Little bit of fun: Share your Twitter account with us
Little bit of fun: Share your Twitter account with us

Little bit of fun: Share your Twitter account with us

by Alex · 58 comments

Today I thought I would do some­thing dif­fer­ent here on Blo­gus­sion. In our arti­cles, we talk so much about get­ting your com­mu­nity to inter­act with you more. I fig­ured that since so many of us use Twit­ter, that I would put up a blog post where we can all share our accounts with each other. There are a lot of cool peo­ple here, and it would be great to get to know more of you.

For the odd bunch of you who don’t know what Twit­ter is, I thought I would briefly go over what you can use Twit­ter for.

Twit­ter is basi­cally a micro blog­ging plat­form where you write your mes­sage out in 140 char­ac­ters or less. It’s a great way to meet new peo­ple, and if you aren’t using it then you are miss­ing out on a lot of great ben­e­fits Twit­ter has to offer.

There are quite a few ways peo­ple use Twit­ter to their advan­tage. The two biggest and most ben­e­fi­cial ways to use Twit­ter are the following:

Make friends

Like I said, peo­ple use Twit­ter to make friends. Mak­ing friends online is a great ben­e­fit to you, espe­cially if you’re a blogger.

Mar­ket­ing

You can use Twit­ter to pro­mote any con­tent from your web­sites such as lat­est posts, use­ful links, etc. Twit­ter users like @ProBlogger will always tweet about his lat­est blog posts, and even arti­cles he is read­ing on the net. I’m sure it had brought in some good traf­fic his way, as well as thou­sands of other mar­keters on Twitter.

I could go on and on about Twit­ter, but I will save that for future articles.

Leave your Twit­ter pro­file in the comments

I am going to fol­low every per­son who shares their Twit­ter pro­file in here. You’re all part of the com­mu­nity, and I would love to get to know you more. I will post my Twit­ter account in this post, so be sure to fol­low me. :)

My Twit­ter Account @AlexFraiser

Janith’s Twit­ter Account @JRandeniya

See you on Twit­ter, and get ready for a really cool arti­cle for tomorrow!

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I'm the 17 year old blogger & designer behind Blogussion. I live in New Jersey (but root for the New England Patriots), and am a Junior in High School. You can check out my rarely updated personal(ish) blog, Asnio, or connect with me on Twitter.

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57 Discussions

SawanM March 2, 2009 at 4:51 pm

I found this blog post, from guess what… Twitter!

http://twitter.com/sawanm – I will see any other Blogussion commenter on Twitter as well.

Alex March 3, 2009 at 3:30 pm

I’m guessing through one of my tweets right? ;)

Janith March 4, 2009 at 3:04 am

Viral marketing at it’s best ;)

Clinton Skakun March 2, 2009 at 7:19 pm

I’m one of the most valuable people you can ever follow. Just kidding:D But I’m following some of the most valuable people a person can ever follow.

Twitter is great for making friends. I’ve had quite a bit of fun with it so far.

I’ve been blogging about twitter a bit lately. It’s my most used social media service.

http://twitter.com/ClintonSkakun

Clinton Skakun’s last blog post..4 tips to getting more value out of Twitter!

Alex March 3, 2009 at 3:31 pm

Valuable people as in top bloggers, or just generally successful people?

I’d say you are a “must follow” person. :P

Evan March 2, 2009 at 8:54 pm

I recently made an account on Twitter, and I hope to use as a tool for social advertising, even though I have been quite inactive on it. Overall, it’s quick, simple, and easy!

Alex March 3, 2009 at 3:32 pm

It’s easy to go inactive on Twitter, but hard at the same time if you know what I mean (addiction). :P

Stuart Conover March 2, 2009 at 10:47 pm

Sure why not though I don’t use it as often as I probably should: Civin

Stuart Conover’s last blog post..Wordpress Favicon Generator Plugin: Laziness In Your Design

Alex March 3, 2009 at 3:32 pm

For the people who want to follow you but are too lazy to type in the URL: http://twitter.com/Civin

:)

Mahesh March 3, 2009 at 2:02 am

Hii.. I’m a Webmaster..

Follow me on Twitter here: http://www.twitter.com/MaheshKukreja

Regards.

