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What can TWITTER do?

by Kevin Riley
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There's been a lot of speculation as to the value of Twitter. I myself find it to be a great networking and communications tool. It's a place to interact.

Now, it turns out that Twitter is also a place where we can save three children's lives. Three kids with CHD -- born with heart defects -- got life saving surgery from Dr Mani because we raised the money through Twitter.

Click here to see the kids you saved

If this doesn't make Twitter a powerful tool, what does?
#chd #dr mani #tweet-a-thon #twitter
  • Profile picture of the author David_Thompson
    Well done mate, you and the Doc have done a most excellent thing...

    --David
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    • Profile picture of the author Sean A McAlister
      Hat's Off......It is absolutely wonderful to see this! Especially with children!

      Having a son with Type 1 Juvenile Diabetes...this is especially heart felt

      Thanks Kevin!

      Sean
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  • Profile picture of the author Terry Ma
    That's very touching to know! Always love to read news like this.

    Thanks for posting this Kevin.

    I am now thinking I should get on Twitter as well.

    Yours sincerely,

    Terry
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  • Profile picture of the author Mary Gallivan
    Well done Kevin!

    I joined Twitter yesterday and haven't got anything else done since :-) Well, I submitted a few articles first thing this morning and posted 2 threads on here. Apart from that I've been in and out of the forum all day, using twitter on and off and learning to use it.

    Just joined the twitter social group here and gone crazy following people - I followed you after Cheryl :-) Just need to work my way through the list. I wonder how many followers I can get by the end of the week?

    Where do people find the time to do it all AND work?

    Best wishes

    Mary
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    • Profile picture of the author Kevin Riley
      Originally Posted by Mary Gallivan View Post

      Well done Kevin!

      I joined Twitter yesterday and haven't got anything else done since :-) Well, I submitted a few articles first thing this morning and posted 2 threads on here. Apart from that I've been in and out of the forum all day, using twitter on and off and learning to use it.

      Just joined the twitter social group here and gone crazy following people - I followed you after Cheryl :-) Just need to work my way through the list. I wonder how many followers I can get by the end of the week?

      Where do people find the time to do it all AND work?

      Best wishes

      Mary
      Actually, I'm always in awe of how Dr Mani does doctors rounds, heart surgery, runs his Internet marketing, and pours out a gazillion ideas. If you ever get a chance to meet the man in person, you'll see a brain that never rests.
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  • Profile picture of the author Writing Warrior
    Everywhere I turn someone is raving about Twitter. I better get on the bandwagon soon!
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    • Profile picture of the author Shannon Herod
      Wow, that is amazing. Dr.Mani is an awesome person!

      Shannon
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  • Profile picture of the author DougBarger
    Hey Kevin,

    From a purely business or marketing perspective, I'll report what it has done for me when I had even less followers than I do now.

    I sent out a tweet or an update on twitter about a new feature I had added for members to tell others about the site and also about the new toolbar that was created for the site being available for download

    and within literally 10 seconds, there were 30 new visitors to the site

    signing up and registering their new account.

    It was great because the followers were people who were interested in what I was tweeting about and may not have heard about it from another source, but with twitter, it was a real time update and got instant results.

    Does that count?
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  • Profile picture of the author Gautam
    Refreshing to be back on Warrior forum after a long time.. and yeah read Kevin 'The Product Guru' Riley's post .

    /G
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    • Profile picture of the author Kevin Riley
      Originally Posted by Gautam View Post

      Refreshing to be back on Warrior forum after a long time.. and yeah read Kevin 'The Product Guru' Riley's post .

      /G
      Gautam

      Long time no see. Glad you're back.
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  • Profile picture of the author JOhnny Depth
    For me, Twitter has help me to reach more readers to my blog.
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  • Profile picture of the author Mary Gallivan
    Hi Kevin

    Got into the forum this morning and had a PM from drmani! I'm still starstruck - wow - drmani talking to li'l ole me! I've now got a lot of his stuff to read through so expect to learn a lot.

    Mary
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    • Profile picture of the author Kevin Riley
      Originally Posted by Mary Gallivan View Post

      Hi Kevin

      Got into the forum this morning and had a PM from drmani! I'm still starstruck - wow - drmani talking to li'l ole me! I've now got a lot of his stuff to read through so expect to learn a lot.

      Mary
      Dr Mani is one of the most down-to-earth guys you can meet. Soft-spoken and yet burning with intense ideas. After you meet him in person you can't help but like him.
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  • Profile picture of the author Jim Pearson
    Kevin;

    It's great that technology can be used for kindness as well as wealth creation.

    I know I need to hear more of these kind of reports.

    Thanks for sharing.
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    • Profile picture of the author Kevin Riley
      Originally Posted by Jim Pearson View Post

      Kevin;

      It's great that technology can be used for kindness as well as wealth creation.

      I know I need to hear more of these kind of reports.

      Thanks for sharing.
      Actually, at last count we had a couple thousand raised in our IM Dream Team too. That will go to the Mustang Development Service Association, and be ear-tagged to buy supplies for the schools that they built for the kids in Nepal. This same was able to get a donation to start a lunch program to help under-nourished school kids.



      Goes to show that the Internet can be used for all kinds of good deeds.
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  • Profile picture of the author WebSlicers
    I thought that people are using twitter just to update others and promote about what's new with their site. It's good to know that it is also being used for good deeds. It's great that people are using every ways and means to extend help to those in need. Well done!
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