The FASTforward Blog Guide to Twitter: In Welcome to our first guide – The Fast Forward Blog Guide to Twitter . The guide is full of stories about people like you. We hope if you need to convince your friend, your boss or your client to join you on Twitter , that we may be of some help. My personal feeling: Twitter may be the easiest way for an individual or even an organization to discover the power of the 2.0 world. This guide was written on a wiki, i.e., it is designed as a web document first and foremost so every page and every element links back to other parts. And finally, a link to all the posts my colleagues and I have published on the topic of Twitter. We hope that you find this helpful – all the best from Rob for the FASTforward Blog team This looks great. Sorry, the comment form is closed at this time. Additional comments powered by BackType
The Future of Twitter - 10 Ways Twitter Will Change American Bus Microblogging platform Twitter has 32 million users, an increase from about 2 million a year ago, according to research mentioned in the Wall Street Journal. Some Internet measurement services show that figure increasing 50% to 100% month over month. While it is not clear that Twitter will become as large as social networks MySpace and Facebook or video-sharing site YouTube, the company could certainly have 50 million visitors by the end of the year. Because Twitter can be used with ease on both PCs and mobile devices, and because it limits users to very short messages of 140 characters or fewer, it has become one of the largest platforms in the world for sharing real-time data. As Twitter grows, it will increasingly become a place where companies build brands, do research, send information to customers, conduct e-commerce and create communities for their users. — Douglas A. See 10 ways in which your job will change. See the 50 best websites of 2008. Next Hyper-Local Marketing
80 Ways To Use Twitter As A SMB Owner It’s pretty common. A small business owner comes to us looking for help promoting his or her business. We suggest using Twitter as a way to find new leads, build relationships and as an overall way to cost effectively market their business. The small business owner then turns around, tilts their head and responds, “Twitter? Well, I’ll tell you. Just like last time, hit print. Build Credibility Market Your Business Grow Ears Grow Your Online Network Connect more personally with contacts from other social networksUse relationship building instead of cold calls and cheesy flyersUse Twellow or Listorious to find people with common interestsFill out your Twellow and We Follow profiles to make it easy for people to find youUse Twitter search to find relevant conversations you can jump intoFind guestbloggers for your blogFind guestblogging opportunities for yourselfMeet influencers and your ‘industry famous’. Grow Your Offline Network Have Fun
Spirituality & Practice: Spiritual Practice Feature: 25 Reas By Frederic A. Brussat Twitter, the free platform designed for 140 character posts, is the latest thing in social networking. It's being promoted as a way of keeping in touch with friends, promoting your services, marketing your products, and enlarging your profile — and just a fun thing to do. But can "twittering" be a spiritual practice? A beginner’s guide to building a presence on Twitter | Community Twitter is the best online marketing tool of the last five years. Thanks to Twitter, you can engage in immediate conversations, receive immediate feedback and find new people who share your interests. From a community building standpoint, you can use Twitter to find potential new members, make people aware of your community, build your reputation and introduce people to others. Many businesses and websites don’t use Twitter correctly and wonder why their strategy fails. In this article, I want to help ensure you don’t make the same mistakes. First, let’s bust a myth. Twitter followers Huge value seems to be placed on the number of Twitter followers you have. What really counts is the number of conversations you’re having. It’s about value and relationships You should be using Twitter as an additional way of providing value. A beginner’s guide to using Twitter You want to use Twitter to find and engage potential members. Signing up to Twitter - Choose a Twitter username - Use your real name
Why Executives Should Twitter: Let Us Count the Ways This is a guest post from Edward Boches and has been reprinted from his blog with permission. If you are a CEO, it’s time to get on Twitter. If you know a CEO, do him or her a favor and tell him to get on Twitter. If you are the PR counsel to a CEO, make him get on Twitter. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. The holy grail has just been handed to you. Edward Boches is chief creative officer for Mullen, one of the country’s leading integrated advertising agencies. Bristol Twestival Most of you know that Twitter can be used for much more than just announcing what you ate for breakfast. Many of you already know Twitter’s value in business, but you can still take it further and use it to land gigs, market your business, grow your network and gain free publicity — all in 140 characters or less. It’s true that Twitter is what you make of it. Some people publicize their daily activities, some make it about link love, some share quotes all day long. Smart people using Twitter for business mix it up. Share Expertise to Build Credibility Grow Your Network Ask about other locales so you can make the most of a trip, or meet up with Twitter friends.Connect with friends from other social networks. Marketing Do the Right (and Fun) Thing Finally, Some Tips for Absolute Beginners
12 Tips to Engage People on Twitter Are you a newcomer to Twitter? Do you need a little help crafting tweets to engage people in meaningful conversations? You can start a conversation on Twitter in many different ways, but they all come back this: be yourself and find the right tone to engage with people you want to get to know better. In this post I’ll explore some easy ways to start Twitter conversations. Social Media Examiner’s Facebook fans recently shared some great ways to engage people on Twitter. #1: Publish Useful Tips or Facts One of the first ways you can contribute to the conversation is to share useful information. Cyndy Hoenig offers about five PR tips a day… Notice how she used the word you in this tweet to grab readers’ interest. #2: Retweet to Acknowledge Others Retweeting other people’s tweets is a form of acknowledgment. Jonathan Saar is simply being social. #3: Reach Out With Follow Friday #4: Answer Other People’s Tweets Another easy way to engage people is to respond to others’ tweets.