The Anatomy of Twitter: Part 1

 

Anyone excited to discuss anatomy? Social media is a powerful marketing and branding tool if you understand how it works and how to use it to your advantage. One example of social media is Twitter, a massive information network wherein businesses, organizations, and people are using it to share new information. “Tweets” are what makes Twitter work and are composed of not more than 140 characters. Although Twitter may seem restrictive, the 140-limit can actually bring out creativity in people. There’s so many things that one can express in just 140 characters or less. If you spend your whole day reading Tweets from other people, you’d be surprised at how much information you can actually get from Twitter without having to surf other websites to know what’s going on around the globe.

Get twitter followers – this is how you expand your network on Twitter. To “follow” on Twitter means to subscribe to other people’s Tweets. People who subscribe to other users’ Tweets are called “followers”. There are several things on how you can get people to follow you. One way to do this is to follow other people on Twitter so they’ll follow you back.  Another way is to make sure that you provide relevant or entertaining tweets. When people see that you’re giving them essential information, most likely they’ll follow you to get more of what you can provide them. Tweets are generally open and read by the public. However, you can choose to make your Tweets private as well. You also have the option to “Unfollow” people whenever you want. 
Twitter can be an effective marketing tool for businesses who want to market online or build online presence.  It’s a venue where entrepreneurs can gather market data, share information, and build relationships with customers and clients.

This is the first of the three-part series on “The Anatomy of Twitter”.  Catch our next post for more discussion about the fundamentals of Twitter and how you can use it for your business.