All Blog Posts Tagged 'twitter' (7)

Do you Tweet? If you don't, you are fast becoming a "dinosaur"! In the summer of 2008, USA Today reported that the number of people using Twitter jumped by more than 2 million users in just over a year. The social networking site was started as a way for people to keep up with each other, but it has quickly taken on a life of its own. Tech-savvy companies now use Twitter to get feedback from customers, to post news flashes, and to become a resource for clients. You are limited to messages (known… Continue

The development of the internet and the proliferation of broadband access is revolutionizing how humans live in ways we are only just beginning to experience. Social networking technology is one of the innovations that have captured the minds of tens of millions of people around the world. Among social networking sites, Twitter is a common site people use to communicate with their friends, customers, and business associates. Users periodically update their status in a 140 character text based po… Continue

For the past few years I have had intermittent issues with my internet/phone going out every time the the sun came out and the temperature hit 60 degrees. It was the strangest thing. I would anticipate my “lifeline” to go out (usually around 1:00PM every day) and I would have to squeeze in as much work as possible before the outage occurred. My cable company, Charter Communications, would do “something” to temporarily fix the issue but it never “stuck.” Fast forward two years: I was reading abo… Continue

Okay, so you MUST have heard about Twitter by now. But, just in case you haven't, Twitter is a micro-blogging tool that seems to have taken over the Internet. It's one of, if not THE fastest growing social media type of program currently available.

Basically, the idea is you sign up for an account, you begin "micro blogging" which means that your "post" can't be any longer than 140 characters. So basically, you're just shouting out… Continue

If you haven't heard yet about Twitter - and I can't imagine how that could be - but just in case - let me give you a rundown. Twitter.com is a micro blogging tool. All that means is that it's a program, online, where anyone can go, create an account and begin following people and of course, get followed. With that account they can post a note, up to 140 characters, as many times as they like throughout the day, week, month, year, etc. Basically, it's an online instant messaging service. So, wh… Continue

Using the microblogging tool, Twitter in business is something that many businesses across the world are searching to do. After all, it seems to be the hot trend of the moment and any smart business owner will want to take advantage of it, if they can. But, as I speak to clients across the globe many are trying to figure out how to use this twitter thing in their business? Here's how we, at Eckweb Designs, Inc. do i… Continue

The first 30 minutes of every day (well, I do tend to take Saturdays off) - but anyway. The first 30 minutes of every day I spend on my social networking. (I’d love to spend more but I just don’t have the time!) Twitter.com is one of the social media programs that I belong to. Amongst the personal comments and insights that are usually on Twitter, once in a while there’s a real business question or event or insight and those are the ones that I love t… Continue