Twitter. You either get it ... or you don't.
Most people don't get it right away. Many try it and then leave scratching their head. Then they hear people talking about it again and they come back and try it again... and THEN they get it. That's when I got it.
What is Twitter? (http://www.twitter.com) Twitter is where you can share your thoughts in 140 characters or less with the world (or at least with those following you). The official definition on their site is - Twitter is a service for friends, family, and co–workers to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing?
Oh yeah, Twitter is free!
If you haven't signed up for Twitter. Maybe it's time you give it a go? If nothing else...perhaps you should sign up to secure your eBay seller's name or your real name before someone else gets it. Yes, people will sign up and claim other people's names if they think they can somehow gain from it. Either by getting people to "follow" them thinking they are someone else, or to grab it up hoping to "sell" access to it later to the person who owns the name.
Some people have a few followers. They communicate with their family or their friends. Some people have hundreds, some even thousands. Some of the really big boys, have tens of thousands! Many people use it as a business tool. Some to grow their business, some to cultivate the contacts they already have. Some employers communicate with their employees via Twitter, some are allowing their employees to Twitter with each other and the outside world.
There are so many people Twittering that many have created outside applications that work with Twitter... to help you Twitter more efficiently, or just so that you can have more fun Twittering. I've inluded a few that I use at the end of this article. Search Twitter in Google and you'll find even more.
You can learn alot by Twittering. During the recent tropical storm Fay, someone at the local news was sending out Tweets anytime there was breaking news relating to Fay. I often knew before other people knew. I get regular breaking news from a local TV station, I get the daily weather, I get national breaking news as it happens.
I am notified when my favorite bloggers update. I learn from the discussions that go on between other Internet Marketers. I find out about impromptu chats or video sessions I can take part in. I sometimes just read an enlightening quote or a funny joke. I may be presented with the opportunity to pray for someone or I might just hear what a friend is having for dinner or that another friend is having a profitable day.
Do you sell on eBay? If so, you can use Twitter to notify your customers of new listings, special deals or just share some news with them!
When I update my blog, the people who follow me on Twitter are notified right away. Sometimes, I use my mobile phone and send images to my Twitter account. Sometimes I send short 12 sec video clips. Sometimes I Twitter on the go, sometimes I twitter while I'm working and sometimes I Twitter because I'm bored.
Sometimes I share thoughts related to online marketing, sometimes I share my thoughts on life. Occasionally, I may share religious or political thoughts. But mostly, I just share what I'm doing at the time... which, in all honestly, is sometimes just plain boring!
Why do I Twitter? I Twitter because I can!
Follow me on Twitter by going to http://twitter.com/rtungett
For a more in depth report on Twitter, get your Free copy of The Twitter Report at: http://tinyurl.com/twitterhints
Tweet on!
Robbin
You can find a selection of Twitter downloads at:
http://twitter.com/downloads
Here are a few Twitter apps that I use:
- twitpic.com - Share your photos on Twitter
- twitterfeed.com - Automatically Twitters when my blogs are updated
- twitdir.com - A Twitter Directory
- 12seconds.tv - Share 12 sec videos on Twitter
- tweetdeck.com - Desktop App for Twitter
- tweetscan.com - Search Twitter
- twittervision.com - Fun to watch as Tweets come in from all over the world
- twittersnooze.com - "Quiet" someone who's tweeting too much for a specified amount of time
(Make sure you have plenty of time on your hands because there are lots of links on that page!)
Follow me on Twitter at http://twitter.com/rtungett
Feel free to comment here with you Twitter ID if you want some more followers!
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