Twitter celebrated its fifth birthday earlier this year on 21st March 2011. It was started on 21st March 2006 by its founder Jack Dorsey. Twitter has come a long way since then. There are many benefits of using Twitter. It is one of the fastest growing social networks in the world. Here are some fascinating statistics that mark the exponential growth of Twitter over the past few years.

Business Facts:
1. Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched in July of that year.
2. In January 2008 Twitter had …

Twitter is one of most popular and widely used social networks. Due to the importance and popularity of Twitter, many professionals and organisations are constantly involved with analysing twitter data  to find out what is popular. These statistics can help you to maximise the benefits of twitter.
I have compiled a list of ten fascinating statistics that you can take advantage of when planning your posts on twitter. These are based on a number of studies conducted by Dan Zarella from Hubspot, who is an award-winning social media scientist and author …

There is more to measuring your twitter influence than your follower count. Your overall influence on twitter is affected by a number of metrics related to your Twitter activity. In addition to your follower count, the total number of tweets, frequency of Tweets, the influence of users who follow you, the rate at which your tweets get ReTweeted by others and your total reach are some of the important factors that you need to take into account in order to understand your true influence on Twitter.
Here are 6 tools that …

Best WordPress Twitter plugins is a list of useful plugins to integrate Twitter with your WordPress blog.  Social sites like Twitter are used widely to promote blog posts and for driving traffic to your website or blog. Social searches are increasingly represented at the top of search engine rankings. Whether you want to become a professional blogger or enhance your company’s brand profile on the internet, It is this important to ensure the content on your website is effectively syndicated on social channels like Twitter. The use of Twitter to …

Identifying twitter goals for your business is important. Companies across the world are using Twitter to grow their business. Media companies such as the BBC and CNN are using Twitter as a successful medium for delivering real-time news to customers. Retailers such as Dell and Amazon have proved that Twitter can also be used to drive new sales for a business. For many small businesses however, the benefits may not be as clearly evident. Businesses that have failed to realise the benefits of Twitter are mostly those who have …