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As a social media platform, Twitter is undoubtedly growing in popularity and looking forward to further growth and expansion over the coming months. Those that have already been using Twitter (at least in a business context) for a little while will no doubt already be aware that there is something of an art to it - it certainly isn't as simple as just tweeting what and when you fancy.

BUSINESS - Today I received a very short questionnaire from the local council, the main question of which asks what improvements I would like to see made (in the ideal world) to make me want to come to the town more often.

It is quite an interesting question, and the answer will of course not be the same for all demographics. The following is an edited version of my answer to this question:

SOCIAL MEDIA - We've seen it before. Bebo, Myspace, Faceparty, Friends Reunited, LiveJournal... well they're all still going in one form or another, but it is now long since the time these sites formed the core of social media sites. Facebook currently remains the world's most popular site, but is it's bubble beginning to burst?

Exanza is backing the campaign by The Voice radio in North Devon to win back real local radio for the area. Throughout June they are broadcasting as Festival FM on 107.1FM from Barnstaple as part of the North Devon Festival. You can also listen to them live online.

FACEBOOK - Do you run a business that has become successful at marketing itself through Facebook... but when you started, you setup your business as a normal personal profile? This now no longer needs to be a disaster in the waiting!

ADVERTISING - How companies talk about themselves on Twitter feeds or Facebook profiles is to be policed like adverts. Following on from our news item last month entitled Don't Get Caught Out, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) now has powers to police the claims companies make on websites and social networks.

ADVERTISING - From March 1st marketing communications on websites will be regulated by the Advertising Standards Authority.

EVENT MANAGEMENT - Exanza's Nik Barrie will be amongst those commenting on the future of the UK's small festivals on BBC 6 Music next week.

TOURISM - With changes in customer expectations and industry practices, VisitEngland are currently looking at modernising their Quality Assessment scheme which is currently considered one of the most reputable and robust schemes in the world.

TOURISM - Last August the Prime Minister gave a speech in which he stated his Government's view that tourism was one of the best and fastest ways of generating the jobs the country needed.

On the 5th January David Cameron launched a partnership between VisitBritain and the travel and tourism sector at an event at Downing Street.