• StockTalk allows you to publish short investing thoughts, ideas and links to the  Seeking Alpha community.
• It uses the same format as Twitter, but is customized for finance and integrated into the Seeking Alpha website.
• If you already use Twitter, you can connect your StockTalk account to Twitter and publish to Seeking Alpha and your Twitter followers at the same time.

How can I use StockTalk to get exposure on Seeking Alpha?

1. StockTalks are viewable by all of our 4 million unique monthly readers on the homepage and throughout the site, so by using this product you will gain exposure and can pick up new Followers.
2. By using StockTalks regularly, you will likely appear on our StockTalk Leaderboard, which appears on the footer of every page on the site.

Tips on how to successfully use StockTalk

1. StockTalk is the perfect venue for short thoughts on the financial world or business news.
2. To have your StockTalks appear on the homepage, ensure you've uploaded a picture for your account, and don’t include links (this policy eliminates spammers).
3. To appear on quote pages and readers' portfolios, use stock tickers in block capitals such as GOOG or $GOOG.
4. Your followers will see your StockTalks with or without links.
5. Seeking Alpha automatically shortens links, but it will only appear this way once you "submit" your StockTalk. Also, regardless of how long your link is, the "# of characters left" data that is displayed only takes into consideration the characters of the shortened link.
6. To delete a StockTalk, click on "StockTalk" in the toolbar at the bottom of the screen. Then click "My archive". Hover over the the StockTalk you want to delete and the "delete" option will appear. Click on delete and the StockTalk will be removed from your archive. If the StockTalk has already appeared on our homepage, it will only be removed at the next auto-page refresh.

Connecting StockTalk to Twitter via Seeking Alpha

1. Login to your Seeking Alpha user account.
2. Click “Settings” on the toolbar, which runs along the bottom of your screen.
3. Click “Share Settings”, which is the last option on the left sidebar.
4. Check the “Twitter” box (you can also check Facebook and LinkedIn if you would like).
5. A pop-up screen will appear and you will be asked to input your Twitter name and password.
6. Confirm that you allow these applications to connect.
7. Should you wish, you can easily disconnect the applications at any time.

Where do StockTalks appear?

1. Every StockTalk written appears on the left side of the homepage for all of our 4 million unique readers to see (read "Tips on how to successfully use StockTalk" above for more information).
2. Turn on your “Share Settings” to automatically have your StockTalks appear on Twitter, Facebook and/or LinkedIn.
3. All of your Followers will see your StockTalks on the right side of their homepage, under the section “StockTalks by those you follow."
4. A link to all of your StockTalks appears under your photo on your profile page and sidebar.
5. When users hover over your name in the comments or leaderboard sections, your most recent StockTalk is viewable in the pop-up window. Your most recent StockTalk is also viewable on your profile page.
6. If you use stock tickers in your StockTalk (ex. GOOG or $GOOG), it will automatically be displayed on those tickers’ quote pages.
7. If you use stock tickers in your StockTalk (ex. GOOG or $GOOG), it will automatically appear on the portfolio page of anyone following that stock.
8. If you use stock tickers in your StockTalk (ex. GOOG or $GOOG), it will automatically appear on the right side of the homepage of anyone following those stocks, under the section "StockTalks on your portfolio".
9. All of your Followers will be able to see your StockTalks when they click on “StockTalk” on their Seeking Alpha toolbar.
10. A chronological list of all StockTalks appears here and is linked from the Seeking Alpha homepage.