There’s obviously a big hype about Twitter and it has been promoted in media and blogs around the world making it one of the hottest topics in the blogging and social media platforms. No doubt when it comes to micro-blogging, the first word that springs to mind is Twitter. Many people would agree it is a nice marketing tool for blogs and other advertising agencies as well as for building an online buzz.

I was in a recent group meeting with a few colleagues and we were discussing how to maximize traffic and we were discussing if Twitter could help. As much as we would have loved it if Twitter could get us more backlinks or drive traffic like social bookmarking sites, it isn’t that kind of service. With Twitter‘s 140 characters limit it makes it a little difficult. But it will not be ruled out as one of Twitter‘s strengths, if used in the right way is networking and communicating with individuals or businesses that we might not otherwise be able to reach.

Facebook on the other hand has more emphasis on profound connections with others compared to who has the most connections.

It’s a little ironic you meet new people on Twitter and then when you lose touch of them you find them using Facebook.

Though what is all the hype about Twitter?

It is not hot off the press that Google is thinking of buying over Twitter. As usual there is a hype about Google buying something new on the market. What Google wants from this micro-blogging service is more likely a blend of technology, information and a testing framework.

Tweet Me Not … If the first thing you do when you wake up in the morning to the last thing you do at night is check your Twitter account, you are indeed a Twitterholic. So here are a few alternatives to taking a break from it:

• Phoning your friends or sending text messages
• Making calls using Skype
• Visiting chat groups eg. Yahoo and AOL
• Socialize at meetings or functions/events
• Meet new people at parties/ clubs

Yes, there is nothing wrong with tweeting, but it’s always good to take a breather from the online world and socialize with those to physically meet and greet with them.