A beginner’s guide to Twitter for business

published 4 February 2009

It's also a good idea to add value to your tweets whether it's a link to a blog about your company or a company announcement which you think your followers will find useful, it will give people a reason to read your tweets.

Useful names to add on Twitter

Here is a small list of some tech businesses and figures already twittering. (Although many famous names will claim to be official, be aware that sometimes this might not be the case.)

@itpro - IT PRO's official news and features Twitter feed

@MSWindows - Where twitterers can give direct feedback about the Windows 7 beta

@Appleinc - The Apple Twitter feed

@Apple_news - The Apple news feed