you press the update button. Proper use of commas and periods is important.


• Splitting your message between two tweets should be avoided.


• Pictures always help.


• How many tweets should you send out? Nobody knows, not even this author!