Get tweeting!

Creators of Twitter  first came up with the idea, – the punchy 140-character limit ,that element  of it is the factor turned up as a miracle.

Get tweeting!

Twitter is simple to use. Most basic form of is an user name ,password  ,picture to  illustrate ’tweets’ ,then enter text & hit “tweet”

On the other hand,someone else says something interesting. In that case, hit  “reply” to display text to them even if not following our account.

As the number of people you follow grows, you might want a bit of free software to help you manage all the messages. Tweetdeck, Twhirl and Tweetie are all popular programs which run on your computer and grab messages from everyone you’re following, all those that mention you specifically and your private messages - and arrange them into easy-to-read columns and categories.

Don’t forget...

Twitter happens in real time, 24 hours a day. Expect to miss stuff if it’s not sent direct to you. Be succinct – you only have 140 characters  to say anything. Try not to repeat yourself, don’t use it just to sell goods and services (people soon get tired of the hard sell) and you should soon be picking up new online acquaintances almost daily.

Have fun with it, but like any social media once you've posted your message it could go anywhere - so proceed witha little caution.