A Newbies Guide to Twitter So, what's all the fuss about? Exactly what is Twitter, what does it do, how does it do it, how can I best use it, and why is everyone raving about it? All good questions, and here, in this short article, we intend to satisfy your curiosity and maybe start you "twittering" too, with a few helpful hints and top tips.With 1.2 million members already signed up, Twitter is expanding at a rate of knots. It is...more
Twitter Direct Messages - It Doesn't Have to Involve Such a Shotgun Approach People tend to disregard most direct messages on Twitter, I only skim through mine quickly to look for blog entries, or I use Tweed Adder to filter out the DMs that don't contain links in, i.e, to filter out all the spammy sales pitches.If you're a social networker or E-marketer, when you're thinking about DM strategies, first ask yourself how you'd...more
Sing Like A Canary - 5 Things To Know About Twitter In old gangster movies there was always a snitch; someone willing to give up his friends to save his own skin. Often they would say this snitch "sang like a canary" when he spewed out the information that would doom his gangster buddies.In a lot of ways Twitter is kind of like that snitch in that it's hard to keep anything secret anymore. Twitter is the go to place if you want to find out what's happening right this moment somewhere around the world. People have been known to tweet from natural disasters, riots, political rallies and a myriad of other goings-on from most anywhere on earth.On a more practical basis, Twitter is a place where information is exchanged on topics from A to Z including P for Promotional Products. Although the number of suppliers and distributors jumping onto Twitter is increasing every day it's still a very small percentage of our industry. For us early adaptors that's good news because it means fewer competitors vying for those Twitter users who may be our potential customers.If you aren't already using Twitter this is not a blog to teach you how to do that. My goal is simply to give...more
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How Twitter Got Me a 6-Figure Gig For all the doubters and naysayers, social media can bring in the Benjamins. In fact, for my consulting practice, Twitter scored an exciting, new, six-figure assignment.So how did it happen?First, you've got to be signed up. It's easy and painless. If you are clueless to the new world of Twitter go...more
The 5 Top Twitter Applications TweetDeck TweetDeck is an on demand browser that combines all your social media accounts into one place to manage your various social mediums. You can set up your Twitter accounts, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google Buzz, Foursquare and more.All you have to do is install the program on your computer and allow this Twitter application access to Twitter. Best of all it is a free download and is available for the desktop, Android, iPad, and iPhone.Retweet Follow It can be difficult picking the people to follow on Twitter. In this marketing age, it is critical to follow people with the same interests as yours in your niche. The search button on Twitter does not support this very well.This is where RetweetFollow comes in. Based on keywords and urls that have been tweeted, this site helps one find new Twitter users to follow. The cool thing about this Twitter application is that it allows one to follow people in bulk. However, be very careful when you use this feature. This is a free service to use. However, one can purchase a premium account that provides for more features and tools.Trendistic It is really important to see trending topics and the...more
Eight Things I Hate About Twitter First of all I need to qualify the title, by saying I love Twitter, use it every day and gain benefit and a great deal of pleasure from it. Nevertheless, there are some things that really, truly...more
Twitter For a Cause - Part 2 - Building a Buzz You can use Twitter to build a buzz and raise money. Given the 200 million Tweeters worldwide, Twitter is one social networking site that has the ability to make an impact. Similar to...more
Twitter Snipe Review - Is it For Real? zcache="2" sizset="63">I have purchased almost every tool and used every free tool or product that is used on Twitter. I'm sure you've seen twitter exposed and the automated twitter machine.You...more
The Ten Capital Mistakes in Twitter Profiles What would be your first impression in meeting with someone who conceals his face or wears a mask and tries to sell something to you from the get go without even introducing himself?...more
Twitter As an SEO Tactic As we have become more engaged on Twitter over the past couple of months, we have seen Twitter work its way up to our top traffic source. Our number of Twitter followers has increased, and likely many of them...more
Get the Most From Your Tweets - Using Third Party Applications to Enhance Your Twitter Experience If you haven't heard of Twitter by now, either you're living under a rock or you just don't spend anytime on the internet. Twitter is one...more