TWITTERING ALL OVER THE PLACE
If you are like me you are very excited about Twitter and the powerful
connection it can provide between you and your friends or clients. Infact
I have to admit it, I can’t stop twittering! I twitter morning, noon and night.
I’m fascinated to watch the endless information, tips, funny stories, personal
updates, great quotes, web links, music and lots, lots more pore through my
Tweet Deck (a handy application for keeping control of all my “tweets” ).
However, a lot of people still don’t understand what Twitter is and what
it can do. And apart from feeling sorry for those people, I am here to help
them. The thought of all those lost souls having to cope on a day to day
basis without the pure joy of Twitter is almost too much to bear!
So what is Twitter and why do you need it?
Twitter is a social networking and microblogging service that allows you
answer the question, "What are you doing?" by sending short text
messages 140 characters in length, called "tweets", to your friends,
or "followers."
Why Twitter is Useful?
Twitter has many uses for both personal and business use. It's a great way
to keep in touch with your friends and quickly broadcast information about
where you are and what you're up to. For example, "I'm downtown
and aching for some sushi. Anyone like to join me?"
For business, Twitter can be used to broadcast your company's latest news
and blog posts, interact with your customers, or to enable easy internal
collaboration and group communication.
For me I like to think it is being in a room with a thousand people (or
however many people you chose to “follow”) and over hearing snippets of
their conversations. Now I know what you are thinking – that would be
just annoying and noisy. And yes Twitter can be like that, unless you
manage it well. That’s where applications like Tweet Deck come in handy
and you can use it to separate the people you follow into categories.
It also separates your direct messages from other people and anyone who
replies to you.
Whatever you think about it, you cannot hide from Twitter. It is everywhere
and everyone it seems is tweeting – from Barack Obama, to Ashton Kutcher
(he has over 1 Million followers) and when Oprah set up her Twitter account
for the first time last week she had over 56,000 followers immediately!
And then of course there was all that fuss at the Logies!
Well I say, if you can’t beat ‘em....Tweet ‘Em.
Follow me on Twitter and I promise to follow you back.
http://twitter.com/successshazza
Hey, check out Danette Hibbard’s take on the Twitter phenomenon as well.
Smart lady with lots of great info.....check it out below.
Happy Tweeting Y’All
Sharon
Today's success tip comes from Robyn Henderson.
In 1992, she authored and self-published her first networking book and is now regarded as a "Global Networking Specialist". She has written and contributed to more than 25 books on networking, self-esteem and self-promotion.
What is networking and how can everyday people use it to expand their opportunities?
Networking is a life skill, not just something you do when you want something. There are three universal laws that form the foundations of ethical networking.
1. Giving without expectations - the basic principle of helping others without an expectation of receiving something in return. It's about being able to give someone a key piece of information or assistance that will enable them to achieve their goal, complete their task or assist them in some way. In the bestseller, Masters of Networking, Ivan Misner says, 'Master networkers give without remembering and receive without forgetting'. This is the key to giving without expectation.
2. Understand the law of reciprocity - what you give out comes back tenfold, but not always from the same person. If you give out referrals you will receive referrals; if you give out love you will receive love; give out help and advice, receive help and advice. Good networkers are strong believers of this law of reciprocity, which also states 'what goes around, comes around'. So this single belief ensures that you always treat people the way you would like to be treated.
3. Have an abundance mentality - in our time-poor, competitive society, abundant thinkers are often in short supply. These are the people who may still be challenged about the best way to build their careers or businesses, but ethical networkers have an underlying belief system that there is plenty for everyone. That is, plenty of opportunities for their product or service on a local, national and international scale, even though there does not appear to be sufficient market share for everyone. They know future markets may be only a personal contact away, a friend of a friend, a chance conversation, a serendipitous meeting with another. Abundant thinkers are open to ideas, networking opportunities and making the pie bigger for everyone.
People wishing to expand career or business opportunities can include networking skills into their daily and weekly plan by:
* Attending a networking event once a week.
* Allocating 15 minutes per day for networking activity. This could be a specific phone call to someone in your network, a fax, email, or sending a small gift or thank you card.
This website contains even more great tips from Robyn Henderson.
CLICK HERE TO READ MORE NOW.
http://www.successandthecityclub.com/members/communication-skills/networking-magic
Melbourne; Saturday 23rd to Sunday 24th May, 2009
I am delighted to invite you all to the 21st Century Womens Academy
Seminar which will be held in Melbourne on Saturday 23rd and Sunday
24th May 2009. The Venue for this event has now been confirmed and
will be:
The Novotel On Collins
Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
TIMES
Day 1 Saturday - 9.30am Start - 10.30pm
Finish approximately (REGISTRATION from 8.30am)
Day 2 Sunday - 9.00am Start - 7.00pm Finish approximately
PLEASE NOTE
Male guests can attend the Women's Academy seminar all day on Day 2 of this event.
There will be an extraordinary line up of male and female speakers
who are passionate about the wellbeing of women in the 21st Century and
empowering them to live the life of their dreams. These speakers
have been handpicked by the 21st Century team to inspire you to
an entirely new level of Abundance and this year includes Lisa Curry-Kenny!
To those of who are not aware of the 21st Century Academy, you can find
out more information about them at www.21stcenturyacademy.com and
order Jamie McIntyre's free book and dvd.
I went to this seminar last year and found it invaluable with some amazing
speakers and truly inspirational stories. If you would like to change your life
but don't know where to start, this is a great place!
For a limited time you can book in for a minimal fee of $97 per ticket, which
is a great saving as tickets are worth $695 each! However they must be
pre-booked and are only available while seats last.
For further information and to book please click on the link below:
http://www.21stcenturywomen.com.au/
Let me know if you are going to go, as I will be there over the weekend,
and would love to meet you.
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