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Twitter makes blogging easy

Twitter makes blogging easy? Described as a microblogging and useful PR tool, it’s used by many including celebrities and UK companies. What are you doing in 140 characters is the question that sparks an ongoing conversation with large numbers of potential followers.

Famous uses of Twitter include the US President Barack Obama reach to a younger audience to attract web savvy voters with his ‘campaign for change.’

http://twitter.com/BarackObama

Twitter also enabled the London G20 Summit protest accounts to be shared amongst police, politicians, protesters and the interested public this month.

Reported by Nielson as the current fastest growing social networking site, yet it is said to have a retention rate of only 40%, one month after sign up.

There has been much recent speculation about Twitter accepting commercial deals. Though nothing has been confirmed and Twitter remains a free social networking site for professionals and individual ‘Twitterers’ alike.

UK Company ‘Twitterer’ list
ASDA: http://twitter.com/asda
CarphoneWarehouse: http://twitter.com/carphoneware
Conran Shop: http://twitter.com/Conran_shop
Debenhams: http://twitter.com/DebenhamsRetail
eBayUK: http://twitter.com/eBayUK
Expedia: http://twitter.com/expediatravel
Firebox: http://twitter.com/firebox
French Connection: http://twitter.com/FrenchConn39
Hello Baby: http://twitter.com/hellobabydirect
Lastminute.com: http://twitter.com/lastminute_com
Littlewoods: http://twitter.com/LittlewoodsDeal
O2: http://twitter.com/o2ukofficial
Penguin Books: http://twitter.com/PenguinBooks
Play.com: http://twitter.com/playcom
TalkTalk: http://twitter.com/TalkTalkTips
Thomas Cook: http://twitter.com/ThomasCookUK
Virgin: http://twitter.com/virgindotcom
Waterstones: http://twitter.com/waterstonesltd
Woolworths (new): http://twitter.com/team_woolies

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