This article was written by Amanda Brooke.

“Social media is a force to be reckoned with in today’s society, and Twitter is one of the most powerful social media forces around at the moment.
If you intent to use Tweets and Twitter for social media marketing, read on for a few handy pointers on how to go viral…”

Read this article from Drop Ship Access.

This article was written by Jeremy Victor.

“Recently in my travels I’ve had several conversations with people about Twitter for business. Most of the people that I have spoken with aren’t yet on Twitter. It’s been a mixture of curiosity and skepticism.  When we approach the topic of social media as part of their B2B marketing strategy, almost immediately the conversation turns to the “how-to” of tweeting and if there are benefits for their business. Here are seven points people have been most surprised to hear me say.”

Read this article from BtoB Bloggers.

This article is from Article Source.

“There are many articles on line that tell how to use Twitter for business.  This article is a little different as I am going to give you some suggestions to do the same.  But, the biggest problem of using Twitter is trying to figure out how to target your local people.  So we will discuss that along with some ideas you can implement for your business.

Of all the tools I have seen on the web, the best experience I have had with trying to target local followers is through a site named www.twellow.com/twellowhood.  This is a powerful site, so I will explain a little of how it works.”

Read this article from Digi Deal Marketing.

“Social media marketing is here to stay” could very well be chalked up as the understatement of the year. Social media marketing has been on the rise for the past several years. Unfortunately, many small businesses, corporations, and independent freelancers have been slow to get on board the social networking train.

Saying “no thank you” to social marketing opportunities reminds me of the new commercial out for PS3. The advertisement begins with a disgruntled girlfriend who can’t wrap her mind around the fact that her boyfriend has indeed purchased PS3, but will not (for whatever reason) proceed to the next logical step: connecting to the internet. The girlfriend is speaking to a technical advisor with PlayStation who brings to her attention the fact that without connecting, he can’t possibly make use of all the wonder that PS3 offers, such as movie downloads, online gaming, and so much more. The final line of the commercial says it all, “What is wrong with him?”

The same goes for social networking. In a virtual world where products and services are now sold more through the “virtual word of mouth social networking” than high dollar corporate advertisements, why wouldn’t you want to engage with online communities? The answer to that is most likely, because you just don’t know where to begin. Here’s a brief but extremely valuable overview that will bring you up to speed on two powerhouse players of the social media marketing scene.”

Read this article from Mortgage News Daily.

“If you’re relying on Twitter as your social media hub, you’re limiting your potential for impact and influence. Twitter is excellent for distribution, but if you’re going to communicate original ideas, you’ll need a blog (or something similar).

The most influential people on Twitter are either already celebrities, create their own content, or both. Who do you see most often retweeted? Major news outlets like CNN, the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times. Mashable. Guy Kawasaki. Robert Scoble.

Of course there are many reasons these people are influential, but a very basic reason is that they are creating original content somewhere other than Twitter. They are most often using Twitter as a super-news-feed, and as a way to drive people back to their blog, web site, etc. (Scoble is an exception. He converses everywhere.)

Here are a handful of the many reasons a blog gives you more control and more power…”

Read this article from Social Media Today.

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“Big Bad Phil gets BANNED!!

From TWITTER no less!

My fave social networking site only went and flipping well suspended my account!

And there was me thinking that it was only dirty spammers and evil peeps that got into Twitter trouble!

All is fine now though – and there are no hard feelings between me and Twitter

The problem is sorted and my account has been reinstated – so all is fine now, but I thought I’d use the silver-lining from this social media cloud to help my beloved readers – yes, YOU! (doofus)

So, if this ever happens to you – here’s what to do…”

Read this article from Phil Ainsworth.

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“People around the world interact with Alecia Dantico all day. Usually, though, they don’t know whether she’s young or old, male or female.

What her followers on Facebook and Twitter know is that’s she’s a friendly, sometimes sassy, blue and gold tin of Garrett Popcorn. That’s the icon of the popular Chicago-based snack food that has tourists and locals lining up around the block at locations here and in New York City.

And when Dantico sends out a “virtual tin” of popcorn to a fan over Twitter, she’s breaking new ground in the way companies market themselves, joining a growing number of social media experts hired to man Twitter, Facebook and similar sites.”

Read this article from Star News Online.

“With all the rumors suggesting that Google will soon offer real-time search capabilities, indexing Tweets and other real-time web data, now is a good time to take a closer look at your Twitter presence. Even now, what you tweet can be held against you on the engines, although it can also work to your advantage.”

Read this article from Mashable.

“How do you use Twitter for business? This question has been answered manifold times. What tools do you use for business though? There aren’t that many business tools for Twitter it seems. You rather should ask:

Which tools enable professionals best to use Twitter for business?

This way you may find more useful tools and apps. Nonetheless there are some valuable specialized Twitter tools for business you should try. I compiled a list of both, Twitter tools for business and professional Twitter tools. Most of them are free but some advanced ones, especially in the CRM arena are not.”

Read this article from SEOptimise.

“If you’re using Twitter for business as a way to promote your brand, products or services, it’s even more important that you write retweetable tweets. “Me, me, me” never works. People care about how you can provide value, so how can you be interesting or provocative, and stand out in the increasingly cluttered Twittersphere? Here are five simple ways to make your 140-character pronouncements highly retweetable.”

Read this article from PHP Guruu.