Twitter is a powerful marketing lever for communications, traffic acquisition and user interaction. But to leverage Twitter, the fact is that you need to build a following… a task that is particularly difficult for fledgling users.
In fact, earlier today, TechCrunch reported that 80 Percent Of Accounts Have Fewer Than 10 Followers.
Widgetbox is introducing a new pilot program to help you utilize Twitter as part of your social media / user acquisition strategy. Based on the chosen package, Widgetbox will:
- build you a custom Twitter widget
- build your Twitter following …

Mashable had a great article yesterday on Twitter #Hashtags, what they mean and how to use them. For Twitter users, hashtags represent a powerful way to navigate Twitter’s activity stream, understand trending topics and find interesting users.
Mashable even recommended using Widgetbox to help navigate your Twitter activity:
“Provide a website widget: For anyone who isn’t using or knowledgeable with Twitter, provide an easy conversation tracker tool on your website. You can make one via Widgetbox”
Here’s how you can use hashtags within your Twitter widgets:
1. When creating your Blidget Pro, add …

Whether you’re an avid Widgetbox developer or merely an onlooker, follow us on Twitter and Facebook to:
- stay abreast of the latest news and features
- get access to the hottest widgets and trends
- interact with other Widgetbox users and fans

Exciting news: you can now create Blidgets and Blidget Pros from your Facebook Feed. Add you Twitter activity, blog or RSS feed, and other useful content from across the web and you have the ultimate social media / marketing widget! Here’s how:
1. Install Chia’s Newsfeed RSS App
To get started, you need to allow the new Newsfeed RSS Application on Facebook and grant it access. The application will access your Facebook feed and convert it into an RSS feed. Note: this all occurs on Facebook.com and you will need to login …

If you are both a blogger and Twitter user, you probably find that many of your conversations and readers / followers navigate between both properties…. and that’s where Widgetbox’s new Blidget Pro tool can play a role.
Using the Blidget Pro and its new tab features, you can create a widget that ties your blog and Twitter content together… or you can go further and add FriendFeed, Flickr, etc. Here’s how to get started:
Start a Blidget Pro
It doesn’t matter if you start with the blog’s feed or your Twitter feed …