Definitely a +1 on the how to start a tweet: you shouldn't use another
Twitter user's name as the first word in the tweet unless you're replying
directly to them. Otherwise, only s/he, and the people who follow you both,
will see your tweet.
Stylistically, it's usually worth it to try rewriting -- for example, "Join
us next Tuesday for an new virtual event! @WikiEval hosts an Impact Review
for 2013-14 grants. <link>
I would also recommend against generic hashtags -- they are harder for
users to read, and have shown diminishing returns as a navigational tool.
They tend to work best for ongoing themes, like #wikieval, or
event-specific tags, like #wikimania14.
On Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 7:42 AM, Jeremy Baron <jeremy(a)tuxmachine.com> wrote:
On Jul 23, 2014 10:35 AM, "Maria Cruz"
<mcruz(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
* t: @WikiEval hosts a new virtual event. Join
next Tuesday for 'Project
& Event #Grants: an #Impact Review of
2013-14'
https://plus.google.com/u/0/events/c56l0mu03edgtbeqic4g7i607is
Is there a non-google location to link to? Is this a hangout on air?
Generally you should avoid sending tweets that start with a ref to another
twitter user. (but in thus case it would still show on timelines because of
the hashtags. I think)
Anyway, maybe tweet from @wikieval and then we RT instead of writing our
own?
-Jeremy
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