by Murray Lunn

Created on: August 09, 2010

Twitter is a popular micro-blogging service which has seen explosive growth since its original launch in 2006. The main appeal toward Twitter are the short messages called Tweets. From this 140 character limitation, millions of users have found many different ways to get the most out of Twitter - here are a few ways people are doing so.

BUILD A GREAT NETWORK

Many business professionals all over the world are using Twitter to network with other businesses. Within each community on the web, Twitter has been found as a home for business owners and enthusiasts to talk with one another, share information and network toward new business goals.

Using the Twitter search feature, hunt down other users which have similar interests toward business and projects. Open up toward them by asking questions or answering their own. Keep a daily report with one another and soon new opportunities will rise for each person to network and get more done.

FIND NEW IDEAS

Twitter, with millions of Tweets going off every minute, can be a goldmine for finding new ideas for business, writing and life.

The appeal of Twitter is the ability to ask questions to the community. For business people, these questions can be the perfect market research in developing a new product or service.

Likewise, writers are always on the lookout for new ideas for articles and blogs. The constant ideas and information shared on Twitter is fantastic for finding what people actually want to read. Use Twitter to find information and later write about them on sites like Helium!

Finally, many Twitter users will tweet motivational quotes and quips which can inspire you to do something great - use them to motivate your life.

KEEP UP TO DATE ON NEWS

Twitter has proven time and time again that it's one of the fastest methods to find breaking news. As journalists rush to the scene, people right in the field flock to Twitter to give a live feed of the activities going on.

Major earthquakes, elections and events have been tweeted in real time which many have used to find safety and become motivated. Twitter has gone to the extent to influence major news outlets such as CNN, Fox News and BBC with up to date information.

MAKE MONEY

Twitter as turned into a cash cow for many users. Between sponsored tweets, affiliate links and driving people to products and service pages, Twitter can provide a constant supply of qualified traffic to websites.

Businesses have also seen that Twitter can be very useful and get the most

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