If one or more of these four apply to you... you might be a Twitter snob.

#4 The smart-aleck (I wanted to use another word here). You only respond to people's posts when you have something negative to say OR a degrading joke that makes you look smarter than the tweeter. Rather than finding the heart of what someone IS saying, you find the one thing it DOESN'T say and digitally shame them publicly for it.

#3. The "Non-responder." You only reply to @ replies when it's from an actual friend or someone with more followers than you. It's one thing if it's a busy day and you forget, but if it's an intentional decision not to respond to make yourself look cool, you are a snob.

#2. The "Un-Follower." You un-follow people because you are ticked off at them for _______ INSERT STUPID REASON HERE. This is the twitter equivalent of the 5 year old who tells his best friend he can't come to his birthday party because he's mad. OR you un-follow someone because you think you're too cool for them. The ONLY reason I un-follow someone is if they un-follow me. I do this not because I'm offended they've un-followed me, but because I want relationships where both people can communicate. No one likes being ignored. It's rude in real life, and it's rude online too.

#1. UNGRATEFUL for RT's. When someone RT's your post... THANK THEM! BE GRATEFUL when something you say blesses someone instead of just assuming they should because you are the cheese. If you don't thank people when they RT your post(s), you're probably a snob. DISCLAIMER: I know that some people have too many followers to do it all the time, but I also know that Justin Bieber (who has over 6.5 MILLION followers) still takes several hours daily to greet/thank his fans. He doesn't have to, he's just not a snob.

SYMPTOMS OF A SNOB - All of these are symptoms of a person who thinks Twitter (and subsequently the world) is all about them and their "Cool Clique." Twitter is supposed to be a place to tear down barriers between all people, not a new fortress for even greater walls. Don't be twitter snobs people. It's immature. It's stupid. And YES... people notice. People notice snobs in the real world, and they can spot them on Twitter too.

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