Is it time to take the plunge Twitter? The free service allows users of micro-blog of 140 characters at a time had accumulated about 1.9 million users as of December 2008, according to comScore. If you just jump in the car Twitter, or are intimidated by their inexperience with the label and the initials Twitter, Twittery allow us to share some tips to make your experience easier and more enjoyable.
Your URL Shrink
One of the most common uses of Twitter to share links. But you only have 140 characters to work with, so instead of sharing a long URL, use one of the many URL shortening services linking to decline. Some of our favorites include tinyurl.com, is.gd, ow.ly and bit.ly.
Retweet RT =
To copy and paste someone else's tweet, it is totally accepted and appreciated, as long as the original tweeter give credit for it. Just put "@ RT name" in front of your tweet and post it yourself.
Direct messages
Twitter direct messaging (DM) function, you can send a 140 character message to another user, type of abbreviation such as email. However, it can only Twitter direct message that users are following.
Use an @
To create an answer or give someone on Twitter objects, simply place an @ sign before its name from Twitter. If it's an answer, the @ sign must be the first character of the Tweet. To see the answers to your own tweets, click the Answers @ your profile page.
To search your Friends
Search.twitter.com works well for finding friends, celebrities, organizations, or search for specific topics you're interested in. 6. Your Tweets to categorize Added Visibility
Your Tweets to categorize Added Visibility
If you're tweeting on a popular topic (Obama, Lost, etc) by putting a # in front of the subject makes it easy for others to find your tweet, and perhaps they want to continue. For example, when the plane crashed into the Hudson River in January, # flight1549 became a popular label and search term.
Share Photos
People love to share their photos with the world, and some even break the news to them, like Janis Krums, who used to send TwitPic one of the first pictures of nearly 1549 flights on its Twitter feed. Services like TwitPic allow users to easily upload your photos and then directly to Twitter.
Tweet phone
Twitter lets you update your status and receive updates via text message. Under Settings, go to the Devices tab and enter your phone number to begin sending and receiving mobile tweets. If your next tweets / texts that are overwhelming, disable this option to return to the same group and following the instructions.
Choose a good Desktop Client
Desktop clients like TweetDeck, Twhirl and TwitterFox, you can receive tweets from a much more manageable fashion, especially if you follow a lot of people, often respond to the messages and direct use much. TweetDeck, for example, lets you create specific groups, if you want to split your feed in different columns.
Download a mobile client
If you have a BlackBerry, iPhone or other smartphone with Wi-Fi or 3G access, a mobile client might be a better option to use text messaging. Mobile Twitter clients worth including Twitterific, TwitterBerry, PocketTweets and Twidroid.
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