A Little Birdie Told Me...
1) Don't SPAM people. Very simply, we all know what it is...but sometimes it's easy to let a little slip in. The best way to lose followers is to drive them crazy with Spam.
2) Don't over do it. When Twitter asks, "What are you doing?" we don't need update every half-hour. Be relevant, resourceful and current and you'll make a lot of friends.
3) Don't insult, abuse, belittle or be a meanie.
50 Ways To Use Twitter
- Tell people what's blooming in your Garden.
- Give a little Grandmotherly Love.
- Use twitterfeed to feed your blog to twitter.
- Help spread the word about keeping cool dogs out of hot cars!
- Announce your artwork "Pick of the Week" on Zazzle.
- Let people know the 411 on ebay.
- Give 10 Bright Ideas to Make Your Home Energy Efficient.
- Use Squidcasting.
- Show people The Funniest Squidoo Lensmasters.
- Ask who would win in a fight? Kool-Aid Man or Hawaiian Punch's Punchy?
- Invite your friends to play Moola!
- Share the life story of your Toyota Truck.
- Explain why Orlando Attractions are the best Ever.
- Let people know what Basa is.
- Invite people to join your Charity Challenge!
- Tell people that Kenny Chesney is Hot in more ways than one!
- Show off the Hottest Tattoo Pictures and Designs!
- Showcase the Top 10 Tiki Bars.
- Give out some Inspirational Messages.
- Use twhirl!
- Support a Presidential Candidate.
- Sell your Lenses.
- Show off The Coolest Blogs Featuring Squidoo Ever!
- Educate with Baby Poop 101.
- Show why Cats are Smarter than Dogs.
- Sell them a Unique Toilet Seat.
- Ask a fun question like: If you were a robot, and I knew but you didn't, would you want me to tell you?
- Introduce people to a cool sport!
- Show people how they can recycle.
- Promote a movie!
- Tell people how much you Love Squidoo!
- Confess!
- Share a Recipe.
- Sell your art!
- Promote your Blog!
- Brag about a well deserved accomplishment!
- Share your Ancient Greece Odyssey.
- Show people how to have some outdoor summer fun!
- Share your quest for a greener life.
- Tell people I mog di narrisch gern.
- Educate people about Making Every Freshwater Aquarium: The Best Freshwater Aquarium Ever!
- Start a stylish new Trend!
- Tell people your Claim To Fame!
- Invite people to join your Poll!
- Bring back a retro look!
- Offer your Squidoo Services.
- Promote you book.
- Share your hobby.
- Share some ideas!
- Invite people to follow you on Twitter!
- Bonus Tip - Let people know who you'd like to win on American Idol!
Try TWTTRSTRM
- Twitter Storm On Squidoo
- Ask a question of your Twitter followers and easily gather all their answers in one spot.
TWTTRSTRM Lenses to Check out!
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Hey Mom What's For Dinner
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Grilled chicken? Hamburgers? Lobster tails? Pizza? Tacos? Leftovers? Reservations? What's for dinner is by far one of the most important decisions you'll make all day. Here's a chance to show off your classic culinary ideas, boast about your meal...
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What are you doing for National Day of Service?
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As always Seth Godin has written a great post on his blog about what you can do for National Day of Service. Here's what I'm doing! I plan on loaning another $25 to someone on KIVA. They are one of my favorite charities. Squidoo even has a their own...
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Zazzle vs. CafePress
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We've all got our favorite platform in the world of print-on-demand. Some of us (like me) are Zazzle addicts, other prefer the CafePress set-up. So which do YOU prefer? Zazzle or CafePress? Tweet your reasoning and pass it on to a friend.
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Word Game on Twitter
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Let's play Wordola! To win, all you have to do is solve the most scrambled-word puzzles. Look for my Tweet, and let's play Wordola! The player with the most wins at the end of a one-hour playing time is the winner. There will be a tie-breaker game if...
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What are you reading right now?
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What book are you reading RIGHT NOW? I happen to be reading (make that rereading) Tribes by none other then Seth Godin. You should definitely pick up a copy for yourself! Now tell us what you're reading!
Squidoo on Twitter Search
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- RickBasset
- I just updated my Squidoo page: Free Spirit Wedding - Asian Wedding Theme / http://tinyurl.com/cgea4v
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- abbyrosia
- @makeachange Hey, if you want the Squidoo lens that you just published to rank higher in Google, try this: http://g4.ms/585206
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- abbyrosia
- @mammoiselle Since you're so good at making Squidoo lenses, you should check this out: http://tr.im/lsqS
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- famtreesecrets
- Reading this: http://www.squidoo.com/familytreesecrets
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- YeungAtHeart
- Anderson + Godin vs. Gladwell = marketing guru slapfight! http://www.squidoo.com/the-free-debate
Try Twitter Search!
I love Twitter Search!
Get Your Twitter Grade
- Twitter Grader | Score Your Twitter Profile Power
- Twitter Grader : Measure the power of your twitter profile.
Get Your TweetStats
- TweetStats : Graphin' Your Stats
- I just found this cool way to get your Twitter Stats. You just have to enter your user name. It's pretty cool!
Twitter Tools
- Twitterrific
- World leaders in icon design, we offer thousands of free icons, custom design services, software, royalty-free stock icons and much more.
- Twitteroo
- Twitteroo lets you send Twitter tweets from your PC!
- TwitterPost
- A simple, feature-packed, stand-alone interface for Twitter.com.
