There always seems to be someone asking..What does Twitter DO? I asked the same questions for a long time and never got a real answer.

Could that be because nobody knows?

From my long experience out on Twitter I can tell you what Twitter does for people who use it correctly and how it is being used by others that does not work, as well as how nauseating Twitter can be as a whole.

It is really hard to get a grasp of how many people and/or THINGS are using Twitter and for a whole lot of different reasons. When you hear phrases describing Twitter’s millions post a second it really makes reading the mainstream flow of content like…

“Trying to get a drink out of a Fire Hose”

To make Twitter work for any reason, you have to set ground rules.  These rules tell others how you are going to use Twitter and NOT use it.

Soooooo, To set the example for others to follow and for those of you who tripped over this nugget of intellectual logic, here is…

My Twitter Manifesto

In an effort to maintain my satiny and validate my time spent on Twitter, below outlines how I will use Twitter.

Purpose:

My purpose on Twitter is to build a community of likeminded people in hopes that they will want to learn more and become part of the larger community I am building that is not on Twitter.

My Mantra is:

• To “Keep It Simple to Get Things Done!”.
• I am inspired by the “Big Ideas” and the people that dream them. I choose to ONLY work and associate socially with honorable individuals who believe in making a buck while making a difference.

My Promise is:

I will..

• Only communicate and FOLLOW someone who I have found to be a REAL person and have had at least three intellectual conversations or responses to my @reply to their post on Twitter.
• Use the 80 – 20 rule in posting Tweets..which means 80% of my posts will be original or @replies with 20% of my posts having links to relevant information.
• Develop an “A List” of people I FOLLOW that I either have met in real life or who I have carried on a conversation on Twitter more than once. The others on my Follow list are just as important to me, but are Followers I keep track of or have not had a lengthy conversation with yet. Either group should consider your self lucky since I only follow people who are REAL people and interest me.
• BLOCK any Tweet that has
  • More followers than can be physically Followed
  • Is Following more people than can make any rational sense
  • Has only 1 Update and following thousands with any number of followers
  • Uses TweetFeeds or other Link ONLY apps
  • Porn Sites
  • Direct Marketers
  • MLM’s
  • or any get rich quick programs based on questionable business models
  • Anyone who posts for posting sake
  • who only post LINKS
  • only posts and does not reply
  • Uses an Automatic Direct Message program that is generated when I follow them that has a pitch for a product

I will NOT…

• Follow for Following sake.
• Play the ‘Follow as Many People as I Can’ Game
• Follow Anyone who @replies to my Tweets just as an effort to get me to Follow them
• Follow anyone who does not post a BIO or a link to their site
• Use any program or BOT that automatically does anything to generate Followers or Follows Tweets for the sake of following.

I appreciate the fact that there are many people wanting to Follow Me for whatever reason, but I do not reciprocate with an Automatic Follow like many misguided people here on Twitter feel they need to do. I hope that I earn someone’s Follow for

• What I offer
• What I do not offer
• Making someone laugh
• Bring to their attention somebody really worthwhile
• Connecting them to someone who will make their life, personal or professional, better

I am not out to please everyone and I understand that everyone is not out to please me. I also know that there will be an exception to every rule including the ones I have outlined here..I accept that and look forward to making an exception because it means I have learned something.

This is how I will use Twitter and will not apologies with the exception of this one time to anyone who does not agree with how I will be using Twitter.

So, let the Twittering begin and lets be safe out here while we are learning how to have fun.