-Mahesh.

Mahesh’s last blog post..5 Free Security Softwares – Must Use

Alex March 3, 2009 at 3:33 pm

I’ve followed you Mahesh, thanks for stopping by. :)

Ian Peatey March 3, 2009 at 4:12 am

I’m still not too sure about twitter .. but warming up to it.

http://twitter.com/ianpeatey

Ian Peatey’s last blog post..When smacking seems the only option

Alex March 3, 2009 at 3:33 pm

Neither was I at first, but trust me on this: it’s an invaluable tool. I’ve followed you, looking forward to see how you use it. :)

Blogging Tips March 3, 2009 at 4:16 am

I think I’ve followed you, haven’t I? Though you don’t see my tweets all too often…. ;) It’s still a great way to connect.

Yan

Blogging Tips’s last blog post..Where Are You? and So They Ask

Alex March 3, 2009 at 3:35 pm

I’m pretty sure you followed me after I followed you. :D

Haha, you’re right. I don’t see many of your tweets. I better start Twitter stalking you better Yan? :p

Blogging Tips March 3, 2009 at 11:02 pm

Weird, eh? The only time I use Twitter is “to ask questions” usually there are a bunch of clever tweeple with ready solutions.

Blogging Tips’s last blog post..Where Are You? and So They Ask

Alex March 4, 2009 at 7:41 am

Just another wonder of Twitter.

MarbleHost.com March 3, 2009 at 6:37 am

Just this morning I twittered about needing to find a narrator to help produce an audiobook project. Within a couple of hours I had three people, two of whom I was not previously acquainted with, contact me about working on the project. Awesome !

Typhoon March 3, 2009 at 8:36 am

Cool..Here my twitter profile: http://twitter.com/noteeboyz15

Followed you :)

Alex March 3, 2009 at 3:35 pm

Thanks for sharing your link bro. I’ve followed you. Never realized you had a Twitter account.

Zander Chance March 3, 2009 at 8:52 am

Great idea.. You guys can check out my profile at:

http://twitter.com/zanderchance.com

Zander Chance’s last blog post..Some Great Bargains In The Stock Market

Alex March 3, 2009 at 3:37 pm

The URL is broken. D= You can’t have a “.” in your URL. Please post the right URL.

Seo blogger March 3, 2009 at 11:50 am

Alex,
quite a useful post, thanks :-)

I am not on twitter, but have heard of it a few times recently on forums.
Not quite sure, how is it different from other social networks and how you make your posts visible and read by others?

It would be great, if you could expand on it. :)
Thanks!

Tony

Seo blogger’s last blog post..SEO Fundamentals: On-page Optimisation

Alex March 3, 2009 at 3:40 pm

Thanks for the question.

To be honest, Twitter isn’t all that different from other social networks. Social sites like Facebook can basically do what Twitter can do.

But, like any social network site the best way to market your product/website and get your URL out to the public is by building a strong profile. A strong profile basically means having a lot of friends that you interact with a lot through the site. Twitter makes it very easy for this interaction to happen, so that is probably why it is so popular for marketers and bloggers.

I hope that is enough expansion for you. Let me know if you have any more questions!

Seo blogger March 3, 2009 at 7:43 pm

So if I understood you correctly, in a way the twitter is unique in offering a flexible interaction not seen with other networks, right?

Well, anyway, if quite a few you people are so keen on it, perhaps I should give a try. )))
Thanks for the post.
Good luck!

Seo blogger’s last blog post..SEO Fundamentals: On-page Optimisation

Alex March 3, 2009 at 8:57 pm

In a sense, yes. It focuses more on how you directly communicate with other people on the site rather than focusing too much on customization, joining groups, etc. etc.

Hope to see you on Twitter. Leave your URL here when you make your account so we can all follow you. :)

Seo blogger March 3, 2009 at 9:11 pm

Thanks, Alex, you are a nice chap.
Will do! :-)

By the way, your blog design is one of the best I have ever seen, Seriously, I am not flattering, ))) just an honest opinion. Added it to favourite. :)

Seo blogger’s last blog post..SEO Fundamentals: On-page Optimisation

Alex March 3, 2009 at 9:53 pm

Really glad you like the theme! Put so much work into it, and am always looking for a way to make it better, haha.