- twitterfeed.com
- Here's how to get your blog (or any other RSS or Atom feed) twittering.
- twhirl
- twhirl is a desktop client for the Twitter microblogging platform, powered by Adobe AIR.
- Tweet Scan
- Real-time Twitter Search.
- twittervision
- Captures the Twitter zeitgeist on a map in real time.
- TwitThis
- TwitThis is an easy way for people to send Twitter messages about your blog post or website.
- TinyURL.com
- Making long URLs usable! More than 71 million
of them. Over 1.9 billion hits/month. - Summize Conversational Search
- Search Twitter conversations in realtime - discover what people are doing right now.
- Who Should I Follow? | Twitter Friend Recommendations
- WhoShouldiFollow recommends people to follow on Twitter.
- TwitPic / Share photos on Twitter
- Share photos with your friends on twitter with twitpic. No signup required, just login using your twitter account.
- Twitscoop
- Twitscoop, search twitter, see what's hot right now
- TweetVolume
- Enter a few words or phrases and see how often they appear on Twitter
- Tweetizen - Easy Twitter Groups
- Tweetizen is a simple web-based tool designed to help you filter tweets, and easily find the ones that are relevant to you. Start by creating your own twitter group and filtering tweets. Tweetizen also allows you to share your twitter groups. Join now!
- TwttrList
- A "best of" list of your favorite tweets on a specific topic.
Get Twitter on your iPhone & iTouch
- 4 iPhone Twitter Clients Battle it Out | MacApper
- There seems to be two must-haves for every techie these days: an iPhone/iPod touch and a Twitter account. Since this is a Mac blog, I'll assume the iPhone and iPod touch need no introduction, but ...
- 12 Twitter Apps for the iPhone
- When our desire to connect and communicate with one another crashed headlong in to the digital behemoth that is the ...
- Twitterrific
- World leaders in icon design, we offer thousands of free icons, custom design services, software, royalty-free stock icons and much more.
Follow Giant Squid News On Twitter

- GiantSquidNews
- aka GiantSquidNews
- 527 followers
- 438 following
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- We've Got New Giants and 100 Club Lensmasters! http://tinyurl.com/mrczm9
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- June 2009 Greeter Challenge! We have some Winners! http://tinyurl.com/nd6b4l
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- Q: So when are you going to make me a Giant Squid? http://tinyurl.com/kjas72
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- Good Morning Potential Giants! http://tinyurl.com/ny5q7o
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- Who Wants To Be A Giant? http://tinyurl.com/nq4m56
Twitter Poll
Twitter Feedback!
How do you feel about Twitter?
Fetching blurbs now... please stand byI love it!
peterfoo says:
Great info and very interesting, and you have a great lens.
The Best and Most Effective Way to Promote your Business...FREE Advertising!
Something many people have either ignore or forgotten.
Advertise at the local yellow pages is FREE now, check it up on
www.TheYellowPages.com.my
I bet it helps and it's FREE for unlimited posting, no jokes.
Posted July 03, 2009
Kazooli says:
Twitter is a great tool to connect with those of your choice and from one end to reach another effortlesly.
Kind Regards
Kazooli
Posted July 03, 2009
MariamS says:
its fun to use..but if you blog regularly and use facebook,it can get redundant
Posted July 01, 2009
renee22093 says:
I like it a lot and it has really helped me get my business and other sites noticed.
Posted June 29, 2009
DennisFMaloney says:
What can i say but six words follow me on twitter @ DennisFMaloney
Posted June 28, 2009
I hate it!
patbham says:
This was a good for me to read but i still not sure I have way too many wasys to say the same thing to the same people, is it a need?
patbham
Posted June 14, 2009
joebrochin says:
A lot of noise that makes little sense most times, is the best description I can give for Twitter.
Posted May 25, 2009
DebMartin says:
Well, "hate" is a strong word. Sure don't love it. I use it. I don't totally get it. I've dropped a lot of folk I was following since I started with twitter. Lots of noise. Less is more in my opinion.
Posted May 15, 2009
uncommon says:
I have a problem with trying to say (or read) something of any significance in less than 140 characters, and it does not lend itself to conversations of any depth - very superficial, but I guess one has to be there for business? Not sure...
Posted May 09, 2009
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Guestbook
peterfoo wrote...
Great info and very interesting, and you have a great lens.
The Best and Most Effective Way to Promote your Business...FREE Advertising!
Something many people have either ignore or forgotten.
Advertise at the local yellow pages is FREE now, check it up on
www.TheYellowPages.com.my
I bet it helps and it's FREE for unlimited posting, no jokes.
Kazooli wrote...
You must have taken s much tie to develop this lens. It beautifullu depicts aspects and uses of Twitter. 5 stars and one of my favourites. Keep up the great work.
Kind Regards
Kazooli
AJ2000 wrote...
Very cool lens! I just published my first Squidoo lens and its all about Twitter.
I've just added it to my lensroll at
Twitter Marketing Tools and Twitter Strategies to Boost Business
Keep up the good work!
About Me
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My Bio
Bonnie is a Giant Squid Community Organizer and Head RocketMom here on Squidoo. Interested in being a Giant Squid? Click Here to find out how! Because you CAN be a GIANT!
She is also a digital artist, blogger and writer from Cleveland, Ohio. She loves Sociology, Pop Culture, the news, people, genealogy, 80's music and observing human nature. She hates cooked broccoli, ignorance, people who speed, smoking and crooked politicians.
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