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Everything You Need to Know about Twitter and Tweeting | Mobile | Social Media | Newest Technologies by Tech N' Marketing. Posted on 29. Aug, 2010 by hilzfuld in Web inShare114 UPDATED October 2013 By: Hillel Fuld This post is going to be a little different. Over the past three years, ever since I joined Twitter (Follow me here), I, along with many people I know, have had a lot of questions about the micro blogging service. I have tried to cover the topic from all possible angles, and when I am asked about Twitter, I generally send the person an email with a whole long list of links to posts I have written. I decided it was time to put all that Twitter material into one place, so if someone has a question or simply does not get it, I will be able to refer them to this post. The questions I have been asked and asked myself have been anything from “What is the point of Twitter?” I tried to make the titles of the posts clear and obvious enough so you know what to expect.

The Basics Following/Followers Advanced Tips/Updates Major No-No’s Apps Other Awesomeness Bonus Posts. The First 99 People to Follow on Twitter | Mobile | Social Media | Newest Technologies by Tech N' Marketing. Posted on 23. Aug, 2010 by hilzfuld in Web inShare124 By: Hillel Fuld By now, you have definitely heard of the viral micro blogging service called Twitter. Some will say it has reached the masses, while others will say it is still not mainstream. Whatever you think about Twitter, there is no denying that it has become part of regular people’s conversations all around the globe. While Twitter is growing at rates that are unprecedented and actually pretty insane, statistics show that a very high percentage of people join Twitter, send out one or two tweets saying things like “OK, now what do I do?” The truth is there are multiple factors that prevent Twitter from going mainstream, but there is no denying that one of the very first and largest obstacles a new person on Twitter faces is the million dollar question of who to follow.

You will notice a common thread in the descriptions I write about these people and a recurring word you will see is “nice”. Listorious: Twitter people search and lists directory. Creattica. Professional management tools for Twitter: HootSuite and CoTweet. What's happening in meetings I've been in here is likely similar to what's happening in other corporations: People are gathering to figure out how to use, exploit, or simply not get their companies embarrassed on Twitter. But no matter what we agree to in these rooms (which, in my experience, isn't much), one thing is sure: You can't manage a major corporate Twitter presence on Twitter.com itself.

Nor, for that matter, can you in one of the popular client apps like Tweetdeck or the current Seesmic Desktop. You need something built for customer service or brand management. New tools are emerging for just that. The two I recommend are Invoke's HootSuite, which is in open beta right now (version 2.0 is in private beta), and CoTweet, which is still closed. I've tried them both. Common features The products have much in common. Both products let you post from any of your configured Twitter accounts, or all of them together if you like. Both give you stats on links you share from the service.

101 for Business — A Special Guide. How to Optimise your Twitter Strategy. Twitter for Beginners: 5 Steps for Better Tweeting. Twitter is immensely useful as a utility for joining in the global conversation and sharing thoughts, opinions, information, and media. But for new users, there's also a fairly steep learning curve. For many people new to Twitter, the site doesn't immediately "make sense" and it can be a bit daunting. But there are things those users can do to make the service more useful from the get go. Below are five steps for new users to take in order to make the Twitter experience more enjoyable from the beginning.

STEP ONE: Find People You Already Know I joined Twitter later than most early adopters, but once I finally became a Twitter newbie in early 2008, it was much easier to jump into the conversation when I was following some people I already knew — people who I was sure were already talking about things I was interested in and would value my input. Another way to find friends is to check out the Twitter Facebook app and see if any of your friends on Facebook are also on Twitter. 10 Twitter Tools to Organize Your Tweeps. As Twitter surges toward an estimated 12 million registered users by year's end (though some new stats may disagree), some of us are starting to deal with what we recently dubbed "followholism. " You've followed so many people, it's hard to keep up, and it's probably time to do a little housekeeping.

But where do you begin? Twitter's own tools for managing followers are subpar. It's nearly impossible to figure out who among your followers are following you back, and the interface for paging through followers is clumsy and difficult to use. Fortunately, Twitter's API has given rise to a vast universe of amazing third party apps. So we've assembled a toolkit below of 10 services that can help you take control of Twitter and organize your followers. Find Out Who You're Following When I first joined Twitter, I started following people right out of the gate in order to get some utility out of the site — after all, the only way to join the conversation is to start following it. 1. 4. 7. 50 Ideas on Using Twitter for Business | chrisbrogan.com. We really can’t deny the fact that businesses are testing out Twitter as part of their steps into the social media landscape.

You can say it’s a stupid application, that no business gets done there, but there are too many of us (including me) that can disagree and point out business value. I’m not going to address the naysayers much with this. Instead, I’m going to offer 50 thoughts for people looking to use Twitter for business. And by “business,” I mean anything from a solo act to a huge enterprise customer. Your mileage may vary, and that’s okay. Oh, and please feel free to reblog this wherever. 50 Ideas on Using Twitter for Business First Steps Build an account and immediate start using Twitter Search to listen for your name, your competitor’s names, words that relate to your space.

Ideas About WHAT to Tweet Instead of answering the question, “What are you doing?” Some Sanity For You You don’t have to read every tweet. The Negatives People Will Throw At You Twitter takes up time. Twitter@OpticaMagran. Twitter Search. 101 for Business — A Special Guide. 101 for Business — A Special Guide. 5 Tips for Branding Your Business on Twitter. Twitter can drive leads and sales. However, because of the simplicity of the Twitter platform , some businesses overlook simple ways to improve their business' branding on Twitter.

Taking the time to optimize your brand on Twitter is important to help capture the ultra-short attention span of users scrolling through their Twitter feeds. One way to enhance your company's branding on social platforms like Twitter is by empowering all employees to be part of your company's brand online. It is not about mandating that employees support the company online; that doesn't work. Branding Your Business on Twitter 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Example: " youcompanyname " documentname . pdf . On-Demand Webinar: The Science of ReTweets With Dan Zarrella. 100 + Twitter Applications for Fun, Business and Social Sharing.

Editor’s note: Due to the large amount of spammers this post series has attracted, we are closing comments. However, we’ve pulled all the posts together into one! You can now see the entire list of fantastic Twitter applications in our free ebook download: 100+ Twitter Applications for Fun, Business and Social Sharing While perusing my Twitter feed the other day, I came across a post with over 160 Twitter applications.

It was written in Italian and posted by @CartoneWeb; you can see the Italian version here. Some of them you’ll need to sign up for; others can connect directly with your Twitter account. I just couldn’t bear to think that English-speaking followers would miss this great list, so I did what I always do and decided to share the buzz regardless of language barriers. Over 1,000 applications exist for Twitter users. Anti-spam Tired of being spammed? TrueTwit is an application used to validate new followers so you don’t have to. Sharing Tools Music Drawing File Sharing Groups Google+