Jon Griffith's Computer Services » Cool Tools http://www.jongriffith.com/techhelp IT Services for Small Business Professionals Sat, 14 Feb 2009 01:02:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 en hourly 1 Get With it, Twit! http://www.jongriffith.com/techhelp/index.php/2009/01/15/get-with-it-twit/ http://www.jongriffith.com/techhelp/index.php/2009/01/15/get-with-it-twit/#comments Fri, 16 Jan 2009 04:12:46 +0000 Jon Griffith http://www.jongriffith.com/techhelp/?p=121 When I first heard about Twitter, I thought that it was the most ridiculous service I had ever heard of.  Why would I want to take the time to tell people what I’m doing right now…right now, no…now…maybe now.  It just didn’t make any sense.

Twitter is where you can type a quick note to the world about what you’re doing.  It can be anything.  “I just brushed my teeth,” or “The Cardinals just won!!!”  Whatever you feel like saying.  The power of Twitter comes from the ability to follow the shouts of specific twitter users (when you shout at twitter, you’re tweeting, therefore, they are called Tweets.)

Not only can you follow, but you can be followed.  So, whatever you’re saying is seen by the world, and anyone who has chosen to follow just you.

Most of us don’t have time to sit at our computer and tweet all day, but when we couple Twitter with other tools, such as Tweetdeck and Wordpress (blogging software) we can drill down the information that we really want to know about.

With blogging platforms, you are able to post an article and tweet to the world at the same time which means you don’t have to spend time Tweeting.  Tweetdeck is a third-party program that allows you to “tune-in” to your favorite Twits to see what they’re writing about.  It’s also a great way to monitor the entire Twitter system for specific keywords that you might be interested in knowing about.

Get on board today at Twitter.com.

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