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Intro to Twitter Promotion For Noobs

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Twitter is another networking site (in case you didn’t notice because you live under a rock or something) that is sweeping the nation, but just like with anything free and popular, people will find a way to make it monetarily valuable. Within seconds writers can promote their latest book or article and reach all their fans, artists can tweet when their concerts are coming out and businesses can use tweets to update followers whenever a new product is released. You can even use it to land a job by tweeting your interview questions and having all your friends answer them for you. I can't recall how many times I have been asked, “If your friends could describe you in three words, what would they say?” Well if you wait one minute for me to tweet that, I’ll tell you exactly what they’d say.    Last, but not least, stars can use twitter for unintentional or intentional publicity stunts. The most recent and memorable is Billy Joe Armstrong’s tweet about getting kicked off his flight f