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GentleTweeple

  1. HEY! ALL OF YOU! Go to Twitter.com, log in, and REVOKE ACCESS TO APPS that you've granted it to if you don't know the name!
  2. Texting a JPG of your event to my phone is so 2002.
  3. If you're going to use a tweet-scheduler to promote events, make sure those events don't change dates/times/venues and to update!
  4. What compelling reason do tweeple have for following you back if you never say "hello?"
  5. .@JohnFDini my guess is you offer #socialmediadouchebag tips in your column you spammed me about, so I'll pass
  6. #protip no matter how important *you* think you are, nobody's going to retweet an uncaptioned shortened URL
  7. Since the United States Marine Corps are willing to die for this country, you might wanna capitalize the name in your tweets
  8. i like when I read tweets from a social media "expert" who wants to "help" you and they never talk to anyone.
  9. If you call yourself a "rockstar" on twitter, you might be a #socialmediadouchebag
  10. if your twitter stream is "protected," you have to engage followers to give them a reason to follow back
  11. Gentle Tweeple: it doesn't matter that your crappy auto-DM is soliciting for your "favorite charity" - it's still a crappy auto-DM
  12. "Renaissance wo/man" is something others call *you* not a description you use in your twitter profile.
  13. your avatar is of a young woman, and you say you're looking for "naughty fun," but we all know you're a 45yo male in your boxers
  14. there's no value to anyone in Re-Tweeting a huge #FF list from someone else just to say thanks. You want to reply? use REPLY!
  15. are you on good-content-overload? spread out your re-tweets! schedule them out over the next half hour or so...
  16. anyone claming to be a social media ninja/diva/maven/goddess/jedi is more likely a #socialmediadouchebag
  17. Considering hiring a "social media consultant" - get references!
  18. Folks, don't re-tweet yourself. Ask a friend to do it. No friend you can ask? Well, there's the problem...
  19. If your social media presence is all about you, you're doing it wrong.
  20. Nothing says "Self Employed, possibly Unemployed" like a job title such as "Chief Encouragement Officer" or "Chief Happiness Officer."