"Tweet? Follow?" What can I do with Twitter, and why should I?

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What is Twitter, anyway?

• Twitter is the Cliff Notes version of Myspace.
• Twitter is what Reply to All used to be, but cooler.
• Twitter is the best chat room there is!

I love Twitter, and you will too.

TWIP #1 - Keep in touch with friends! 

Or, publish your thoughts to the world!

This is simple.

Tell the world, or just the people you choose, what you're doing.

Right now.

In brief.

As often as you like.

From your phone or laptop, from work or the beach.

So easy and fun!

follow Squid Princess

TWIP #2 - Sell yourself! 

Promote your URLs, get backlinks.

Share links to your Web site, your blog, your shop.

Let people know you updated a popular Squidoo lens, or published a new one.

Send a link to the newest design in your CafePress or other t-shirt and gift store online.

Possibilities are endless ... but if you want followers, you've GOT to have great things to say and share!

TWIP #3 - Want followers? Follow others! 

"twitnap" your follower's followers

You're all set up, but no one's listening.

The best way to get a lot of followers, is to search for people with similar interests (for instance, I regularly search for "Squidoo" and "CafePress" to find new Twitter users) and request to follow them.

If you find someone with great updates, look at who is following them ... but also at who they are following!

Of course, you should also post your Twitter URL on your blog, Myspace, Facebook, Squidoo bio, etc. But don't forget to follow first in order to build a great following!

TWIP #4 - Reply to others, track responses easily 

You can reply to other users tweets.

By starting your reply with @username, a link to that user is automatically made.

Find this icon:

Use the reply icon at the end of the tweet when you reply, and then the user can easily click an in reply to link in their Replies tab that lets them see which tweet you are responding to!

 



thanks @Romie for this great TWIP!

TWICTIONARY! 

User-submitted terms that will help you communicate with the loyal Twitter community:



FOLLOW-FRENZY: searching for users with a similar interest (ie. Squidoo) and adding every Twitterer on every page of results

STALKERS: your favorite followers (not a derogatory term)

TWEET: a Twitter message, 140 characters or less; generally answers the question, What are you doing?

TWEET'LL DUMB: a user that has no profile pic, no bio, no URL but sends spammy tweets; too often, or worse, all the time (Don't be Tweet'll Dumb on Twitter!)

TWEOPLE: the humans who follow you; also TWEEPLE, TWEEPS
thanks @sortersuzy

TWID: your Twitter ID (be sure to put it in your comment)

TWIDNAP: going through a fellow Tweeter's followers, and adding them to the list of who you are following; also twidnapper, twidnapping, twidnapped, twidnappee
thanks @DrTodd

TWIP: a Twitter tip, like those listed above, and like those in the guestbook below

TWIPSY: becoming intoxicated with Twitter's awesomeness

TWITTER: the object of our giddy affection

TWITTERER: one who tweets, follows or both

TWITTERFOX: highly recommended FireFox add-on; (easy to tweet from multiple accounts)

TWITTERPATED: hopelessly in love with Twitter or tweeting

TWITTERY: excited, somewhat euphoric, perhaps becoming twitterpated
thanks chefkeem

TWURL: your Twitter profile URL link, be sure to post it everywhere legal; (I recommend a custom TWURL bumper sticker, available from your favorite CafePress shopkeeper)




(Many more definitions to come! Be sure to tweak me if I add your entry without remembering your TWURL.)

TWIP #5 - Ask other Tweeters to help! 

Share your best TWIPs here.


You can submit your awesomeness to this lens!

Add your TWIP to the Guestbook module below.


Be sure to include your TWURL so visitors can follow you!

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Another quick TWIP 

Want to be able to find a good tweet again easily?

Find this icon:

By clicking the empty star icon at the end of a tweet you can add it to your favorites!

Share & rate. 

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Known to most as XP, the self-proclaimed Princess of Squidoo.

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