I. DO have fun and be yourself (See @sheilawalsh @lesclairmont and @m_vince ). Twitter is a great forum for natural comedians.

II. DON’T preach. Twitter is not the place for bully pulpits and sanctimonious platitudes. (See @pharisee @saducee and @insertfavreligiousleader)

III. DO follow authors, musicians, artists, newspapers, magazines, leaders and heroes you’d like to be friends with. (You might just get a tweet back from one of them).

IV. DON’T gripe about everything. Nobody likes a surly and negative Twit.

V. DO be kind. Don’t say anything you wouldn’t say to someone’s face—or for the record. Oh yeah, Twitter is on the record. Forever.

VI. DON’T unfollow all your followers just so you can pretend to be cool. (Unless you are @charliesheen).

VII. DO retweet good resources. Tweets love great Groupon deals, technology hints and deals, great articles, books and the best new apps.

VIII. DON’T exceed the tolerable one-tweet-an-hour-limit just to boost your Klout score.

IX. DO explore the creative utilization of hashtags. #morethanonceacreativehashtaghasbroughtmeamuchneededsmile

X. DO tweet photos. Food, wine, exotic locations and sunsets are personal favorites. Download Instagram and unleash your inner creative.

Question: If you could play @God — what Twitter Commandment would you emblazon in stone?

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