A little real estate birdie told me

Wonder what all the fuss about Twitter is about, but clueless about how to get started Tweeting? G. Dewald, director of web strategy at Union Street Media, has opened up two avenues for exploring the social networking tool.

For those who can never be bothered to read the user’s manual, first go get yourself a Twitter account and then check out Dewald’s list of real estate professionals who are using Twitter. The list has grown to several dozen names and is over in the Real Estate Marketing 2.0 group in the Inman.com Community section. Dewald’s made it simple for you to click on a link and start following any of these folks Tweets to learn how it’s done.

If you’d rather get a handle on what Twitter’s all about before diving in, Dewald’s rounded up a comprehensive set of posts on his company blog that explore using Twitter for lead generation, customer service, trend spotting and reputation management. There’s even a list of other Twitter user lists.

So it’s up to you — get schooled or learn on the fly. Oh you can pick up those Twitter icons (above) for your Web site or blog over here, at AODdesign.

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