Archive for January, 2011

There are a number to tools that help you maximize your use of Twitter.

Tools like Hashtags, Ping, Hootsuite, Tweet Later, Twollo, Twitter Local, and Tweet Deck are briefly explained in this video. Give some of them a try.

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100 Million New Users

In 2010 Twitter signed on more that 100 million new users. And as the number of Twitter users grows, the usage of Twitter by existing users is also growing.

Twenty-one percent of Twitters users are following more that 100 people. That is an increase of 7% over last year. And sixteen percent have over 100 followers.

The average Twitter user is still a newbie. Over 80 percent of the users have fewer than 500 tweets. And 22 percent of the users are responsible for 90 percent of the tweets.

How are you going to expand your usage of Twitter in 2011?

A Tool for Twitter (and Facebook)

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TweetDeck is a free application that you can download onto your computer. It monitors your Twitter accounts. It also allows you to post onto Twitter and Facebook.

TweetDeck lets you create all kinds of sorting and filtering that helps maximize your time monitoring what people are Tweeting. Find out when they are talking about you or your company. See what they are saying. And then determine if you need to respond. It may be a sales opportunity, or it could be an opportunity to put out a fire.

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A YouTube Demo

Take a look at this demo from YouTube and think about how you can use it for your business.

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Download TweetDeck

Go to TweetDeck.com and download the software. Then create some lists to follow and make some postings. It won’t take long for you to discover what a powerful tool this is.