What the heck is Twitter and why should you use it?
Many people are confused about Twitter and are stumped as to how to use it.
To add to the confusion, when they try to type into Twitter’s horizontal box, they see the mysterious “140″ going down.
I remember thinking: am I being penalized for something? Is that the number of posts I have left?
Of course, most of us could just read through the site for enlightenment but, come on, how many of us take the time to familiarize ourselves with all the rules and regulations at each site. YAWN!
How to Use Twitter
- Twitter creators realized that people are busy and hence Twitter was designed for short communications–a way to catch up news with friends, in time-saving short bursts.
- Twitter asks: What are you doing?
- You type 140 words or less into the box to let others know what you are up to
Once you get on to using Twitter, it is rather fun. It allows you to keep track of friends and what’s happening in their lives.
An added advantage for writers is that Twitter capability is included via Triond’s bookmarking services. You can use Twitter to gain a following for your Triond articles.
We all want time-saving tools. Twitter is one of them. Are you using Twitter to full advantage?
August 22nd, 2008 at 6:29 am
informative!
March 10th, 2009 at 3:40 pm
I am with twitter and I am under the never read the ruls or how to use section but this helps alot thank you for sharing this..
March 11th, 2009 at 11:42 am
Ha ha, I know what you mean. computers and the Internet should be intuitive. I usually blunder along, learning as I go–then later, when I’m in the mood, I actually read through the info. I should have gone through in the beginning!
March 28th, 2009 at 1:06 am
Thanks for the info. I am so green to all of this. It’s been fun learning! So many helpful tips and instructions like this!
April 13th, 2009 at 8:45 am
I have allowed myself to use your article in mine:
http://www.bukisa.com/articles/62695_a-road-to-twitterdom
it should have appeared on Triond, but they took one of their famous 7 weeks naps …
April 16th, 2009 at 9:56 pm
Hi Lucas,
Thanks for adding my article about Twitter.