Vanessa Doctor

Using hashtags on your Pinterest search will lead to a plethora of ideas and inspiration online.

Instantly connect with users with similar interests as yours by appending hashtags to your Instagram uploads.

Twitter Tussle is a nifty new app that pits words against each other in a popularity battle.

An enhanced profile page boosts your brand's appeal -- and will get you more followers.

Twitter's vast network creates a viable way for businesses to expand their networks and reach out to more clients. Here's how to start a twitter hashtag to promote your business.

Healthcare professionals are tapping social media to increase knowledge and awareness on various health issues to people all over the world.

Twitter is a great way to expand and promote your business.

Twitter Lists are a convenient way for users to group interests or other users in one thread for better continuity of posts and updates.

The rate of somebody retweeting your tweet will depend on how you project yourself to your followers and the kind of content you share.

You can let your followers know where you are by tweeting with your location. Here's how.

Twitter launched the Twitter Political Index, Twindex for short, to create a measure of the micro-blogging community's sentiments on the 2012 US presidential election, specifially on presidential seat aspirants Pres. Barack Obama and Republican Party nominee Mitt Romney.

A new kind of fear has risen -- that is, the fear of not being able to log on to one's online social media accounts.

Twitter has surpassed the 500 million mark for registered users in June 2012.

When Steven Marx used #NBCFail to describe the coverage of the 2012 Olympics, he didn't realize it would create mass hysteria among micro-bloggers worldwide.

Micro-bloggers can now track stock movements through their Twitter accounts.

You can set a worldwide trend by starting your own hashtag.

You can make your tweeting experience richer by posting photos with your tweets. Here's how.

Having a tweet button on your website will help maximize your online presence and boost your audience significantly.

You can keep more than one Twitter account for various purposes and keep them all in one roof.

How you write your bio can help boost your follower count from 0 to 100.

URL shorteners help you maximize your social media posting power by leaving you more room for personal notes.

While Twitter is a free universe, certain types of posts are sure to get your follower count down.

Twitter is a seamless experience once you master the basics. Here are the top 10 must-know Twitter tips.