Traffikd has a post with 5 Reasons I No Longer Hate Twitter.

@cmusciano has posted Twitter Is Like… where he cleverly compares Twitter to an old communication technology.

TwiTip has a great post about The 90-10 Rule for Successful Twitter Networking. The working formula is 90% Helpful Stuff (Giving) and 10% for You (Giving and Taking).

Zappos CEO posts about How Twitter Can Make You A Better (and Happier) Person.

More links:
Despite The Hype, Twitter Isn’t A Mainstream Social Marketing Tool
Twitter is Peaking
14 Twitter directories to find new friends

Twitip has a great post about There’s a Better Way to ReTweet! The standard is that the retweet starts with “RT @whotweeted” which makes it rather unpersonal.

Miles Tinsley suggests that we change to “via @whotweeted”, keep the original link and then make the message personal. That means added value for our followers, they get our view.

You can use Twitoria to check if any of those you follow not has tweeted for a while.

How many friends are you really following? Twitoria finds your friends that haven’t tweeted in a long time so you can give them the boot!

Reading How to twitter like a pro gives you a good start (or refreshes your knowledge).

I like the final advice by the author: “Be helpful. Twitter to me is all about helping your tweeple.”

If you are new to Twitter then read The top 7 mistakes new Twitter users make. Two of them are not completing a bio and using the default Twitter avatar.

Upload a photo and put some text in your bio, that will be more attractive to potential followers.

Twictionary: The Dictionary for Twitter! lables themselves as:

A repository for the meanings and manglings of words and language on Twitter

Anyone can contribute or submit a suggestion, it is a user built dictionary.

If you are looking for interesting people to follow then read TwiTips Top Ten Niche Twitter User Lists.

WeFollow is a new user powered Twitter directory with the intention of making it easier to find people to follow.

In Digg Founder Launches WeFollow Twitter Directory it says:

Digg founder Kevin Rose has launched a Twitter directory called WeFollow to address the issue( finding the right people to follow).

To get yourself listed, simply send an @ reply message to WeFollow with three tags that you would like to be identified by, and WeFollow will add you to the directory for those tags.

For instance, tweeting “@wefollow #tech #music #nyc” will get you listed under the tags for Tech, Music, and NYC.

I signed up with “@wefollow #coach #lifecoach #blogger” and found out that I was the first one using the tag lifecoach.

TwiTip is a great site with lots of tips and information about Twitter.

Take a look at 10 Twitter Tools that Help You Work Smarter and 10 MORE Must Have Twitter Tools (forget “must” and see what suits you).

For those who have many followers (or aim for that), see How to Follow ALOT of People on Twitter and Still be Engaging using TweetDeck.

I use TweetDeck – Twitter on your desktop and it is a very useful even when you follow a reasonable number of people.

Someone tweeted about 4 Annoying Twitter Myths which is an interesting post, I agree with what is written.

Newsflash to Twitter Gurus: Twitter is not your personal garden party where you get to set the norms. It’s a rapidly growing worldwide community where anyone can act however they want.

The four myths that are commented on are:
1. Myth: Twitter is a Community.
2. Myth: You Need to Do X, Y, or Z to Succeed on Twitter.
3. Myth: You must follow back everyone who follows you.
4. Myth: Auto-Direct Messages are Evil.

Under point three he writes “I prefer quality in my relationships, not quantity. Don’t you?” which is in line with the text in my Twitter-bio: I prefer conversation over promotions.