Nathan Bransford, Author  Thursday, January 20, 2011  How to Use
Twitter  I'll be honest, I was a bit skeptical of The Twitter
when it first appeared on the social media scene.  "What's that
you say?" I asked. "140 characters? What can you do with that?"
Turns out: A lot actually.  Twitter is awesome. Awesome I tell
you! It is the end of boredom, it is an incredible way to feel
instantly connected with faraway people (even celebrities and
other people you don't know), it is the Great Font of
Interesting Stuff.  But it can be intimidating at first.  For
those who haven't checked it out, Twitter is basically a stream
of posts by people you follow, all less than 140 characters. And
you Tweet short messages to your own followers. It's pretty much
that simple.  So! Here are a few tips on how best to use
Twitter:  Pick a Good Username  This is, admittedly, not that
easy now that there are millions of people using Twitter. But
your username is you on Twitter. It's how people communicate
with you, it's how you'll be