Business Twittering

The other day I was talking to my Uncle Craig on the phone and he mentioned to me that he just recently opened a Twitter account. I asked him what made him create a Twitter account and he said that he atttended an "unconference" for geeks and nerds called Kinnernet 2008, on the Sea of Galilee, and then went on a tour with them to see local high tech companies. My Uncle’s roommate for the first part of the trip was Robert Scoble, a pretty notable blogger and journalist. He talked my uncle into trying Twitter about a week ago. My uncle said that Twitter has been a good way to get he word out about stuff that he believes in and also has been a good way to keep people updated about what’s going on with Craigslist. Since the first week when he created his Twitter account, he has around 1318 followers. I asked him about how often he Twitters and he said the he Twitters often, but not enough to “understand his own pattern.” My uncle gave me the link to his RSS feed for his twitter. This has numerous posts each day with prices, pictures, and links to new things currently listed on sale on Craigslist. I think that using Twitter for businesses like my Uncle is doing is a good way for a business to profit. It can be extremely useful for its customers.