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100 Success Secrets is not about the ins and outs of Twit-
ter. Instead, it answers the top 100 questions that we are asked
and those we come across in forums, our consultancy and educa-
tion programs.
You can also benefit from Twitter as a new tool for your
online ventures. Actually, Twitter is more than a social network-
ing site. It is also a micro blogging platform, a subscription tool,
a social messaging service, and lots more.
You can practically use Twitter in any way you like to con-
nect with people you know and to build a wide online network.
Here are the top things you should do with Twitter especially if
you’re just starting to use the service.
Just be sure that you know what their interests are and if
you have anything good to offer them. If you do, then you will
have captured their attention and they will surely be reading
your Tweets. As soon as you have them, your next task would be
to urge them to get more followers for your Tweets. This can be
done subtly by suggesting great promos and freebies that would
require them to put other people on your tracker.
You can also use third party applications which will enable
you to post Twitter updates remotely. You can install these
applications on your computer and restart publishing your Twits.
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The best thing about these Twitter tools is they are free to
download and use. Updates on the application are also free. You
can rarely find a Twitter tool that has a price tag on it.
Here are the top two Twitter tools which could help in
simplifying your Twitter experience.
Just search for these tools on the Internet. You can surely
find one that will be most useful for your Twittering.
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Once you keep on doing this, you will notice that more
and more Twitter users will follow your updates. These followers
are your leads so keep Twittering to sustain their interest.
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Here are the top Twitter tips which could help in quickly
expanding your network.
If you have not yet joined the latest thing in micro blog-
ging today, then you are missing out. Chances are, you have
heard of Twitter and how many people have been wanting to set
up their own Twitter account. Being more than just a fad, owning
a Twitter account is something that can be really great for a lot of
people – not just the ones that are in business.
Third, you can link your Twitter account to your Jaiku ac-
count. So, your Jaiku network can also see your activities at the
Twitter network.
Here are the steps how you can feed your Twitter content
on your Jaiku page.
First, you have to click the RSS tool on your Twitter page.
You have to select and copy your Twitter RSS URL. After copy-
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ing your RSS Twitter URL, you need to go now to your Jaiku
network.
The next step involves pasting the Twitter RSS URL on the
Jaiku feeds. You have to log-in to your Jaiku account to access
the feeds management utility. Once you’re logged-in, open the
feeds management function in Jaiku and simply insert the
Twitter RSS URL.
But above all, the most crucial point would be the Tweet
that you make – or the Twitter message that you put out. Re-
member that you should not just write personal information, but
also add some important blog posts as well as links that are
interesting.
Here are some of the best features you have to look for if
you want to get a local Twitter search client for your computer.
In fact, if you will get the latest Adobe PDF Reader appli-
cation, the AIR component will be automatically installed on
your computer. If you still don’t have the AIR apps, simply
download the software.
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Once the Adobe AIR service is running on your system,
you can now download the Twitter AIR client application. The
Adobe AIR client for Twitter is also a free application. Just
download the software and install it on your system.
Once these processes are completed, you can now use the
AIR client to create numerous Twitterings on Twitter.
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The great thing about Twitter is that you can use it to an-
nounce the latest promos or offerings of your business. Clients
who get on your Twitter account will be the first to be in the
know. When they are alerted to the news, they can go ahead and
purchase or transact with you right away. Additionally, having a
Twitter account to attract clients is less costly than other means.
Not only do you get to save money on advertising, but you get to
use a wide service that is actually free!
And of course, you ought to spread the good news and let
other people share in the free program of Twitter. The more
people on Twitter that you know, then the easier it will be for you
and your contacts to organize shindigs, be in on each other’s
schedules and whatnot. And of course, Twitter downloads are
accessible via a wide host of Wi-Fi enabled devices that you can
simply tote around with you wherever you go for maximum
portability.
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If you’re still not using Twitter, than it’s about time to dis-
cover how this social networking and communication service can
help you. Here’s a step by step Twitter how to guide to get you
started on the network.
You can use your own unique logo for your Twitter public
profile. This is useful if you want to create a brand for your
website or blog. A logo can better reflect the nature of your site
compared to standard photo image.
All these feeds you can grab at no cost because the Twitter
service is free. You can also get Twitter news feeds faster than
monitoring TV news networks.
If you provide news on the other hand, you can easily get a
captured audience for your news feeds and distribution at Twit-
ter. By creating a Twitter news distribution service, you will be
able reach a global audience for your news wires.
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What is good about these apps is that they are made com-
patible with every user’s preference. For instance, there are apps
that were specifically designed for Mac users and for Windows
users. There are also apps which were made basically for desktop
and for mobile.
