Twitter for 5StarGeeks

Getting ready for the 5StarGeeks's Ad Coop: 1. Started a Group: www.twitter.com account
www.twitter.com/5stargeeks

Then, posting on the Twitter-Tweets!!

TODAYS'S TOPIC: the netiquette of Twitter: Social media do's and dont's
Twitter is about reaching the right people at the right time, " says Becky McCray, a longtime Twitter user and advocate who operates her own cattle ranch and liquor
store as well as website, SmallBizSurvial.co., in Oklahoma's Woods County. "But you have to think carefully about what messages you want to communicate. "Here are
some recommendations for what to do and what not to do on Twitter

* Listen before speaking. "When you sign up and start reaching out to folks, listen to them before joining the converstion, " McCray says. "What are their customers
talking about? Who are they listening to, and what can I learn from them? When you fell it's time to tweet some messages, share things you find interesting-share things you wish other people would share."
* Don't be boring. "Making sure your tweet is interesting to the reader-be unselfish, and useful, "says Laura Fitton, co-author of the book Twitter for Dummies and founder of the Twitter application storefront oneforty.com Short, direct messages work best, especially given Twitter's 140 character limit. Talk about what you business is doing-e.g., new products, services or promotions, or anything else likely to pique the curiosity of your clientele.
* Consider the source. "The beauty of Twitter is that tweets with the value are almost instantly recognized, :says John Battelle, founder: chairman and CEO of Federated Media Publishing. "Does it come from somebody who's been on Twitter for a month, or for a year? Someone with 10 followers, or 10,000 followers? Did that tweet get picked up and re-tweeted? You can tell a lot about the value of a tweet by those metrics."
* Embrace Twitter applications. Don't wait for followers to find you-identify and connect with local Twitter users via services such as Twitter Advanced Search, ChirpCity,
Nearby Tweets and tweepz. Other Twittter apps of value: SocailOomph (for tagging, promoting and sharing upcoming business events) and Twitalyzer (for measuring
the impact and influence of your tweets).
"Twitter is a tool that's incredibly powerful, "McCray says. "What makes it powereful is the fact that it can be used in so many diffferent ways."