Top 10 Reasons to Automate Twitter

When it comes to a platform that thrives on personal engagement and conversation, you’d think the word “automation” would be completely shunned.  But automation doesn’t necessarily mean to build faux personas and put a Twitter account on auto-pilot.  In the positive context, automation just means using tools and technologies to ...

Twitter Adds the “Suggestions for You” Feature

A few days ago, Twitter released a powerful community building feature called "Suggestions for You".  This new feature algorithmically provides suggestions of new people to follow based on those you follow and the people they follow.  This live feature is shown in the screen capture below: These suggestions may appear when ...

From Tweets to Transactions: 5 Tips for Finding Business Opportunities on Twitter

Think Twitter is just a place for casual conversations?  Take a closer look and you'll find Twitter rife with business and networking opportunities, especially for freelancers and small businesses—but you may need to turn over a few rocks to find them. Sunni Gilliam, owner of Teavolve (@teavolve) cafe in Baltimore, Maryland, ...

How Local Restaurants Are Using Twitter to Lure Customers Despite Bad Weather

Recently the Baltimore Business Journal posted  Open or Closed?  Twitter to the rescue for Baltimore restaurants during the snowstorm. Among the Baltimore area restaurants featured were Punks Backyard Grill (@Punksgrill) in Annapolis, Diamondback Tavern (@DiamondbackTvrn) in Ellicott City, and Talara (@talarabaltimore) in Harbor East.  The restaurant owners used Twitter to spread ...