Description

You may already be following your friends, family, business associates and peers on Twitter. Now it's time to add some of the most popular Twitterers to your account to see what they're up to. Popular users run the gamut from celebrities to stock tips, limited-time deals from commercial tweeters to news bites from well-known journalists. follow Oprah on Twitter, follow Ashton Kutcher on Twitter and see what the other half is saying.

Transcript

Welcome to the first episode in the advanced tips for Twitter series. Assuming that you’ve already created your Twitter account and started following and are followed by a lot of Twitter users, I’ll get right into the first tip. So maybe you’re following your friends and family in Twitter, but you can also find popular Twitter users that you can follow. Go to find people and then suggested users. These are people who are selected by Twitter and are thought to follow. Check out their profiles to see if they interest you. Some important things to note when deciding to follow someone are what their website is and their Bio. If it will cover something you’re interested in, then it’s probably good idea to follow them. You make some useful information in your Twitter stream. Another thing to look at is how many people they are following and how many people are following them. If they are following thousands and thousands of people and only a couple of people are following them, then they may not be the most helpful people to follow. And last, check out their Tweets. Are they something you find useful, creative just plain funny, don’t just follow someone just because they have a lot of followers. Make sure they have a quality that you enjoy as well. Remember, there are ten parts to this series. So don’t forget to check out other episodes in the advance tips for Twitter series.