Tag Archives: Twitter
Using Twitter to Find Blogging Jobs
Don’t forget that you can use Twitter for other things that just telling everyone you are in line at the local Subway.
Twitter has become some sort of monster in the recent year, but some people don’t realize that Twitter has a nice search function. Going to search.twitter.com, you can find out what others are talking about, get an answer to your WordPress theme question or even find blogging jobs.
It’s really that easy. You are just searching for key terms just like any other search engine. You can use the #hash tag if you want, but you do not have to. I use the search all the time to find writing jobs for bloggers that do not have enough time to keep up with projects. The pay is reasonable, usually, but I see the market getting more flooded by the day.
You can also see the top trending keywords “tweeted” about throughout the day. Twitter can really be a nice resource if you use it correctly. Give the search a try and don’t forget to follow me @sukosaki to keep track of my bathroom breaks 
Twitter Contest by ItsABluWorld.com
Have you heard of Blu Frog Energy drink? Well, they are having a twitter contest right now (view official rules here) and you should enter it NOW!
Here are the 3 ways that you can enter this easy as hell contest:
There are three ways to enter:
(1) Place a comment on our contest page (www.itsabluworld.com/contests), sharing within your comment which experience you want to win and why.
(2) Use Twitter to tweet out why Blu Frog is better in 140 characters or less. You must include #bluworld and http://bit.ly/UiiJy in your tweet to be registered for the contest.
(3) Write a blog post about our contest and which experience or prize you would choose if you won. You must leave a comment on on the www.itsabluworld.com/contests page along with the URL of your post if the trackback doesn’t appear.
I love twitter contests! There are usually so easy to enter and you can win some kick ass prizes, too. For the BluFrog twitter contest, the prizes include:
- Ultimate Gaming Package
- Trip to New York City for the New Year celebration
- Trip to Lalapollooza in Chicago
- Richard Petty racing schoo package
- And more!
I would choose the Ultimate Gaming Package if I won the contest. I like to game and since the equipment is usually so expensive, I would take any of it for FREE! LOL. Don’t waste anymore time and get over to the contest page to enter!
Twitter Polls Made Easy
Do you know how to use Twitter? Did you know that you can use Twitter to gain valuable information regarding a specific topic? You can get answers from your followers, or the Twitter community in general, simply by using www.twtpoll.com.
The site is super easy to use and the interface allows you to track responses to your questions. You can ask anything that you want, of course, it must be within 140 characters or less! The poll is then saved to the site and can be “re-tweeted” to your account for further acknowledgement.
The site is fun and you can browse and search other polls to answer as well. The polls can be added to Facebook or even embedded into your blog or website. The polls can be sorted by Most Popular as well. Just doing that today, I see polls like “Do You Think Gay Couples Should Wed?” or “Who is your pick to win the 2009 Kentucky Derby?”.
The site is very new and the user base isn’t all that large, yet. I think it is an easy way to get information from your followers. Another easy way to find the polls is to search Twitter.com for #twtpoll
Free Gift Cards from Charter.com All Month Long!
It really appears that Charter is trying to whooo some new customers into it’s bundle system. Take a look at Charter’s Free Gift Card Sweepstakes page to see what I mean. The promotion is going to last all month long and it’s quite easy to win. There is NO purchase necessary and you can mix and match $500 gift cards to many brands. There is a grand prize of $5,000 and weekly prizes of $1,000.
Any customer, current or new, that purchases a bundle in the month of May, will be entered in the contest and will get a gift card for $75 or $150, depending on the bundle they purchase.
It’s very easy to get the latest from Charter.com, because you can now FollowCharter on Twitter. (@chartercom) Charter has really been working long hours to secure new customers. Last month they gave away a home theater system with one year of HD service, and last year was giving away laptops and Xbox 360′s like they were going out of style. Not to mention that one customer even drove away with a brand new 2009 Honda Civic Hybrid.
The buzz created for these contests is huge and you would be a fool not to sign up and at least get a chance at the $5,000 give-a-way this month.