Twitter 101

Okay, really, there are no Twitter rules. But here’s my view of how Twitter should be used. You DO have a Twitter, right? Anyway…

Twitter Beef: There is NO country for this! I think it’s ULTRA corny when I see people in my timeline goin’ at each other’s necks. I mean seriously. How can you “beef” with someone in 140 characters or less? I mean there’s TwitLonger, but by the time somebody clicks that link and reads the rest of what you wrote, they’ll probably forget why y’all were even fightin’. Dead it. Handle beef in the streets. Not the tweets.

Looks Ain’t Everything But…: How many times have you seen someone with ‘Cute’, ‘Pretty’, ‘Sexy’ (or some other adjective that indicates they look good)? How many times have you clicked on their avi only to find out they were anything but? To them I say this; Take yo deceptive ass back to MySpace!

“Ayo Follow Me Back”: Man this irritates me like no other. I hate when people think that just because they went to your page & clicked ‘follow’, you are obligated to follow them back. You followed me because somethin’ in my timeline caught your attention. You might think I’m funny, cute, whatever. But the point is, if I don't see anything appealin’ in your timeline, I'm not followin’. Simple. So make sure you don’t find yourself self askin’ me or anyone to follow you back. That’s a surefire way to get clowned

Don't Let Twitter Mess Up Your Friendships: While we're on the subject of following, let me say this: I've lost REAL LIFE friends simply because I chose not to follow them on Twitter. That is the corniest thing ever to me. Just because I don't follow you, doesn't mean it's not love. It just means that I don't rock with the subject matter of your tweets. If it makes you feel better, unfollow me as well. But like I said, it's all love. Especially if we were friends before Twitter was even thought of. So when you see me in the streets, say "Whadup?"

TwitterAfterDark: Kill that shit. Period. Go get laid. You look SUPER lame and thirsty by sittin’ in front of the computer tweetin’ about it.

‘Subtweeting’: I have mixed emotions about this matter. I think it’s cool to do if it’s positive. Like “I miss her” or “#OneOfMyFollowers really means a lot to me” or somethin’ like that. It’s the SNEAK DISSIN’ I have a problem with. If you talk down on someone WHO HAS A TWITTER ACCOUNT, you HAVE to @ them! There’s nothin’ weaker than seein’ somebody in my timeline indirectly doggin’ somebody else who has a Twitter. Either @ them or shut up. Period

At the end of the day, Twitter can be a lot of fun. You just gotta use it right