Ok, so I’m a bit addicted to Twitter these days. I’ve been working diligently on finding interesting people to follow and have gained a following myself. I have actually gotten a couple of customers through my interactions on the site which is definitely a bonus.
Here are some Twitter stories that interested me recently…
Charles N. Wainger
Chart of the Day: Internet users 45 and older slow to join Twitter
Interesting article from seattlepi.com showing demographic information on people joining Twitter. No surprise that a majority of new users are in the 18 – 34 demographic. 65+ is a very slow area so if seniors are your target customer, Twitter is probably not going to be a very effective avenue to reach your audience.
TweetMixx Launches Branded Twitter Channels
Washington Post’s Tech Crunch article on TweetMixx, a new service from social voting site Mixx.
A Fifth of Internet Users Now Share Status Updates, Pew Says
Are you constantly updating your status? Well you’re in good company. About 20% of internet users are doing so according to this Wall Street Journal Article.
Bing Lands Deals with Twitter and Facebook
Here’s a BIG gain for search engine Bing! Yahoo’s involvement with Bing will help it out and the team at Google should be disappointed in this announcement.
Thanks for reading and be sure to follow me at http://twitter.com/ChrisLahay
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