Three Twitter Styles: Smart, Friendly and Responsive
If you are new to Twitter or you find it difficult to connect with others, try one of these three approaches (or combine all three):
SMART
Show others that you know your stuff about a technical topic. You don’t have to write the post yourself; in fact, you can link to a post and give credit to the person who wrote the post, showing that you are both smart and friendly.
Examples:


Warning: don’t just tweet links. Every now and then, add something personal to your tweets, such as a short comment about the link. Or mention a favorite hobby that you do when you are not working.
FRIENDLY
Say hello to others who are online. Surprise! They will probably say hello back to you. If you add a personal note, all the better.
Example:
On Friday morning, I said hello to four Tweeps who I saw were online. Guess what? All four said hello back. Here are two of the responses:


Warning: you don’t want to overstay your welcome. Not everyone has all day to sit around and chat (most don’t). And if someone doesn’t respond, try someone else.
RESPONSIVE
If you see someone tweeting how do you do X or asking a question or talking about a problem, respond. You don’t have to know the answer. If you have some ideas for the person, great, but you can also pass on the question by retweeting it to your followers.
Example:
Here’s an example where webpc responds to Eva_Abreu about a Skype question:

Warning: Using any or all of these Twitter styles could be addictive.
So, how do *you* connect on Twitter?

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