twitter tips

Blog Post

by TwiTip
Just starting out on Twitter? Looking for some Twitter Tips to get you started?
by New Scientist
What makes one tweet get passed on, and not another? On Twitter, your followers can repeat your messages to their own followers. Getting such retweets is a way to increase your profile and network size, and it's arguably part of the reason why many...
by Mashable
Retweeting is an integral part of the Twitter experience. The retweet (or “RT”) allows Twitter users to share the best links, tweets, and gems they find from others using the service. But for beginners, it’s not immediately obvious what retweets are...
by Interactive Insights
Want your Twitter profile to stand out and clearly communicate your personal or company Brand? You’ve probably noticed that Twitter comes with some standard backgrounds patterns that you choose from to customize your Twitter profile’s appearance. ...
by Mashable
Twitter is a social network used by millions of people, and thousands more are signing up every day to send short messages to groups of friends. But where’s the user manual for Twitter? Where do new Twitter users go to learn about Tweeting, retweets...
by HubSpot
For some time now, I've had data that has shown that including "Please ReTweet" in tweets works, but I've gotten some questions recently that made me really want to put forward the most conclusive evidence I could find to address this point.
by Sysomox
When a tweet generates a reply (aka @) or a retweet (aka RT), it suggests the tweet has resonated enough with someone that it sparks a conversation or encourages someone to share it with their followers.
by NTEN
Live-tweeting -- the kind of tweeting where you replay to your Twitter followers what people are saying at an event in real time -- is something that seems to be gaining popularity at conferences around the nonprofit circuit. It can be fun to do on...
by Socialbrite
Here are tutorials the Socialbrite team has created to help show nonprofits, cause organizations, businesses and individuals how to effectively use social media. Most of their tutorials are short video screencasts.
by John Haydon
How you say something is often as important as what you say – especially with social media tools like Twitter. All users on Twitter can choose between four methods of posting a tweet: Plain, Re-Tweet, Reply and Direct Message.  For small businesses...
by John Haydon
Over the past couple of years, John Haydon has received hundreds of questions on how to use Twitter. Based on these questions, he has assembled a “resource page”, which he updates every month or so. You’ll see several categories below, and a free...
by Mashable
When exactly are your best times to tweet? With over 200 million tweets posted each day, this is a very important question to tackle. When you better time your tweets, you’re better able to reach your followers. Furthermore, knowing when they’re...
by DIOSA Communications
Twitter Best Practices for Nonprofit Organizations
by Mashable
Twitter is immensely useful as a utility for joining in the global conversation and sharing thoughts, opinions, information, and media. But for new users, there’s also a fairly steep learning curve. For many people new to Twitter, the site doesn’t...
by Twitter
Twitter users have developed short-form syntax to make the most of 140 characters. Here are the fundamentals.

Infographic

by Mashable
Around 3 million questions are asked on Twitter each month, and the questions range from tech support and product recommendation requests to job and relationship advice, as well as pleas for new music.

Video

by Common Craft
A quick and plain English intro the micro-blogging service Twitter.
by Common Craft
How Twitter Search creates new opportunities for business feedback, tracking news in real time and discovering trends.
by John Haydon
This is a video tour of the new and improved Twitter by @johnhaydon
by John Haydon
John Haydon caught a post on Twitter from Ian Wilker about feeding your Twitter stream with your Flickr activity. This is a great approach for businesses or non-profits who communicate their impact with images, but have limited time for social media...