People use Twitter for different reasons, and that’s fine. We use it too, everyday! There are just some things on Twitter we’ve picked up on that are downright annoying. Do you use Twitter effectively? Read on to find out what our top 5 pet peeves are on Twitter - and if you’re guilty of one [or all]!

Shameless self-promotion
Yes, we’re only human and that means we like to talk about ourselves. Yet social media is all about the conversation and sharing yourself, as well as being engaged with others. There’s nothing more annoying to me than a Twitter stream from someone that is nothing but a plug for their latest blog post or product. Does it help the community? Are you just pushing as much PR for yourself as possible? People will pick up on that and be annoyed. Twitter is a great way to market your stuff, but constant tweeting about You, Yourself and You, might result in you being your only follower. Hashtag, Sad.

Hashtag Misuse
Speaking of hashtags - the number sign # - we aren’t sure when hashtags started getting misused, but they have become a secondary, sarcastic voice to follow our tweet or underscore what we really mean, rather than being used for their original, functional purpose - to start a trending topic and allowing people to find hot topics more easily, but putting a # in front of the word. Just say what your thinking, #justsaying and leave the secondary voice out.

Tweeting every second
There is nothing worse than having your Twitter feed being constantly spammed by the same person. Twitter can be addictive, and you might feel compelled to update your followers about everything thats happening. You should only tweet if you mean to share interesting or relevant things. Telling people that you are eating a donut will not change their lives for the better. And they probably don’t care.

TMI (too much information)
People often forget that Twitter is a public forum and that anybody can read your tweets. This means that you want to try your best to refrain from telling people too much information, things that they would be better off not knowing. It’s obvious what this could be. The bathroom is a good place to start. i.e., no one wants to know “I’m on the toilet thinking about writing a third book.”

Open conversations
But if you feel that you’re going to have a long conversation with a particular user, can you use the DM option? You wouldn’t like me listening in on your phone conversation, so why would you type it for all to see? You are clogging up my Twitter-feed with information I’m probably not interested in, if its a private conversation. Be aware you are sharing talking space with many Tweeters. Be considerate. If its personal, take it outside - phone calls and emails welcome.

Did we miss any? We’d love to hear if there are any other Twitterisms that annoy you.

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Hilary Lauren Fox
		About the author:
		Sometimes she's a redhead, sometimes she's a blonde. Some days it's H&M, and on other days, it's Chanel. What ever the mood, she is a woman who is passionate about the arts, fashion and social media. Born in Toronto, Hilary Lauren Fox is an only child to artist parents - mom was an illustrator and pattern maker, dad was a painter.  Rather then studying the arts as her parents hoped for, Hilary opted for a degree in psychology with dreams of working in a clinical setting. But after graduating she realized that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree and that the arts was in her blood, applying her education within the art and fashion world.
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