Heard of Twitter yet? Micro blogging is here to stay

If 2007 was the year for Facebook, 2008 and beyond is definitely for Twitter.com. Called micro blogging, it is aimed at the busy person to share what they are doing now. With only 140 characters to use, you can't send great long messages. There are plenty of people using it all over the world, with companies using it to keep abreast of what people may be saying about them. Like a networking function online, you get out of it what you put in.

Join up to Twitter.com and take a look around. Register as either your name, or your company name depending on what you are trying to achieve. You may wish to have both. There are now several other sites that you can use in conjunction with Twitter, some of them are listed below. Down load this great ebook from Hubspot.com on getting started. It tells you everything you need to know.

How to use Twitter for business.

This article link is how to get started with Twitter

Twitterfeed.com will allow you to automatically update your blog or website each time you send a post from Twitter, saving time and keeps Google robots happy.

Search.twitter.com. Search for your business, your employees, and industry-specific terms.

Twellow.com is a search engine that lets you search for people based on several dozen categories. For example, you can search for people in Social Media, SEO, Online Marketing, and many other categories. It's a good way to find people who might be interested in a certain subject or industry.

Twittergrader.com will allow you to find out what grade your Twitter account has and see who is the most active. Find new people to follow too.

Find out more about Twittering on our next course for people who are either thinking about a website, or are looking to get more out of their current one. Enquire about the next Maximising your Website.