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John Noble ([personal profile] jackofallgeeks) wrote2008-10-09 08:38 am

LJ-Genie: Twitter

So, can anyone out there give me a Twitter tutorial? I've been meaning to
try it out, it seems interesting, but I don't really 'get' it. How do you
send tweets? Via the web, or sms messages, or what? Where do they go, or
where can they go, and how do you get them there? How can you read
other peoples' tweets? Do you have to be at the website?

[identity profile] quix.livejournal.com 2008-10-09 02:52 pm (UTC)(link)
I posted about this some time back, but give it a watch. It answered a lot of my questions. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddO9idmax0o

To answer your questions in short: You can send twitters via just about anything twitter apps, twitter browser plugins, the web, IM, or your cell phone.

They go to a twitter website where people can view them. You can protect these from only your twitter friends if you choose.

People can read other people's twitters through the same options as you can send them: Apps, plugins, web, IM, or cell phone. These methods can either be passive or active (you check them manually, or it automatically alerts you when a new twitter comes in).

[identity profile] readiness.livejournal.com 2008-10-09 06:31 pm (UTC)(link)
best description. I'm on there but protected :)

[identity profile] jackofallgeeks.livejournal.com 2008-10-09 06:34 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm on there. JackOfAllGeeks. You can follow me, but I haven't said much.

[identity profile] readiness.livejournal.com 2008-10-09 06:42 pm (UTC)(link)
added you but if you don't end up following me I'll probably stop with you ;)