Watch this video, and let me know if you have any more questions about Twitter:

WebLink International – Five ways your chamber can use Twitter

Some chambers of commerce are already using Twitter as a way to extend their conversations with members and prospects using social media. Twitter is sort of a cross between instant messaging and micro-blogging and it is becoming very popular. Watch “Twitter in Plain English” for more info.

First, set up a Twitter account for your chamber and upload an image for your photo. Complete your profile with a link back to your site or your blog. Now you’re ready to:

1. Start “listening” – Use search.twitter.com to find out who is “tweeting” about your chamber or other topic you’re following. See this post for more information. (Note: your posts on Twitter are called “tweets” since they are limited to 140 characters and intended to be short bits of information.) You can also use a service called Twilert that will deliver the results to you in email rather than use an RSS feed. Enter your search terms and how often you want to receive updates. (Twilert is very similar to Google Alerts, except that it just searches tweets.). “Listen” for your chamber name, chamber programs or key business terms for your community. Both of these services will provide what was mentioned with a link to the actual tweet. From there you can reply to the user or click through to their profile to view who they are, where they are located and click through to their website (if they have provided that info).

Jeremiah Owyang shares some thoughts on the future of pulic relations:

Future of PR: When Agencies Represent Communities –Not Brands

We continue to see that communities will continue to gain more and more power as they lean on each other to make decisions, support each other, and share their lifestyle. What happens to agencies that traditionally serve brands?

Seem far fetched? Not really. We’re already starting to see bits of this: I’ve seen user innovation in car forums, Facebook groups, and networks of mommy bloggers. Or take for example UserVoice , GetSatisfaction or Ideastorms that allow communities to define what features they want with products.

Imagine for a second that these communities, say bike-enthusiasts, or young mothers, or even home-theater-fans could start to define using organized innovation tools what products and features they want. What if Doc Searls vision for Vendor Relationship Management systems (where consumers define what products they want –brands bid for them) takes off?

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Grace Smith shares some thoughts on those Moleskine notebooks we all love:
13 Twitterers Share Their Moleskine Obsession

Im not the only creative to have a love of Moleskine, it seems there are plenty on Twitter who share my passion for them. Below are a selection of some lovely people on Twitter who kindly took time out to share their thoughts on all things Moleskine…

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