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2. DO: Get personal
3. DON'T: Be hateful
4. DO: Provide VIP treatment
5. DON'T: Only tweet promo content
6. DO: Share new material
7. DON'T: Go on a retweeting spree
8. DO: Make friends
9. DON'T: Overshare
10. DO: Engage with/acknowledge your fans
11. DON'T: Take yourself too seriously
12. DO: Help promote other artists
13. DON'T: Start a twitter feud
Fun for us? Yes. Fodder for tabloids? Absolutely. Good for your career? Absolutely not. I understand that this world of reality TV catfights and sensationalism seems to promote these outbursts, but there's a difference: the "Real Housewives" ratings go up when a hair weave gets pulled. Your music won't get more listens if you call someone a bitch on Twitter. You'll just be that musician who called someone a bitch on Twitter.
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15. DO: Involve yourself with all social media outlets
Trans-media integration is a sure sign of an account run right. Sure, having a solid Facebook or Instagram is important, but staying tuned into what's new on the social media front is key to making sure you're not only reaching maximum exposure, but also staying relevant. Can you imagine when Justin Timberlake made his long-awaited comeback earlier this year and he was like "Hey guys check out my brand new single with Jay-Z on Myspace?" Like come on bro, give us some vines, you know?
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17. DON'T: Get crazy with the hashtags
18. DO: Link to your "real" pages
At the end of the day, we know we can only find out so much about a musician by stalking their Twitter. Linking to a website/soundcloud/etc let's people get to the next level and also discover even more about you. Plus, the worst thing you could realize is that you've been "liking" posts by a fake Soulja Boy and missing out on gems like this: