It’s a new year, and that means it’s a good time to review your social media biographies and avatars and consider making some updates. Joe Perticone of Independent Journal, “the premiere social publisher for all things America and Millennials,” has some suggestions for fixing your Twitter bio.
Worst things to have in Twitter bio, ranked:
5) Alma mater
4) Previous employers
3) Hashtags
2) RT≠endorsement
1) Who you are followed by— Joe Perticone (@JoePerticone) January 2, 2016
Seems legit. (Do millennials say that?)
I am guilty of no. 5, but that's because ASU is the best.
— Joe Perticone (@JoePerticone) January 2, 2016
Further review shows that nothing is OK to have in your Twitter bio.
@JoePerticone I've seen many with a date and time that so and so celebrity 'liked' their tweet.
— Zack (@740JZD) January 2, 2016
@JoePerticone @jbarro Meyers-Briggs type
— Darrell Bratz (@DarrellBratz) January 2, 2016
@joeperticone @buzzfeedandrew Picture of yourself on a TV show panel
— lukemeister (@lukedones) January 2, 2016
@JoePerticone @ComfortablySmug Don't forget "Who you are blocked by."
— NICKinNOVA (@NICKinNOVA) January 2, 2016
@JoePerticone #1-A: Who you've been blocked by.
— MarcyJMiller (@MarcyJMiller) January 2, 2016
@JoePerticone @jbarro My favorite is "proudly blocked by".
"Hey, look, I'm an asshole to these people!"— Christopher Swartout (@chrisswartout) January 2, 2016
@JoePerticone @champsuperstar 5a) Your agent’s name, 5b) ‘Guru’, 5c) ‘Entrepreneur'
— Matt Maxwell (@highway_62) January 2, 2016
@JoePerticone @BuzzFeedAndrew 6) Multiple cities — NYC/DC/CHI/LA/SF/SEA
— Nu Wexler (@wexler) January 2, 2016
@JoePerticone @isntdave The number 1 by far should be “opinions are my own”
— Steve Ralfe (@milkypirate) January 2, 2016
https://twitter.com/sgalineau/status/683411886151340034
@JoePerticone @isntdave not guilty on all counts.
— Frogfather (@_j_a_campbell) January 2, 2016
https://twitter.com/RightGlockMom/status/683354378938417152
@JoePerticone Now I feel compelled to find someone who has all 5 in theirs.
— Kennedy (@KennedyX8) January 2, 2016
https://twitter.com/RobProvince/status/683372739818860548
There’s still one glaring omission: “pantsuit aficionado.”
At least she had to delete “glass ceiling cracker” somewhere along the way.
