At the most recent Lavish meeting I suggested hosting a twitter contest to help promote our next event, Doll Domination. I looked around the room and noticed a bunch of confused blank faces. Jana & I couldn’t believe that we were the only ones on twitter! So like I promised I’m going to offer a quick twitter 101 to get the ladies hooked on twitter.
“Twitter is a service for friends, family, and co–workers to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing?”
Watch this video made by the common craft show and it’ll explain to you what exactly twitter is in plain English.
Why use twitter?
Set up your account. Go to Twitter.com and click on the Get Started—Join! button. Enter your username, password, and email address. Click on the I accept. Create my account button.
Tweeting on the go is the best part, so set up your phone! If you don’t have a blackberry or an iPhone that allows you to download a twitter application or you can tweet via SMS.
To tweet via SMS (text messages), first set up your mobile account. Under the settings link, clock on the devices tab. Enter your mobile phone number and click save. Text message the code twitter gives you to the 21212 (number may be different outside of Canada). After Twitter has confirmed that your mobile has been registered create a contact named “Twitter” and begin texting your tweets!
Basic Commands
@username + message
directs a tweet at another person, and saves in their “replies” tab.
Example: @ctinaaa you’re so helpful!
Dusername + message
sends a person a private message.
Example: Dctinaaa Movie tonight?
Ladies it’s time to join twitter, follow others, get interactive, and start tweeting!
PS. Don’t forget to follow me!
