Twitter Aficionado

      In Chapter 11 of "The Art of Social Media" by Guy Kawasaki the author talks about specific ways to optimize your timeline for particular platforms. Personally, I found his tips for Twitter to be rather interesting. Firstly, he talks about how it is necessary to try and use at least one graphic per tweet because it simply makes whatever you are tweeting about more interesting. I can absolutely agree with this statement because when I am scrolling through my Twitter feed I often skip past tweets that just have text because there does not appear to be much to look at. Also, it is a point of redundancy. What I mean by this is that graphics often help reiterate whatever point has already been made in the text of the tweet. Therefore, it just adds another level of context and understanding to an already interesting topic. For example, if you create a tweet talking about the increased gun violence over the past couple of years and back it up with a graph showing the numerical data it will not only make you more convincing, but also it will keep those who read it more interested.
      Another topic Kawasaki discussed that I found rather interesting is the different ways in which you can respond to others on Twitter. He shows you that if you put a period in front of someone's handle whom you are responding to then it allows anyone who follows you to be able to see it. Yet, if you did not place that period there then only the person being mentioned has the ability to see it. This is a tactic that not many people think of, but it could be very useful in many different situations if you are responding to clients or people who are showing support towards you. In essence, the writer provides many creative ideas and tips to Twitter users in this chapter and it is something that I would highly recommend to any who frequently uses this app.