tweet tweet time!

If you haven't heard tweeting is the new facebook. Twitter is a new form of news, social networking, marketing and all round tweet-talking really.

Here's a quick lesson on tweeting and twitter ettiquite:

1. Set up a profile. Write a brief blurb about yourself or your company.

2. Follow people. It's as easy as searching through categories like 'art & design' or 'fashion' or 'food' - whatever you're interested in, you can find fellow twitterers to follow. You only see tweets from people you follow, and vise-versa only people following you will see your tweets.

3. Tweet as little or as much as you like. Tweeting consists of 140 characters and you can say whatever you like. Talk about what you're eating, where you are, who is annoying you... use it as your boxing ring to let out your frustrations or talk sweet nothings... the world is your oyster in twitter-land.

4. Remember it's a public forum on the world wide web. So be polite, don't fight or be bitter and twisted as it's logged and everyone who is following you can see it! But don't forget to have an opinion, that's what twitter is all about.

Some other tips will be coming during the week, so try it out and follow us people @31stsecond, we need you!