Blogging Tips March 3, 2009 at 11:04 pm

@SEO blogger

Just a quick heads up, pal. I guess you need to do something about your permalink. It’s still in its default format. For SEO, it’s a no no.

Yan

Blogging Tips’s last blog post..Where Are You? and So They Ask

Dany March 3, 2009 at 1:20 pm

Very interesting idea :) On my personal twitter account i post in Romanian language, but i have two accounts that you should follow:

http://www.twitter.com/bloggingfacts – Blogging Facts (Articles, tips and tricks)
http://www.twitter.com/factsandtools – Twitter Facts and Tools

Good luck!

Dany’s last blog post..Ce am mai f?cut în ultimul timp

Alex March 3, 2009 at 3:41 pm

I’ve seen your account being retweeted around Twitter, but for some reason never followed either. I’ve followed them both now, thanks for sharing. Cool profiles by the way. :)

p@r@noid March 3, 2009 at 3:12 pm

Nice idea… My twitter profile : http://twitter.com/shoutmeloud

Alex March 3, 2009 at 3:42 pm

Thanks for sharing. I have followed you and look forward to reading your tweets. :)

Dean Saliba March 3, 2009 at 4:23 pm

Although I do not use it that often anymore.

http://www.twitter.com/deansaliba

Dean Saliba’s last blog post..The Final Cut Returning …. Again!

Dennis Edell March 3, 2009 at 7:39 pm

I recently deleted my account, but i’ll let you know when I go back.

In the meantime I’ll blog this to see if I can get you more followers. ;)

Dennis Edell’s last blog post..Best “Blog Improvement Review” Contest – 1 Winner – $100 via Paypal

sallycat March 3, 2009 at 8:24 pm

http://twitter.com/sallycatway

Found your blog via a twitter link. Think it’s brilliant. I can’t believe you’re only 15.
Me? I’m more than three times your age & been blogging for two years since I left the UK to dance tango in Buenos Aires. Knew nothing about blogging when I started… so now I’m trying to learn. Recently moved my free wordpress blog to my own domain. The techie jargon sometimes feels like a mountain to climb but your straightforward blog gives me hope I can crack it!
And via you I found ‘Thou Shall Blog’, also great.

Joined Twitter a few days ago and I like it. Think by following the stuff I’m passionate about there, it can be my window from Argentina to ‘now’ in the rest of the world.

I don’t think my blog will ever be on the scale of ‘the money makers’, but it definitely helps those travelling to Buenos Aires, and has maybe inspired a few folks to live their dreams.
I hope your dreams come true. In fact I am certain that they will.

Sallycat

ps. If you’re ever in BsAs and need a non-alcoholic drink, since you are only 15, to keep you cool, then you could try these http://sallycatway.com/?p=1174
;)

sallycat’s last blog post..The oldest swingers in town

Alex March 3, 2009 at 10:01 pm

The other admin here, Janith is 16. We do what we can, and it looks like it’s working out pretty good so far! :)

Was it hard moving from WordPress.com to your own self hosted blog? I have never really messed around with that stuff and always wondered what the trick was to doing it.

ThouShallBlog is a really awesome blog. Janith had a cool guest post over there “49 Tips to become a better blogger“. Really good article, should check that out. :D

Lmao, I love how you refer to the drink in your post…”liquid sex”, “orgasm in a glass”…ah, how many times I have done the same to something I love. xD

sallycat March 4, 2009 at 3:56 pm

Alex thanks for your reply and article tip.
I’m afraid I had a friend help me with the transfer of the free WP blog to the new domain… beyond me. But am now working out how to use FTP transfer to manually upload plugins. It’s an adventure. Good luck with everything. SC

Janith March 4, 2009 at 3:07 am

I’m not as active as I would like to be on Twitter; really need to get with this thing :)
You can still add me and throw by a tweet; http://www.twitter.com/teenproblogger

Following everyone on this article :)

Enk. March 4, 2009 at 6:27 am

Wow, Cool !
My twitter is http://www.twitter.com/enked

Enk.’s last blog post..What is Keyword Stuffing ?

ppc-management March 4, 2009 at 11:28 am

Yeah I am little bit late in twitter and still I am not capitalising the benefit which twitter is providing. Within 10 minutes every hot or sad news will be known to everyone.

