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Using Twitter as a Mini-News Feed
Over the past year, the online service known as Twitter has exploded onto the social networking scene. Twitter allows you to tell the online world what exactly it is that you are doing at that very second. While you may think “great…another social networking feature to further divulge my personal business to the entire world”, Twitter can be a practical tool to help convey short point of interest to your Web site’s visitors.
Sharing Small Bits of Interest and Knowledge
Let me show you an example of how we use Twitter on our Web site. If you go to our News page, you will see in the right column a list of our most recent Twitter updates. While our news section features major stories and updates involving Riddle Brothers Web Design and Development, not every bit of news we encounter throughout the day is worthy of a news story or blog post. That is where twitter comes in.
By integrating our Twitter feed into our Web site, we are able to share links and mini-updates with our customers. There are many points throughout the day in which I will read a news article from another outlet which I think could apply to our customer’s interest. I am able to share this link through our Twitter account which is then posted to our Web site. In addition to being displayed on our news page, a notification is also sent to other Twitter users who happen to be following our updates.
Could You Benefit From a Twitter Feed?
If you have a business that frequently shares updates and/or notifications with your customer, setting up a Twitter feed on your Web site could be very beneficial. If anything, it will certainly increase your visibility to a whole new demographic of internet users (those who are tweeting on twitter).
If you are interested, contact us to see how we can help you integrate Twitter into your Web site.
Tags: News, social networking, twitter, web site ehancement
About the Author
Aaron has eight-plus years experience in the graphic and Web design field resulting in dozens of awards and accolades. He has worked with freelance clients and marketing firms all across the country to create a variety of material ranging from Web sites to cartoon characters. Aaron received a Bachelor of Visual and Performing Arts degree with a graphic design major in 2002 from the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC). In his spare time he enjoys cartooning, the outdoors and spending time with his wife, daughters and dozens of rabbits.
