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Tip: Check Your @ Replies

Posted by Craig Kanalley | Posted in Tips | Posted on 21-06-2009

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The following tip is from Nathaniel Miller (@journalistnate), Online Content Editor at The Sacramento Bee:

  1. Nathaniel Miller
    journalistnate Tip for media pros new to twitter: Make sure to respond to @ replys. It helps you gain Twitter karma and builds your brand.

He added that journalists should respond to replies for another reason too: “It may be the first time the other user has ever spoken to a journalist. They’ll get giddy over the back and forth.”

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