How to Use Twitter for Business
How to Use Twitter for Business
Twitter me this, Twitter me that...
Unless you've been on another planet lately, you have heard about Twitter - a microblogging platform, with an instant messaging (IM) feel to it.
Sign up for a free Twitter account at http://www.twitter.com/.
It asks a very simple question, "What are you doing right now?" And you get to answer in 140 characters or less.
You follow people, and people follow you. Whenever you update your status, those that are following you get notified. Incoming notifications of people you are following can come in a variety of ways. You can have them delivered via text message to your mobile phone, you can have them come through a few IM programs, such as GoogleTalk and Jabber. You can also use these methods for updating your Twitter status. They've made it VERY easy for you to send your update from a variety of places.
Also of special note: Twitter is a real-time application. Due to the nature of Twitter and how people are always watching the new posts, you'll usually get speedy-fast replies...like within seconds. Talk about an efficient way to get an answer to a question!
Sign up for a free Twitter account at http://www.twitter.com/.
It asks a very simple question, "What are you doing right now?" And you get to answer in 140 characters or less.
You follow people, and people follow you. Whenever you update your status, those that are following you get notified. Incoming notifications of people you are following can come in a variety of ways. You can have them delivered via text message to your mobile phone, you can have them come through a few IM programs, such as GoogleTalk and Jabber. You can also use these methods for updating your Twitter status. They've made it VERY easy for you to send your update from a variety of places.
Also of special note: Twitter is a real-time application. Due to the nature of Twitter and how people are always watching the new posts, you'll usually get speedy-fast replies...like within seconds. Talk about an efficient way to get an answer to a question!
Check out a video of a recent Twitter class I held
Recently, I held a "Using Twitter for Business" class for my fellow virtual assistants. I posted the video class on my podcast site, "Outlook, SharePoint, and Business Technology" podcast. Watch this video to see Twitter and some Twitter tools in action. This link takes you to the full version of the video, which is nearly an hour.
Here's a link to it: http://www.productivitypodcast.com/businesspodcast/how-to-use-twitter-for-business/
To make it fit for YouTube I had to shorten it a lot. A link to the shorter video on YouTube is below. Also, the YouTube video is a bit blurry.
Here's a link to it: http://www.productivitypodcast.com/businesspodcast/how-to-use-twitter-for-business/
To make it fit for YouTube I had to shorten it a lot. A link to the shorter video on YouTube is below. Also, the YouTube video is a bit blurry.
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