I saw this when Asian City Mumbai got attacked. From that moment I realised that twitter is going to rock this world.

WPThemeKid - Daniel March 5, 2009 at 2:10 am

I have a twitter account for just about every site I own.

It allows you to send some quality traffic, but also to get to know others interested in the same topic as you.

Come to think of it, I haven’t got a twitter account for WPThemeKid, might have to make one now.
Anyway, nice idea to get some nice traffic ;)

Btw Alex, I am still waiting for a reply to my email :)

WPThemeKid – Daniel’s last blog post..Create Cool 3D Text!

theblurr March 8, 2009 at 6:48 pm

Hey just started twittering, http://twitter.com/marth5495

theblurr’s last blog post..5 Steps to De-pimp Your Blog

Alex March 8, 2009 at 6:50 pm

Thanks for sharing! I have followed you @AlexFraiser

Janith March 8, 2009 at 7:20 pm

I’m following you too, @TeenProBlogger :)

Online Marketing Blog March 9, 2009 at 12:18 am

I only joined twitter a month ago an i am very addicted over 900 posts in a month is a lot. I love it – it is so usefull and allows me to connect.

my twitter is

@willblogforfood

Online Marketing Blog’s last blog post..Great SEO Quiz

Evan March 10, 2009 at 2:02 am

http://twitter.com/Evan9208

Hoping to get get on twitter A LOT.

Evan’s last blog post..Teens and Good Friends

Janith March 10, 2009 at 5:02 am

Following you too, Evan!
@teenproblogger ~ btw bro, your site is temporarily down?
I just visited it before, and a “System’s Under Review” error popped up..

Hope you are already aware of it :(

Evan March 10, 2009 at 2:52 pm

http://wetheteens.comuf.com/wordpress/

Thats the site you went to? Hmm, this is really starting to tick me off, haha. I guess 000WebHost isn’t what it’s cracked up to be. Should have waited until I could by regular hosting. I’m also looking at the feed thing here and it says a feed could not be found. O well you live and learn!

Thanks for following me on Twitter btw! :)

Janith March 12, 2009 at 8:42 am

Yeah that’s where I went..but now it’s down again :(
Free web-hosts suck in my opinion, like the hassle and downtime is not something you can cope just because it’s free.
What good is a host that’s free but doesn’t have your site online? Might as well not have a site altogether!

I hope you find a good web-host soon :)
We are using HawkHost and they have excellent uptime + customer service; if your interested Evan.
I’m sure they have a few packages that might interest you; not the most expensive service around either ;)

Blair Zykan March 26, 2009 at 10:10 pm

Congrats for fostering the community. Janith, I’ll check out Hawkhost. I’ve been using Linksky and am pleased. They’re not the cheapest, but the uptime is good, and i can always reach somone within a few minutes.

Thanks,

@blairzykan

Houston Search Engine Optimization April 6, 2009 at 1:56 pm

Hey sounds good I always like to connect with others on Twitter.

http://twitter.com/the_gman

Houston Search Engine Optimization’s last blog post..Automatically Perfect Your Blog’s SEO

Bati April 21, 2009 at 11:37 pm

Hi there.I will share my twitter accound here.It Is http://twitter.com/justbati
Have a good time

Bati’s last blog post..How to make your blog can not earn money?

Mahesh April 22, 2009 at 3:56 am

It has been a big list since my last visit :p

Ed Cabellon July 5, 2009 at 5:01 pm

@edcabellon says hello to everyone! Thanks for this forum to introduce ourselves :-) Be well!
Ed Cabellon´s last blog ..5 Myths for Beginner Golfers

Travel Addict July 18, 2009 at 5:44 am

Hi Alex

Good idea on this Twitter Following idea – hope i am not too late to join in; still very new at this twittering thing.

Pl follow me at @PassportChop
Travel Addict´s last blog ..Night Sleeper Train to Budapest from Krakow

Mahmoud Tantawy October 14, 2009 at 1:57 am

LOL! Nice idea though

http://www.twitter.com/mtantawy

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