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How many of you have got hooked on Twitter? You know, where you write in less than 140 characters, “had muesli for breakfast this morning” and your devoted followers gasp in admiration as they read of your latest exploit. You then go on to read just how many of the people you are following also had muesli for breakfast but more importantly how many did not! Actually that’s how it seems at first but Twitter can become more useful. I’ll blog my personal discoveries another time but for now I wanted to share some irreverent stories with you.

If you are not a Twitterholic maybe this will interest you. The following are two different representations of my personal twitter account as a newspaper: Twitter Times and Paperli If you do have a Twitter account perhaps you’d like to create your own, it’s easy just follow the prompts.

Now, if you are a Twitterholic perhaps you need a way to feed your addiction without your boss and colleagues knowing. Enter SPREADTWEET! This is Twitter cleverly disguised as a spreadsheet, no one need know. I’ll not tell a soul, your secret is safe with me.

Finally, I came across something most upsetting. Take a look at http://friendorfollow.com/ – try it on your twitter account. Makes interesting reading. Firstly you notice that one or two friends and colleagues who’s lives you’re following in intimate detail aren’t paying a blind bit of notice to yours. Then there’s the obvious non follower, brands and cellebs probs will not follow you (though some do) Eg Chris Evans isn’t following me back I’ll forgive Chris, he has loads of followers but doesn’t follow many people. But what does one do about the others? Maybe drop a note saying “hey I felt sure you’d want to hook up right back with me” or just forget it. Perhaps a little bit of sulking might be called for or maybe some people need to be dropped. Not quietly you understand, they have to see the hand of the assassin. Perhaps a little email – “he dude, you’ve been DROPPED. I ain’t following you on Twitter any more! Read and weep, LOSER”

If this has peaked your interest and you have to Tweet for business not just pleasure (?) you may be interest in the new Social Media for Enterprise course.