It can be, but if you download a PC client like Qwitter (http://www.qwitter-client.net) or McTwit (URL unknown) then it becomes a lot easier. Also, http://www.accessibletwitter.com may help.
On 3/8/10, Stacey Robinson <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Alex, > I have a twitter account or had one, but gave up on it because I never could > find my followers or the people I was following. . > I found twitter very difficult. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Alex Hall <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Date: Monday, Mar 8, 2010 22:05:06 > Subject: Re: [GWN] The celebration continues: Retweet from GW Micro and win! > >> >> >> Twitter (http://www.twitter.com or http://www.accessibletwitter.com) >> is what is known as a "micro-blogging service". Basically, people sign >> up for it and then send short messages, no more than 140 characters, >> to their followers. A follower is simply a person who receives the >> tweets sent by the people they follow. Think of it as subscribing to a >> magazine: the followers are the subscribers, so only they will get a >> copy of each issue of a magazine, no one else. Any subscriber to the >> magazine can start their own magazine, and then, though they still >> receive magazines, they can start sending out new issues of a >> different magazine to their own subscribers. >> >> A tweet is just one of these short messages. If you send a tweet you >> are said to "tweet", and are therefore a "twit" (no, I am completely >> serious). A retweet is just a tweet that you send with someone else's >> Twitter username at the beginning, like forwarding an email. >> >> Basically, the GWM promotion here is that you sign into your Twitter >> account and retweet the message Jeremy had in the email quoted below; >> that is, you write your own tweet, putting GWMicro at the start, since >> GWMicro is GWM's Twitter username. As long as you are following >> GWMicro (remember, that means you see any tweets they post), they will >> be notified that someone just retweeted them (again, a retweet is just >> a tweet with a particular person's username in it). They can then see >> exactly who retweeted the message and can compile a list of Twits' >> usernames from which to draw a winner. >> >> I hope that the above at least made some sense! >> >> On 3/8/10, Terri Pannett <[email protected]> wrote: >> > OK, I'm Miss Ignoramus USA! >> > >> > What is Twitter, Tweet, and Retweet? I thought only bird tweeted and >> > twittered. >> > >> > Terri Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA. >> > >> > If you wish to unsubscribe from this list, visit: >> > >> > http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv >> > >> > >> >> >> -- >> Have a great day, >> Alex (msg sent from GMail website) >> [email protected]; http://www.facebook.com/mehgcap >> >> If you wish to unsubscribe from this list, visit: >> >> http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv > > Have a blessed day. > Stacey and GEB Dog Chesley > [email protected] > > If you wish to unsubscribe from this list, visit: > > http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv > > -- Have a great day, Alex (msg sent from GMail website) [email protected]; http://www.facebook.com/mehgcap If you wish to unsubscribe from this list, visit: http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv
