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In case you missed any of them, here’s a recap of some of the interesting links we’ve posted on Twitter recently.

The Texas Sales Tax Holiday is this weekend – 8/21 through 8/23.

DealTaker.com (who happens to have a CheapTweet Store) will be participating in the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer. Help them meet their $5,000 goal by donating here. Even $1 helps!

Here are some tips for saving money on supplies when back to school shopping from the Not Made of Money blog.

We announced a month-long partnership with Best Buy to help promote their back-to-school laptop and mobile phone programs. 

And speaking of Best Buy laptops, here are a few things to look for in a laptop for a college student. There are some laptop deals here if you’re in the market. 

Some ways to use Twitter to improve your shopping experience from @donreisinger at CNET.

In case you missed any of them, here’s a recap of the (hopefully) interesting links we’ve posted on Twitter the past two weeks.

A comparison of credit cards vs. debit cards from @bargainr [hint: he likes credit cards better]

How to take better baby photos: Expert tips on taking better pictures of little subjects from the NY Times

An article from Retail TouchPoints discussing various social media campaigns by retailers, mentions @wholefoods and @cotweet

Some useful tips on how to deal with difficult customers from @JCKMagazine

Here’s a guide to using Twitter #hashtags from @mashable

A recap of the interesting stories and articles we tweeted about in the past week.

Here’s a very useful article with helpful tips for selling crafts online from @interspire.

This week’s seller interview is with jewelry designer @getglam. Vera is amazingly talented – don’t miss this interview!

We got some insight into how to pay as little as possible to insure your jalopy from The Consumerist.

Mashable posted a list of their top 10 Twitter SEO tips. Some of these are very important considerations.

And since CheapTweet is already indexed by the major search engines, we want to make sure your tweets are being found. So we wrote up a few Twitter tips for online retailers.

Here’s a very helpful CheapTweet how-to for retailers from @SusanDickenson of Home Accents Today.

If you’ve ever wondered why you can’t find yourself in Twitter search, this explanation from Twitter might help.

Check out our latest seller interview. This week we talked with Jenifer Bryan (also known as @lucybluestudio), an artist and designer in Austin, TX.

As always, Mashable comes up with a useful list of social media resources. This one is about five ways Twitter can save you money.

And, in case you missed it, we’re extremely excited to announce the launch of CheapTweet Stores with @Overstock, @DealTaker and @VRdeals!

A recap of the interesting stories and articles we tweeted about in the past week.

First, a bit about what’s new with CheapTweet. Better search, deals in your city, new blog features and more!

Here are some very handy tips from @wisebread on how to keep summer electric bills low.

We discussed a somewhat controversial Slate article about how Etsy might be peddling “a false feminist fantasy”

@SavvyAuntie will be live-tweeting for TNT  during their new show Saving Grace. There’s a good writeup of her sponsored tweeting on Mashable.

We’re trying to learn a bit more about our followers. If you haven’t done it yet, would you mind answering a few brief questions?  It’ll take 30 seconds.

A recap of the interesting stories and articles we tweeted about in the past week.

If you’re looking for a gift for your kid’s teacher, check out this great set of creative and thoughtful ideas for 20 Simple Teacher Gifts from @247moms.

Here’s an interesting list of 9 Ways to Find Twitter Users in Your Town from Mashable.

Our newest seller interview is up! Check out our conversation with Sharon Paradiso, a jewelry designer from Atlanta, Georgia (@seedlingstweets).

REI’s Passport to Adventure program looks like great summer outdoor fun for kids.

And finally, one more list.  This one explains 5 Awesome Tools To Track Trends On Twitter from @MrTweet.

A recap of the interesting stories and articles we tweeted about this week.

If you’re new to Twitter, you might want to check out these seven informative Twitter Tutorials on YouTube from Mashable.

Get Elastic asks the question: Is free shipping more attractive than a dollar discount?  The answer? Yes, free shipping is more attractive to most shoppers.

Read our inaugural CheapTweet seller interview with Tracy Owens Chasteen (@polishedtwo), a jewelry designer in Austin, TX.

A big list of 30 deal hunters to follow on Twitter from Savings.com. Actually, there are  others added in the comments, so it’s more like 50 deal hunters to follow.

A recap of the interesting stories and articles we tweeted about this week.

Free food: When KFC of Denny’s gives away free food, logic goes out the window from the Chicago Tribune. Reflections on what people will do for free food.

10 resources for finding free and cheap things to do this summer from the Simple Dollar. Suggestions for inexpensive and fun summer activities.

Twitter proves its worth as a killer app for local business from Advertising Age.  A few powerful examples of local businesses using Twitter for promotion and marketing, as well as Twitter tips for local businesses.

Threadless is crowdsourcing Twitter Tees.  Threadless is printing some of Twitter’s best tweets on t-shirts anyone can submit and vote on ideas.

Recommendations for great baby gifts.  A large list – with links – of gift recommendations for babies and expecting parents.