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How (and Why) to Get Started on Twitter
Don’t understand what all the Twitter fuss is about or why you might want to use this social networking tool? You’re not alone, but you may be missing out on useful information and professional connections. Check out our guide on how and why to get started with Twitter.
How and Why to Launch a Business Presence on Twitter
From an upstart airline to the cable company some people love to hate, organizations big and small have reaped success in improving customer service, receiving R&D tips, and marketing their products on Twitter. Here’s expert advice on how and why your business should tap into Twitter.
Twitter launched a new welcome page that places a greater emphasis on search, to help new users get acclimated. The site also discarded the “what are you doing?” moniker that sold Twitter’s mission short.
Twitter Tips: Etiquette, Job Hunting and More
Twitter Etiquette: Five Dos and Don’ts
Twitter beginners need to understand the rules of etiquette for the service. So before you stick a foot measuring 140-characters-or-less in your mouth, check out our advice on how to follow and un-follow, share politely, direct message appropriately, and more.
How to Safely Blend the Personal and the Professional on Twitter
Twitter can enhance your personal and professional lives, helping you connect more with friends and learn more from colleagues, customers and peers. But can you tweet to both crowds without getting in trouble or offending someone? Here are some good strategies to ensure a smart balance.
Twitter Etiquette: The Polite Way to Take a Break, Ignore or Unfollow
From those who tweet too much to those who tweet too much information, Twitter friends can become trouble. Here are some useful tips on how to manage problem Tweeters without offending them.
How to Use Twitter to Job Hunt
If you’re just using LinkedIn to job hunt, you’re missing out on the power of Twitter. Here’s expert advice on how to tweet your way to new contacts and opportunities.
Twitter Tips: How to Write Better Tweets
Twitter’s 140-character message format demands concise, engaging writing, and that’s a skill that a lot of people just don’t have. Here’s advice to help you engage your followers and avoid common tweet writing blunders.
Twitter Tips: How And Why To Use Hashtags (#)
Hashtags, a shorthand system developed by Twitter users to help categorize Tweets, can save you time and keep your tweets organized. Here’s a quick guide for finding and using hashtags.
How to Write a Twitter Policy for Your Employees
Twitter makes it easier than ever to share information and interact with your customers and peers. But giving your employees some rules for the road will make it easier for them to tweet freely and without career fear, while protecting your company.
How to Find Job Posts on Twitter
Many recruiters and some employers have begun posting job openings on Twitter. But knowing how to get what you want from Twitter’s search tool, and sorting through hashtags (#) assigned to job posts, can be tricky. CIO.com spoke with career experts to get their take on how to find the jobs you want.
How to Catch Up After a Few Days Away
It’s good to disconnect from the Twitter-verse for a while, but then how do you reconnect? Clicking “more” at the bottom of your homepage gets old in a hurry. Here are some catch-up strategies.
Search Tips and Twitter Add-Ons for Better Organization
How To Search Twitter Smarter
Once you’re actively using Twitter, you may feel unable to keep up with all the messages of value. But you can learn to search them. From hashtags to smiley faces, here are our tips on how to search Twitter to get more value from it.
TweetDeck App Gets You Organized, Automated
The handy, free TweetDeck app will help you organize personal and business Tweets, automate coordination with Facebook, and more. Here are instructions on how and why to get started with TweetDeck.
How to Find Experts in Your Industry
Twitter’s value depends heavily on your finding useful people to follow. So how do you locate the leaders in your profession? Use these easy steps to success.
How to Track Retweets
Stop wondering if that great Tweet that your wrote got retweeted widely, and start measuring your retweets. Here’s how.
For Twitter, URL Shorteners Do More Than Save Space
Several free services will shorten URLs for sharing on Twitter, but they’re not all created equal. Here’s how to not only save space, but also use analytics features to understand what content matters most to your followers.
Twitter for Marketing Pros
Salesforce.com Integrates Twitter to Cloud Services Offering
When it comes to social media, Salesforce.com leads rivals like Oracle and SAP and its success could help your company reach customers. Case in point: Salesforce.com apps now work with social networking services like Twitter and Facebook.
Twitter for Business: Four Ways Companies Use Microblogging
Having a good dialogue with users of Twitter, the microblogging service, requires being personable and avoiding too much corporate marketing jargon.
Five Best Twitter Apps to Manage a Company Account
If your company has its own Twitter account, your team can manage it better using third-party apps. Here we highlight five of the best Twitter apps for handling multiple users, search, scheduling and tracking tweets and more.
Twitter Alternatives in the Enterprise
Socialtext 3.0: Bringing Twitter-Like Experience to Enterprise
Socialtext, a Palo Alto company that made its mark building wikis for the enterprise, has added a social networking application for businesses and a microblogging tool akin to Twitter.
