TWITTER HOW-TO TIP #83 How To Embed Social Bookmarks Within A Twitter Tweet.

posted 11/11/08

NOTE: This Twitter How-to Tip is an authorized part of the "Twittin' Secrets" Series: 100 World's Greatest Twitter Tips and Twitter Secrets by Internet and Twitter Strategist, Dan Hollings.

 
TWITTER HOW-TO TIP #83 
In-Tweet Social Bookmarks (del.icio.us and others).  Yes, it is possible to place and encourage social bookmarking from links placed directly in a Twitter post. 
 
EXAMPLE:
http://go2468.com/8384
 
The secret is revealed by clicking the EXAMPLE link above, then clicking the THIRD link in the static page tweet displayed (Look for: Save->). You'll be taken to del.icio.us where you can bookmark this tweet (thank you), but before you bookmark, copy the URL displayed in your browser address bar while on the del.icio.us page (save for future use). This URL is the format you'll work from, modifying it for your own Twitter needs.  You basically append the del.icio.us URL with your own URL and TITLE.
 
Once your del.icio.us bookmark URL has been modified for your personal use, test the URL (it'll be a really long one), and if it works, shorten it at any tiny URL redirect service (like Bit.ly or budurl.com) before posting it as part of your Tweet. 
 
My example (above) is a bit more advanced because it actually bookmarks the very static Twitter page of my tweet (a page that did not exist at the moment I posted). Worry not, we can cover this in my Advanced Twitter Club, recommended after tip #100. This Twitter secret works with many of the social bookmarking services. Get creative, have fun.
 
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mizhelena 11/11/08
fab tips thx 4 sharin.. my mission now is to learn of more ways twitter can work 4 me, and I thought I knew most of it.. WOW theres still much to learn, and your tips are great to start with thx so much.. :)
figstreetstudio 02/22/09
Cool beans! I am all a twit about this tip.
smallbiztwit 04/20/09
I have spent weeks doing the Twitter App Hunt and logged them bookmarked them etc and guess what you already did it. What a blueprint for success for anyone using Twitter and making the experience exactly what they want out of it. Now I need a Best Practice step by step to make a Practice that can help those little businesses that have no idea how to use Social Media to create Brand loyalty thru an in-bound process ..... Dude this so good......
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