Fast Company recently published an article on Twitter, Report: Nine Scientifically Proven Ways to Get Retweeted on Twitter.

The article presents science on which Twitter updates get re-tweeted more often, and why.

Here’s what the data say:

• Use links in tweets, but use shorter URL shorteners
• Pleading for re-tweets works
• Idle conversation doesn’t
• Use $5 words (smarter updates get re-tweeted)
• Use punctuation, but not semi-colons
• World events and breaking news go viral fast
• Use proper nouns and 3rd person verbs
• Emo is a no no
• Best time of the day (4pm Eastern)
• Best day of the week (Friday)

To read the full article, visit Fast Company.

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