Some of you might not have any idea exactly what Twitter is and this post probably isn’t going to do too much to help you with all of the fine details, but in short Twitter is a micro-blogging social media and social networking site that allows you to post 140 character status updates. You can follow others on Twitter and others can follow you as well, when you follow someone you have the option of receiving their “tweets” or status updates right on your cell, pretty convenient and addictive.
Now that you have a better idea of what Twitter is about I wanted to share something fun that I recently got to do on Twitter, because as any Twitter user will tell you it can certainly be used for more than just tweeting status updates or micro-blogging.
Thanks to my good friend and outdoor billboard marketing legend Mike Barbaro I had the pleasure of attending Sunday’s football game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the New York Jets, the Jets crushed Tampa btw and being a huge Jets fan that made me smile inside and out. Early Sunday morning before Lisa and I left for the game I decided that I wanted to give away a free limousine ride and use Twitter and/or Facebook to do it, you know have some fun with it.
Once I decided to do the Twitter giveaway I sent a quick tweet to the tweeps that follow me on twitter @extremejohn that way tweople (people in twitter world) would know about the contest and hopefully spread the word.
Keep an eye on my status updates I will be giving away a 4 hour limousine ride and more from @insanelimos. Details coming shortly. 9:04 AM Dec 13th from Seesmic
Within seconds one of my twitter followers @Srowl retweeted my message, and before I knew it there were plenty of people standing by and waiting for my next tweet about the contest.
Twitter Giveaway Winners at Raymond James Stadium
The lucky Twitter winner to win a 4 hour free limousine ride from Insane Limos was @Clarencehill on Twitter who was the 17th person to retweet the winning post on Twitter. I wish I could take the time to list every single Twitter follower that won a $100 gift card from Insane Limos but it would honestly take too much time diving through the retweets, thank you everyone and congrats!
I plan on doing more Twitter style giveaways in the future, instead of waiting until the last minute like I did with this limousine giveaway I will probably allow for a little more notice so more people can get involved. I had a great time doing the contest and I would recommend trying Twitter contests to any business looking to offer some hook-ups online and generate some buzz.
As for Twitter, if your not already on the social network or you are and don’t currently follow me on Twitter you might consider taking a minute to follow @extremejohn or my individual business Twitter accounts @insanelimos and @etasflorida, we are constantly posting specials and giveaways on Twitter as well as on my Facebook Fan Page.
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Congrats to @Clarencehill.
Great day for him
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Twitter: extremejohn
@Bilal Ahmad@Tech Maish, without a doubt.
Twitter: myblog2day
That sounds cool John! I’ve never thought that running a contest by using twitter would be so successful. Perhaps I should try it next round.
Anyway, congrats to Clarencehill who won the contest! Have a nice ride!
Twitter: extremejohn
@Lee Ka Hoong@How To Make Money Online, be creative in the prizes and you will be surprised with the results.
Twitter is awesome for running contests [and highly competitive with the retweets]. I won free laundry detergent. Not much, but it actually turned into two detergents [with my savvy saving techniques] and now my daughter is set for laundry stuff for quite some time while away at school. Every little bit counts!
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Twitter: extremejohn
@Anne, your exactly right. Every little bit counts.
Twitter: zxxxt
3k is a huge prize John. How can you afford to giveaway prizes like that?
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@ZXT, Because he’s EXTREME JOHN !
Twitter: extremejohn
@SafariDave, if it were only that easy. Haha.
Twitter: extremejohn
@ZXT, the return must be greater than the expense
Somehow over the years I have managed to do a pretty good job with walking the thin line, that can break at any time.
If that type of contest come often to twitter then it may crash Twitter
BY the way my congratulation goes to @Clarencehill. Lucky guy.
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Twitter: extremejohn
@Arafat Hossain Piyada, contests and giveaways on Twitter will just continue to grow until the site reaches it’s peak.
Conrats Clarencehill , You are a Winner.
It was a good idea , I know that was the only reason I was watching the Bucs game. I thought you might be asking some questions about the game. Otherwise, the Bucs were no use to me on Jets Sunday.
EJ, Congrats on the JETS win.
Twitter: extremejohn
@SafariDave, can you send that in to the Bucs? Maybe they can hire me to put some ass’s in some seats.
Twitter: freemanlegacy
That’s awesome and a really cool way to use Twitter. Congrats the winners!
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Twitter: extremejohn
@Ms. Freeman@Baby Steps of an Internet Entreprenuer, thank you
As I already said before, you really know how to build your ladder to success. And I guess everybody here agrees you deserve it.
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Twitter: extremejohn
@Car News and Reviews, I guess I can only hope some day that I see myself in the same light that you see me in, as for everyone else here…. Not sure what they think haha.
Thank you for the kind words, they motivate.
Being into contests as I am, you can bet I’ll be tweeting them!
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Great use of twitter as a marketing tool.
Twitter: extremejohn
@Matt@Cherokee County GA Foreclosures, thank you Matt.
Twitter: ShotOfCoffee
I can’t believe you still feel the need to explain what Twitter is! Cmon my mom even knows what it is…thanks to CNN. Move on, it’ll be alright. JK!
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Twitter: extremejohn
@Mike from Daily Shot Of Coffee, yeah…. Remind me to have you ask at least 10 people at the party if they can tell you what Twitter is…. When we are done you’ll clearly understand why I explain what Twitter is.
That’s great John. I think using Twitter when running a contest is one of the best ways to make it viral. Awesome.
Karl
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Twitter: FamousBloggers
Fantastic, congratulations for the winners
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Twitter: sitesketch101
Sorry I missed out on this contest. I’m going to have to pay more attention and work hard to get in on the next one. Congratulations on its big success.
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Twitter: earningstep
nice contest john . look like you always have new idea for crazy extreme contest… nice
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Yo Yo Yo. I know who bought you that jersey son!!! Gotta admit, I was a little upset the last time I saw you in a Jets jersey. It was white;). You know how I feel about tweeter, so I wish the best of luck to whomever wins. I’m just glad to see you rockin the black T Jones jersey:). hahaha
Twitter: extremejohn
@eSINess, yes I know
It’s Twitter btw
Twitter: ricky709
This is one more extreme idea from you John. Keep it coming
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An extreme
ly good idea John
Like it !
Cheers
Will
P.S. Great if you were to quickly enter the festive fun contest below
P.P.S. Fantastic if you were also happy to be added as a “Site Of The Day” on my site sometime before Xmas – please let me know if you’d like to be included …
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Too bad. I am too far to take the ride.
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I really like the idea of doing the promotions and have been toying around with it myself, although $3K is a little too rich for my blood. I think Twitter really is an awesome way to spread the word about the contest though and one that I hadn’t really considered. I will have to make sure I catch your next give away
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Twitter: extremejohn
@Steve@Lift Chairs, it takes time to build up for the contests and do them the right way, I certainly could have pushed this contest for a lot more exposure, and hopefully next time I will take those steps.
way to give it away John.
This gives me an idea for a contest! Thanks. I think I’ll use Twitter to communicate it to our customers.
What an innovative way to use Twitter for business!
wow, that is just awesome, love the photo of you guys. Twitter seems to be full of great things. I might need to start using it one of these days lol.
Twitter: extremejohn
Give it a shot Jan
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