1. Twitter Most popular Microblogging platform Emerged during SXSW 2007; Web Award Free & simple Effective for breaking news Community building Marketing and building your brand Follow interesting people – friends, faculty, professionals in your field, celebrities Don't worry about “What are you doing?” It's not as much about who follows you as who you follow Sometimes, it's not about the tweet, it's about the link Use RSS feeds and widgets to repurpose Twitter to your Web site or blog. New content all the time.

2. Twitter Respond to questions Reply vs. DM Retweet interesting items Use a hashtag for conferences or conversations (#)‏ Use a url shortener (bit.ly, tinyurl.com) for links Any time you have new content for your blog, Tweet it Realtime search Trending Lists Facebook News Feed was a result of Twitter Friendfeed – now owned by Facebook; Tumblr

3. Twitter Tips Publish – breaking news Share links and promote your own content Find – find interesting people to follow Be informative Stay relevant Be instructive Include a link Reflect your personality Build relationships Go Mobile

4. Twitter Apps Desktop o HootSuite o TweetDeck o Seesmic o Tweetie Mobile o Twitterific o Tweetie o UberTwitter o Twitterfon o Twitterberry