Tweeting is great for on the job updates. Radio five presenters do it, and it can be great as an on air response builder or pre show mailshot. -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Peter Beasley Sent: 06 January 2010 19:36 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Twitter I am not the slightest bit interested in either Twitter or Facebook or any other similar sites.r ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vanja Sudar" <vanja@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 7:20 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Twitter > Um just because you don't like it or see no use in it doesn't mean > other people don't. > Vanja > http://www.sudar.co.uk > http://twitter.com/internetking > MSN/windows live messenger: sudar23@xxxxxxxxxxx > AIM: vanja121 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Peter Beasley" <pjbeasley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 6:55 PM > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Twitter > > >> Why do you want to bother with it anyway? >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Damon Rose" <damon.rose@xxxxxxxxx> >> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 5:24 PM >> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Twitter >> >> >> Twitter is quite geeky really. It's amazing that it's getting so much >> press and that so many mainstream celebs are tweeting at the level >> they are. >> >> You need to put an @ sign in front of a username to respond to them. >> >> Also, if you see something with a hash in front of it, that's a tag. >> So at the moment #uksnow is appearing near the top of the 'Top >> Trending topics' list on the Twitter homepage because lots of peple >> have tagged their tweets with #uksnow to make them appear under that topic heading. >> No tag, no topic sorting. >> >> But even geekier than all these @ signs and hash tags, you'll find >> that some geeks like to push twitter further. One guy called Ben is >> inviting everyone who tags their tweets with #uksnow to put their >> postcode in the tweet if they've got snow. Why? Because he has setup >> a website with an interactive map on it that takes the #uksnow feed >> and translates all the postcodes into colour coding so people can >> tell where the snow is at a glance. It's flexible and adaptable. >> >> Along with the @ signs, the hash tags, postcodes and all that, you'll >> also find lots of mentions of RT. This is a retweet, a bit like >> forwarding an email in Outlook it's people giving a wider audience to >> tweets. In this way, tweets can be broadcast and rebroadcast in >> different friend networks all over the planet extremely quickly and >> spread like wildfire. So if you see RT, think FW. >> >> So think of it as a totally different beast to Facebook. Facebook is >> where you talk to your pals and keep them all in one place, Twitter >> is where you broadcast your ideas and favourite URLs widely. And >> where you get to mingle with like minded people easily and see what >> they're interested in and what website they're looking at. >> >> I'm only just getting into Twitter, mostly via my mobile, so perhaps >> other people can explain it a bit better. It's not the most pleasing >> of experiences as a blind user I have to say, far less >> straightforward and more bitty and cluttered than Facebook. But it's >> there for a different purpose and it works extremely well in it's >> geeky simplicity. I'm loving the info I'm finding out and the >> websites I'm hearing about daily. It serves a purpose and works better for me as a work tool also. >> >> ...Damon >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On >> Behalf Of access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Sent: 06 January 2010 07:33 >> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Twitter >> >> Hi. Thanks for that tip. Not something i knew before. >> >> >> -original message- >> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Twitter >> From: "Vanja Sudar" <vanja@xxxxxxxxxxx> >> Date: 06/01/2010 02:50 >> >> Hi, to reply to someone you put an @ sign in front of their username. >> So for example if you'd reply to myself you'd put: @internetking >> followed by your message. If you're following someone they don't see >> your messages on their timeline 'till they follow you. Also if you >> choose to protect your updates, only those who follow you can see >> your updates and they are not shown on public timeline. HTH and if >> you have any other questions do not hesitate to ask. >> Vanja >> http://www.sudar.co.uk >> http://twitter.com/internetking >> MSN/windows live messenger: sudar23@xxxxxxxxxxx >> AIM: vanja121 >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Saqib >> To: Access-uk >> Sent: Sunday, January 03, 2010 6:38 PM >> Subject: [access-uk] Twitter >> >> >> Hi. How do I reply to a twitter status on the web? If I am following >> someone, can they see my tweets on their home page? 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