Your Guide to Twitter

Twitter advice guides

How to choose a good Twitter Username

One of the hardest things but also the most vital when using social media is a great Online Identity it's how others will find you and recognise you on Twitter and others services.

Twitter's Retweets are Changing Get Ready!

Twitter is making a major change to how Retweets are handled by the service, in a nut shell when you hit the Retweet button the message will be posted into your stream as usual.

You own your Tweets, Did you know?

The Internet can feel like the wild west at times, with people taking from each other and remixing and releasing each others work. Some may argue that it's a core part of what has made the Internet a success and I'm inclined to agree I would also highlight Twitter as being the modern poster child for the Remix and Re-release of information and Ideas.

A look The Children's Trust use of Twitter (Report)

This Guest post was sent in by Angela the Corporate Relationship Manager for @Childrens_Trust and represents a snap shot of their use of Twitter, a great read and very informative:

What is Twitter A Short Guide for Charity

Twitter is an open "Real Time Social Network", when you post an update to Twitter known as a "Tweet" the entire world can potentially see it as soon as you post it, users follow each others updates which appear in a Social Stream personalised for each users based on who they follow.

TwitBlock - The Twitter Spam removal Tool

Twitblock is a new service that scans your Twitter account and gives you a list of suspect spam accounts. I have given it a try and come away impressed bar a few glitches.

Don't get Banned by Twitter

Twitter has been having a problem of late with Spammers filling up the tweets with junk and sending friend requests using Automated software.

When Tweets go Bad and you get complaints

Guaranteed you have heard horror stories of Tweets run amok and the damage that can do to your social graph and public persona not to mention your brand. Who can forget Habitat Fail? When an "Intern" caused a severe backlash against their brand for using a #TAG inappropriately.

@reply The Key to Communication

Communication is a key part of social media, in fact it's my Golden Rule! However unlike Email, or Facebook. Twitter goes about communication in a different way.

How to Retweet using Twitter

A key part of Twitters success is down to people passing information on, after all what's the point in keeping something useful to your self. In Twitter speak we call this a Retweet.

Signal / Noise - The Basics

Are you just talking to yourself on Twitter? Not getting many replies? Generally feeling unloved well then its time to stop broadcasting and start Tweeting!

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Many non-profits have yet to join Twitter, mostly this seems to be due to a mix of not knowing where to start and the notion that it's already too late (it's not).

Retweeting Retweeters the Twitter Holy Grail

When you send a message (Tweet) on twitter people who see that message can Retweet it that in effect means that persons followers wil see your message.

Helping your Boss to understand Twitter

The number one question I get asked is "How do i make my boss understand the importance of social media and Twitter?"

How to use HashTags # on Twitter

The #TAG or HASHTAG started when Twitter.com users needed a way to tag tweets (messages) so other users could quickly find relevant messages particularly during times of crisis or specific events or to organise a game like #followfriday