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This post features an illustrative guide on how you can delete your twitter account in 3 easy steps.

Did you know that Twitter owes its existence to two way radios? Honest! Surprised? Shocked? Don’t be – this is 100% true. It is a fact that radio systems have inspired the creation of Twitter. I bet that you still don’t believe this and are probably laughing out loud at my claim. You’re probably wondering that how could a boring technology that’s been in existence since the last 80 years inspire a social networking website that’s grown into a raging hit. You are probably asking: How can a Rip Van Winkle ever inspire a Justin Bieber to stardom? So, the right thing to do is to clear your doubts. Listen to this story: Jack Dorsey, one of the co-founders of Twitter, was a fan of two way radio technology since his childhood (in St. Louis, Missouri). He loved listening to the radio communications on a scanner. Jack would get his kicks listening to what the emergency services department had to communicate. He was fascinated about how things worked in the real world, and it i...

Twitter is a micro-blogging website that allows you to share your thoughts with people across the globe. Twitter as a social network has not just cut ice with individuals. Business - both small and big have recognised the tremendous potential that Twitter entails in bringing them new leads and increased sales. However just like any other social networking website, to  benefit from and to get the most out of Twitter,  you need to make your voice heard by the masses. In other words you need to increase your Twitter following. In this article we will recognise some of the ways in which you can increase your Twitter following. Gain more Twitter followers by 'following' these simple tips. 1. Tweet and Tweet often. That's what you are supposed to do on twitter. By Tweeting often you become more visible to other Twitter users, and if you are able to impress these individuals they will start following you.  Tip: Use Hashtags  (#) to mark 'keywords' so th...

As a micro blogging website, Twitter is accessed by millions of individuals every day. You can use Twitter as an effective tool to drive quality traffic to your blog. This post identifies some of the ways in which you can find readers for your blog using Twitter. 1. Share Your Content on Twitter You begin by sharing your content on Twitter. Make sure that the tweets that you send out introduce your followers to your content and link back to the respective blog post/article. Never use tools that send out automated tweets each time you post. Instead craft your own tweets. The challenge is to come up with tweets that instantly captures the audiences interest and induces them to follow the link back to your blog/website. Given Twitter's word limit, sometimes asking direct questions help. Consider the following tweet for example: "Are you getting enough traffic to your blog via Twitter? [Include a link to your blog post here]" Tip: Use a URL shortener to sh...

Twitter celebrated it 6th Birthday on March 21, 2012. To mark the occasion, the company in an official blog post revealed that there are more than 140 million active users on Twitter who together send as many as 340 Million Tweets a day. This amounts to more than a billion Tweets every 3 days.  This is what the company had to say on the occasion: "When @ jack first sketched out his notion in March 2006, no one could have predicted the trajectory of this new communication tool. Now it seems that there are as many ways to express yourself in 140 characters as there are people doing it"

What India is tweeting about the new TRAI 100 SMS-a-day Limit and the new telemarketing regulations. The tweets are arranged in no particular order. @vvpreetham : Sheesh, need to set alarm from tomorrow. Used to wake up on a FutureBazzar SMS, hit the gym on F&U, eat breakfast by Batra's SMS. @pantgovinda : thnx #TRAI  for making my life lonely.Now even dr batra,sauna belt makers,noida flat builders and futurebazaar wnt care for me. @iamnikhilmenon : Well you know what they say. If at first you don't succeed, #TRAI again. @nileshghai : SMS's mentioning 'I Love U', 'I Miss U' etc Are Promotional if sent to the GirlFriend, if sent to the Wife it is Transactional I guess. @fakingnews : Next step by #TRAI should be to automatically mark any forwarded SMS as spam. @Tanuj1089 :  Dr. Batra we had a thing goin, too bad it had to end this way. @snamboy : If SMSes were not restricted, I would have pulled off all my hair and wud've...

Have you ever wondered where exactly your twitter followers are all located? Now its possible to know the geographic location of your twitter followers thanks to a wonderful app created by David Barker .  To find out where your Twitter followers are, simply follow the link below : http://www.twocation.com/results Having extensive data about the location of your followers would definitely allow you to use Twitter more effectively.

This post features a tutorial on how to add a custom background to twitter profile in 5 easy steps. Step 1 : Login to your Twitter account Step 2 : Click on Profile .  Step 3 :  In the Profile page click on "Edit your profile" . (In case you are not able to locate this link just look below your picture thumbnail) Step 4 : Next click on the Design tab . Now you would be led to the design page. Simply navigate to the bottom of the page and you would find an option to "Change background image." Click on it. Step 5 : Now choose the desire image from your computer using the "Choose File" feature and hit "Save Changes" . The chosen image will now be displayed as your profile background. 

Addicted to Twitter? This is how you can get rid of your addiction. 1. Abuse others and get your account flagged. 2. Do not pay your internet bills. 3. Get addicted to Facebook for a change. 4. Join the military. 5. Enter into a contract with a charitable trust offering to pay them $100 every time you log into your twitter account.