It’s true – I’ve become one of those people who use Twitter. Me, someone who called Twitter “annoying” in the past.

But here is the deal - there is a lot happening on Twitter that can help affiliate marketers learn, connect, and stay in touch with one another. Even though I would have told you to steer clear in the past, it’s now pretty evident that there is enough value in following and contributing on Twitter that I think you should open an account and get involved.

For those who haven’t heard about Twitter before, the best way I have been able to explain it is this…

Twitter gives people in different physical locations the ability to quickly communicate their location, status and points of interest to their friends and contacts in what can best be described as a virtual workplace/cafe. This virtual workplace may be the reason why so many web/independent workers find Twitter so useful - it lets them broadcast simple ideas and concepts with the people they care about without going through the formality of a blog post, email or even instant message.

In reality, Twitter sits somewhere between a blog post (because it is broadcasted publicly), an instant message (since you can direct messages to other Twitter users) and an email (since there is private messaging available). While this in itself might not sound so exciting, it’s the users who make it all work. Thought leaders in the marketing, SEM, affiliate and blogging worlds are all available, active and accessible on Twitter.

So get signed up here, and then go to the following pages below and become a “follower” (hit the “Follow” button under the profile picture) of these affiliate/online marketing superstars: