I’ve not been on Twitter for very long -- a little over a
month -- but there are things I’ve observed and been taught by other
tweeters. I can’t say I’ve not made
some blunders on Twitter, and done these things myself, because I have. I am very opinionated and if I find
something that I think needs another point of view, I’ll add mine (and
sometimes it can be sharp). Sometimes,
I just like being a smart alack or I am trying to be funny. But I don’t intend to be bothersome or
annoying to anyone, and especially not overly offensive or crass (I usually
delete those tweets if they sound too bad).
But @RachelinthOC has been a valuable source of information
and @WilliamShatner has been helpful with my tweet etiquette and what celebrities
like. First of all, I don’t believe
celebrities are on twitter to be bombarded with ads or spam. I think they want to genuinely connect with
fans, as well as family and friends.
Yes, celebrities are people too, and they need socialization with
friends, family and yes some even like to talk to fans. But when a regular person does get a tweet
from their favorite celebrity, it’s kind of special to that person. For me, it makes me feel happy that I was
noticed even for a split second by someone outside my normal social
circle. It’s kind of exciting to think
that someone, who is normally so far away and seemingly “unreachable” because
of their celebrity status, would answer me, encourage me, or agree with
me. I think to myself, “They acknowledged
my existence.” BUT THAT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
DOESN’T MAKE THEM MY BEST BUDDIES!! It
may be the only tweet I ever get from them, but I’m okay with that. However, I’m not going to stop tweeting them
if they are having a conversation I’m interested in. And again, they may respond to me or they may not. It’s part of the territory of being a
follower of a celebrity (and keeping a healthy perspective on the relationship
between celebs and fans).
But one thing I’ve noticed is that spammers will not only
promote their business or blogs at inappropriate times, but also interrupt
celebrity conversations with their stupid links which have nothing whatsoever
to do with what the celebrity is talking about. You know the ones that start out “LMAO these pics are funny. You’ve got to see this.” That tells me the spammer doesn’t read the
conversation before they rudely interject their over-tweeted links. It also annoys the heck out of the rest of
us when we are trying to tweet a celebrity and some spammer is trying to be
obnoxious and may cause that celebrity to overlook our tweet. Celebrities have so many people that tweet
them, it’s hard to get a tweet back because as human beings celebs are limited
and have choices to make. So, they may
tweet you or they may not; I’m sure it’s nothing personal; they could be
overwhelmed by all the tweets. And if
spammers are adding to that, I know it annoys the celebrity too.
I have a concern for celebs because of their vulnerability
to stalkers, and that is a real fear in their lives. If these celebs don’t know who you are, I would think, that
making lewd, sexual remarks about them, or worse, what you’d like to do to
them, would make them very reluctant to tweet you back. If you are truly friends with them, you’ll
have enough of a rapport with them where you can send them a DM with those
kinds of remarks. If they don’t follow
you, then you’re not close enough to be so friendly with. If you want to have any chance of getting a
tweet back, join their conversation; express interest in what they
are saying or asking. And if you’re
wondering what they’re talking about READ the conversation – reading is good
brain “food,”-- or just ask. Be
considerate of their humanity, time, position, and yes, even their fears. They don’t have time to deal with
inconsiderate and obnoxious people, do you?
I’m sure this doesn’t cover it all, but if you have a
suggestion just add it below. Thanks!
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