You may have heard the phrase “Kill two birds with one stone”, regarding taking one action to produce two results. Twitter and Facebook have teamed up to create a highway directly to one another, allowing users to update one status and be published to both sites. Most people are aware of how you can have your Twitter updates post to your Facebook status. Some people know that you can hide people who spam your stream, but not many know you can post your Facebook status on Twitter.
Would you like to talk about efficiency? This productive measure comes at no cost, sending your statuses via fiber optics at “status per 100 milliseconds”. The highway is perfect for users with high social networking priorities that would like to save time and have more flexibility.
One AWESOME example:
You may have a Facebook mobile, but you do not receive status updates via text message. This is where Twitter has the upper hand; those subscribed to a “tweeter” via a mobile device will now be notified of posted Facebook status. This is a win-win situation because this highway has two lanes and can also travel in the opposite direction. For example, you text your tweet to the designated number registered with your phone, and it shows up as your Facebook status as well. This is perfect for non-internet browsing mobile devices.
Looking for customization? Feel free to share everything between Facebook and Twitter, but lucky for us picky folks you can choose what information you would like to share. You have options to share status updates, links, photos, notes, and event creations. Statuses and updates via Facebook and Twitter are very important to keep your friends, clients, fans, and coworkers informed. Hop online and buckle up (for safety), because you’re about to experience the smoothest and fastest ride social media has to offer.
Businesses can benefit from this, too. Online sites like BidFire, and Real-time auction websites like eBay, are primed for these quick transactions. Twitter allows access to their APIs that can be used to post messages when a user does something Like buy a Nintendo Wii for $10, which then can be automatically posted to Facebook with a neat URL to your website. When users link to their social network accounts, you can dramatically increase visibility just by simply offering a way for people to tell what a great deal they received. People like to brag to their friends, so why not tap into that?
