All About Twitter

How to Increase Twitter followers?

2009-06-12T10:09:00.000-07:00

Here are some tips to improve your twitter network:

1] Add your twitter username as your signature when ever you send out an email. Especially when you are posting on a yahoo mailing list or Google groups.

2] Join groups on facebook where you can get followers to your account like this group:

3] Add your twitter username to your website or blog.

4] On twitter there is an option where you can copy and paste your twitter updates to your website. So when ever you update your twitter status - automatically it will show up on your website or blog.

5] Find forum threads on the web where you can post your twitter username and get followers, such as this thread:

6] Make it a habit that when someone follows you - follow them in return. Other 'tweeple' will see this and they will follow you as well.

7] Add your twitter username to every profile you have on social networks.

8] Join networks on ning.com that are focused on twitter followers.

9] Start your own thread on related internet forums.

10] Where ever you are marketing your website - add your twitter username with it.

11] Also check out the blogcatalog.com twitter group to get more followers
Blogcatalog.com - Twitter group

12] Another great resource is: Twellow.

They say:

"The explosive growth of online social media has led to unprecedented opportunities for finding and connecting with people of experience and expertise in your areas of interest. However, sifting through the overwhelming volume of content and services in order to connect with people you want to find can be daunting and frustrating. Enter Twellow.com from the producers of WebProNews."

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How to get Twitter Verified Account ?

2009-06-12T08:17:00.000-07:00

Twitter launched the first phase of its Verified Accounts program on 11th of June which makes celebrities, musicians, athletes, actors, public officials and public agencies on the service them to display a “verified account” button on their Twitter pages.

Here is an example profile cut from @aplusk -

What is a Verified account actually mean ?

From their site,

To prevent identity confusion, Twitter is experimenting (beta testing) with a 'Verified Account' feature. We're working to establish authenticity with people who deal with impersonation or identity confusion on a regular basis. Accounts with a are the real thing

Who has a 'Verified Account' badge?

We're starting with well-known accounts that have had problems with impersonation or identity confusion. (For example, well-known artists, athletes, actors, public officials, and public agencies). We may verify more accounts in the future, but because of the cost and time required, we're only testing this feature with a small set of folks for the time being. As the test progresses we may be able to expand this test to more accounts over the next several months.

I deal with impersonation problems; will I be able to verify my account?

Although we're not verifying all accounts, we'll try to work with you if your account is constantly competing with parody or impersonation accounts. Fill out this feedback form so that we know your situation. One thing you can do right away is to provide a link to your official website containing the Twitter badge or logo linking back to your profile.

What about businesses?

We're not testing this feature now with businesses. However, if you're interested in verification for your business, fill out this feedback form and let us know!

For More details, go to their site - http://twitter.com/help/verified

Top 10 Twitter Users

2009-06-11T14:10:00.000-07:00

Here are top 10 Twitter users based on number of followers.By the time you read this, numbers may not b same :)

Username	Following	Followers
aplusk	166	2134247
TheEllenShow	25	1878801
britneyspears	380886	1787057
cnnbrk	15	1749054
Oprah	14	1416047
BarackObama	77320	1381589
johncmayer	50	1292658
RyanSeacrest	129	1257616
THE_REAL_SHAQ	525	1218429
jimmyfallon	108	1181838

How to Create Custom Twitter Backgrounds

2009-06-10T15:40:00.000-07:00

With twitter background, you can say what you are to the world.Even you can share your contact information, your interests and personal branding.Some of the interesting background Images are

Here are a few of the best Twitter background image custom generators :

1. MyTweetSpace: MyTweetSpace is one of the simplest ways to create a Twitter background with minimal effort. It allows users to create badges, add graphics, play with text, and more to create elegant backgrounds and left-hand text columns. You can even log in with Twitter and MyTweetSpace will automatically update your background.

2. TwitterBacks: This website provides a set of templates perfect for creating your ideal Twitter background. The templates come in PSD (Photoshop) form. In fact, my Twitter account utilizes a TwitterBack template as the basis for my design. Can you guess which one?

3. TweetStyle: TweetStyle offers free background templates, custom Twitter backgrounds, and a few useful blog posts on the subject of the backdrop.

4. Free Twitter Designer: This handle little app provides an easy-to-use image editor to help you create a professional-looking theme.

