But seriously, what's all this Twitter hype ?
Twitter basically boils down to this:
a huge CHAT room with +100 million registered users from all over the world.
Wikipedia defines Twitter as "a free social networking and micro-blogging service that enables its users to send and read messages known as tweets. Tweets are text-based posts of up to 140 characters [...]".
Twitter is Web 2.0. Twitter is Social Media. Twitter is fun. Twitter is what you make it.
Essentially, if you're not on Twitter, then you're also not taking full advantage of Social Media 2.0 and real-time communication. Now is a good time to sign up with Twitter.com!
Additionally, on the oficial Twitter.com website you'll find valuable information, that will get you fully up-to-date on everything Twitter, in no time!
Lanzarote on Twitter ?
If the above sounds interesting, or you already use Twitter in one way or another, make sure you check out the brief but excellent article "Lanzarote on Twitter" published on the calle-lanzarote.com blog by regular Twitter user tappenden which will help you to get more insight into everything Lanzarote on Twitter (here's the same article translated into German).
And as a webmaster, if you are serious about reaping the benefits that social media and Twitter can provide your business, venture or even local Lanzarote clients, then you may also consider obtaining a copy of local Lanzarote Twitter user mikecj's exhaustive ebook "The Beginner's Guide to Twitter" published through the Mike's Life blog.
Of course, there's also the odd piece questioning the usefulness of Twitter. The article "I hate Twitter" was published on the blog Lanzarote Web Design by local Lanzarote Twitter user Lanzarote1971.
About using #hashtags
So yes, if you're not already on Twitter, now is a good time to sign up. Then start tweeting. And if you feel you have something to share with the world regarding Lanzarote, feel free to add a socalles #lanzarote hashtag to your message.
Co-editor Ben Parr from the mashable.com technology blog published an article "HOW TO: Get the Most Out of Twitter #Hashtags" stuffed full with useful information that can and probably should be applied to the #Lanzarote hashtag use-case, and in this way help promote Lanzarote through Twitter.