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These retailers tweet:
Seventh Generation (http://twitter.com/seventhgen)
GiftGirl (http://www.twitter.com/giftgirl)
Comcast (http://twitter.com/comcastcares)
Network Solutions (http://twitter.com/netsolcares)
Baby Fish Mouth (http://twitter.com/bfmwear)
Second Life (http://twitter.com/secondlife)
These publishing companies have Twitter accounts up and running:
Grand Central Publishing (http://twitter.com/grandcentralpub)
Little, Brown and Company (http://twitter.com/littlebrown)
MEP Publishers (http://twitter.com/meppublishers)
Septagon Studios (http://twitter.com/septagonstudios)
Yale Press (http://twitter.com/yalepress)
If you’re looking for travel info, check out these Twitter accounts:
Booking Buddy (http://twitter.com/bookingbuddy)
Global Base Camps (http://twitter.com/globalbasecamps)
HotelChatter (http://twitter.com/hotelchatter)
Seat Guru (http://twitter.com/seatguru)
Smarter Travel (http://twitter.com/smartertravel)
Travel Rants (http://twitter.com/travelrants)
For a sampling of resorts and hotels on Twitter, check out the following:
Heavenly Ski Resort in South Lake Tahoe (http://twitter.com/skiheavenly)
Luxor Hotel and Casino (http://twitter.com/luxorlv)
Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino (http://twitter.com/robert_hoffmann)
MGM Grand Hotel and Casino (http://twitter.com/mgmgrand)
Treasure Island Hotel and Casino (http://twitter.com/vegasdv)
If you want some resources on financial matters, business, and budgeting, have a look at these accounts:
Capgemini (http://twitter.com/capgemini)
H&R Block (http://twitter.com/HRBlock)
Lenderflex (http://twitter.com/lenderflex)
LenderflexCares (http://twitter.com/lenderflexcares)
QuickBooks (http://twitter.com/quickbooks)
QuickenLoans (http://twitter.com/quickenloans)
Thousands and thousands of businesses large and small are using Twitter. For more information, you can read Pistachio Consulting’s TouchBase blog (www.touchbaseblog.com) or browse the extensive Twitter for Business bookmarks that Pistachio maintains on the TouchBase link blog (http://delicious.com/touchbaseblog). Easiest way to keep up with both? Twitter, of course. Follow @touchbase to receive a tweet when either of these resources is updated.
Talking Politics with Actual Politicians
Politicians have been taking to Twitter as a means to connect with their constituents and their fellow politicians — as well as to give a more intimate look into their lives at a time when transparency is one of the most positive buzzwords around. The Democratic Party was the first to jump on the bandwagon, and many users started exploring Twitter in the midst of Barack Obama’s tech-savvy and successful presidential campaign. But many prominent Republicans are now onboard as well, as evidenced by the hashtag #tcot, which stands for Top Conservatives on Twitter.
Government figures have to deal with privacy and legal issues that most other twitterers don’t, so politicians may occasionally seem a bit on the quiet side when tweeting.
Here are some political groups and figures to get you started:
U.S. Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (http://twitter.com/dccc)
U.S. National Republican Congressional Committee (http://twitter.com/nrcc)
U.S. President Barack Obama (http://twitter.com/barackobama)
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (http://twitter.com/schwarzenegger)
The Office of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (http://twitter.com/downingstreet)
Former Vice President Al Gore (http://twitter.com/algore)
The White House (http://twitter.com/whitehouse)
Following Celebrities on Twitter
Many people are hearing about Twitter for the first time because they’ve seen it on entertainment news shows such as Access Hollywood or The Soup. Celebrities use Twitter, too! The celebrities who use Twitter do so for different reasons:
To connect with fans: Bands such as Coldplay (@coldplay) announce tour and concert dates by using Twitter. Cyclist Lance