Twitter is the answer to our internet-savvy attention-deficit generation with short messages and posts which are ‘trending’. More and more people prefer Twitter to any other social networking site. You can meet interesting people, find out what’s hot and making news, market yourself, your business and what not! So, are you making the most of it?
How to make the most of Twitter
- Find out what it is about – Before signing up, which is free , you can go to Twitter.com and check out the flow of tweets of a particular user at their username. You can get a vague idea of what it is all about. However, signing up is not a bad idea in the first place, just create an account and check out what others are doing. You do not HAVE TO tweet anything or follow anyone or let anyone follow you. Get a feel of it.
- Get the program – You can get the program for your particular system, PC, MAC or even your mobile phone. For Windows it is Madtwitter, Twitteroo, Twitterlicious, for MAC OS X it is Twitterific, for mobile phones it is Twitter for iPhone , Twitterberry for Blackberries. Getting a program will give you a better idea of the flow of tweets and an even quicker overview.
- Whom to follow? – Whoshouldifollow.com is the answer. Based on your username, it will look for people whom you might want to follow on Twitter. Twitdir.com is a cool directory for you to find out interesting fellow Twittermen wherein you get a whole list of the top 100 most-followed twitterers.
- What do I want to know about ? – You can look for absolutely anything that piques your interest on Twitter. Summize.com allows you to type in a word or a phrase and searches all of Twitter’s feeds to find if there is any tweet on it. An RSS feed will update you whenever any new tweet has been posted regarding your search word or phrase.
- How do I share stuff ? – Twitthis.com allows other people to share the URL of your site or blog via Twitter.
- Keep it real – Twitter is preferred because it rapid and gives the user real-time data. It is informative and keeps the user up-to-date with what is happening. If you want to be a smart Twitter member, you have to keep it real. Post stuff which is trending right now, at that moment.
