I’m not a big fan of Twitter and micro-blogging per se, but I do see major commercial potential across a variety of industries including healthcare and real estate, as well as, a new disruptive communications medium.
Here are my top 25 Twitter uses:
- Sales rep account updates while on the road
- Virtual team collaboration
- Meeting scheduling and notes
- Help desk support
- Micro-project management updates
- Traffic and delivery route condition updates
- Patient/family medical condition updates
- Doctor location and status updates
- Real estate agent location and showing updates
- Salesforce compensation (e.g. effectiveness, analytics)
- Real estate listing updates (e.g. changes in price, upgrades)
- Waiting/Emergency room conditions
- Targeted leads for sales reps (e.g. Joe is at his desk now)
- Micro-segments of news from reporters
- Classified listing update from local business owner
- Pizza delivery guy status update
- Class/lecture notes
- New product and feature announcements
- Reporting coverage for conferences and events
- Local sporting event scoring and play-by-play
- Local weather updates
- Restaurant and bar scene (e.g. wait times)
- Flight delays and schedule updates
- Micro-reviews (e.g. restaurant reviews)
- Promotions and deals (e.g. 2 hour ticket special)
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