I have used Twitter for all of the reason above. I love Twitter. I have built closer relationships with people using Twitter than almost any other tool. Many people I have not met is person – but follow them and trust them by getting to know them online. Others I have met in person at conferences, and continue to engage in conversations that proved me with tremendous values. Because of that value, I am constantly encourage to give more. Those that have figured out Twitter are very willing to give.

I have used Twitter to gather input from various point of view on an issue by searching for what is being said now. The great thing about Twitter is every tweet is instantly search able the second it is posted. News breaks on Twitter, but you can also use it to gather additional details not covered on the nightly news. News breaks where ever you are – Twitter empowers everyone to become citizen journalists.

I have find that the most successful people on Twitter use it to be helpful and not as a tool for self promotion. If all people do is promote themselves, I tend to stop following them. I follow people that are helpful and interested in others. But that is my strategy. Others may approach Twitter differently. That is ok. As a tool, Twitter should be used to accomplish your specific business objectives.

The point of the article was to inspire ways Twitter can be used to accomplish tasks that many may not even consider. Sure, other tools may be used to accomplish the same tasks, but that is a topic for a different post.

How do you use Twitter?

Number 4 seems almost deliberately misleading. For example, this study made some staggering conclusions about the ‘real’ people with ‘real’ advice.

Number 6 is vaccous – there’s no evidence that says twitter has any such affect.

Number 7 (amd Number 10) is a half-truth. Twitter may have breaking news, but anyone interested in the news follows it up on a dedicated service.

But since you heavily promote difference of opinion, I await your distribution of this comment among your twitter network… Or is the self promotion a priority above true criticism and debate?