Now that Twitter has become the latest and greatest thing in marketing and social media, and many businesses are looking to use it to their advantage. Enter CoTweet, a great new application to streamline the Twitter experience for businesses, including tracking conversations, multiple users, an easy to use dashboard, and the ability to follow up with other Twitter messages and users.

My personal favorite feature of CoTweet is the ability for businesses to manage multiple users, and allow employees to be registered as “on duty” for the company’s twitter account and replies.  When a user is “on duty” they are automatically sent email updates of new tweets for the accounts they manage every 15 minutes, allowing them to reply, or assign other users to follow up at a later time.

Did I also mention that CoTweet is currently being used by big names such as Ford, Pepsi, Sprint, Microsoft, and some 700 other businesses?  CoTweet is actively working with it’s current user base to expand and improve their tool, and they are currently offering a free public beta to all businesses that wish to sign up.  Unfortunately CoTweet does have plans to implement a subscription-based system at some point in the near future, but after trying out the public beta I must say that this app is completely worth the money.

By the way, I’d also like to mention that JB Design and Photo is also on Twitter at: www.twitter.com/jb_design_photo or you can view my personal Twitter stream at: www.twitter.com/jrbeilke

The new website for True Insurance Agency (www.trueinsagency) is now live!

True Insurance Agency was founded by experienced Allstate Agent, Jay Henry. Jay Henry and True Insurance are active members in the local community, and are always looking for smart customers that take personal risk decisions seriously.

You can learn more about True Insurance Agency, meet the staff, or contact them directly through the online contact form www.trueinsagency.com.

I’ve just been informed that Jay Henry, True Insurance Agency, and True Ride Home have been featured in this week’s Pioneer Press.  True Ride Home’s revolutionary new idea to reimburse people for taking a taxi cab instead of drinking and driving has become a hit.

True Ride Home has become a highly successful program over the last few months, and has even received endorsements from Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and many other organizations.  So far over 600 people have called in to the True Ride Home hotline, although only some 11 have taken advantage of reimbursement for their cab fares.

You can learn more about True Ride Home through their website at: www.trueridehome.com, or call them at 952-929-9998.  You can also read an online copy of the article about True Ride Home, True Insurance Agency, and Jay Henry on the Pioneer Press website at: http://www.twincities.com/ci_12920395?source=most_emailed

In order to better serve everyone, JB Design and Photo now has its own phone number – 651-998-9861!

You can also still reach me at the old number, but the sooner you can change to the new number the better, as all future phone calls will be routed through the new system. The new system also allows me to forward calls to several different locations, so that the incoming calls will be routed to me wherever I may be. This is also includes any voicemails or sms/text messages that are sent to the new number as well!

So what are you waiting for, give the new number a try today!