Are You Twitter Superfly?
Sure, Twitter is a great place to network, gain a following, and potentially grow your business, but there are certain unwritten rules to using the site. Take our quiz to see how much you know and then check out our 12 simple steps to ensure you have proper Twitter etiquette.
- 1.The best way to start using Twitter is to:
- A.
Jump right in, start tweeting, see how it goes!
- B.
Stalk all celebrities and ask them to follow you on a daily basis.
- C.
Test the waters, listen for a while before tweeting.
- D.
Hook up your RSS feeds so you have a steady stream of posts without having to spend any time on the site.
- 2.Twitter is a complete waste of time.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.What is the proper/accepted spelling of "great" on Twitter?
- A.
Gr8
- B.
Great
- 4.Which intern should head up your social media efforts?
- A.
The brightest intern.
- B.
The most responsible intern.
- C.
Whichever intern will be on staff the longest.
- D.
None of the above
- 5.When dealing with a complaint on Twitter, it is best to:
- A.
Respond immediately and publicly so everyone can see you are addressing it.
- B.
Respond immediately and publicly and take the complaint into a private channel as quickly as possible (either DM on Twitter or via phone or email).
- C.
Ignore it. If you don't respond, they can't prove you saw it!
- D.
None of the above.
- 6.Twitter and other social media sites don't work for B2B marketing.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.Which of the following is a real hashtag?
- A.
#profschat
- B.
#fail
- C.
#sleepymonday
- D.
All of the above
- 8.Which of the following Twitter-related words are now in the dictionary?
- A.
Tweet
- B.
Retweet
- C.
Tweeps
- D.
All of the above
- E.
Both A and B
- 9.Which is the best tweet for MarketingProfs to send?
- A.
Small Businesses Moving Aggressively to Online Marketing via @marketingprofs http://t.co/Z91GluQ #mprofs #marketingprofs #marketing
- B.
Small Businesses Moving Aggressively to Online Marketing via @marketingprofs http://t.co/Z91GluQ #mprofs #marketingprofs #in #fb
- C.
Great stats here: Small Businesses Moving Aggressively to Online Marketing http://t.co/Z91GluQ #smbiz
- D.
None of the above
- 10.Which of the following statements is true?
- A.
Someone who follows you on Twitter is called a twollower. (Ex. "I have 543 twollowers!")
- B.
A post on Twitter is called a "twit." (Ex. "I was just twittering--I must have posted 10 twits in the last 5 minutes.")
- C.
Follow Friday (#FF) is a great way to recommend your favorite Twitter users to your followers.
- D.
Both A and B
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