A user on the gift shop forum forwarded me an article on Tweetchatting and suggested I give it a try. If you Twitter (or are planning to start soon) be sure to check out this cool feature.

According to Anita Campbell a tweetchat is, "an organized group conversation that happens using the Twitter platform. Participants use an assigned hashtag (say, #sbbuzz) for their tweets during the discussion. The use of the hashtag code is how other participants follow along." She goes on to explain in the article that it's easier to follow on TweetChat.com, as it isolates the conversations with the hashtags from all the other ones you're following.

I thought it would be fun to try a tweetchat, so I'm inviting you to participate this Friday from 1PM to 2PM EST. I'd like to host a freeform discussion on creative, low-cost or no-cost marketing ideas for your store in 2009. (I suggest you go to TweetChat.com to view only the conversations from this group.) Use the hashtag code #giftshopsuccess to participate in the conversation.