Lastly, on the mobile apps, the more popular apps are the
Hahlo and the Cetwit. The Twitter answers and the Twapper are
behind them. All of these four apps are known to be best Mobile
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apps for Windows platform, making them very popular to a lot of
users.
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There are a lot of practical uses that this link can provide
to a user. Below are just some of the known uses:
The Twitter and its applications were built around the ba-
sics of hypertext markup language or HTML. Generally of the
bigger sections that are featured on the site like the aesthetic
designs and all were built around the HTML. However, as more
and more scripting languages are being introduced, Twitter
needed to adapt with it.
When you are creating a web log using the Twitter, you
will immediately be provided the chance to create your own,
personalized URL (uniform resource locator) that will make your
web log uniquely identifiable.
The URL address that you will be making shall have the
twitter domain as part of its identification. Therefore, you need
to have a very good plan in making your URL because it is being
tied up to your personal account.
Below are some of the wise tips that you can use to create
a ranking URL Twitter address:
Many big companies like CNN and BBC are using the
Twitter in their daily communications between and among
employees of the company. Some schools are using Twitter
because of the interactive and live feed that it is capable of
performing while relaying information to its students. There are
times that Twitter feeds are being reflected via a large screen and
students can just react on whatever tweets that they see and
read.
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However, behind every tab and link that you see, there are
more things that you can expect to discover. On the new inter-
face of the Twitter site, you will see on the top right corner
continuously rolling figures that allow you to view your updates
(tweets), your followers and the following that you have. These
numbers tell you how far your account has reached the net. And
then just below the figures are the links that inform you about
your messages and the current happenings that you may be
interested with. Also, the replies that you have made to the
tweets are indicated on the same column.
More important with the all new Twitter site is the inclu-
sion of many Ajax codes that made a lot of apps to be widely
compatible with different operating systems and programs.
Apparently, the original codes made in PHP and Perl were not
discarded in the all new look of the site.
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Back when the Twitter was first used, the makers of it ba-
sically used it for internal communication only as being utilized
by the company employees. However, as Twitter becomes a lot
bigger in terms of features and applications, it needed more than
just HTML codes. The apps that are used to make every func-
tionality work needed a stronger and powerful method. This is
the reason why other application languages were used apart from
the HTML. Twitter is full of APIs and these APIs require a special
set of tools like PHP, Perl, and Java.
These languages like Java and Perl still use the basics of
HTML programming. In fact, most of the codes that these
languages use were lifted from the structure of HTML codes.
Almost all things that we see on Twitter – the interface, the
features, and the interactive screens – all these were built using
the HTML structure. Needless to say, even when Twitter makers
have decided to make a total “renovation” on the interface and
design of the site, they are not able to get rid of the HTML sha-
dow on every section of the site.
Just barely a year after it has had its successful launch, the
enormous reactions of people which brought success to it has
also been the same that caused problems to it. Twitter, because
of the large number of people accessing and using its live feed
has experienced clogging in sending tweets. This is, of course,
attributed to the great number of people who simultaneously
accessed and used the feature.
The Twitter just like any other social networking and IRC
providers has also been a victim of hacking and spoofing. The
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SMS feature of Twitter has been the subject of spoofing and
scamming.
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In the year 2008, the makers of the Twitter site have an-
nounced in one of their web log entries that the Twitter website
is spanning in the region of the Asian continent specifically in the
Japan area.
Twitter makers are very driven to land the top spot among
all the social networking sites and IRC platforms. This is the
reason why the Twitter makers are very positive in driving new
and innovative features onto their application. One of the limita-
tions that Twitter is having difficulty to battle with is the ability
to support video streaming and video messaging. Its competitors
like Yahoo and AOL have been bragging for the longest time
about this feature on their instant messaging applications.
So while both sites are similar each has its own specialty.
One would have to choose which one he prefers. Better yet,
people can even use both. Using a third party application, people
can even get the posts from both sites real time and interact with
more people in more ways.
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Isn’t it cool? One can actually find other friends this way.
Or, a person can also find people who have the same interests as
him. This is because in this feature one has the ability to see the
tweets they have been making. He can choose to connect with
them and so he gains more connections. His Twitter block begins
to grow even wider.
Twitter is fun to use. But it’s only fun when one is follow-
ing many people and there are many following him as well. After
all, interaction can only take place between at least two people.
There’s no use posting updates if no one is getting them anyway.
That is why it’s important to build a network in Twitter.
