What do you know about Twitter?

Other than the common idea that it lets you create a huge network of individuals by following certain people and gathering followers, here are some amazing facts on one of the leading social media platforms.

• There are around 750 tweets in a second and more than 340 million in a day.
• With over 140 million active registered users, the site would rank twelfth as the country among the other nations with the highest population.
• The busiest time ever in the online community’s history is during the TV screening of “Castle in the Sky” (a Japanese anime), which has a record of 25,088 tweets per second.
• It has earned the title “the SMS of the Internet.”
• It is one of the most visited websites.
• Many users retweet posts mostly for their engaging content, personal connection, and humour (in this order).

A quick tutorial on connecting your Facebook Page to your Twitter account so that Facebook Page updates will automatically tweet.

Here are the step-by-step instructions on connecting your Facebook Page to your Twitter account for automatic tweets

1. Go to your Facebook Page (i.e. www.facebook.com/SocialWebCafe.
2. Click on "Admin Panel" (at right).
3. Click on Manage > Edit Page (at top).
4. Click on Resources and then "Link Your Page to Twitter."
5. Click on "Link To Twitter" button.
6. Enter Twitter login information and then "Authorize."
7. Test by posting on your Page and then checking your "Sent Tweets."

• Enter the contest (Note: the site you enter must be "family friendly." No illegal, violent, adult-content, etc.)
• Choose whatever challenges you want, to gain "points"
• If you win, agree to provide user info and/or access to Twitter and Facebook so we can design your page and tweet for you (only if you win, of course!)
• Allow your information (avatar, web site link, etc.) for publicity/testimonial for Social Web Cafe.

Google is at it again. Last summer it was and this spring it is Penguin. The giant search engine is always trying to stay one step ahead of Internet marketers. Many Internet marketers were hit pretty hard with this latest Penguin update. Instead of going into detail about what the Penguin update exactly is, this article will explore 3 quick and easy ways that you can make the most of the latest update.

Oh, hey, the chat and engagement aspect is what appeals to me, but how about increased traffic, exposure, articles featured, back-linking, your RSS feeds syndicated, contests to win $$$... to name a few benefits of the BlogEnage program...

And, there is no better time than now. Why? Because Brian is running an AWESOME program. I mean, A-W-E-S-O-M-E! Ok, stop reading for just a moment and check out the graphic here:

So, all this fun that I am having? You can have it for less! This month only. But, no obligation beyond this month. So, instead of reading about me blabbering about how wonderful BlogEngage is, check out the BlogEngage Blow-Out Special yourself!

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I love writing. I love blogging. Writing is not a new thing. In fact, I've been writing since I was just a wee one and used to use, yes, pen and paper! I would buy those beautiful journals that had nice book bindings and paintings on the front and pick a different topic per day and write and write and write. Ok, it wasn't bad for a kid, but I've come a long way since the color crayon days!

No matter how much one may love writing, there comes a time when you sit and stare at the screen and wonder what to write about. For some of us, this may be less frequent, and for shorter periods of time, and it may vary, during periods and seasons of our lives. However, most writers can say they have experienced, at the least, momentary writer's block, or as I have written it, "Blogger's Block."

One of my favorite activities (and yet, she says, she does not partake often enough!) are blogging contests.

Why? They help to cure Blogger's Block! When you are not sure what to write about, having a contest will stimulate you to do what? Write! Blog! And, secondly, there are contests that also give you a topic, which helps you to find direction in your blog contest. Even without a topic, those deadlines for contests are mighty motivating and somehow get those creative juices flowing like a little adrenaline pill.

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Even if it seems like there wouldn't be anything to do but to get rid of it if you're not using it, that's far from the only choice. You can do more with it, and make it valuable to you again. Here are four funny uses for that forgotten web cam.

Try Video Blogging

You can use that web cam to upload short video clips to your blog. If you do it on an impromptu basis, it can really get your blog readers interested in what you have to say.

People using the search engines might also come across the video, and that could allow you to get more followers to your blog or even get in touch with people who would be interested in working with you or giving you a job. No matter what you have to say, you can say it in a video instead of with words typed on the screen, if you want to.