Ok. I probably don’t even need to explain what Twitter is. It’s been talked about everywhere. But in case you don’t know, Twitter is a free social networking website that was created in 2006 and is now one of the fastest growing sites on the Internet. You can only type 140 characters for each message. So you have to make it good.
You’re probably asking yourself, “Who the heck is on Twitter and what’s the point?”
Twitter is great for businesses! You can tweet about your latest blog post, post a link to an article about your company, ask questions of your customers to find out what they really want.
Britney Spears tweets. Ashton Kutcher tweets. Even soccer moms tweet. So, of course, I have to tweet.
I’m still not quite sure I will be able to keep up with all the other Tweeters. I think you may need to be on your computer almost 24 hours a day to keep up with some of the people I’ve seen.
There are great tools that have been created for Twitter, such as Tweet Search, where you can search all tweets by keyword. Find out who’s is talking about your product or services or anything you are interested in.
If you want to learn more about Twitter, take a look at TwiTips, which is a great blog started by Darren Rowse (he started Problogger.com). His TwiTips blog has great tips and lessons on how to use Twitter more effectively. Take a look!