5. TwitBacks: This is another tool for creating backgrounds. This one specializes in left-hand column-based backgrounds.

6. TwitterGallery: TwitterGallery is a directory of themes based on color and category. You can even click the “install” button under any theme, log into Twitter, and poof!…your background is ready.

7. Peekr: If you stumble across a great Twitter background and want to take a quick look at it in its pure form, the Peekr bookmarklet is the way to go. Click on the bookmarklet once to show only the background, and press it again to bring everything back to normal.

Start customizing and share your background

How can we manage Twitter unfollowers?

2009-06-08T00:57:00.000-07:00

There are hundred's of Twitter tools available on net to make you more comfortable.Here is
the list of 5 great tools to help you monitor your followers and unfollowers… since we all
know is about that ratio.

1. Twellow

With this you can easily see who is reciprocally following you. But, the best part of
Followers is... you can follow or unfollow directly from Twellow. No clicking to go back to
Twitter, you can get the job done without leaving the page.Twellow has added a new feature that adds to the capabilities of "Followers" and "Friends",called "View Non-Mutuals". (Please note you must be logged in to use "View Non-Mutuals"...and you mush click on either Friends or Followers to see your desired information)

2.Qwitter

Qwitter is a nice little service that emails you when someone stops following you on
Twitter.

3.Friend or Follow

Friend or Follow is pretty self-explanatory, you enter in your Twitter username and it gives
you three tabs of information.Following (who your following, but not following you back), fans (who’s following you, butyour not following them back) and friends (people who you follow and they follow you back.

4.TweetLater

TweetLater is an online service that has an abundance of features ranging from scheduling
tweets to Ping.fm integration. They offer a free account as well as a payed professional
account.Buried deep within the features of TweetLater is the option to "Follow those who follow you"and "Unfollow those who unfollow you". This is completely automated and set by the user.

5.Twitterless

Twitterless is an online service that notifies you when any Twitterer stops following you, and gives you their username. But, they don't stop there. They take it one step further and give you a graphed out "follower history" over a period of time to help you understand where your gaining or losing followers.

They also offer follower filters that give you a more descriptive view of your followers. You can filter in real time and search using keywords to see if your followers are talking about anything that interest you.

How to link Twitter to Facebook

2009-06-05T17:23:00.000-07:00

Want to link your Twitter account to Facebook so that your status updates sync? Easy, here’s how:
Step 1: Search for “Twitter” in Facebook’s search field.
Step 2: The first result should be the one you are looking for. It is the application “Twitter.” Click “view application”
Step 3: Add the Twitter Facebook Application.
Step 4: Choose your settings and add the Twitter Facebook Application to your profile.
Step 5: Enter your Twitter login information.
Step 6: Choose to have Twitter update your Facebook status.
Step 7: Allow and Authorize Access for Twitter to Facebook.
Step 8: That’s it! Now every time you update your Twitter, your Facebook status will update automatically.

Top 10 Twitter Tools For Your Wordpress Blog

2009-06-05T16:56:00.000-07:00

I am big lover of Wordpress and i started to love Twitter too :) .So i collected some interesting tools to integrate both wordpress and twitter. Here are some interesting tools.
Wordpress - Twitter Tools

TweetSuite - a Twitter-WordPress integration plugin that includes server-side TweetBacks, ReTweet-This buttons, digg-like Tweet-This Button, automatic tweeting of new posts and some widgets.
Tweet This - A plugin that adds a Twitter icon to every post and page, so your readers can share your blog entries on their Twitter accounts with ease.
TweetMeme button - easily allows your blog posts to be retweeted.
Simple Twitter Link - simply returns a URL, which is a link to Twitter with your post/page URL within it.
WP Twitip ID - Plugin adds an extra field to the comment form for user to enter their twitter username
Twitter Badge - Official javascript codes that display badges showing what you are posting on Twitter.
The Twitter Updater - a wordpress plugin that automatically sends a Twitter status update to your Twitter account when you create, publish, or edit your WordPress post. You can specify the text for the updates, and also have the option to turn the auto update on/off for the different post actions in the admin panel.
TwitThis is an easy way for people to send Twitter messages about your blog post or website. When visitors to your website click on the TwitThis button or link, it takes the URL of the webpage and creates a shorter URL using TinyURL. Then visitors can send this shortened URL and a description of the web page to all of their friends on Twitter.
Twitter Tools - This wordpress plugin creates an integration between your WordPress blog and your Twitter account. Pull your tweets into your blog and create new tweets on blog posts and from within WordPress.
Twitter Wordpress Sidebar Widget - Customise the number of updates shown in your sidebar, individual links to each status update on Twitter, style your Twitterings using CSS, choose whether to display your Twitter name before each post and customise text between the post text and the relative time.
Twitter Feed - Posts your blog updates to your twitter account. Login to twitterfeed using your OpenID, provide the URL for your blog RSS feed, and how often to post to Twitter.
Twitt-Twoo - is a simple little plugin that will allow you to update your Twitter status right from your blog’s sidebar. It is AJAX powered and allows for quick and easy status updates.
Twitter Sharts - ‘Shart’ your twitter status anywhere within your wordpress blog posts or pages.

