4 things you didn’t know about Twitter ! [kwiqq]

Posted on | January 27, 2009 | View Comments

Twitter is going more mainstream on a daily basis with celebrities adopting it left, right and centre. Last night news broke out that Russell Brand (rustyrockets) is on Twitter. Today morning he had over 5000 followers and now 7000+ followers. Tweeters were shocked to see how quickly he was getting traffic:

Russell Brand on Twitter

Soonish, Twitter will become the ultimate tool you need to get truly into the celebrity gossip, brands, parties etc. There will be celebrities parties which you will hear about not on OK Magazine but celeb twitter feeds !

Russell Brand on Twitter

1. UK Celebrities and brands you can follow now: Stephen Fry, Richard Branson (PR agency), Duncan Banatyne (Unconfirmed although very likely), Britney Spears (PR agency), Jimmy Carr (PR Agency). If you want to find out if a twitter profile is for real, ask UK’s own Twitter detective, Jonathan Ross.  Also there are several companies like  Aston Martin, Starbucks, Ford Customer Service and several start ups.
2. Whom should I follow: With millions of users on Twiter and billions of tweets very hard to understand whom should you follow. Some tools which could perhaps help you:
   1. Tweepler Twippler: Shows you a list people who just followed you and let’s you know if they are worth following.
   2. Who Should I follow: Out of ideas ?! Want to know whom to follow ! Just go on to this site and get advice based on your Twitter Profile.
   3. Friends or Follow: Following someone you know but not sure if they are following you ? Just go to FriendsorFollow.com and enter your Twitter username.
3. When you become a ‘Twitter’holic: Like several online tools, once you get into them, you sort of get addicted. It then becomes a game of getting as many followers as humanly possible. Serious twitterholics do a lot of analysis. Here are tools which will let you do exactly that:
   1. Twitter Holic: See how much of a ‘Twitter’holic are you, in your town/country.
   2. Qwitter: See who has stopped following your Twitter and Why ?
   3. Twitter Counter: See how many Twitter followers you are getting on a daily basis and predict followers in the coming days.
4. What should I do on Twitter: Apart from just tweeting for the heck of it. There are thing you can do:
   1. Follow News: Follow interesting news from sources like Breaking News, BBC and several others.
   2. Attend Festival (Twestival): Twitter is organising a world wide charity event in 100+ cities on 12th February. Attend the event if its in your city  or organise one by applying now.
   3. Twinkle (iPhone): Tweet + Find people on Twitter near you using GPS
   4. Twitter Tips: If you are not satisfied follow @Twitter_Tips for tips to get more on Twitter.
   5. [Update] Inuda Twitter: Want help participating or build on Twitter, contact Inuda team based in Brighton

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