Hi Anna - can't believe I'm being an advocate for Twitter, but here goes!
I like it, because I can use it in different ways. I can search for other users and subjects, and find our what others are saying and thinking. You can have a look at the latest trends (at the moment lots of people are teeeting about the G20). Some of the tweets can be informative and witty, others inane/bizarre/ bonkers, etc. You can choose which other users you would like to follow. I like the Guardian, so get lots of updates from them. I also like The Archers, so am also following the updates from a sheep in Ambridge. And, because I'm a knitter, who used to live in Germany (where knitting is Big) I've started following a german knitter. Helps keep up my language skills. I'm prettt sure you can set it so that you can send and receive just to to named people, or you can have your tweets available to the world. On my iPhone I use an app called Tweetie, which lets me find users who are nearby - I've found some interesting people that way. Tweetie also let's me save weblinks to Instapaper for reading later. Also, it's just fun, really. Good for idle moments, such as being stuck in a lift, or sitting on the bus. And it's free choice, so you can choose to join Twitter or not. If you're curious, just have open an account and have a go. Or just ignore it and get on with doing other things! Hope that helps a bit! Best wishes Catherine On 2 Apr 2009, at 13:26, anna churchill <[email protected]> wrote: > i don't mean to be thick, but your friend's remark is exactly what I > read in an ad for Twitter. I still don't understand what "learn > things" means as what I got was you " learn" maybe that someone is a > secret Todd Rundgren fan or something. > > And what I would like to understand is if one opens an > account...then I presume that means ONLY those you invite to be part > of your Twitter family can post? > > My assumption is as a tool for groups of friends or colleagues > geographically separated it provides a running open comms channel. > > --- On Wed, 1/4/09, Catherine Hunt <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Catherine Hunt <[email protected]> > Subject: [sussex_mug] Re: twitter and tweet > To: [email protected] > Date: Wednesday, 1 April, 2009, 11:09 PM > > I too was unable to see the point of Twitter. I opened an account > about a year ago, posted a few tweets, and then stopped. A friend > of mine told me that he liked using Twitter, because he could follow > people he was interested in, and find out about new things. > > So, I tried this, and over the past few months I've started using it > more and more. I find it very easy to use, now that I have an > iPhone, because I can post something immediately. > > And, yes, I've even learnt stuff! (I'm trying hard not to become > addicted, though). > > Best wishes > Catherine > > > On 1 Apr 2009, at 22:56, anna churchill wrote: > >> I'm trying to understand what is different from a blog or Facebook >> or myspace. >> >> From what i can gather it creates a platform where either anyone or >> those invited can post a brief comment so it creates an ongoing >> thread sort of like a forum thread tho i presume one can twitter on >> a cell phone? >> >> what makes it snappier or more immediate than a blog-- like if you >> are a reporter? >> > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