Source - http://www.quickonlinetips.com/archives/2007/04/10-best-twitter-tools-for-wordpress-blogs/

Buzz of #BlameDrewsCancer

2009-06-04T15:24:00.000-07:00

Most people tweet for fun, for their business or to get some BRAND.But we can use twitter for more than that.Here is the case with one of the most popular web person "Drew Olanoff".

Here comes the story from WashingtonPost

Drew Olanoff, a man fairly well known in web circles, recently got some horrible news: He has cancer. That's just about the worst news anyone could ever want to hear. But rather than sit around and feel bad about it, Olanoff decided to be proactive and use the bad situation for some good. He teamed up with developer Mike Demers to create Blame Drew's Cancer, a site that asks you to blame everything that goes wrong in your life, on Drew's cancer.

What's great about this is that people love to use Twitter to bitch about things. Hell, I do it just as much as anyone ? it's a great past time. But usually those tweets just come off as lame complaints to most of your followers. But now, using the #BlameDrewsCancer hash-tag, all of these tweets are pulled into the site, where they will be tallied to lead to what will hopefully be a large donation to the American Cancer Society and the Make a Wish Foundation.

As a person who's been heavily involved in the web space for some time across a range of companies, Olanoff realized Twitter was a perfect medium for his message. And just a few days after the launch of the site, it's working to great effect. This morning, the cause was a top trending topic on Twitter. And even Lance Armstrong, who has just under 1 million followers, tweeted it out.

what is twitter ?

2009-06-04T15:15:00.000-07:00

Twitter - Present World's Hottest Buzz.

In 2day's world, Most people life starts with a tweet and ends with a tweet.With 3 years of life, it SHAKING or TWEETING everyone. What an Idea ? AN IDEA CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE !!

What is Twitter then?

Twitter is a free social networking and micro-blogging service that enables its users to send and read other users' updates known as tweets. Tweets are text-based posts of up to 140 characters, displayed on the user's profile page and delivered to other users who have subscribed to them (known as followers). Senders can restrict delivery to those in their circle of friends or, by default, allow anybody to access them. Users can send and receive tweets via the Twitter website, Short Message Service (SMS) or external applications. The service is free to use over the Internet, but using SMS may incur phone service provider fees.

Since its creation in 2006 by Jack Dorsey, Twitter has gained extensive notability and popularity worldwide. It is sometimes described as the "SMS of the Internet," in that the site provides the functionality—via its application programming interface (API)—for other desktop and web-based applications to send and receive short text messages, often obscuring the Twitter service itself.

Four gateway numbers are available for SMS—short codes for the United States, Canada, India, and an Isle of Man-based number for international use. There is also a short code for Vodafone users from the United Kingdom. Several third parties allow users to post and receive updates via e-mail.

Estimates of the number of daily users vary, because the company does not release the number of active accounts. In November 2008, Jeremiah Owyang of Forrester Research estimated that Twitter had 4-5 million users. A February 2009 Compete.com blog entry ranked Twitter as the third most used social network (Facebook being the largest, followed by MySpace), which puts the number of unique monthly visitors at roughly 6 million and the number of monthly visits at 55 million, however only 40% of users are retained. In March 2009, a Nielsen.com blog ranked Twitter as the fastest-growing site in the Member Communities category for February 2009. Twitter had a growth of 1382%, Zimbio had a growth of 240%, followed by Facebook with a growth of 228%.

Source - WikiPedia