Sure, on Twitter you can use the ".@" convention to start a Tweet with a username but still have it delivered to all your followers. Like this:
.@geuis is the guy behind jsonip.com. everyone say thanks to @geuis!
— Isaac Hepworth (@isaach) September 13, 2012
Turns out, though, that instead of a "." you can use a zero-width space. It has the same effect—your Tweet is delivered to all of your followers—but the leading character is by its nature invisible:
@jobvite makes me angry.
— Isaac Hepworth (@isaach) February 27, 2013
A side effect which you may or may not enjoy is people's surprise:
@isaach how'd i see that tweet if I don't follow them?
— Samir Mezrahi (@samir) February 27, 2013
<hears knock on door>*OPEN UP, ITS TWITTER* *YOU MAY HAVE SEEN SOMETHING YOU WERE NOT SUPPOSED TO*<door slams open><samir flat lines>
— Samir Mezrahi (@samir) February 27, 2013
3 comments:
Isaac, great tip Isaac, thank you.
Quick question/clarification please,do I just hit the spacebar on the keyboard to insert the ZWS? (I use a Mac & Chrome if that's is relevant.)
cheers,\
mike
hey mike, i just posted some details at http://blog.isaach.com/2013/03/zero-width-space.html
What was it about Jobvite that made you angry that day?
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