Let's kick the Tweetstorm habit

Why do we give Twitter our most valuable thoughts?

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth

Fiona Voss:

Let's start by swearing off tweetstorms, and posting those thoughts on our own sites instead. Don't let Twitter own your epic wisdom.

At the very least, pull those tweets together and get the content back on your own site, where it can be searched for, found, read and linked.

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Adam is a digital journalism lecturer, trainer and writer. He's been a blogger for over 20 years, a journalist for 30 and teaches audience strategy and engagement at City St George’s, London.

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Adam is a digital journalism lecturer, trainer and writer. He's been a blogger for over 20 years, a journalist for 30 and teaches audience strategy and engagement at City St George’s, London.