| The Two Ways to Send Message to Other Twitter Users |
You can have online conversations with other Twitter users, and there are a couple of ways to do it. You can send them a "reply," which becomes part of the public Twitter record, or you can send them a "direct message," which is only seen by the specific user for whom a message is intended.
"@" posts a message to a specific user. This is done by placing the @ directly before the user's Twitter ID. The message will be seen by the recipient in his account on the page that shows all references to his user name. For Twitter users who follow both users, the message will show up in their accounts. When creating a message in this way, the label above the textbox on Twitter changes to "Reply to."
Public replies such as those created using the @ symbol are not the same as direct messages. A direct message can be sent by typing "d" followed by a space and the user name of the intended recipient. Unlike public replies, these messages do not show up on the public Twitter timeline. If the label above the "What are you doing?" box does not change to say "Direct message," then you have probably not used the correct syntax to send a direct message.
Should you use these techniques to communicate with other Twitter users? Yes! Twitter can be used in a few different ways, but if you want to use it as a brand building / lead generation tool, you should engage in conversation with other users. Making reference to other users in your public tweets also encourages others to do the same for you, which helps spread your name and your brand, possibly opening up opportunities online.
The good thing is that Twitter messaging can be fun. Twitter moves fast. If you are communicating with serious Twitter uses, you should get a quick response. And the more you give, the more you get. Just like in every area of business and in life.
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