If you haven’t been introduced to Twitter, it is a micro-blogging service in which you get 140 characters per post to tell the world what you’re doing right this second.

Just how useful is Twitter?

• Is it yet another of the myriad time-wasting social networks?
• It it a passing fad?
• Or is it a truly beneficial way to promote your business?

We’ve been experimenting with Twitter for several months now, and in the coming weeks, we’ll share our thoughts about how the experiment is working. But for now, we want to point you to a couple of excellent Twitter posts on our friend Brandilyn Collins’ blog, Forensics & Faith.

In Twitter-Dee-Dee, Brandilyn, best-selling author of “Seatbelt Suspense” novels, debates whether she should start “tweeting” on Twitter.  She writes:

“I’ve been thinking what any self-respecting, calamity-minded suspense author would think: Twitter is a stalker’s dream come true.”

Check out the many comments on her post that debate the usefulness of Twitter (including a lengthy comment from me, of course!).

In Twitter Tools, Brandilyn references my comment and provides links to several helpful Twitter tools, courtesy of another one of our blogging buddies, literary agent Terry Whalin.

If you’re a Twitter Novice (Twovice?), check out both these posts. They’ll help prep you for our upcoming discussions.

Oh, and be sure to follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bloggingbistro

Tags: Brandilyn Collins, Terry Whalin, Twitter, Twitter tools