Why Twitter Is A Must For Online Businesses

Oh Twitter, how I love you! Although you may not hear those exact words very often online, you know it to be true when you log into your Twitter account or visit someone’s blog. With the emergence of WordPress plugins like “TwitThis” and the various Twitter badges found on numerous blogs across the internet, it’s obvious that people love Twitter. What makes this social networking site so adorable? Let’s find out.

The Twitter question, “What are you doing?” has become almost as popular as AOL’s “You’ve Got Mail.” So much so that it has even caught the attention of offline news outlets like USA Today, CNN, and ABC. This helps make the app popular on its own. Those who think that Twitter is just a place for computer or Internet geeks can be sure that this is not the case.

For many, Twitter is a way to interact with like-minded people. Whether you’re a stay-at-home mom who longs for adult conversation, a home worker who misses the water cooler talk of previous jobs, or a business owner who wants to reach more of your target market, this way of social networks fills a need. It makes it easier for people to connect with others in ways they couldn’t before.

The fact that Twitter is easily accessible and even simpler to navigate makes it a favorite too. Anyone can create their own Twitter account with nothing more than a username and password. Once this is done, it’s easy to customize your profile and start following other tweeters, as those who use Twitter are affectionately called. To follow what someone else is doing, simply visit their page and click the Follow button. Now you have been added as a follower and when you log into your account you will see your messages on your screen.

Do you want to use Twitter even when you’re not at home or don’t have access to your computer? No problem. Within your account, you can choose whether to send messages via cell phone or instant messaging programs as well. Just navigate to your settings and choose the devices tab and in a few steps you are ready to go. This feature makes it possible to tweet on the go. This is perfect for those who travel frequently or when out and about find something interesting or fun that they would like to share with their followers.

The arrival of Twitter has also led to the creation of different platforms and applications to make it attractive to almost everyone. Popular apps include Twitter Fox, Twhirl, TweetDeck, and TweetMyBlog. Twitter Fox and Twhirl give users who prefer instant messaging a way to use Twitter in the same way. Twitter Fox is an extension for the Firefox browser and Twhirl is a desktop application.

TweetMyBlog is a way to automatically post updates to a user’s blog on Twitter. To use it all you need is a Twitter account and an RSS feed from your blog. It will automatically post a tweet using your account when your blog is updated.

Tweet Deck is another desktop application that allows for more organization of updates. Instead of posting all of a user’s tweets one after the other, it allows the user to organize the tweets into separate columns within the app. For those who have clients and friends on Twitter, this is a great feature.