So Much to Learn ...

As you can see (this is the second post) I am new to blogging ..well, not strictly true as I have had a Live Journal for 6 years but it was always a private journal for private thoughts, only to be shared by a few close friends.

This place, on the other hand, is for public talk and comment.

I want to talk about Twitter. Twitter is the *new* phenomena sweeping the world on the back of a few celebrity Tweeters (and yes, there is a Twitter language). Some of us have Tweeted for a little while now but most are new. Twitter is wonderful for several reasons not least of which is to get help and/or support when needed. Celebrity Tweeters are beginning to irritate some folks I have noticed over the past few weeks. Most CeleTweeters sign in, have a Twitter account and then don't *follow* (ie befriend) any of the masses of people who follow them. Not only that, but they rarely say much except to promote something that they are doing or comment on another CeleTweeter. There are exceptions of course, @schofe (Philip Schofield) @Glinner (Graham Linehan) @wossy (Jonathon Ross) @willcarling @stephenfry are exceptions and do chat to the commoners (given that every time they appear on Twitter they received hundreds of messages)

Mostly, Twitter is just good karma, a place where you can chat (in 140 characters per Tweet), play music to people (I use blip) , show your photos off (Twitpic) and generally waste time. For me one of the biggest bonuses is that you can post from your mobile phone using a variety of different applications.

Twitter is a growing community but is under attack from spammers and hackers, spammers who want to sell you things (their help or themselves) aboud and care should be taken before adding anyone who follows you. Check out their profile and see what sort of Tweets they have made before following them back ....use the BLOCK button if necessary.

Join in, take it slow and enjoy the flow