by Robert Dwyer of The Wellesley Wine Press – Follow him @RobertDwyer A subtly confusing aspect of Twitter , even for people who have been using the service for a while, is understanding the differences between replies, mentions and direct messages. These concepts are confusing because they’re different than E-mail and aren’t necessarily the same as on other social networks like Facebook. The goal of this piece is to help well-meaning... 

We recently received notification about TweetPortal from Andrew McQuinn, who’s part of the new portal’s team. Seems like a great “one stop” if you’re a news junkie and want to see all your legitimate news in one place. My only (minor) gripe off the start is the blended AdWords sections in the content boxes. Having it before the “more ____” links looks too much like trickery to me, and I think that sites... 

by LisaMarieDias – follow her @LisaMarieDias For all the hoopla that surrounds Twitter and the myriad of apps (applications) that have sprung up to help people manage and make sense of it, I haven’t seen a single article singing the praises of Twitter’s basic search tool. And sing they should! The basic search tool that resides in the sidebar of everyone’s Twitter page is one of the quickest and easiest ways to find people, answers,... 

Here’s a reader question that came through on the Call for Community Content post yesterday… Gina from Moneywise Moms ( @moneywisemoms ) asks: “…I can’t find ANYTHING on the web about how to use Twitter to promote a local event. I want the quick/easy/widespread power of Twitter but without the world-wide-ness. Ideas?” Share your suggestions in the comments! © 2008 TwiTip Twitter Tips . Answer A Reader Question:... 

Okay, so here’s the deal… We’re looking for reader questions, tips, and suggestions about Twitter. The goal is to create a mega-list resource (or three) for TwiTip readers. Darren often talks about pillar articles and list posts over at ProBlogger, and we’re thinking that we should have a few really great ones here at TwiTip. So this is an official request to our dear readers to send in your best Twitter tips and…  Read More →

Just received this email from the gang at Mister Wong … Bonus? They’re giving away a MacBook! Check it out and let us know what you think in the comments! Last week we launched a new feature on Mister-Wong.com (social bookmarking service) which integrates users’ Twitter streams to their Mister Wong profiles. This new feature allows users to easily import, preview and store links to information they find through Twitter.  Read More →

By James Mallinson – Follow him @jmallinson As useful and fun as Twitter can be, it can also be both addictive and a major distraction. Many times in the past I’ve tried to write a blog post or work on some other big project and I’d lose my focus because I had Twitter open and kept getting drawn to it, wanting to tweet something, see what others were tweeting or just reply to somebody. Of course, this is a common and well documented... 

By Maija Haavisto , author of an upcoming Twitter book due out later this year (the first Twitter book in Finnish). Follow her @DiamonDie  Read More →

I know we’ve seen this topic covered in the past ( How To Handle Multiple Users Within Your Company and When One Twitter Account Is Not Enough ), but I just received another email from a reader asking about using Twitter in a business setting: “My company has approximately 50 employees, all spread throughout a couple countries.  Read More →

By Jade Craven – Follow her @jadecraven . I regularly attend tweetupmellers. At first I assumed that all tweetups and get togethers have the same sense of community, but I soon learnt that there was something different  Read More →

Here’s a little something fun to help you get over the “hump” of the week! I received this press release a few weeks ago, looks like something fun to play with.  Read More →

By Nick Parkin of Pimlico Flats . Follow him @pimlico_flats . It’s a common expression that in life, timing is everything.  Read More →

By Nathan Hangen , follow him @nhangen . I can’t help it…sometimes my Twitter feed makes me want to scream. I’m reading through my DM’s and wondering what people are thinking when they send me this stuff  Read More →

By Nathan Hangen , follow him @nhangen . I know, it sounds strange in theory  Read More →

Over the past few months I’ve presented at a number of conferences and to companies on how to use Twitter. On each occasion I’ve been asked for the slides and by others not at the presentations if there were videos of the presentations. Today I sat down to record some audio over one of the slide sets that I use  Read More →