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Communication is clearly the life blood of any trading organisation, you only have to ask anyone in the city to realise this. They need to have their finger on the pulse and their ear to the ground in order to get a lead or a jump on the market before everyone else. This information tends to come from a great deal of sources, including mediums such as press releases, business statements, cable news channels and many more. However, because the world of finance often moves faster than a speeding bullet, traders need to get the latest information from a wide variety of sources, and they need it now. The phenomenon that is Twitter is now being adopted by city traders according to National Austalia Bank (NAB), as a means of staying connected to those in the know.

Twitter, which is known as a micro-blogging site, allows users to update their profiles with posts of a maximum 160 characters. This keeps the ‘tweets’ short and concise, “which is what traders like” says Henry Allan of the London Lite Trading Group. Users within a certain niche, such as the obstruction light sector, can follow other Twitter members who they want to receive updates from, and can themselves be followed. The financial sector operates in a global market these days and people need to be able to stay in touch with lots of different people who are in different countries and different time zones. This is made possible via Twitter, which allows various information and media outlets to communicate and feed off each other, often supplying information as it develops and without bias.

There have been some groups that have frowned upon the use of Twitter as they say it has potential to be a portal for insider trading as messages can be sent privately. Although supporters such as this cable ties business are quick to point out that this was always possible via email and the real power comes from the ability to alert hundreds of thousands of people publically, which of course can be monitored for underhanded dealings if necessary

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That crazy and wild Peter Drew from Brute Force SEO is at it again, only this time he’s teamed up with another Social Media Powerhouse, Dana Willhoit and has fallen in love with Twitter.

They have teamed up to drag one of the hottest and most cutting-edge Social Media services ever into the marketing ring

Yep you guessed it, Twitter!

Listen, if you haven’t tricked to the Power of Twitter yet, you must be living under a ROCK somewhere, but never fear…I’m going to set you straight Right Now straight away no mistake about it.

You can get the Full Story Here: Twitter Rocks but quick and dirty, here’s the scoop:

Twitter is a quirky little service that allows you to connect instantly with VAST multitudes of people… Thousands, if that’s your goal. And it really should be, if you are serious about your marketing, right? The more targeted contacts you have the better.

Repeat after me three times: The Money’s In The List! The Money’s In The List!

But unlike E-mail, with Twitter you gain 100% deliverability, and 100% open rates.

One Hundred Percent. And if you’ve been marketing for more than, say…a DAY or two or three…then you know how Powerful that is!

But up until now, gaining vast amounts of targeted Twitter followers was hard work. And time consuming…and very Tedious. Not to mention boring, boring, boring.

Thankfully Twitter Smackdown! changes all that straight away.

This Powerful, Automated Software App takes ALL the drudgery and manual labor out of the equation, and builds you a Massive, Targeted Twitter Following 100% on autopilot.

And that’s just the tip of the iceberg- this incredible application comes with a huge package of other goodies too- like Dana’s Best-Selling Twitter Gold Rush guides…

And exclusive access to the Smackdown Member’s Only Forum, where you will learn exactly how to exploit your massive new list to the fullest!

But here’s the deal: Membership is going to be Strictly Limited to keep this application pure and working at full power for early members, so…

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Join in on the early bird list and we’ll let you test the software for five full days for only one buck. You can lay your claim to the best List Building Power Tool to hit the street in years!

Seriously: Run, don’t walk…Secure Your Spot Today.

Twitter Rocks to build a highly targeted list fast.
Let The Twitter Smackdown Begin!

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Useful Tips for Twitter

These days it seems that you can't escape stories about Twitter.  With all the hype and celebrity endorsements, lots of people are asking “how do I use Twitter?”.   

There are plenty of sites out there that will tell you how to use Twitter, but not so many to warn you of the pitfalls.If you take a moment to learn from this list of useful Twitter tips then you'll be Twittering away with the best of them.

DO self censor.Unless your updates are protected, anyone can see what you are Twittering about.  Bear in mind the story of the girl who Tweeted her way out of a job because a hiring manager read her thoughts on the position she interviewed for.

DON'T use it as another chat client.No one would like their screen full of irrelevant Tweets from a conversation they're forced to eavesdrop on.

DO remember to retweet.This can be a very good way to build up a following of like minded People.

DON'T endlessly sell.Okay, we get it - you have stuff to sell.Twitter is by no means one way traffic - interact!

DO follow people back, but….

DON'T be offended if people don't follow you back.Users with tens of thousands of followers are unlikely to see your Tweet through the noise anyway.

DO be funny, entertaining, informative and creative with your tweets.

DON’T auto-DM.  This is the Twitter equivalent of spam and a faceless “hi – thanks for the follow” is impersonal and off-putting.

DO use it to ask other people for help.When you have built up a reasonable following you’ll find it easy to find answers to your questions quickly.

DON’T tweet if your message is likely to go over the 140 character limitation.Spreading messages over multiple tweets is just going to confuse and annoy your followers.

These handy hints should be enough to get you started.  If you are likely to spend a significant proportion of your online time on Twitter then there are plenty of guides on the net telling you how to use Twitter effectively.

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