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The Ultimate Video Guide to Twitter for Business

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Twitter is the world's most popular microblogging tool.

Cool. What the heck does that mean? Is microblogging like regular blogging but for elves? Not quite.

Twitter allows you to express yourself in short bursts of 140 characters at a time. These "tweets" are public by default, and as you continue to tweet, you'll attract followers: people who subscribe to your individual feed. In addition, you'll begin to follow other people.

Whether Twitter becomes an amazing networking tool for you (as it has for me) or a complete waste of time is dependent on who you follow and how you utilize Twitter.

Check out the how-to videos below that will show you how to setup your Twitter account, follow interesting people, get people to follow you, and how to become a Twitter power user.

How to Get Started on Twitter

A walk through of how you can get started on Twitter, setup your account and customize your profile.

How to Find and Follow People on Twitter

Learn how to find friends, colleagues and anyone else on Twitter.

How to Get More Followers on Twitter

The power of Twitter is in part based on the size of your following. This video will give you specific ideas on how to gain more followers.

How to Engage People on Twitter

Learn how to use replies, direct messages and retweets to engage people on Twitter and build your network.

Use TweetDeck to Become a Twitter Power User

TweetDeck is an exceptional tool that will allow you to manage large groups of people and makes your Twitter experience much more interactive.

Important Twitter Links

Here are some additional articles and resources on Twitter, microblogging and social media.

How to Use Twitter for Business: When I first heard about Twitter-a tool for instantly broadcasting the minutiae of your day and following the trifles of others-I couldn't imagine a bigger waste of time.

Why would anyone care about what I had for lunch, or whether someone was headed off to the gym? Why would any business person add more noise to the signal to noise ratio?...
Microblogging: The Future of Communications?: I had a meeting the other day with a woman who was interested in getting a Web site up and running. We were discussing Web marketing strategies, and the conversation turned to social media.

She wasn't interested in getting involved with Facebook or Twitter; she had children on them and felt the conversations she saw there-"Need to get some Starbucks. LOL," and "Heading to the gym,"-showed that the tools weren't meant for business....
Does Your Small Business Need a Social Media Strategy?: Last week we got a small job from someone who found me through Twitter. We're now talking together about a search engine optimization project.

I recently reconnected with a camp buddy through Facebook; shortly afterwards he hired flyte for a custom programming job....

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Twitter Books

What the Blogosphere is Saying About Twitter

Twitter Reactions to Whitney Houston's death: Many Music celebrities used Micro blogging site Twitter to react at her death just one day before the Grammy Awards Ceremony. Let's glance at what the Star's had to say on Whitney's death. "Feels so strange being at the Grammy rehearsal right now!
Hochman: Twitter sends Jeremy Lin's status soaring: By Benjamin Hochman Take Jeremy Lin. Ten days ago, he didn't get off the bench in the Knicks-Bulls game. Now in New York, he's Frank Sinatra. The Knicks guard got his chance to play and erupted in four glorious games last week, averaging 28.5 points ...
Malaysia Detains Saudi Over Twitter Posts on Prophet: KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia ? Authorities here said they will likely repatriate a Saudi Arabian writer who fled Saudi Arabia amid calls for him to be executed after he posted Twitter messages considered insulting to the Prophet Muhammad, ...