Using Facebook as Twitter Updater, The Gist Now that many people use both Twitter and Facebook, users look for ways of sharing information between the two social media networks. Recently, companies have come up with ways of posting updates to both places relatively simultaneously. The trend means that people and their friends keep in touch on...

HootSuite + Twitter For Social Interaction Recently, HootSuite’s CEO, Ryan Holmes, announced that his company’s popular Twitter app will expand its horizons. By integrating also with MySpace and Foursquare, HootSuite will add more power for those who need it Business and other heavy users of the HootSuite Twitter app will now have more ways...

How To Successfully Complete A Twitter Bio Composing your personal bio on Twitter can be extremely difficult to accomplish. You are given exactly 160 characters to explain everything about yourself. These characters are given so you will be able to tell the world who you are, what you do and the reason why you want to share what you know with the...

Red Cross Campaign text “HAITI” Aids at Lightning Speed January 12, 2010 marked the largest earthquake recorded in an impoverished Caribbean community near Port Au Prince. This 7.0 earthquake devastated the landscape, killing thousands and leaving several family members in shambles. While politicians around the world scrambled to figure out a viable plan to...

What Can You Expect To See On Twitter? If you’re new to Twitter, you might not know what the buzz is about. Exactly what is Twitter and what can you expect to see there? How valuable is it to the regular person? There are many benefits to Twitter you might not expect, including support, breaking news, and connections of both a business and...

What Kind of Avatar Should Represent You? When becoming a part of the Twitter collective, it’s important if you’re a budding small business owner or freelancer to stand out from the crowd. Since there are millions of Twitter users, this can be a tall order. One of the tools at your disposal is the right choice of photo, or avatar, to display...

Twitter Celebs From musicians to political pundits; from pro athletes to rap stars, Twitter has become “the” place to be on the internet social scene for the rich, famous, and glamorous. After a struggle with celeb impersonators, in June of 2009 Twitter introduced the verified account, meaning celebrities could...

Happy New Year Don’t Tweet, Drink and Drive Tis the season (or day) that most of us go out to celebrate the New Year with friends, family and in many cases a few drinks. Police, of course, have known this for ages and set up checkpoints to find those who decide to put their (and other people) lives in danger. According to research these...

Un-Friending Or Un-Following Is Not Un-Friendly When involved in the Twitter universe or inhabiting the virtual world of Facebook, getting out of a “relationship” in either case can be a sticky situation. Some people will take it very personally when a follower on Twitter decides not to follow them anymore, and others think the world has come to...

Using Twitter To Reach Your Customers Although it seems like social media is a new phenomenon, the fact is it has been around for many years. Groundbreaking programs such as AOL chat and IRC played host to many conversations between people, and facilitated thousands of online people to make contact and are the genesis of today’s social...