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Twitter is used in many different ways.


As dulwichmum says, its nearest equivalent that people are familiar with is Facebook status updates.


Twitter updates, or "tweets" as they are sometimes called, are limited in length to 140 characters.


Apart from that, there are no rules about how to use Twitter.


Some people use it to share ideas, thoughts and links or to ask questions.


You can choose whether to make your updates public or private.


If you think someone is saying something interesting you can "follow" them, which subscribes you to their updates, which will appear on your Twitter homepage.


You can see who other people are following and who's following them.


Well known people on Twitter include Stephen Fry, Imogen Heap, Andy Murray, Barack Obama (very quiet since he won the election).


Companies use Twitter to send out updates about their products and services and answer customers' questions.


Even Tower Bridge has an account on Twitter, which sends out a tweet whenever the bridge is opening or closing.


There is a growing number of Twitter tools available to write, read and manage your updates, including apps for the iPhone.


One of the first and still one of the best applications I've seen is Twittervision - which overlays tweets from Twitter on a google map of the world, so you get to see where people are when they tweet something.

rather cynical Steve isn't it? I thought beatnic's post was really useful and even tho I know what twitter is anyway it managed to convey it's potential usefulness in a way I haven't previously seen. Wish I knew about the London Bridge one for example - I've been caught by that fekker a few times!

SteveT Wrote:

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> Do you recieve payment from any source, for

> pushing this service?

> If so, how is it achieved, and how much for this

> attempt?



SteveT - I really hope you don't treat everyone on the East Dulwich Forum like that. It might put people off posting.

SteveT Wrote:

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> Do you recieve payment from any source, for

> pushing this service?

> If so, how is it achieved, and how much for this

> attempt?


Worth noting that beatnic also sought to harness the power of Twitter for the good of the EDF recently:


http://search.twitter.com/search?q=se22

Sweet Mr Beatnic is always incredibly informative and knowledgable.


SteveT, you need to get out more, pull the cabbage from between your teeth and try mingling in polite society. You never know, you might make some friends.


On second thoughts, why dont you get yourself a dog.

My apologies to you beatnic, and to any other forumistas whom I may have unintentionally insulted in my, 'too direct' line of questioning.


It smelled of, not exactly a hard sell, but a rather persistant one.


I shall try to be a little more tactful in future.


I'm the only animal in this household, as dogs and any other animal, are such a time consuming commitment.

No probs.


I do get quite enthusiastic about things sometimes, but I'm certainly not a pusher.


I'm also well aware that Twitter isn't for everyone. Some people very enthusiastically tell me how much they hate it, or at least the idea of it, and can't see the point.


Rest assured, if I was in any way affiliated with any company's product or service I would declare it.

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