Come to terms with the fact that people will do whatever they want on Twitter, and there’s nothing you can do about it.
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12Twitter Tip: Don’t be selfish
If you’re just linking to your blog and promoting yourself when you tweet, you risk alienating your valuable followers.
23Twitter Tip: Don’t lurk
If you want people to pay attention to your tweets, make sure you actually have them in the first place.
33Twitter Tip: Keep it balanced
Try to maintain a reasonable balance between how many people you follow and how many people follow you.
42Twitter Tip: Keep the noise down
It isn’t necessary to update your Twitter account constantly; a little bit of space between tweets never hurt anybody.
65Twitter Tip: Watch what you tweet
Everyone can see what you post, so think twice before bashing your coworkers or spicing up your tweets with profanities.
75Twitter Tip: Keep conversations brief
Twitter’s @replies are certainly handy, but a long string of them can get confusing for everyone involved in the conversation or otherwise.
80Twitter Tip: Stick to the limit
You might want to consider why you’re using Twitter if you go over the 140-character limit on a regular basis.