Why Should I Twitter?


	Why Should I Twitter?
kellywissink
1-23-2008 10:56 PM
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twitter, bloggers, kellywissink, networking
kellywissink says:
I'm using Twitter as a micro-blog.

Now I'm able to network with other bloggers more quickly.

I'm still a newbie, but the potential impact is huge.

~Kelly Wissink

inspire, innovate, impact
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Research Tool</H3></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/01/23/9-benefits-of-twitter-for-bloggers/"><H3>2. Reinforce (and expand) Your Personal Brand</H3></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/01/23/9-benefits-of-twitter-for-bloggers/"><H3>3. 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Previews</H3></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/01/23/9-benefits-of-twitter-for-bloggers/"><H3>7.Speedlinking</H3></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/01/23/9-benefits-of-twitter-for-bloggers/"><H3>8. 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<STRONG>PS: </STRONG>I wrote this post over a number of days. Since starting it Maki at DoshDosh put together his <A href="http://www.doshdosh.com/ways-you-can-use-twitter/">17 Ways You Can Use Twitter</A> post which has some good suggestions too.</P></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/16C3C255-48C4-40AF-8517-2786403D7AD2/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>
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