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A number of people have asked us in recent weeks about the people listed on the Twitter suggested users list to follow…..

How did those people get on the suggested user list?
Why is so and so not listed?
Who determines the people that are listed?
and so on….

According to reports, Twitters suggested users list to follow will be going away.

Twitter co-founder Biz Stone said that Twitter will overhaul its “suggested users” list, which links Twitter users with a pool of about 500 celebrities, sports figures and politicians they might want to follow.

“That list will be going away,” Stone said at a conference in Malaysia. “In its stead will be something that is more programmatically chosen, something that actually delivers more relevant suggestions.”

Stone did not say what kind of service would take the place of the suggested user list but said it could be tailored to new users’ interests.

The one thing I like about Twitter co-founders Evan Williams and Biz Stone is that they are willing to make changes that people suggest to them for the betterment of the twitter community or for the individual user experience. Kudos to Evan and Biz.

What do you believe should be the criteria for suggested users list to follow on Twitter?
(please leave us your comments)

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Many of you probably know that quotes are tweeted and retweeted as much or more than anything else on Twitter. Who doesn’t like a daily dose of inspiration, motivation, wisdom, etc right?

So I thought, why not post some of the more popular quotes that I have tweeted that my friends and followers have generously retweeted.

I invite you to submit your favorite quote(s) by posting in the comment section below and/or maybe you would like to tweet out some of these quotes to your followers…

Popular Quotes on Twitter

Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm.
-Winston Churchill

My father confused me. From the ages of one to seven, I thought my name was Jesus Christ!
-Bill Cosby

You can have everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want.
-Zig Ziglar

Once you say you’re going to settle for second, that’s what happens to you in life, I find.
-John F. Kennedy

Think of all the beauty that’s still left in and around you and be happy!
-Anne Frank

Do the thing, and you shall have the power
–Ralph Waldo Emerson

Knowledge without practice is useless. Practice without knowledge is dangerous
–Confucius

Work and play are words used to describe the same thing under differing condition.
–Mark Twain

Networking is the cultivating of mutually beneficial, give-and-take, win-win relationships.
–Bob Burg

Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right.
–Henry Ford

Winning is a habit, unfortunately so is losing
-Vince Lombardi

Most people don’t plan to fail, they fail to plan
-John L. Beckley

Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve.
-Napoleon Hill

I was married by a judge. I should have asked for a jury.
-Groucho Marx

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I just found this amazing Twitter tool that I wanted to share with everyone.  It is called TweetFunnel. At the present time TweetFunnel is in public Beta, which means that anyone can sign up for FREE.

The concept behind TweetFunnel is that it is designed for anyone who is charged with controlling a brand in a Corporation or for anyone who would like to have more than one person contributing to a Twitter stream or multiple Twitter streams and wants total control.

Here is a quote from the from the website that highlights the main design features:

• “Does your company use a cumbersome process of emails, cutting and pasting to coordinate tweets from multiple team members?
• Are you excited about being on the forefront of social media, but a little afraid to relinquish all control of your corporate image?”

Managing Multiple Users for Each of Your Twitter Accounts

TweetFunnel helps you with more consistent and relevant content for your audience by offering three user types: Read the rest of this entry »

For news to travel the world used to take day and even weeks now only takes a tweet. Twitter is making the most radical shift in media and networking in recent years. Twitter is quickly becoming the central real-time hub that serves to enhance every content platform on the web.

How Twitter is Changing the Internet

If you feel like you are getting lost in the shuffle you are not alone. Most people I talk to are trying to use between 6-10 different social sites, I say trying because when you network on multiple social sites at the same time it’s almost impossible to be effective at any of them. It’s no wonder people are lost and confused with how much time they should spend on what site, especially with new social sites popping up everyday.

The question should be, which “one” do I focus on with my time? Twitter is growing fast and many people simply don’t know if they should invest or split their time with another social site. I get asked a few questions over and over again, how can Twitter help me with my business? How does Twitter work? How is Twitter different from other social sites? When used properly you can get more done with greater results in less time from just one central hub social site, “Twitter”. Twitter gives you the ability to locate people looking for what you have to offer.

Let me list a few of the benefits Twitter can offer you or your business:

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UPDATE: Access a recording of the interview below.

Gina Gaudio-Graves and Ronda Del Boccio are interviewing Skeeter Hansen and myself (Al Ferretti) on the Relationship Marketing 101 Show. (See below for details)

Gina is the founder and CEO of The Abundance Group, LLC, the parent company of Directions University. Follow Gina on Twitter @JVQueen

Ronda unknowingly began her path to becoming The Story Lady as a tot when she invented skits and stories with her stuffed toys. Follow Ronda on Twitter @TheStoryLady

Relationship Marketing on Twitter

Are you an entrepreneur or small business owner trying to make more money online? As an entrepreneur, do you find yourself wondering why you just can’t get the results you hear so many other business owners getting for their business using Twitter?

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- by James Roughton

LinkedIn is implementing something new for those of us who use Twitter. With the new feature you will now be able to tweet your LinkedIn status to your Twitter followers or automatically post your tweets as your LinkedIn status. With the new features you can communicate both ways.

It is easy to add your Twitter account to LinkedIn. All you have to do is go to “Home” and you will see a Twitter symbol below your “Network Updates.” When you link with Twitter, Twitter will ask you to verify your account name and password. And once your account is verified you will be asked how you would like to share your tweets in LinkedIn status. LinkedIn will ask you which Twitter account you would like to share. This is assuming that you have multiple accounts where you will have a drop down menu. You have several options:

• Yes, share all tweets
• Share only tweets that contain #in or #li – See explanation below.
• Or not to share tweets at all

Here is an excerpt from LinkedIn Twitter discussion on Hashtags: “Hashtags (#) are a way to provide additional context for your tweets. Use #in or #li to publish your Twitter updates to your LinkedIn status. Just make “#in” part of your tweet (for example, “Working on a new blog post about design optimization. #in”), and it will be displayed as your LinkedIn status. These can be added to your tweets at any time and will override your sharing settings. If your tweet is personal and you don’t wish to share it with your professional crowd, just exclude #in or #li.”

There is one important thing that you must do to ensure that you can send tweets from Twitter to LinkedIn. You must check your Twitter account to make sure that it set up as public. To do this log into your Twitter account and go to Twitter settings and make sure that the “Protect my tweets” box is not checked.

In a statement from LinkedIn Co-founder Reid Hoffman and Twitter Co-founder Biz Stone, they conclude that their sites go together like “chocolate and peanut butter.”

This is great new enhancement!

Do you use LinkedIn and/or Twitter for Business?
(please share your insights with us)

You can follow me on Twitter @ jamesroughton or safeday or my website.

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