How Twitter Works

[hisno1girl]

YES. I'll never get Twitter but I want to know how it works.

[Kit]

Yes!

*adjusts hearing aid and dentures*

[wannabe]

It's really simple. You post (tweet) using 140 characters or less. Your username begins with the @ sign, which you use when you want to mention another user. Hashtags are used to group together tweets about the same subject. That's it.

[ThirdandLong]

So when you're using Twitter, do you search by hash tags? Or is anyone actually searching for things? Do you just follow people and their stories end up on your screen?

[fuckstick]

THIS IS DUMB *eats a Werther's*

[wannabe]

You can search by keyword or hashtag. And you set your feed to be private, where you approve people who request to follow you, or public where anyone can see your tweets. If you're trying to tweet celebs and such, you have to be public so they can see your posts.

[MWOS]

you just put a tic tac toe sign in front of some letters on the internet machine

#likethis

[kscarlett]

#thisreallyjusthappened

[Deleted]

Nov 14, 2012 17:37:30 GMT -5 fuckstick said:

THIS IS DUMB *eats a Werther's*

You killed me with the Werther's.

[papie]

lol

Every time I tweet, I feel like I'm talking to myself. I have like 2 followers. Ok, a few more. But nobody ever retweets me or replies to me. I'M A TWITTER LOSER.

[fuckstick]

I just see it as one more way to circle jerk for a society become obsessed with exhibitionism and voyeurism of banality.

#crotchety
#oldladysmell
#werthers

[Deleted]

Nov 14, 2012 17:40:01 GMT -5 papie said:

lol

Every time I tweet, I feel like I'm talking to myself. I have like 2 followers. Ok, a few more. But nobody ever retweets me or replies to me. I'M A TWITTER LOSER.

I'll follow you!

But my feed is just basically what I eat.

Sometimes, where I am.

Once in awhile, what I look like.

SCINTILLATING!

[deanlicker78]

I'm just gonna turn my hearing aid back down now. You kids with your twittering and tweetering. STAY OFF MY LAWN!!

[wannabe]

But it's cool to find great deals and free stuff and win prizes via twitter! I love me a good freebie.

[papie]

Nov 14, 2012 17:45:18 GMT -5 wannabe said:

But it's cool to find great deals and free stuff and win prizes via twitter! I love me a good freebie.

I'm clearly doing it wrong. lol

[hisno1girl]

HASHTAGS = THE POUND SIGN RIGHT?

[Deleted]

I love you, hisno1girl.

[kscarlett]

I really only follow news outlets on Twitter. I love being able to see what everyone is saying in one place instead of visiting each of their websites individually. And, I can see who breaks what news, which is cool if you're a news nerd like me.

[deanlicker78]

This will also make me look dumb, but what is Instagram? Is it like twitter? Is it pictures? Talking pictures?

[wannabe]

Yes! I almost always get the latest news via twitter.

Papie, follow all of your favorite stores and companies. They use twitter a lot to get the word out about great deals and coupons and contests and stuff!

[papie]

Nov 14, 2012 17:47:31 GMT -5 deanlicker78 said:

This will also make me look dumb, but what is Instagram? Is it like twitter? Is it pictures? Talking pictures?

Pictures and hashtags. I don't get the appeal there, honestly. The only people I know who use it are "photographers".

[hisno1girl]

Also, whenever people say Twitter, I think of this:



CLITTER!!!

[papie]

Nov 14, 2012 17:48:12 GMT -5 @booby said:

if i someone.....does it show up in their feed? or only my own?

yes it does

ETA: Oops I am apparently wrong. lol

[Deleted]

instagram is an app that allows you to edit and share photos.

If you someone, that person will see that you tweeted her.

[wannabe]

Nov 14, 2012 17:48:12 GMT -5 @booby said:

if i someone.....does it show up in their feed? or only my own?

They'll see it as long as your feed is public, or if they already follow you.

[kscarlett]

Nov 14, 2012 17:47:31 GMT -5 deanlicker78 said:

This will also make me look dumb, but what is Instagram? Is it like twitter? Is it pictures? Talking pictures?

It's like the Twitter of pictures. You can have public or private profile, you can still use hashtags to make posts searchable, you can still use @ and someone's screen name to tag them in your posts.

[Deleted]

Nov 14, 2012 17:48:44 GMT -5 papie said:

Nov 14, 2012 17:47:31 GMT -5 deanlicker78 said:

This will also make me look dumb, but what is Instagram? Is it like twitter? Is it pictures? Talking pictures?

Pictures and hashtags. I don't get the appeal there, honestly. The only people I know who use it are "photographers".

Poo on you, papie! I love instagram! LOLOLOLOLOL!

[wannabe]

I love Instagram too. Valencia filter FTW!

[kscarlett]

Nov 14, 2012 17:48:44 GMT -5 papie said:

Nov 14, 2012 17:47:31 GMT -5 deanlicker78 said:

This will also make me look dumb, but what is Instagram? Is it like twitter? Is it pictures? Talking pictures?

Pictures and hashtags. I don't get the appeal there, honestly. The only people I know who use it are "photographers".

One of the community colleges in town is offering a class on "iphoneography"

[papie]

Nov 14, 2012 17:43:24 GMT -5 @misoangry said:

Nov 14, 2012 17:40:01 GMT -5 papie said:

lol

Every time I tweet, I feel like I'm talking to myself. I have like 2 followers. Ok, a few more. But nobody ever retweets me or replies to me. I'M A TWITTER LOSER.

I'll follow you!

But my feed is just basically what I eat.

Sometimes, where I am.

Once in awhile, what I look like.

SCINTILLATING!

YGPM