Chapter 11. Tweet Bombs
Tweet Bombs have been a part of Twitter since the very beginning. They are fun to do and can be very effective at grabbing a lot of quick attention, but I should caution you before I explain how to do it: Tweet Bombs need to be done carefully. Ill-fated or ill-spirited Tweet Bombs could damage your reputation with your audience, or label you as a spammer with Twitter. Youâll see why.
A Tweet Bomb âis droppedâ by a Twitter community on one of its unsuspecting members in the form of an avalanche of Twitter replies (or mentions). Hundreds, or thousands, of folksâat a coordinated momentâsend tweets containing a particular userâs username. The recipientâs Reply (or Mention) stream is quickly inundated with messages. For folks who are used to seeing 3 or 4 mentions a day, seeing hundreds crashing down in a single minute can be startling. If done correctly, however, it is hilarious. Recipients of Tweet Bombs attest that the experience feels as though the whole Internet is looking straight at you.
To organize a Tweet Bomb, announce a time of the week to your followers when youâll be able to consistently drop a Tweet Bomb. By creating a regular schedule for your bombs, your audience will know when they should tune in to play along. When that time of the week rolls around, choose an unsuspecting member of your Twitter community as the recipient.
Be sure to choose that recipient carefully. When first starting out, itâs best to pick ...
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