Sites such as Bebo, Facebook and MySpace have connected millions of people, groups and companies across the world and now Computer Planet, one of the UK’s leading provider of custom built PCs and high performance PCs, is taking advantage of Twitter to better interact with its followers.

In the internet age, companies have to keep their finger on the technological pulse to take advantage of new media and social networking sites in order to keep in touch with their customers. Forward looking businesses that are utilising the excellent communication tools such as Twitter and Facebook can take advantage of these marketing opportunities to better connect with their clients.

A spokesperson from the firm, which also offers a range of gaming PCs, said, said, “Here at Computer Planet, we believe it is crucial that we fully embrace new media and Twitter is one way in which we have decided to do this.”

Twitter is one of the world’s most popular websites with over fifty million hits every month. It allows users to post short messages of up to one hundred and forty words and is the perfect way for firms and businesses to disseminate information and to provide useful, easily accessible content to millions of people.

The spokesperson added, “We have embracedTwitter in order to better communicate with our customers. We can post links to articles, useful information and key resources, which many of our followers already find incredibly useful. It is also simply a great way to keep in touch with our followers and computing enthusiasts!”