Twittering
I never thought that I’d be interested in what other people are up to. And even less did I think people would be interested in me. But it turns out I am, and they are. And there starts my addiction.
Now, while I love following “older” people (I mean it in a nice way btw), it would also be cool to follow my real-life friends. There’s just one problem: few of them seem to get the concept of Twitter. Or why you would want to use it. And none of my pestering has paid off. Yet.
So I am posting this video I just found in the hope that it people get the concept behind Twitter:
Right, now you’re convinced, head along to the Twitter Signup form and get your account setup, find some people to follow, and post away!
Useful things
I fully realise how annoying checking yet another website can be, I hate it as well. A Twitter client will make it nice and easy to view and post tweets.
I have two to recommend, depending on how advanced you wanna’ be:
First off there’s Twhirl. It’s real simple. Real fast. And real small. I’d recommend it if you have never used Twitter before. Or if you just want to follow people with the occasional update.
Then there’s Tweetdeck, my current choice for tweeting. Why? Because it breaks things down a little better. And, quite possibly the best part, it downloads all Tweets since it’s last update unlike Twhirl which only gets the latest 20.
Ok, so you’re now ready to use Twitter! Do it. Post random things that come to mind. What you’re up to. Actually, anything that you want to go public.
PS - Have Facebook and/or Bebo? You can also send your updates magically there. There’s a Twitter app in Facebook. And Bebo have just launched their integration service. Click the link at the top of the (new) home page.