Tweviews are very short reviews or impressions of a song, movie, book, or album by Twitter users. Simply put, Tweviews are reviews and, just like anything Twitter, they are tiny.

You can become actively involved with writing and posting your own short reviews, or you can simply follow along as other Twitter users post their Tweviews.

1. Brevity is obviously key, so focus in on what you want to get across and see if you can do it in 140 or fewer characters.

2. Your Twitter account is accessible from a computer or mobile phone, so you can keep up with any Tweviews you are tracking.

3. Keep an eye on your favorite Tweviews posters, and watch to see if your list of followers grows as you post more Tweviews.

Action Steps
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Get started with Tweviews through your Twitter account

In order to use Tweviews you must have a Twitter account. Whether your Twitter account is for business or personal use, doesn't matter. Tweviews is open to anyone with a Twitter ID.

I recommend: Create your free Twitter account by establishing a username and password on the Twitter.com website. Once you have your Twitter account set up, you can sign into the Tweviews site and start sharing your short reviews with your followers.

Find Tweviews help so you can start writing and sharing your own Tweviews

The basic Tweviews advice that can be offered is that in order to get the most out of Tweviews, you should post helpful reviews. If you can focus the details of what you want to say about a movie, song, record, or book into 140 characters or fewer, you are all set. One helpful feature of Twitter is that the character count appears in the upper right corner, so you know how many characters you have left. And, yes, spaces do count in the total.

I recommend: Get more Tweviews information from real people at the people-supported Twitter help site. Learn more about how to write short reviews using Tweviews categorized by subject inside the Twitterholics Reviews Archive.

Check out Twitter-related tools and plug-ins to enhance your Tweviews

Sure it's fun to read, write, and post Tweviews with your audience, but use the other Twitter tools available to enhance your Tweviews experience. Tweetdeck, for example, lets you categorize the people you are following into categories. Twitscoop lets you to search any conversation by keyword, URL, or username. There are others, too.

I recommend: Twitteroo is a very customizable download application that works with Twitter to let you give your thumbs a rest and update your Twitter status from your PC. Twitterlicious is another free download that makes using Twitter even easier that it already is. Twiddeo lets you show people what you're up to instead of telling them, allowing Twitter updates with video.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• •  Tweviews applications and plug-ins for Mac and Vista aren't quite as common as Microsoft-based tools, but there are some available. Keep your eyes open since new applications are being created and made available on a daily basis.