The folks over at Twitter.com have been keeping very busy. From the looks of the developments they are rolling out, it would appear they are trying to keep pace with the features being offered via third-party Twitter apps like the TweetDeck Groups feature and Seesmic Desktop’s saved searches. TweetDeck and Seesmic Desktop run neck & neck in rolling out similar features. Apparently Twitter was starting to notice folks abandoning their web site in favor of these feature filled third-party apps.

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If you’re on Twitter, you’ve no doubt seen some very interesting avatars. Some people use logos, or images to represent themselves, their company and/or brand. Most people use photos of themselves to help build that know-like-trust factor and personalize their social networking experience.

One thing you will also notice is that people will change their avatar and add things to it. Sometimes it’s just a decoration for a particular holiday. @MariSmith is one that comes to mind, as she will add a red Santa hat to her Twitter avatar.  She changes her avatar frequently to reflect her mood, or for an upcoming event.

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Apparently Twitter has officially recognized the business uses for Twitter and sought out the assistance of business students and writers to compile a list of best business practices, how to tips and more for business use of Twitter. They have then taken this information and turned it into a downloadable document called Twitter 101 for Business.

The cool thing, is that this document and information is free for everyone to use to help teach your business or organization about Twitter. I like that, it gives a common ground of information straight from the source: Twitter itself.  Awesome! Thanks Twitter.