5 Benefits of Following Me on Twitter

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I have received a few emails regarding the new links I have to the right showing my Twitter follower count and a button to “follow me on Twitter.” 

I am starting to use Twitter more and more over the last few months.  It really is an amazing technology that is growing like wildfire!  For those that don’t know about Twitter, it is simply a micro-blogging platform, almost similar to text messaging, where people write short bursts of information in 140 characters or less.  After you sign up, you can follow people to get all their updates and people will be able to follow you.  You can post comments at any time and even from your cell phone.

I am still developing the best use of Twitter to share ideas but at this time have at least 5 benefits to following me on Twitter:

1. I often will tweet articles and web pages that I am reading.  I will frequently analyze journal articles and link to clinical commentaries on other websites through my blog, but Twitter allows me to quickly send out a link to what I am reading and think is interesting.
2. You can follow me and see all the people I have found to follow that are in health related fields.  There are some great conversations and I always find some interesting things to read and learn.
3. You join a new crowd of people to share ideas across the world.  I have become very friendly and networked with many people through Twitter, people that I would have never met before! 
4. You can ask questions to a large group of people and get dozens of immediate responses, perfect for our ADD society!  For example, I am currently working on starting web conferencing on this website to provide live webinars.  I sent out a tweet asking what companies people have used in the past.  I received almost 10 responses in under a half hour, which saved me hours of research.
5. I will send out notifications of special events, promotions for new products, and information on upcoming sales and discounts on rehab products.

Click this link to go to my Twitter page, see my past posts, and to follow me!

For those interested, here are some great websites for more information on Twitter:

• Introduction to Twitter 
• How to set-up a Twitter account
• 10 easy steps for Twitter beginners

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