Social networking sites are gaining traction in the private and public sector as tools to stay in touch with colleagues and customers. In the last couple of months, there’s been a lot of buzz around Twitter, a micro-blogging social networking site that lets users inform others about their every move. It seems like everyone is using it:

• President-elect Obama used the tool to update his supporters during his campaign,
• friends and colleagues “tweet” constantly on everything from important meetings to their eating and shopping habits,
• books and movies are promoted using the tool, and
• event-happenings, businesses news, and even the National Debt are updated in real-time.

Gene Weingarten even satirized Twitter in this column for the Washington Post magazine!

So, are you interested in Twitter? If you are interested in seeing if there are any “tweets” about you, try searching for your company name on the site now.

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