Back in August, I told you that Twitter wasn’t very popular with teens. PC World studied the issue and concluded that only about 11% of Twitter users are between the ages of 12-17. That was then, this is now. New studies conducted by a variety of sources are showing the 12-17 demo is now surging to Twitter. The kids may have been late to the party, but now they’re crashing it. Brian Solis from PR 2.0 believes as I do that celebrities are the biggest reason for the sudden shift. Twitter has made the everyday lives of celebrities more accessible than ever before and kids are all over it. Celebrities...
You can’t expand your reach on Twitter unless you expand your bubble. Go outside the people you regularly follow and seek out new people to add. Here are the top 10 places to find new people to follow on Twitter: 1. WeFollow 2. TweepSearch 3. Twellow 4. Twubble 5. Twitterel Click over to Technically Personal for the rest of the list....
Twitter truly is one of the most robust and important tools on the planet right now. With every passing day it seems we find new uses for it and thanks to FriedBeef’s Tech --- we can even save money using Twitter....
Twitter is fast becoming the most important service on the planet. It’s not only an amazing marketing and networking tool, it’s also a great place to find a job. A new Twitter app called TwitRes aims to make that process a little easier. You simply login to your Twitter account through the TwitRes site and upload your resume. After adding a short message you can tweet your resume directly from the site. (hat tip Twi5)
A lot of people are surprised to discover that Twitter is not popular with teenagers. I can’t tell you how many marketing guys I see wasting time and money marketing teen and tween products on Twitter. You may get the attention of a few parents, but there are other social networks much better for targeting the teenage demographic. I happen to have a 13-year old sister so I’ve known for a long time that kiddies don’t use Twitter. I’ve asked my sister and her friends why they don’t use Twitter and they say it’s “boring” or “stupid” or they just don’t “get it.” ...