Twitter and personal privacy

This is the third post in my Twitter for Regular People series.

One thing that has always surprised me about Twitter is that so many of its users have no filter when it comes to what they tweet. Users tweet about their work lives, friendships, relationships, sex lives, and personal health issues all in one space. Continue reading


Using Twitter to Solve Your Problems

This is the second post in my Twitter for Regular People series.

One of the nicest surprises I’ve encountered as a consumer of social media is this: You can use Twitter to get what you want.

Anyone can publish to the general public. In the past, it was much harder to express dissatisfaction with a company with which you do business. But today, you can use social media – Twitter, in particular – to deal with problems you experience, and you can get real results. Continue reading