Twitter, the latest social networking craze, is a micro-blogging platform where participants post “tweets” which are short comments limited to 140 characters or less.
Getting setup on Twitter is not terribly difficult. There is a slight learning curve in regard to Twitter’s culture and tweeting practices, so it is a good idea to monitor the posts for a few days before you jump in and begin tweeting, just to get a feel for the community. Many Twitter participants monitor the posts (tweets) of other people they find interesting, which is called “following”. Twitter is interactive, and allows others on Twitter to reply to tweets and engage in a conversation with the original poster or others who add comments to the original posts/tweets.
Here are the setup steps for both Business and Personal usage… Read the rest of this entry »