Understanding Twitter

Twitter is an online social media website. Anyone can use Twitter, as long as they have Internet access and an email account for sign up. There are many aspects that make this site interesting and quite unique from other forms of socialization. Twitter is much like a quick wave to a neighbor, to let them [...]

What Makes You Un-follow On Twitter?

The goal of Twitter is to interact with other people. It goes without saying that you do need to follow at least a few people so that you could interact with them. But, there comes a time when you may be hitting the un-follow link more often than you had hoped. The reasons for this [...]

What Do You Wish to Accomplish Using Twitter?

Twitter may seem like a simple tool used only to communicate with others in a passing method. Yet, it can be used in various ways. Many people have set out to use Twitter with specific goals. They want to accomplish one thing or another by posting the short, 140 character messages about what they are [...]

What Are Direct Messages on Twitter?

You have noticed that people have said that you should “DM” them. What does that mean? A direct message or direct mail is a short note that is sent not to the whole Twitter following but just to one person, the person that you identify to send it to. It works just like email works, [...]

5 Basic Facebook, Twitter and Social Media Tips For Small Businesses

Social Media is nothing new these days. Everyone from grandmothers to first graders have their own Twitter or Facebook page. With comScore reporting a 25% increase in unique visitors to social media sites in June, 2008 compared to June, 2007, social media needs to be in every small business marketing plan. The problem is, how [...]

A Dead Simple Formula For Overcoming Twitter-Block (and Tweeting Like a Pro)

When people sign up for twitter and, shortly thereafter, cry, “I don’t get it!” my impulse is to say, “Well, have you made a real effort to share and get to know people?” Then I remember that not everyone is a word-a-holic like me. Not everyone loves to see that which they think or feel [...]

7 Easy Steps to Creating a Twitter Badge That Will Post Your Tweets on Your Other Sites

How would you like to have all your Tweets show up on your other websites, like Facebook or your blog? It easy to do with the Twitter Badge. The Twitter Badge is actually one of Twitter’s ways to try to get you to promote your Twitter site. Here is a Twitter Marketing Tip that explains [...]

To Twitter Or Not to Twitter, That is the Question!

If you haven’t heard the buzz going around about the micro-blogging site Twitter.com, you soon will. It’s by far the hottest social networking application in the ever-evolving world of Internet marketing. But, should you join the cyber-party? Well, I will humbly offer you my answer to that question in this article. I always like to [...]