Streams, Walls, and Feeds: 109 Design Guidelines for Improving Notifications, Messages, and Alerts Sent Through Social Networks and RSS

Chapter . List of Guidelines

Social Network Guidelines

Message Content			57
1.		Know your audience, and send meaningful messages that match user expectations.	57
2.		Focus on one topic or subject per message.	59
3.		Utilize the small space by writing concise messages.	60
4.		Keep tweets below 130 characters.	62
5.		Place information-carrying words at the beginning of the message.	62
6.		Don’t repeat your company, organization, or username in the message.	63
7.		Provide essential details in the message.	63
8.		When possible, link to additional content within the social network rather than on another site.	64
9.		When appropriate, link to more details on an external site.	67
10.		Link to other reputable sources, not just your own site.	67
11.		Don’t send dead end messages.	67
12.		Clearly describe ...