What is Twitter?

Microblogging
Twitter gives you a platform to publish mini blogs that let you communicate with others quickly and efficiently.

Social Networking +Blogging+Texting
Twitter is a service for friends, family, and co–workers to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing? -www.twitter.com

Who is Twitter?
March of 2006
San Francisco, California
Obvious, Owner- Evan Williams, instrumental in Blogger

Get started

1. Sign up
2. Tweet
   
3. Follow
4. Invite others

Some ways of using Twitter to better your day...

• Feedback- ask for feedback from those that follow you.
  
• Announcements- announce new products, new promotions, events- anything you think a reader might find interesting/beneficial in their day.
  
• Interoffice communication- keep up with your employees/business partners for free!
  
• Drive traffic-include a link to your site/blog, drive visitors their by enticing them with your 140 characters!
  
• Network- find new prospects, people you would like to partner with, and friends.