People who are new to Twitter will find the tool very easy
to use. It’s very intuitive. For those who will need some help
there are a lot of Twitter tutorials. Everything is explained in
each Twitter tutorial. One can follow other people’s lives. Friends
can update each other. And families can remain close even from
afar.
Knowing what his friends are doing one can relate to them
easily. Once one tries Twitter he will no longer be able to stop.
He will surely be addicted to it. Fortunately, one has many
choices when posting. He can use the website, his mobile phone
or the software on his browser.
People are going to Twitter. And people just love it. They
love the interaction. And they just love that they are able to
update and get updated about the important people in their lives.
They are even updated about the happenings around the world.
And as for the others who want to create their own Twitter
bird, there are also some tutorials. They can just follow the steps
and make one of their own. They can also choose to add their
own design from the tutorials. Having the Twitter bird is just
another way to enjoy being a part of the Twitter community.
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The draw that Twitter has on its users is the ease of using
it. Posts are short so there’s no need to think what to write. When
one poses a question, others only have to answer. One can also
post updates as things are happening. In short, people are up-
dated as things happen. Unlike a blog, one gets to the point
immediately. So it’s easy on its readers or followers. Twitter
replies can be made in seconds too.
Here’s one tip for those who want to get all his Twitter re-
plies though. Don’t forget to change the settings of the notices. It
must set so that all replies are shown. If this step is not done, one
would only get replies from the people he is following.
Though you can create your Twiggit and your Digg Twit-
ter, you can also turn it off once you don’t need it anymore. This
way you can choose whether you want to provide more activity
updates that your friends would want to know.
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The Twitter Help acts like the guidelines or the rules and
regulations in using the entire Twitter software. The help support
also does the orientation to members who need an in-depth
understanding of Twitter. Apart from the social networking
functions of Twitter, it also reaches out to its members through
the Help Support, to guide them throughout and to give them
direction as well.
The Twitter Help Support also informs the members
about the latest updates on Twitter. Apart from that Twitter Help
also provides easy to follow answers with questions like:
But due to demand for free Twitter Image, the Twitter Inc.
thought of providing free custom Twitter background to em-
power the Twitter image being used to attract the public. To
enjoy the free custom Twitter background, the user should at
least have 300 followers.
And to change your ID, you have to login while you create
a new account. Login happens at Twitter.com/mytwitterid and
then change the username. After that, you have to logout again
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and go back to your original account. Then, edit the /Rick_Butts
and make it /rickbutts.
There are more, and they could range for being top-rated
blogs, or to most visited blogs, and even most commented posts.
In fact, there are now increasing numbers of websites that offer
these data to the curious, and some of these websites are not
even officially affiliation with Twitter.
In this case, to know which is better than the rest, then the
best possible recourse left is to try other things. Some may say
that it is a complete waste of time and that there’s no ultimate
blogging site to defeat all. For them, all blogging sites have
different capabilities and strengths, as well as weaknesses.
Any person can say that website businesses are the fastest
growing business today in this world, but there are also limits to
that growth. Some are just technical limits, while the rest involve
the people’s perception. In perception, acceptance is the one that
is given the highest regard.
One that highly surprised a lot of people was that the sec-
ond placer on this statistic was an Asian country, beating the
Europeans on a very large magnitude. This country is Japan, and
it was beaten by USA by a minuscule of points.
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Through the use of Twitter, the entire notes of the user are
already being displayed on his private profile page on the website
that includes links to the Twitter pages of his friends as well as
his chosen thumbnail picture and a brief biography. User is also
allowed to send text updates straight to his MySpace page. The
only thing he has to remember is to limit his post to 140 charac-
ters with the sole topic, which answers the question: “What are
you doing?”
Now, there are actually three ways that Twitter users can
follow to use Twitter bar. But before taking these steps, Twitter
users need to ensure that they have already set up their Twitter
bar plugin as well as restart their Firefox browser in order to
activate it. The following are the steps to guide Twitter users to
use Twitter bar:
For more tips on Twitter bar, user may open his Twitter
page at once right after a post through the “Open Twitter in new
tab after posting.” A user may also opt to save the details of
Twitter log-in to make postings quicker through the plugin
options of the Twitter bar, which start from Tools, then to Add-
ons, to Select twitter bar, and to be finished to top options.
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Through the use of Blip, users may simply search for the
song they want to listen to. The convenience given by Blip in
providing music instantaneously is actually taken from any of the
following database of music: Skreemr; Seeqpod; or Fuzz.
Through these databases of music, one’s followers can easily
listen to the full song he has posted using a player at the bottom
part of the page.