A few weeks I signed up for a Twitter account.
I haven’t touched it since.
I just don’t get Twitter. I thought I understood “online social networking” – things like Facebook and LinkedIn had obvious potential as business tools. But when Twitter came along, I simply did not get it.
I have certainly not become a Twitter expert in the past few weeks, but I did come across a handy news article written for people like me… and maybe you: ABCs of Simple Business Outreach Using Twitter
There is no social networking service in existence that has the reach and the immediacy provided by Twitter’s highly advanced search function. There isn’t a search engine in existence that provides Twitter’s real-time updates for any world event or the latest thoughts on any topic.
Setting up an account and beginning to “tweet” (writing posts limited to just 140 characters) is very simple, but there is a lingo that needs to be learned along with preliminary tips.
And incidentally, kudos to the author of this article. She proves that by investing a little time and writing a great press release, couched as a news article, you can get published on and linked to from the front page of a highly-trafficked website!
About the author: Matthew Cook is a co-founder of the LaCo Business Blog. Matt owns and operates One Stop Seminars, promoting educational events throughout Lake County, Illinois. You may contact Matt directly at Matthew.Cook@OneStopSeminars.com.
