Helpmepaymyloans is now on Twitter. For those who don’t know what Twitter is, it can be summed up as a free social networking and micro-blogging web application that allows people to send “updates” to the Twitter website, via short message service (SMS), instant messaging or a third-party application. It’s not too well known outside the tech industry (I’m actually a web designer during the day, or so I hear) but it is a great tool to keep in touch with the latest news and happenings from the people you follow.

Updates are displayed on a user’s profile and delivered to people who sign up to receive them. People can receive updates via the Twitter website, instant messaging, SMS, RSS, email or through a third party application (I recommend Twhirl or Twitterrific on a Mac).

So if you’d like to receive up to the minute news, resources and info about college finances, ways to save money and student loans news, follow Helpmepaymyloans on Twitter. First, signup at Twitter.com if you haven’t yet (it’s free). Then go to Helpmepaymyloans’s Twitter page and start following. Or just look on the sidebar. Go ahead, take a peak, it’s over there too.

I will be covering interesting articles and news that I may not normally cover in the regular HMPML blog. So check out Twitter and as always, let me know what your thoughts in the comments (or just @helpmepay through Twitter)!

Facebook, everyone’s favorite social network (except mine), is the hub for connecting over the internet. Not only is it a social network with near limitless options and doodads (doodads is a technical term), but it also doubles as a marketplace, photo album, arcade and one of the best ways to pass time while you are supposed to be working. Facebook was originally for college students so its only appropriate that it still has a ton of ways to help those same students earn a little extra money to help pay for beer student loans. Here are a couple to get you started.

Sell your old stuff in Facebook’s marketplace. Unlike selling things through Ebay, which takes a cut from your profit, the Facebook Marketplace is free. The marketplace is also a good place to look for a job. Companies are now realizing the need to present many sides of the business to the public and joining Facebook does just that. It’s also a helpful place to look for new talent and scope out potential hires. Good for companies and job seekers.

Do you need some extra cash? Are you an expert in some subject? The Ether Facebook Application just might be the thing for you. Here is the gist: Read more…