If you’re not on Twitter, you have probably heard about it. It’s the latest social networking site that’s a cross between Facebook and instant messaging. I signed up months ago, couldn’t figure it out, and signed off. Now, with it bubbling up in the news and on friends’ blogs, I am better understanding it and beginning to enjoy it.
One of the sites that helped me make sense of Twitter is Darren Rowse’s TwiTip. Today there is a guest post from Ribsy, a Whippet who Twitters, How to Be a Good Dog on Twitter in 8 Easy Steps. The steps are all species-neutral so humans can easily follow them too. Ribsy also coins a new phrase for what dogs do on Twitter, that would be “twark.” Clever.
Over at The New York Times, David Pogue finally embraces Twitter in his Personal Tech column. He helped alleviate my frustration with the site by letting me know that I can disregard all the Twitter rules I find that keep contradicting each other. He has rules too, but his last one is, “Use Twitter the way you want to. Don’t let anyone tell you you’re doing it wrong.”
Then, once you get your Twitter on, stop by Rebecca Collins’s Art Dog Blog for some tutorials on how to design your Twitter background page. Thanks, Rebecca!
Let me know if you have any good advice for new Twitterers and don’t forget to follow me on Twitter.
