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Twitter Style Guide

by Sherry Main on June 19 2009, 02:13

Just like print media and even blog posts, Twitter should have a style guide. There are some tweets that I will never read because they just look plain ugly.

Many people tweet just for the sake of sharing what’s on their mind. But if you truly want to call attention to what you’re writing, especially if you are promoting a corporate or personal brand, here’s a simple guide to help make your tweets "legible":

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"Leave enough space to be retweeted"--this was a new one for me.

The article also points to "5 Rules for Blogging."

Posted on Friday, June 26, 2009 at 05:53AM by Registered CommenterWilliam Garrity in , | CommentsPost a Comment

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