Twitter wants to get UK advertisers on board with their Promoted Products, so they’re making them an offer: share your Twitter stories with us, and we’ll give you £1,000 to spend.
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Some very interesting speculations have cropped up this week about the way Twitter handles its hush-hush verification process.

More than one business has reported Twitter yanking their verification badge the minute they stopped paying for ads on the site.
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In a blog post this morning, Twitter announced that it has begun selling Promoted Products, which include Tweets, Accounts and Trends, to UK-based businesses.

The first brand to jump on UK-based Promoted Products is Sky network promoting the new season of Glee, which launches today in the UK.
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You’d think with all the buzz, social media would be more popular than it is among Canadian business.

Only 17 percent of 1,000 executives surveyed recently say they use Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn to regularly post updates as well as monitor what’s being said about their business. And this means they’re losing a valuable opportunity to engage their online audience.
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Twitter is becoming an increasingly viable part of small and medium businesses’ social media presences. According to recent statistics, SMBs have more than doubled their use of Twitter.
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Twitter needs to make some money this year. As eMarketer predicts, Twitter will make $150 million in advertising revenue this year – and the company is doing everything they can to get there. While most of us have seen Promoted Tweets from big name companies like Coca-Cola, Dell and Ford, Twitter is shifting gears a bit and starting to focus on small- and medium-sized businesses for its advertising products.
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Companies are rushing to Twitter to increase their brand presence, but the really savvy ones are using it for more creative reasons. One of the best ways businesses are using Twitter is for customer service. They are engaging with customers who have questions, complaints and comments, all in 140-characters or less. However, customer service on Twitter is not as simple as setting up an account, planting a rep in front of a computer and reaping the rewards of a robust social media presence. We take a look at the Bank of America customer service Twitter account for our take on the pros and cons of customer service on Twitter.
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Twitter might not be as customizable in terms of information as Facebook is, but you can still personalize your Twitter presence in a big way: your Twitter background. You might not think much of your current background, but it says a lot about you. If you find you’re projecting the wrong message with your Twitter background, it’s never too late to make a change!
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Twitter is one of the fastest growing social networks out there, and businesses have begun to embrace it in droves. In the last year alone, for instance, Fortune 500 companies have doubled their presence on Twitter.

It’s easy to set up a Twitter account for your business, and it could be one of the smartest moves you make this year. It only takes a few simple steps before you can start engaging customers, building a brand presence, and networking.
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