Since July 2006, people have been tweeting messages no longer than 140 characters to thousands of their followers, with even celebrities and royalty also sending snippets of information to the world.
When Jack Dorsey came up with the idea of Twitter, we would doubt even he would of thought how big this monster would become, with tweeting now something the majority of Internet users and famous faces do on a daily basis.
Twitter does something that not many other platforms are able to achieve and this is allowing users to communicate how they are feeling, what they are currently offering or their opinions on the world in around the same length as a text message.
Twitter has made updating the world about your private life, business life, business products or services really quite straight forward in respect that you can even update your followers sat on a train heading to Scotland if you so wish.
When it comes to Tweeting there are so many rubbish tweets that it is unreal and as we have seen in the UK this week, everyone has to tell everyone else about how much snow has fallen on their car.
But, some tweets can be crackers, ranging from the funny ones all the way through to informative and controversial tweets, so we take a look at the different updates that you can go for when using Twitter.
An Informative Tweet - Things like broadcasting a really hot tip, publishing your latest article or tweeting about your latest educational video always go down really well, because people just love to learn especially if it is within their niche or their industry.
You often find that this kind of tweet gets re-published the most, as people who follow you generally have others who follow them that share the same interests.
A Funny Tweet - Everyone loves a bit of humour from time to time, so try tweeting a few jokes or funny statements every so often, just to try and make people smile and also put a reminder in their heads that you are varied and worth following and taking notice of your updates.
An Intriguing Tweet - Try tweeting something that really gets the mind ticking, as Twitter has so many different people using it that a good question can really end up getting some fantastic tweets back.
A Question Tweet - Try tweeting a question and see how many replies you get to really understand how effective Twitter can be to gauge public opinion.
As long as you have enough followers you can really use Twitter as a market research tool and best of all its free.
A Topical Tweet - Because Twitter is real time, try tweeting about the latest events in the news (even when it snows it would seem) because people love to find out others opinions and views on the latest events and news happenings in the world.
A Personal Tweet - Although we wouldn't recommend asking for advice on your marriage on Twitter, you could be a little more personal with your Tweets, maybe mentioning how business is or how things have affected you for example during a recession.
A Controversial Tweet - Although we would advise a little bit of caution, nothing gets the Twitter community going like a little controversial tweet, just make sure it is not so controversial that you are going to get into trouble and end up losing followers and potential business.
The final thing to remember is that when you make a Tweet, by the time you have deleted it if it's a bit personal or on the line, you could find thousands of people have re-tweeted it and therefore you could be in trouble.
Bear in mind that when you are tweeting, people will see the tweets straight away so it can be a good idea to review your tweets before you hit the send button, just to make sure they are ok, especially if you are tweeting for a business or company.
When Jack Dorsey came up with the idea of Twitter, we would doubt even he would of thought how big this monster would become, with tweeting now something the majority of Internet users and famous faces do on a daily basis.
Twitter does something that not many other platforms are able to achieve and this is allowing users to communicate how they are feeling, what they are currently offering or their opinions on the world in around the same length as a text message.
Twitter has made updating the world about your private life, business life, business products or services really quite straight forward in respect that you can even update your followers sat on a train heading to Scotland if you so wish.
When it comes to Tweeting there are so many rubbish tweets that it is unreal and as we have seen in the UK this week, everyone has to tell everyone else about how much snow has fallen on their car.
But, some tweets can be crackers, ranging from the funny ones all the way through to informative and controversial tweets, so we take a look at the different updates that you can go for when using Twitter.
An Informative Tweet - Things like broadcasting a really hot tip, publishing your latest article or tweeting about your latest educational video always go down really well, because people just love to learn especially if it is within their niche or their industry.
You often find that this kind of tweet gets re-published the most, as people who follow you generally have others who follow them that share the same interests.
A Funny Tweet - Everyone loves a bit of humour from time to time, so try tweeting a few jokes or funny statements every so often, just to try and make people smile and also put a reminder in their heads that you are varied and worth following and taking notice of your updates.
An Intriguing Tweet - Try tweeting something that really gets the mind ticking, as Twitter has so many different people using it that a good question can really end up getting some fantastic tweets back.
A Question Tweet - Try tweeting a question and see how many replies you get to really understand how effective Twitter can be to gauge public opinion.
As long as you have enough followers you can really use Twitter as a market research tool and best of all its free.
A Topical Tweet - Because Twitter is real time, try tweeting about the latest events in the news (even when it snows it would seem) because people love to find out others opinions and views on the latest events and news happenings in the world.
A Personal Tweet - Although we wouldn't recommend asking for advice on your marriage on Twitter, you could be a little more personal with your Tweets, maybe mentioning how business is or how things have affected you for example during a recession.
A Controversial Tweet - Although we would advise a little bit of caution, nothing gets the Twitter community going like a little controversial tweet, just make sure it is not so controversial that you are going to get into trouble and end up losing followers and potential business.
The final thing to remember is that when you make a Tweet, by the time you have deleted it if it's a bit personal or on the line, you could find thousands of people have re-tweeted it and therefore you could be in trouble.
Bear in mind that when you are tweeting, people will see the tweets straight away so it can be a good idea to review your tweets before you hit the send button, just to make sure they are ok, especially if you are tweeting for a business or company.
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