Twitter Introduces the Follow button

Just yesterday, Twitter announced it’s new Twitter follow button. Here’s all about what it is, and how to use it!

The Overview
Similar to Facebook’s “Like” button, the follow button allows websites and blogs to embed a piece of code on their website to engage users and allow easy access to following the twitter user.  According to Twitter, the purpose is to “Add the Follow Button to your website to increase engagement and create a lasting connection with your audience.”

The Script
The script is fairly simple.  Once you generate the code, it gives you the following code: <a class="twitter-follow-button" href="http://twitter.com/bwebtemplates">Follow @bwebtemplates</a>
<script src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

Get your twitter follow button!
It’s very simple, just go to the Twitter Developer site and enter your Twitter username, and the code will be generated for you!
Create Twitter Follow Button – http://twitter.com/about/resources/followbutton
The Twitter Follow Button documentation – http://dev.twitter.com/pages/follow_button

Have fun, and remember to follow us on Twitter Follow @bwebtemplates

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