If you’ve discovered Twitter and would like to get started, there’s a bit of protocol and a couple commands that you may find very helpful.
To post (or tweet), just start typing in the “What are you doing now?” box on the main Twitter screen. Twitter will keep track of how many of the 140 character maximum that you have left.
So your post could be something like this:
drubloomfield Just got back from Scottsdale MLS committee meeting — we are so ready for FlexMLS!
-or-
SethGodin Alphabetical order is obsolete: I love the alphabet and the fact that it has an order. There’s no reaso.. http://tinyurl.com/262vrj
If you want to follow someone, you can subscribe to their Twitter posts, if you know their Twitter name. Here’s a couple for you to start with:
Michael Wurzer- FlexMLS and FBS Blog
If you are responding to a “tweet” that someone directed to you and you want the world to see it, you can preface your comment with @username. So, if you wanted to send a message to Phil Sexton that all your followers can see, it would look like:
@psexton – Great background on your twitter page!
Now, if I want to send Phil a private message (i.e. a direct message), I would type:
d psexton – Who’s Michael?
Here are a couple user guides that are very helpful in understanding what twitter is and how you can use it to build your network, and your business.
And here’s a great little Twitter tweet sheet you can print out.
If you have any questions, just make a comment here, or stop by and see me on Twitter!
March 12, 2008 at 8:16 am |
Dru,
That’s a great post. I am going to play around with it a little more today so I can get the hang of it. I think I’ll start by attempting to text a tweet.
May 10, 2008 at 11:01 pm |
Jott.com now lets you use their voice recognition software to send posts to twitter! Incredible.
June 21, 2008 at 7:08 am |
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