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Twitter seems to be everywhere now-a-days. It is actually kinda a little annoying to me because I really liked being part of something that not everyone "got". Oh well, the secret is out now so I guess it is time to blog about it.

I have been playing around on Twitter for awhile now, I'm not sure exactly how long, but was definitely way before Oprah! Dana Crawford (http://www.powersellingmom.com/) was the one to introduce it to me. I really got into it at eBay live when I discovered what a powerful tool it could be.

I'm not going to tell you how to use twitter because I believe that is part of its value. Twitter can be implemented any way that you want to use it. For those who aren't already in the know, twitter is a micro-blogging site that is free to use and gives you the opportunity to post 140 character posts. Some will post what they are doing. Some post thoughts, ideas, etc. Some post links to their websites or blogs. Basically, there are no rules. Write what you want.

The fun part (or at least in my opinion) is in the follow. I follow all sorts of people. It feels kinda voyeuristic because some (most) of the people I follow are the types that post about their personal life. I feel like I've gotten to know complete strangers. Complete strangers that I wouldn't even recognize if I saw them on the street. This is totally useless from a business sense, but because I get my twitter stream on my cell phone, is just something fun to pass the time.
Work. For work, I use twitter in a couple different ways. One, I post updates of things that I am selling or handmades that I'm creating. Two, I use the twitter search to keep up to date on trends or find out un-biased opinions on things. It is very powerful in that sense. You can type in a word or phrase and see exactly what people are saying about it in real time. I get most of my news from Twitter too. Of course, it usually comes in pieces, but it will at least alert me to the fact that there is something going on.
And, there are ways that you can make money on twitter using sponsored tweets. You can pimp out your twitter background or sell tweets. Neither make a ton of money, but like all things, it depends on how much work you put into it. Below is one such company that will pay for your tweets...

oh, and if you want to follow me on twitter, my handle is shelleyfaye

Are you using Twitter? I'm obsessed!

I finally broke down and checked out twitter and now I'm hooked.
I am usually hesitant to jump in to things, mainly because I sometimes feel inundated with social media. I just can't keep up with it sometimes.
So, after playing around for a few minutes I was able to "get it", or at least understand the concept. It is a place to post little mini blogs. Basically, you are just supposed to post the answer to the question:

What are you doing?

you have to do it in 140 characters or less. Sounds boring, I know, but the interesting part happens when you start 'following' people. You go into the search and find people with like interests and 'follow' them. Once you are following someone, their posts pop up on your main twitter page. It is voyeuristic. You always know what folks are up to. (well, those that post regularly anyway)
I've been playing on it for about six weeks or so and love it. When that earthquake happened in Cali the other day, I'd have never known about it if it weren't for twitter!
If you want to follow me, my name is shelleyfaye.
If you are already on Twitter, comment here or email me with your id so I can follow you!