Who's using Twitter and how?

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Permalink Reply by Julia DeGraf on August 1, 2008 at 8:26am

I started using Twitter as a way of networking with other bloggers. I use it more for fun than business, tho I can see how, once you get a good group of followers, it could be a useful tool. So far my "Tweets" consist of such groundbreaking news as: "I'm getting a haircut. Wish me luck!"

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Permalink Reply by Liz Resko on August 5, 2008 at 10:42am

I first started using Twitter at the AAAA Account Planning Conference. I found it easy and fun, and the enforced brevity made it somehow less intimidating. The sense of community formed around the event was also really cool.

I know people who use it to get the word out on events and also to schedule informal meetings- anything from drinks after work to a quickie brainstorming session. So far I love it.

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Permalink Reply by David Willson on August 7, 2008 at 6:44pm

Barack Obama is using Twitter to GREAT effect. On the other hand, I haven't quite figured out how to make it work for me. Still, I try: twit with me

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Permalink Reply by Rebecca on August 17, 2008 at 5:01pm

I've used it to send links to current online campaigns, posted articles, blogs, etc., and have gotten quite a few followers - use the tinyurl.com app to shorten urls to fit in the character limit.

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Permalink Reply by Mary Rarick on January 6, 2009 at 4:52am

Although I've joined Twitter I tend to use Facebook more as a networking tool. A couple of my best connected friends have their Facebook accounts feed into Twitter. They update multiple times per day, and they get a ton of real business from this. One friend is a professional organizer, and a Real Simple editor started following her, and now she's done some work for them.

I need to figure out how to connect FB and Twitter. Suggestions?

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Permalink Reply by Jasmine Grimm on January 9, 2009 at 2:58pm

Post a link on FB that reads: Follow me on Twitter and then add the hyperlink.

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Permalink Reply by Mary Rarick on February 4, 2009 at 4:50pm

Actually, I want my Tweets to follow me on Facebook vs. the other way around.

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Permalink Reply by Jasmine Grimm on January 9, 2009 at 2:56pm

I use it for all sorts of things: to laugh at my friends' antics, find cool hyerlinks that I never would have discovered before, read news articles quickly and keep a pulse on big name business magazines so I can keep abreast on what's going on in the industry. It's a good place to brainstorm, too.

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