Read this article from Twitter Power System.

“Earlier today we spent time reading an excellent article written by Skellie on the Twitip blog about how to follow everyone back on Twitter without ruining your experience. We couldn’t help noticing that it sparked a lively debate about how Twitter should be used.

In the short time that it has existed, Twitter has generated a lot of strong opinions. Everyone seems to think that they have the definitive answer on how Twitter should be used.”

Read this article from TwiTip.

“How often have you heard the argument that not following back everyone who follows you is ’snobby’ and ‘arrogant’?

(It’s not, and you shouldn’t listen to anyone who tells you so. You have a right to choose who you follow and don’t follow.)

Following everyone back has other benefits, though – and this is coming from someone who used to be a die-hard proponent of only following a smaller group of people who you know and admire.”

Read this article from TwiTip.

“Isn’t branding for companies or products? Why would anyone want a personal brand anyway?

Nowadays people prefer to connect with other people rather than with a corporate brand. Whether you are a company or individual, branding is a way to make yourself memorable.

Yes, personal branding is about making yourself memorable.”

Read this article from Sisley-Blinn

“Twitter can be described as a micro-blogging tool that uses 140 character messages to contact others in the Twitter network and share ideas, experiences, resources, business opportunities, charity work, celebrity news, and more. For artists it is a good tool to network with other artists, follow art organizations, make gallery contacts, publicize your events, shows (#Encaustic: Artists on Twitter) , and work.”

Read this article from Art Palaver

“These days Twitter is the shiniest object to drop in the murky waters of the internet. Recently it has reached a tipping point and has been experiencing huge growth. This has tons of folks scrambling to make money from Twitter, by writing books about Twitter, creating webinars and classes, writing software that will give you more followers, the list goes on and on. It also has a ton of folks scratching their head about Twitter. Which leads us to the real question for this palaver is how can Twitter help an artist?”

Read this article from Heather McDonald

“Can you use Twitter to promote your band, or is it just one more distraction? That all depends on how you use it. Find out how to use Twitter for your music career in a way that wins you fans.”

Read this article from Sisley-Blinn

“Twitter can be described as a micro-blogging tool that uses 140 character messages to contact others in the Twitter network and share ideas, experiences, resources, business opportunities, charity work, celebrity news, and more. For artists it is a good tool to network with other artists, follow art organizations, make gallery contacts, publicize your events, shows (#Encaustic: Artists on Twitter) , and work.”

Read this article from Dr. Simon Rosenberg.

“My Twitter Friend Joel J Roberts shared these 10 Twitter Commandments on his blog (his Twitter address is at the end of the post, so Tweet him and let him know you saw it on my blog).”

Read this article from The Social Executive.

“If you’re like me, you’re weary of joining yet another social network. You’re on LinkedIn and maybe even Facebook, that should be enough. Wrong. Bottom line, if you’re not micro-blogging on Twitter you are missing out on one of the most powerful and easy to use, not to mention fun social media tools today. I took a quick look and saw that only 10% of my professional network is on Twitter (and most of them are not active). It’s time for everybody to step it up.”

Read this article from Twitter Power System

“By now, you may have read that Twitter can make you a better copywriter. The need to focus on getting your message across within 140 characters will improve your ability to capture the attention of your audience.

For proof, you need look no further than the list of Twitter users with the most followers. Many of them (with the exception of celebrities who attract followers due to their name alone) have developed a large following thanks to their ability to find and present relevant information in a way that makes other people want to read it.

Their copywriting skills encourage other Twitter users to retweet their messages, increasing the prominence of their username within the network.

So to help you get started, we’re going to deconstruct a few successful tweets to see if they share any common characteristics.”