Tweeting "For" Clients

I ran across this video on the VAclassroom blog today, and I thought it addresses tweeting for clients very well. It also doesn't hurt that I also agree with the philosophy and guidelines he discusses in the video!

Twitter Verified Accounts

You may or may not have noticed that some of your favorite Twitter Celebrities have a nifty new icon on their profiles that "verifies" that are the real deal.

How to identify a verified account:

* The 'Verified Account' badge will appear in the top-right portion of a user's profile page just above the name, location and bio.
* It will always have a badge followed by the words 'Verified Account'. (This is clickable and as of this writing it points to http://twitter.com/help/verified)
* If the verified account badge appears anywhere else on a user's profile page (e.g. in the avatar or the background) it is not a verified account
* The verified account badge will also appear next to usernames in the Find People section
* The verified account badge will have the same color as shown above even if users customize the background of their profile page or change the color in the sidebar
* See what a verified account looks like!

More information about Verified Accounts.

My mother discovered Twitter

So, my mother discovered Twitter yesterday. I got an email in my personal account saying someone wanted to follow my "protected" Twitter account. (I do not "use" this account, I only use it for testing Twitter backgrounds I create for my clients.) So, after a brief bio check, and a phone call to confirm my suspicions, I discover it was my mother...who had no idea what the heck she was doing. After a while on the phone with her explaining what Twitter was and how she (as a non-business person) could use it, I realized I REALLY needed to get on the stick and write that "easy to understand" Twitter ebook I'd been pondering for a while. So, that is my goal for this week...finish my Twitter ebook.

Does Having a Bio Get You More Twitter Followers?

Does having a bio get you more Twitter followers? According to a study done by HubSpot, the answer is overwhelmingly “yes”. Personally, I’m very hesitant to follow someone with no bio unless I know them outside of Twitter.

10 Most Extraordinary Twitter Updates

I would like to share an excerpt from a post I was reading on Mashable today…

Twitter updates are used to communicate everything from birthday wishes to political opinions. But there are some special, shining cases where the status update has been used to do some extraordinary things, from marriage proposals to breaking news, and much more.

The following are 10 of the most extraordinary and creative uses of Twitter updates. These amazing updates have made the news, pushed the boundaries of what the status update can do, and have even fundamentally changed people’s lives.

Read the whole story 10 Most Extraordinary Twitter Updates.