{"id":5653,"date":"2016-04-07T14:23:51","date_gmt":"2016-04-07T14:23:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/\/?p=5653"},"modified":"2016-03-23T14:34:30","modified_gmt":"2016-03-23T14:34:30","slug":"linked-twitters-missing-manual","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2016\/04\/07\/linked-twitters-missing-manual\/","title":{"rendered":"Linked: &#8220;Twitter\u2019s missing manual&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eev.ee\/blog\/2016\/02\/20\/twitters-missing-manual\/\">via Evee<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>Here, then, is a list of all the non-obvious things about Twitter that I know. Consider it both a reference for people who aren\u2019t up to their eyeballs in Twitter, and an example of how these hidden features can pile up. I\u2019m also throwing in a couple notes on etiquette, because I think that\u2019s strongly informed by the shape of the platform.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I didn\u2019t find this valuable because I learned something. I found it valuable because being a user for so many users, I actually didn\u2019t realize how many things you have to know to effectively use the service. It really is challenging for a new user. If Twitter published this as required reading for new users, no one would use Twitter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"via Evee: Here, then, is a list of all the non-obvious things about Twitter that I know. 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