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Twitter, the social networking and micro-blogging service that allows its users to send and read other users’ updates (otherwise known as tweets), which are text-based posts of up to 140 characters in length, has no-doubt become quite a phenomenon. It is widely rumored that Twitter turned down an acquisition offer from Facebook for $500 Million. A recent TechCrunch report stated that Twitter’s valuation has reached in excess of $250 Million. There are reports that state that the reach of Twitter has exceeded that of Digg in a very short span of time.  With an excess of 5 Million users and over 50 Million monthly visits, everyone’s tweeting!

Needless to say, what’s made Twitter a revolution is its ease of use.  From signup to search, from following others to getting followed by others, to tweet or to retweet, to use the web or the phone, Twitter is just plain simple.  Add to this the power of Twitter APIs, there are hundreds of tools, utilities and apps that continue to spring from nowhere.  Today, there is a twitter tool just about to do anything you want on twitter.

Some use twitter for chit-chat.  Ranging from “I just got up, and am off to a shower” to “Please get out and vote for me”, much is being said in 140 characters or less.  Folks are asking questions and people in hundreds respond.  Advertisers market their products, Affilaites promote products, News sources announce breaking news and Bloggers post their blogs as tweets – whether for personal or for business, Twitter is seen everywhere and used by everyone.

It has never been easier to build a network of followers.  Never before has it been so easy to build a network of a 1,000 followers who follow what you have to say and are ready to receive a message from you.  And best of all, it costs nothing to do it!  Just think about what you would have to do to get a following of a 1,000 people – whether it is cold calling, or mail advertisement, or opt-in email marketing or a paid squeeze page lead capture – it takes a lot of time, money and effort.

The benefits being obvious, everyone is looking to build a wide follower base.  There is a widely prevalent phenomenon on Twitter that is increasing in popularity – “Follow Me and I will Follow You Back“.  This simply means that if you follow me on twitter, I will follow you right back.  There are two schools of thought on this.

The first school of thought is that it is not appropriate to follow everyone that follows you.  The second school of thought obviously thinks not.  The idea of not following everyone that follow you has some logic to it.  You could think of some parallels to this – “Buy my product, I will buy your product back” or “Subscribe to my newsletter, I will subscribe to your newsletter back”.  One could also argue that if you follow 1,000’s of people, you really can’t do justice, as multiple tweets from each one (assuming each one is active) would just be information overload and you simply can’t follow any tweet, giving it justice.  Both of these arguments could be argued as having some merit.  But, also not.

Think for a moment why people use Twitter.  True, one of the primary objectives is for you say what you are doing now and for others to tune in (or “follow”), but Twitter can be used for reasons well beyond that.  Twitter is a wonderful networking tool, where you can build relationships with others and communicate not just now, but for months and years to come.  You can sure tweet for the moment, but you can just as well message the other person in private.  And if it is true that Twitter is a social networking tool, and if others have something of value to offer to you in return, there is nothing unusual about you tuning into their message as well.  After all, you only stand to benefit!

The school of thought that says “Follow Me and I will Follow You Back” does has merit.  Just because two parties follow each other, there is no commitment or obligation.  Either party can ignore tweets, or can search through tweets by name, by RSS feeds or utilizing one of the infinite tools available, if the ongoing tweets are missed.  Either party can message each other, and either party can choose to review or ignore such messages.  And if one does not wants to be bothered, that could be done as well.  Worst case, one could unfollow and/or block others as well. Just as anything else in life, if you use the tool effectively, you will only stand to benefit.

Twitter is real.  Twitter works.  Twitter is the tool of the century – probably bigger and better than any other Social Networking or Web 2.0 tool.  Embrace it!

And if “Follow” bothers you, because you simply can’t follow 1,000’s of people (which I agree with and in that context, Twitter allowing one to follow 2,000 people may not make sense either, unless most are not active, in which case they should not be on Twitter in the first place!), then follow others on Twitter (and be followed) so you can use it to “Send and Receive Messages“.   Again, there is no better tool, whether online or offline, that allows you to be able to send and receive messages to such a wide audience that has mutually agreed to receive and send messages to each other.

If you agree with this thought process, maybe we should rephrase the theme to “Receive Me and I will Receive You Back“.    And, maybe we are not just talking Twitter, but rather an enhanced Twitter, one that is naturally Two-way, maybe we are talking Twowitter

Many individuals nowadays love to purchase new gadgets that are being offered in the market. It’s up to you whether you purchase in an online or a traditional store as long as you can find the product that you’re looking for. One of the popular gadgets being sought after is the new iPod touch.

