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manatee manatee
 
M$5 December 22, 2008 03:40 AM

How can I make my @astronomy Twitter account the most enjoyable and effective?

Are you an astronomy buff? What would you like to see on my @astronomy Twitter account? What would you not like to see?
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teduncan teduncan
 
 December 22, 2008 03:51 AM
I really like the Purple Background. What you have so far is exactly what I want.

You have to think about what you want your brand to represent.
Make people feel like they are smarter for having followed @astronomy


What does it say about a person who follows @astronomy?

Just think about what idealing you want @astronomy to mean, and represent
that in your tweets.

Also make your self as credible as possible, meaning what level of comfort or authority do your followers have in the information you provide. This is key.

Also,When I sign up for news twitters like the Huffington Post or the Ny Times
They posted like 100 times a day and my whole page was filled. They may have categories, but I don't want to mess with that.

I personally would love to learn more about astronomy, so I would like stuff that is mostly informative. For entertainment, I think pictures are always effective. I think it could be very successful. Good Luck
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teduncan teduncan
 
December 22, 2008 05:56 AM
thanks I am a follower and will spread the word

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teduncan teduncan
 
December 22, 2008 05:57 AM
Check out this pdf on Branding I really thougth it was good

http://www.scribd.com/doc/8586437/Brand-Branding

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spoon spoon
 
December 22, 2008 03:45 AM
Don't go about it by asking others what they want... do what YOU want for the account, if you enjoy it you will do a better job. As long as you update regularly and offer information that is interesting to you others will enjoy it as well.

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ssharon ssharon
 
December 22, 2008 03:52 AM
What type of news are you offering? Will it be your analysis of the importance of some recent events or just links to other sources?

I'd be interested in a heavily filtered stream of astronomy news that included major developments as well as lesser known factoids.

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ssmacd ssmacd
 
December 22, 2008 03:52 AM
Make sure you have good , reliable information. If you do that, people who are interested in the topic will follow you--and then continue to follow you as long as you are providing good info.

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gamemaster... gamemaster...
 
December 22, 2008 03:54 AM
- Post regularly, but don't flood (post too much)
- Use replies, but sparingly. (a.k.a. don't flood with replies ;) )
That's just twitter etiquette.

As for the content, do whatever you want. It's your account. So long as the users are interested in astronomy, they'll follow you.

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tracebooks tracebooks
 
December 22, 2008 04:31 AM
I really like to see links to amazing photography when it comes to astronomy. I also want to know when there are events I should be waking my kids up to see. Our whole family also loves "wow" facts.

If your twitter feed is a hit among educators, both in schools and at home, you'll succeed.

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auctiondir... auctiondir...
 
December 22, 2008 04:35 AM
- Contribute valuable content (links)
- Help the community (good answers)
- Retweet valuable posts
- Engage people with thoughtful questions
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http://www.twitter.com/auctiondirect


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tavigreine... tavigreine...
 
December 22, 2008 04:54 AM
I would like to see more backyard observing events noted. There are already many twitter accounts covering NASA and astrophysics, but none that I have seen thoroughly addressing the nightsky as we see it. (@TaviGreiner)

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