Using Twitter for Business

by Brandon Eley on December 12, 2009

Chris Brogan’s 50 Ideas on Using Twitter for Business is an excellent resource for anyone getting started with Twitter or micro-blogging in general. Chris breaks the 50 ideas down into several sections:

  • First Steps
  • Ideas About WHAT to Tweet
  • Some Sanity for You
  • Some Negatives People Will Throw At You
  • Some Positives to Throw Back

Overall there are very solid tips and practical advice. Even if you’re already using Twitter in your business, check out Chris’ post–you’ll probably learn something new.

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Twitter 101 for Businesses

by Brandon Eley on July 28, 2009

Twitter 101Twitter has published an introductory guide targeted specifically at businesses. Twitter 101 for Businesses is an excellent and in-depth guide for anyone interested in learning more about how to effectively use Twitter to engage with customers, potential customers, and even other industry leaders.

If you’re new to Twitter, I’d strongly recommend reading Twitter 101 for Businesses before you make your first post. There’s a wealth of information and sound advice.

There’s also a downloadable PDF slideshow that’s perfect for a short presentation, or a printable guide if you want to take it with you.

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Micro-Blogging Services and Why You Should Use One

June 14, 2008

Micro-blogging (or microblogging) is a type of blogging that restricts posts to a shorter length. It typically also offers more community features as well, such as a timeline of your friends’ posts and the ability to tag friends in your post. Twitter is the most popular micro-blogging service.
Why are micro-blogging services relevant? In this fast-paced [...]

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Effectively Market on Social Networking Websites

February 2, 2008

There are hundreds, maybe thousands of social networking sites. For those of you who don’t understand exactly what a social network is, here is a simple, non-technical explanation:
Social Networks are networks that people create by linking to people they know, who link to people they know, etc.
What does this mean? Well, have you heard [...]

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