Now we need to talk about all of the specifics of using Twitter and what they mean. If you look at a typical Twitter account you could see all kinds of symbols and that can be a little confusing. So we are going to look at the specific use of the @ and # as applied to Twitter usage and how it can benefit your business.
First of all, the they are not as complicated as it first could seem. The @ symbol followed by a username such as @brainstormpc is just a way to send a reply to a specific person. This can also be very useful to you, as others can resend your tweets, this is called retweeting and basicly give you the endorsment of the person that retweets your message. It is a very complimentary thing to do and in Twitter etiqutte means you should thank the person doing it. How do you send a retweet? You simple put text before the @username like this: Look at This! @brainstormpc
Getting your followers to retweet you give you a great deal of validity it can really benefit your image online.
The next symbol is the hashtag or #. This little guy makes it possible to track a certain subject in Twitter. Let’s say you are looking to hire people you could put #applyforjob and anyone searching that will find your tweet much easier. It also makes it possible for people in your company to talk to communicate easily using your own set of hashtag indexs.
These are the common ways within Twitter to maximize the benefits to your company. There are also some tools that you are very good to have and I will discuss those in our next post about Twitter
