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This is why you do not use a work/professional account for things other than work.

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lapcat 4y ago
How do you judge what's work and what's not work? For many people, such as the self-employed, their online presence is part of their brand, and Twitter is professional networking. This applies to both Craig and myself.
- vorticalbox 4y ago
  I would likily ask myself if this post is likily to effect my online presence and if the answer to that question is anything but a sound no then I wouldn't post it. That said my online presence isn't part of my professional life. So my opinion probably isn't worth much.
  - lapcat 4y ago
    To be honest, your reply came off as very condescending. I don't know how anyone could predict that Twitter's crazy algorithm would flag that tweet, any more than they could predict that Twitter's crazy algorithm would flag a video of a cat game. It's all too easy to sit in judgment in hindsight, given the fact that Twitter's crazy algorithm did flag the tweet. But nobody really knows how it works with foresight.
    - vorticalbox 4y ago
      > To be honest, your reply came off as very condescending. Not my intention. You are right no one would have known it would be flagged. My point was merely that if the tweet isn't 100% for your work / online profile then I would use a different account to post it.
      - lapcat 4y ago
        The thing is, I actually created a separate business Twitter account when I started my business. But... nobody followed my business account! I even tried to get people to follow it, but they didn't. My personal account was already well established, people were already following that, and they seemed to have no interest in the business account. So I basically had to abandon the business account. It still exists but is little used and totally obscure. There would be no point in posting from it anymore.
- nurettin 4y ago
  It is very easy unless shitposting is your dayjob.
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How do you judge what's work and what's not work? For many people, such as the self-employed, their online presence is part of their brand, and Twitter is professional networking. This applies to both Craig and myself.

vorticalbox 4y ago
I would likily ask myself if this post is likily to effect my online presence and if the answer to that question is anything but a sound no then I wouldn't post it. That said my online presence isn't part of my professional life. So my opinion probably isn't worth much.
- lapcat 4y ago
  To be honest, your reply came off as very condescending. I don't know how anyone could predict that Twitter's crazy algorithm would flag that tweet, any more than they could predict that Twitter's crazy algorithm would flag a video of a cat game. It's all too easy to sit in judgment in hindsight, given the fact that Twitter's crazy algorithm did flag the tweet. But nobody really knows how it works with foresight.
  - vorticalbox 4y ago
    > To be honest, your reply came off as very condescending. Not my intention. You are right no one would have known it would be flagged. My point was merely that if the tweet isn't 100% for your work / online profile then I would use a different account to post it.
    - lapcat 4y ago
      The thing is, I actually created a separate business Twitter account when I started my business. But... nobody followed my business account! I even tried to get people to follow it, but they didn't. My personal account was already well established, people were already following that, and they seemed to have no interest in the business account. So I basically had to abandon the business account. It still exists but is little used and totally obscure. There would be no point in posting from it anymore.
nurettin 4y ago
It is very easy unless shitposting is your dayjob.
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