Case Study: Bringing the Twitter-like Experience to the Enterprise
Learning from the success people have had on Twitter, the short messaging service, a public affairs firm has begun using enterprise microblogging technology from Socialtext. It mirrors the Twitter experience, but for the purposes of internal, enterprise collaboration.
New Enterprise Microblogging Tool, Socialtext Signals
New standalone Socialtext Signals product lets enterprise employees communicate in a real-time stream about projects, documents and other items. Think of it as Twitter for just your team.
Think Outside the Filing Cabinet: Why Companies Should Make Their Information Architectures More Like Twitter
It’s time for enterprises to move beyond Microsoft Windows folders and SharePoint workspaces, and into Twitter-like streams.
Best (Free) Mobile Twitter Apps for BlackBerry, iPhone, Windows Mobile
Twitter lets you share details on whatever you’re doing. But how many truly interesting activities happen in front of a PC? Thanks to these seven mobile Twitter apps for BlackBerry, iPhone and Windows Mobile devices, wherever your smartphone goes, Twitter can follow.
Free “Tweet Tone” for BlackBerry Twitter Apps
Never miss a Twitter “tweet,” reply or direct message with this new, free “Tweet tone.” Here’s how to download, save and assign it to your favorite BlackBerry Twitter application.
UberTwitter BlackBerry Twitter App Fiasco: Lessons Learned from “Failed” Update
Popular free BlackBerry Twitter application UberTwitter got an update to beta v4 recently. But along with a handful of new features and software enhancements, users also saw a crop of advertisements strewn throughout their Twitter streams for the first time. UberTwitter has since removed the ads, which angered many users. It serves as a cautionary tale for developers who hope to monetize their apps.
Top 10 BlackBerry Apps for Summer: TweetGenius
TweetGenius is one of the most full-featuredand good-lookingmobile Twitter apps on the market. Check your Friends Timeline, @ Mentions and Direct Messages with a single click from the home screen. View the Public Timeline, search all of Twitter and more. But TweetGenius’s real strength is its stunning and unique UI.
Top 10 iPhone Apps for Summer: Tweetie
One of the best aspects of social networking service Twitter is sharing interesting experiences with all of your “followers” while you’re on the move. Tweetie, one of the many Twitter apps for iPhone and iPod touch, lets you do just that, offering all the basic Twitter features and more, such as yfrog and TwitPic image support and location sharing.
Mobile Twitter Game Heats Up; Oprah, Ashton Kutcher Fan the Flames
Twitter has seen a drastic spike in popularity thanks to the support of a number of high-profile celebrities like Kelso–ahem, Ashton Kutcher–and the Queen Bee of Middle America, Oprah Winfrey. Along with all the newfound interest come a number of crafty software developers hoping to cash in on the mass hilarity with new, feature-packed Twitter applications and services for smartphones that let you tweet from anywhere theres cellular connectivity.
Twitter At the Heart of New, Cheap Smartphones
Mobile phone outfit INQ Mobile has launched two low-cost smartphones that feature tight integration with Twitter.
Free TwitterBerry Mobile Twitter App for BlackBerry
The new official version of the app, 0.8, is available for free download. Features include the ability to send replies and direct messages by simply typing an “R” for a reply or a “D” for a direct message before your tweets.
The Origins of Twitter
Interview with Twitter Co-Founder Jack Dorsey
How Jack Dorsey figured out that short is sweet, flexibility is essential and applications should work so that people don’t have to be at their computers all day long.
The Origins of Twitter
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey talks about how he conceived of the messaging application while working as a programmer.
Twitter’s Potential for Business Users
Watching the emergence of Twitter, a microblogging tool that allows people to post updates in 140 characters or less, business and technology leaders are beginning to think about how the Twitter could be used in their organizations.
Analysis of Twitter, the Company
Twitter: Making Money Takes Back Seat to Growth Even in Economic Recession
An executive Twitter told Web 2.0 Summit attendees they were focused on growth and helping their users—rather than making money, despite the faltering economy.
Would Twitter Have a Better Home at Google or Facebook?
The speculation that Google is likely in talks to acquire Twitter shouldn’t be surprising. The Twitter founders already entertained offers from Facebook as well. As a result, Twitter will have a choice: sell to a company that connects people to information, or to one that connects people with people. Based on the nature of Twitter, the choice might not be so straightforward.
Twitter’s User Base: Why Nerds Are Losing Control of Twitter
Twitter has gone mainstream. Who would have thought it?
Real-Time Search Riddle: Should Google Buy Twitter?
Buying Twitter makes good business sense for Google.
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