If you’ve recently logged into Twitter chances are you’ve noticed the advertisement for a “New!” feature – Lists.

The Twitter team recently announced Lists BETA, making the simple social networking site slightly more complicated

Lists promise to add some needed functionality to the extremely simple social networking site.

This post will show you how to use and benefit from Twitter’s newest feature. read more »

Using a URL shortener will save you space when linking in a tweet.

Adding links to a tweet is a great idea. If you are talking about something that can be further explained or shown on a Web site, you should link to it.

That being said, it isn’t always as easy as copying and pasting a url. Many Web addresses are too long and complicated to use with Twitter’s 140 character limit.

This post will show you what you need to know to link to a Web site without cutting into your valuable character real estate. read more »

Social RSS has, unfortunately, made automatic hourly updates an enhanced service, a.k.a. not free.

What this means for you is that you have to update the feed on your Facebook page manually.

Here’s how to do it. The directions are the photo captions.
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Many people get confused when they see ‘at symbols’ (@), ‘pounds signs’ (#) and RTs attached to other people’s tweets.

These symbols and abbreviations make your tweets behave in different ways, and when used appropriately can be a valuable asset in your Twitter arsenal.

This post covers the use of the retweet (RT.)Retweets are the reposting of a tweet. If somebody sees a tweet that they want to retweet they will copy and paste it and add RT @username to the front of it to acknowledge the original poster.

Retweets are useful because they share specific information with other users. If you see a tweet that tickles your fancy, RT it.

If someone is willing to RT something, it is probably worth checking out.

This tutorial is for people that don’t want to deal with managing multiple profiles, yet still want certain content available to some friends and not others. This is accomplished by having multiple friend lists and setting their privacy options for several aspects of your page. It’s a little bit of work, but it can also save you from the hassle of using multiple profiles.

If you don’t have a Facebook page already, please read the previous tutorial called “Facebook: A Basic Guide to Getting Started.” It will take you step by step through setting up your account and some basic privacy settings. It can be viewed or downloaded here, and as always, feel free to comment on any of the posts on the site, especially if you have questions or suggestions.

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Many people get confused when they see ‘at symbols’ (@), ‘pounds signs’ (#) and RTs attached to other people’s tweets.

These symbols and abbreviations make your tweets behave in different ways, and when used appropriately can be a valuable asset in your Twitter arsenal.

This post covers the use of the #.

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Many people get confused when they see ‘at symbols’ (@), ‘pounds signs’ (#) and RTs attached to other people’s tweets.

These symbols and abbreviations make your tweets behave in different ways, and when used appropriately can be a valuable asset in your Twitter arsenal.

This post covers the use of the infamous @.

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You’ve created your own Twitter account, but don’t get too excited. You’re not done yet.

Now it’s time to personalize your profile to make it more interesting. read more »

Want to tweet but not sure what to do first?

Go to http://www.twitter.com.

You’ll be greeted by a page that looks somewhat (if not exactly) like this:

Twitter landing page.

Click on the Green “Sign up now” button to create a personal Twitter account. read more »

Twitter: Connecting with your followers 140 characters at a time.

At its simplest, Twitter allows you to connect with friends and let them know what you are doing, or thinking about at any given moment.

At its best Twitter is a research tool for just about anything (and offers nearly real-time data.)

In the coming weeks I will show you the basics of how to use Twitter’s different functions, but for now let’s cover the basics.

Why should you use Twitter? read more »