January 5th, 2010 | By: Garin Kilpatrick

The following ten trending topics are being tweeted about every few minutes and this trend suggests to me that that these topics will continue to buzz for the months to come.

In this article I have linked to Twitter real time searches that show in just how lively the conversation is surrounding these topics. If you have something to say about one of the topics below simply send a tweet my on twitter @Gar1n, or better yet, voice your take by logging into our commenting system with your Twitter account and leaving a comment!

December 26th, 2009 | By: Garin Kilpatrick

Twitter recently added a new addition to the goodies section of their website, featuring official twitter buttons. Twitter buttons are a welcome addition to the goodies section, which has for some time included only some of the more popular twitter applications, and customizable status and list widgets. An example of a custom list widget can be seen in the sidebar to the right.

Twitter is a Powerful Platform for communication. Part of the reason that Twitter has been so successful is because they have built a developer friendly API that allows developers to build powerful Twitter apps, and fast. Below I list the most powerful ways to engage with Twitter that I am aware of.

By: Garin Kilpatrick (@Gar1n)

For this Post I have researched the Authors of all the books listed, and also provided links to the Twitter accounts of the Authors. Whenever I buy a book I like to know as much about the Author as possible so that I can decide if they are interesting enough to read an entire book they write. Even if you are not going to buy a book you might still want to connect with these authors on Twitter. One of the books on this list is Free and features a free audio book as well, so hopefully there is something for everyone. Enjoy!

Yes it can happen to you. Although I have never had my personal account suspended, I have had another account that I managed suspended for “aggressive following.” The account was completely legitimate however, so when it was suspended I naturally followed the steps of submitting a help request to get it back. This help request was tactfully written, and articulated in several sentences the different reasons why our account was legitimate and deserved to be reactivated. And then, without explanation, the help request was closed.

By: Garin Kilpatrick

Twitter is a great way to connect with new people and to help swell your sphere of influence by thousands if you are so inclined. From my research from watching my Twitter Stream I have read many blog posts and come up with 5 tips that will help you on your way to becoming a Twitter Pro! Using these five Tips combined with working hard to connect with new people are the reasons why I now have over 24,000 followers and why I continue to connect with new people via Twitter every single day.