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The New York Times's 10 Rules For Blogging. The Anatomy of a Tweet: Twitter Gets a Style Guide - Bits Blog. They’re no Strunk and White, but Dom Sagolla and Adam Jackson are aiming to do for Twitter what “The Elements of Style” did for good writing on paper: outline elementary rules of usage, composition and grammar.

The Anatomy of a Tweet: Twitter Gets a Style Guide - Bits Blog

The bulk of the book, titled “140 Characters, A Style Guide for the Short Form,” will revolve around eight key lessons from the Twitter universe, such as the importance of simplicity, honesty and humor. The project will also highlight notable figures worth following on Twitter, anecdotes from the community and even examples of the few occasions Twitterers have gone overboard: For example, Mr. Webstyleguide.