Top 10 Twitter Secrets for new users | Twitter secrets

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Top 10 Twitter Secrets for new Tweeps | Twitter secrets for New Twitter users

Twitter is wonderful, but may be daunting for new users.
Here are a few things I have learned in my first month on Twitter.
If you are a Twitter powerhouse, you probably know all of these things

Use this Twitter information and you will not need luck to get the most out of Twitter.

1. How many people can I follow on Twitter? Can I follow everyone?

After you follow your first 2000 at Twitter, you will be
restricted to following 10% above the number who follow you back.
If you have 2000 followers and follow 2000 people, you will not be able to
follow more that 10% above your followers. It is a bad idea
to follow 2000 people your first day or week.
(Updated rules.. 1000 max follows a day)

2. What is a tiny URL? What is google URL Shortener?
http://tinyurl.com/create.php or https://goo.gl/
Tiny URL or Google URL shortener, are websites site that shrinks a long url to less characters.
This allows you to say more if you are posting a link
Budurl is the same as tinyurl, except you can track clicks:
http://budurl.com/

3. What are hashtags? Why do I see words with # in them?

http://hashtags.org/
Hashtags help you find things on Twitter. If posting a joke,
use #joke at the end. Hashtags are also used by groups to
organize things on twitter. Try #followfriday on Fridays.

4. How do I get more Twitter followers?

A good start is to follow the top 200-300 people who will follow you back.
You will get 200-300 followers by following the names on this list:
http://www.mikebrenner.com/300/
http://socialnewswatch.com/top-twitter-users/
Participate in #followfriday. Make a list of people you
like and put them in a message like this:
Great accounts for #followfriday @noluckneeded @twitter ect
Tweet this hashtag: #iFollowBack and people will find you

5. Why do people unfollow me?

This is not always about you. Some Big accounts with thousands of
followers use "BOTS" to get more followers and then use
"BOTS" to unfollow people. You could also be tweeting too much
or be offending your followers. Some accounts give you a week
to follow them back, and then unfollow you.
See mutual/unmutual followers and bulk follow, unfollow, or block:
https://manageflitter.com/
**Always change your twitter password after using 3rd party software
that requires your twitter password.
**BEWARE SNEAKY UNFOLLOWERS:
Some jerks follow thousands of people then unfollow them all to look
like a celebrity. Block sneaky unfollowers: https://manageflitter.com/

6. Is everyone real on twitter?

No, there are people who use robots to post things to their accounts
and there are also people who pretend to be someone else such as a famous person.

7. What do I talk about on Twitter?

Talk about anything you want, but the more interesting your tweets are,
the more followers you will get. Reply to other Tweeps questions and
interact to get the most of your Twitter Time.

8. Is Twitter addictive?

Yes, beware. Check TweepsAnon for help

Real 8. What is a Retweet. Why do I see messages with RT
A retweet is when you repost or recycle another person's message.
Many people love to be retweeted. If I post the message "Good Luck",
to retweet do this: RT @noluckneeded "Good Luck"

9. Is it rude not to follow someone who is following me?

You follow who you want. If a person's tweets do not interest you,
do not feel obligated to follow back. HOWEVER, you will get more
followers if you follow most people back.

10. How do I ask Twitter a question? What if someone is harassing me?

Submit serious issues to twitter through a help ticket:
http://help.twitter.com/portal
Ask "Twitter" daily questions http://twitter.com/twitter

did not make the top 10, Can I delete my tweets?:
Can I delete a tweet I post? Yes. Scroll your mouse on
the right side of your message on your profile page. See the garbage can?
Click that. click the star to make a post a favorite and to show on
your favorites page.

Common Questions and answers about Twitter can be found here:
http://twitter.com/about#contact

This list was brought to you by @NoLuckNeeded http://twitter.com/NoLuckNeeded

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Please "DIGG" This article:

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FYI: I follow almost everyone who comes and follows me on Twitter.
Although I will not follow someone who is an obvious spammer.

I may post a few links to NoLuckNeeded, but if every tweet from
someone is a link, or "Buy This", they are probably not wothy of your follow.

I also draw the line at Porn..

Posted:09.04.2009, 13:24

Cool tips TDTAT! Didn't know anything about hashtags and such...thanks for the info

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Just added:

did not make the top 10, Can I delete my tweets?:
Can I delete a tweet I post? Yes. Scroll your mouse on
the right side of your message on your profile page. See the garbage can?
Click that. click the star to make a post a favorite and to show on
your favorites page.

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Posted:10.04.2009, 18:46

I do... and thanks for the cool background.!! The "digg" article was really informative, thanks TDTAT! I didn't know all of that stuff about twitter!

Posted:08.11.2009, 10:11

This is really helpfully for me..NICE INFO ...thanks!!!

Posted:19.08.2016, 11:33

Tweeter Karma isn't working anymore

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Cayman, Hi there! Sorry, this article is old. Try manage filter: https://manageflitter.com/

Posted:24.08.2016, 17:20

This was really helpful .. thanks .. I ended up at a link to " Theonion " on twitter and I did get a laugh after I did a search to see if it really happened and it turns out they just made up that video. At first I was like OMG ! LoL. Am so gullible at times...Lmaoooo. I Killed some time waiting for poker tournament to start. thanks