Micro Blogging and Twitter

Micro blogging is becoming very popular, perhaps thanks to the social site Twitter. Micro blogging is in a sense the same as traditional blogging, but you have a short space to say something. In the case of Twitter you have 140 characters to say “What you’re doing.” Micro blogging and Twitter is a great way to socially connect with others on a more personal level.

The idea behind Twitter is to form a following of other Twitter users. Those following you will be able to receive your updates in real-time. Posting updates is as simple as typing and hitting the “Enter” key. The 140 character limit is to keep your posts short and to the point.

You can make as many updates as you want in any given time period. You can post continuations of a previous post if you require more space than the character limit. There are no set rules, really. You are free to post any content you wish.

There are, however, some guidelines that should be followed when using micro blogging sites such as Twitter. You are free to post links to your own sites, however, excessive self-promotion will be considered spam and can get your account suspended.

There are many different applications and websites that have integrated the use of Twitter:

Ezine Articles will send out a tweet every time they approve your articles, provided you have your account setup for it.
Squidoo can send out a tweet on command that will allow your followers to know when you have updated your lenses
WordPress Plugin – TweetMyBlog – Tweets your latest blog post.

Those are the tools I use for Twitter. I would suggest not having too many accounts connected to your Twitter account. Too many feeds with your own links can get you suspended. I’ve seen it happen firsthand. Wasn’t me, though.

There are many different applications to go along with Twitter as well:

Twhirl – Desktop application very similar to instant messaging.
Tweet Later – Let’s you set a specific time when you want to post a tweet.
There are many others, just do a search for them.

That’s micro blogging and Twitter in a nutshell. Get followers, follow others and make useful and informative tweets on a regular basis. You can gain an amount of respect, and in return, make joint ventures, sales, etc. The whole point is to be social. If you’re not one to be social and open to others, it may not be for you.

One of the awesome things about Twitter is that my tweets are getting indexed by Google almost instantly. Don’t believe me? Try it out for yourself!

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5 Comments

Leon Bowes says:

November 15, 2008 at 10:36 AM

I get requests about every other day where someone is following me. I hope this is a good sign and they are seeing my posts. Unfortunately the only time I think about it is when I get these messages.

Thanks Alan

Leon

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Andy Bailey says:

November 15, 2008 at 10:37 AM

I never knew what all the fuss was about for twitter until tweet deck came along, I have found twitter to be really useful for getting instant opinions on things and auto blog post notifications really do get my attention

I like twitter. it’s nice.

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Kim from how to get money quick says:

December 26, 2009 at 7:50 AM

Twitter is really helpful especially when you update your site regularly. I’ve read some articles claiming that: “Twitter is the brand new RSS feed.” Also Google is seeing the potential of Twitter, that’s why they’re about to add it in their new search feature.
.-= Kim@how to get money quick´s last blog ..8 Ways to Get Money Quick =-.

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Alan Mater
Twitter: AMater

@Kim, Thanks for visiting and commenting on my blog.

Actually, real-time search has already been integrated into their search engine. If you have a Google account and are logged in, you’ll notice the new feature.

Any thoughts on how real-time search is going to affect online business?

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Man Ray from SEO Reseller
Twitter: ctejares
says:

December 7, 2011 at 2:12 AM

Micro-blogging is like… Keeping things short and simple. There are times that you have this huge idea, but you can only say a single sentence about it. Twitter’s the way to go.

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