Have You Ever AcciTweeted?

ByJohn P.

AcciTweeting is what happens when you meant to send an SMS to someone, but instead you send a public Tweet. Like for example, I follow my wife @Hollypoz on Twitter. I also get SMS notifications when she tweets. Sometimes I want to send a quick SMS to her, but the last thing from her in my phone actually came from Twitter!

Do you see where this is going?

So, I respond to Twitter as if I was SMSing her, and Voila! The world has my private SMS! :-) Ever happened to you?

PS – AcciTweeting is a spin off of AcciDialing. That is when you already called someone, but you somehow accidentally call them back and don’t know it, and then they have to listen to whatever you are doing while saying, “Hello? Hello!!!” Aaron Phillips taught me that one. He loved to accidial me.

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John P. is a former CEO, former TV Show Host, and the Founder and Wizard behind Texas Metal Works. You can find him on X, Facebook and LinkedIn. Feel free to send shoutouts, insults, and praise.

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9 Comments

  2. Haha .. Happens all the time, although since my wife doesn’t use twitter, I’ve sent weird personal messages to other people I know who I also follow on twitter. No mushy secrets revealed though :-)

  3. I never had – probably because I don’t have a smart phone or use my phone to tweet. But, if I did, I would probably be guilty of it – because I am WAY to accidental in other areas of my life. Oh well – I just learned ANOTHER thing I need to be mindful of. Thanks.

  4. I always proof read before I hit send. However, I’ve still have done it. This is why I don’t cheat on my wife. One screw up and it’s over.

  6. I’m glad there is a delete option for tweets. I’ve done this several times now when I meant to send a DM I sent a tweet. Thankfully I notice and delete it quickly.

  8. Totally! I do this with my friend, Loretta – all the time! Because she and I text and tweet each other a lot. I also do it sometimes when I’m meaning to DM someone, and I forget to put the ‘d’ and their name! Luckily – nothing too bad has gotten through! LOL!!

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