Ten Twitter myths, straight from the bird's mouth.

4. Using Twitter is easy.
If Britney can do it,
anyone can.
Originally meant to be a
micro-blogging tool,
Twitter has grown into
this multi-purpose
platform.
A platform that can be
used for sharing
information, for
building a network, for
communicating and for
doing the craziest of
things. The
possibilities are
endless.

7. How much time does is take to post 140
characters? Because that is all you need to
initiate a conversation on Twitter.
Twitter is a one-of-a-kind social networking
platform which doesn’t entertain long-winded
conversation.
On Twitter, Short is sweet.

8. Twitter, like any other
social network, needs
to used in a
responsible manner. You
can’t go berserk on one
day and then remain
mute for a month.
Balance is the key
word. Given the right
amount of time Twitter
can work wonders for
your business

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11. Everybody(including us)
will tell you how to use
Twitter. But how you use
it depends only on:
You(duh!)
What works for one
individual or business
might prove disastrous for
another. Some audiences
respond to a certain style
of tweeting and even that
preference changes over
time.
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14. Twitter isn’t a magic lamp. Good things
won’t happen to you by simply signing
up for Twitter. Like any business
initiative it needs time, practice and
patience.
Also, since it is difficult to measure
the immediate benefits of using
Twitter, a little faith helps too.

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17. There are people who use Twitter
as a chat room.
Then there are people who use
Twitter to find interesting
links.
Then there are people who use
Twitter to share information.
Then there are..
Well, you get the drift.

20. For starters, most of your friends on Facebook are
people you know while majority of your
followers/friends on Twitter are strangers who don’t
care about Jessica’s latest hairstyle.
So, Twitter is a great
place to connect with
people whom you’d
otherwise not have met
while Facebook is a
great place to re-
connect with people
you’d have otherwise
forgotten.

21. Facebook status updates are just that. Status Updates. They
can be seen by your friends but they are not searchable. Your
tweets on the other hand, are searchable. They are indexed by
search engines and can be found.
Be afraid, be very afraid. ;)

24. If you are feeling lonely on
Twitter, follow interesting
people. Follow your favorite
brands, celebrities, people
who live in your area or who
like the things that you
like.
Twitter is one of those
networks that lets you
protect your anonymity and
lets you interact with
strangers at the same time.
Put this to good use. Make
some new friends or find
some new followers!

27. Having thousands of followers on Twitter means thing
unless they care about what you say, retweet your
stuff and bother to interact from time to time.
Plus the greater the number, the crazier your Twitter
timeline gets. So it is better to limit yourself to a
manageable, targeted list of followers and friends
than go for an army of dummies.

30. Twitter can help you find
people who are interested in
your product and can help
you engage your customers
but making money from it is
a daunting task. However, it
can facilitate conversation
between you and your
prospective customers, can
help in lead-generation and
address grievances.
To cut a long story short,
Twitter can help you make
money but not without a lot
of effort, patience and
perseverance.

33. Everything that you
hear/read about Twitter
is mere opinion.
There is no ‘right’ way
of using it. There are no
‘best’ practices. There
are no ‘rules’.*
*Twitter is a lot like Fight Club. Yeah.

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