OT: Anybody on Twitter?

[Divemistress of the Dark]

Couldn't get anything related to "divemistress" over there so I'm using my real name ("jeancwilson")

Anybody else? I finally gave in after realizing there'll be a lot of last-minute Bonnaroo updates, most likely.

[DirtyMartini]

I just messaged you, lady. Check your replies folder (@jeancwilson link on the right). Have a great time!

[Skip]

You can find me at
http://twitter.com/Scottsg

[BongoBoy]

I signed up to follow Dave Matthews, not much there really.

BongoBoy is StarRustafari on Twitter.

Cheers.
BB.

[Lynne]

http://www.twitter.com/lkkinetic

Not surprisingly, I mostly have cycling stuff, triathlon stuff, knitting stuff, and drumming stuff there. And get to be amused by DM and Moeskido, which is the real reason I'm there .

[DirtyMartini]

Haha, yes.

BTW, another brain malfunction: forgot to mention that I'm at kmwalsh.

[Chatchka]

Fine, fine, FINE! I have joined. I have given up my soul to social networking. Damn, now I'll finally have to cave on the fucking facebook thing too.

I'm Chatchka on twitter. Follow me if you dare.

[BongoBoy]

This is great that all youse Nutters are there. Now it seems useful, even though I still don't know if I am responding or making a statement. I just keep typing.

Cheers, Thanks for the comment DM...see if I replied correctly.

I still use myspace...and regular snail mail.

my eight track is in the shop.

BB.

[DirtyMartini]

(Apologies for the random tutelage, Copelanders -- just easier here than trying to explain in 140 characters over there.)

Bongo, if you want to make sure someone sees that you're replying to them/their message specifically, you'll want to use the "reply" button: when you hover over a particular post, there are two options on the right: a star and a return arrow (arrow pointing to the left). Click on that arrow, and you'll see that the person to whom you are replying (@jeancwilson, etc) will appear in the box at the top. When you type in your message in that box and hit "reply," that message will appear on the receiver's page, as well as a reference link so they know which message you are responding to.

If you just want to get particular people's attention, you can ignore that arrow link and just type @username (@kmwalsh, @Scottsg, etc.) before your message, and again what you say will show up on their page and they'll know for sure that it was directed at them.

(@ basically means "Yo, dumb ass! I'm talking at you!")

If you just want to talk to the world, skip the @ and just type.

[BongoBoy]

Holy details Batman !

I did not know that.

Thank you.

BB.

[Schmaffy]

@Schmaffy

[Chatchka]

So I got this thingy. Now I don't know what to do with it. Is it polite to just follow? The reason I ask is that I am fairly certain that nothing I do is so interesting that I should tweet about it to the masses.

[Schmaffy]

[quote="Chatchka"]So I got this thingy. Now I don't know what to do with it. Is it polite to just follow? The reason I ask is that I am fairly certain that nothing I do is so interesting that I should tweet about it to the masses.[/quote]

You'd be surprised.

[Lynne]

Nice avatar, Schmaff!

However, Chatch, maintaining that "nothing I do is interesting" humility will at least prevent you from tweeting your meals, bodily functions, etc. And as one of your Twitter followers, I am grateful to be spared that level of detail !

I'd say just follow folks for a few days to get a feel for how you want to participate, then don't be shy. Hell, I'm pathetic -- I send rah-rah messages to my favorite cyclists! So just do the things that mean something to you (unless it involves what you had for breakfast or your most recent bathroom visit ).

[Schmaffy]

Nothing can be quite as bad as Mo tweeting about his subway farts yesterday.