The newly reviled iPod touch by Apple comes with many different features. Some of the major upgrades include volume buttons, a new design, and a built-in speaker. But that’s not all. There are still other things that you can do with your new iPod touch. If you want to do some social networking or perhaps play games, the iPod touch is the gadget for you.

People have their own different music preferences. Radio stations don’t play all the music you like but now, you can save your favorite songs in the iPod touch and listen to it anytime you want. It even features a personal DJ where you can put together all the songs from your play list. The iPod touch can be used for many hours especially if its battery is new.

It seems that the features of the iPod touch are endless. Aside from being able to listen to your favorite music and play games, you can also use it whenever you’re having your daily workout at home or in the gym. Get a Nike application so that you can incorporate your daily workouts in the iPod. This is one way to manage your time and aside from that, you can also check the distance you’ve ran and the calories you’ve burned. The new iPod touch is just like the iPhone because you can watch amazing videos. You can also find various options on the iPod’s touchscreen, making it a lot easier to maneuver or navigate.

Did you know that you can save about 7,000 songs on the iPod touch? That’s a lot of songs and surely you can save all the songs you love in your iPod. No matter what language you’re speaking, you can easily change it and because of this, the gadget can be marketed all over the world.

Now that you know the major features of the iPod, you can now decide if it’s worth buying or not. At this time, the iPod can be an expensive gift, even to a love one. However, if you simply shop around a bit, you might be able to find good deals. Try searching online for excellent iPod touch deals. Some online stores offer special discounts that you can take advantage. There are even slightly used iPods being sold online. You need to be diligent in your search. By investing time and effort, you will surely be able to find a cheap iPod touch in one of the online stores.

You can also shop around locally for special discounts being offered. iPod gadgets are new and so it’s a bit hard to find very cheap ones. A 5-10% discount is already good and at least, you can save even a few dollars.

If you’re in for the iPods Cheap, go for the slightly used ones being sold on line. Just make sure that the seller is reputable. This is one way of ensuring that the gadget is still working well. Once you find a good deal, buy it and enjoy playing various kinds of games, listen to your favorite music, or use it whenever you’re having a workout.

They’re saying the old fashioned business card exchange hasn’t kept up with the times.

In this age of cell phones, ipods, smart phones and social networking, it should to be easier to connect with someone electronically. That thought inspired rmbrME.

This new service automates the exchange of contact information between two people. Palm Treo users once “beamed” each other their contact information through infrared connections; now rmbeME uses text messages.

rmbrME lets you send out a bzCard, which includes a standard vCard data (phone number, address etc.) plus social networking links such as direct links to your Facebook or Linkedin pages. It works from most phones, including smart phones, and on any cell phone carrier.

I’m just not sure people want to get rid of their business cards completely. Sure we can benefit by having more ways to keep important contact information. But a well designed business card can do so very much more than just store contact information…

For instance, an effective business card design can help your prospects and clients understand what product or service you provide. It can encourage them to want to keep it handy. It can help brand your company. It can help them make the decision to use your company.

So far none of these e-business card services can do any of these things.

Even when the technology can do these things, there is still a difference in actually touching and getting a feeling from a business card as opposed to looking at digital bits. We are sensory based creatures. So I don’t think we’re going to see the end of the business card for quite some time yet..

Mark

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The Internet has opened up an entire new world and has changed the way we live. The younger generation uses newspapers much less frequently than older generations. Why use a newspaper when you can get everything for free on the Internet?

If you have something the world needs to know about, use a search engine to find free classified advertising services. The top few results will be the most popular on the Internet. Be careful when considering some of the different sites that offer classified services to make sure that there are no hidden fees.

Free classified sites allow you to post free ads for property, jobs,job placement, vehicles, professional services, and more. Free advertising for your business or website allows potential customers to see your free ads on classified websites and contact you directly about your product or service. Use classified sites and free advertising for your business, product or service.

Please monitor your results. Although there is no cost for any ad that you place, it is still wise to monitor any results that you get. You want to get the exposure that you need to achieve the goals that you set for yourself.

Look for other free venues. If you have just opened a business, and you want to get the word out, use every free option open to you. Social networking through pages like Facebook and MySpace can help get the word out about your business.

Create a blog on one of the free blogger sites. Post interesting content every few days. Encourage visitors to subscribe to your blog. This will give you the opportunity to gradually build up a mailing list of potential customers all at no cost to you.

Free ads give business owners the opportunity to create exposure to their business without breaking their budgets. If you’re doing business in Singapore, you can post your ads to Singapore Classifieds and Singapore Free Classified Ads web portals to drive traffic to your business website.

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