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We’re often asked for tips & tactics for Twitter.
Here’s a quick list of 13 that you might find helpful:
1. Use a name that’s pronounceable & memorable
2. Pick an avatar that’s friendly & clear, & keep it consistent
3. Tweet every day about topics that interest you
4. Engage in conversations & retweet other’s best tweets
5. Make every tweet understandable in isolation
6. Use humour where appropriate
7. Promote others much more than you promote yourself
8. Follow people nearby & those who have similar interests
9. Follow your followers back
10. Use #hashtags to aid searchability
11. Shorten links using a service like bit.ly or ow.ly
12. Be brief, trim useless words, & abbreviate 2 allow 4 RTs
13. Use a Twitter client, not just the standard web app
If we’ve missed something important, please leave a comment!
Today’s big news on Twitter is that the South Australian Labor Government, with the support of the Liberal Party, has legislated to restrict free speech during election campaigns by criminalising anonymous politcal comment.
With so many tweeps expressing outrage at this draconian measure, it would be beneficial for us to start #hastagging tweets on the topic, to highlight the public’s concern, both in SA and further afield, at this serious erosion of our right to free speech.
Please go to out “Adelaide Polls” page to vote for the #hashtag you think should be used, or suggest one of your own!
There’s so much happening in Adelaide this year! It’s going to be our biggest and best year yet.
At Adelaidetweet we’re looking forward to telling you all about local events and the people that make it all happen.
We’re going to do that in some exciting new ways that utilise the power of twitter and the web… so stay tuned!
We started this blog with the intention of posting an update every day or two about what people are talking about on twitter in #Adelaide. Well, that didn’t really happen, did it.
But we have been busy on twitter since then, retweeting the best of what Adelaideans and others say about our fine City and its surrounds. In 82 days we’ve managed to amass about 1250 followers, about half of whom are in Adelaide or South Australia.
We’d love to get comments from you here about what we do… come on, don’t be shy.
With Christmas about to descend upon us, there is one thing we would like to talk about. Has anyone noticed how awful the Adelaide City Council’s Christmas decorations are this year? Maybe they are always that bad, but it seems funny that it a city with so many talented artists and designers we should have Christmas banners that look like they were cobbled together with cheap stock photography and an ugly script font by a monkey using Paint on a PC.
How about a competition to design next year’s banners, so we are not embarrassed when they are put up in October?
Have a great Christmas!
The heatwave has dominated the Adelaide sector of the twitterverse all week.
Here’s a selection of our favourite tweets on the subject. Do you have any others that tickled your fancy?
@TaplinWebDesign: I just saw a bird burst into flames when it left the shade. That’s how hot it is here in Adelaide.
@devaska1: Koalas need love & water too! Hot day in Glenalta, #Adelaide – ran into koalas needing H2O! http://yfrog.us/j7o4fz
@adelaidetweet: AdelaideNow… Cool fun on a hot day http://ow.ly/BhVR
@dineaux: Jesus, there’s going to be another heatwave in #Adelaide next week!
@Christwitery: Hot Adelaide day / keeping a lower profile / in cooler shadows /// #haiku #adelaide
@magnustoot: When it’s cold in Adelaide, I wish it was warmer, when it’s hot, I wish it was cooler. Why are we never satisfied?
@inkypedro: It’s Sooo hot in #Adelaide, the Drop Bears are dropping into suburban houses for a drink!
@philipshaw: @LukeyJ: but isn’t Adelaide always hot baby?
@idrewthis: Could everyone in #Adelaide stop talking about the fucking weather!? It’s hot. We get it already!
@alchemist88: Murder she wrote on a bicycle it is hot in Adelaide!
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A good time was had by all at #CommsAdelaide yesterday evening at the @HotelTivoli. There was lots of chatter about the positive impact that social media is having in #Adelaide, productive sharing of ideas and, of course, plenty of laughs! Can’t wait for next tweetup in 2010! Well done @PPRAdelaide!
Here are twitpics (in no particular order) of #CommsAdelaide, tweeted by @leehopkins @sarahatcarve @KellyNoble and @prakky: p15ti • p144e • p13bt • oz828 • ozhbp • ozda7 • ozhwo • ozhnr • ozgb1 • ozgb1 • ozgec • ozgji • ozgz2 • oz3bw
Here’s a late entry from @matt_tati, a yfrog pic of @prakky and @idrewthis: 31bmgji
Adelaide tweeps are tweeting (and mostly complaining) about the hot weather today. Fair enough, it’s bloody hot.
Welcome to the adelaidetweet blog. We’re going to tell you what people in #Adelaide, South Australia have been tweeting about. We’ll also tell what people around the world have been saying about our amazing city.
Following adelaidetweet is good way to find out what’s on, stumble on something new, or have a laugh. You can see our twitter feed on the right.
Do you know about the #tweetup for any pr, journos, marketing, and design tweeps on Tuesday Nov. 10, 5-7pm at the Tivoli Hotel, Pirie St, Adelaide. It’s called #CommsAdelaide: If you’re into Communications in Adelaide, and on twitter, come along… RSVP to @PPRAdelaide.
There’s a list of comms tweeps in Adelaide by @PPRAdelaide here.
