Do you have a "twitter" account

more of a twitcher than a tweeterno idea on twitter myself

I have a twitter account. Apparently. Daughter helpfully set it up for me. I have no idea what to do with it.

Redhenrun wrote: »

As per above post, have an account,damned if I understand the whole twitter thing though.

Ditto.

martinn123 wrote: »

Well, contrary to the general feeling hereabouts, I have a Twitter acc that I use all the time.

By following some of the News Feeds,( RTE News ) etc, and journalists, I get to view News as it breaks, and to follow stories as they happen ( assuming it's something I have an interest in )

I also follow, local business's and can see who has a special offer, or interesting Marketing idea.

Some of the people I follow, are a bit full of themselves, not to mention anyone in particular but Constantine Gurdgiev is a bit weighty, in his commentary

Sean Moncreif is great, especially on a Friday A'noon when they run a type of competition.

I can throw in the odd comment myself, if its a topic I follow, for example some recent tweets between myself and David Hall, on mortgage arrears solutions, currently in the news

My advice, try it out, find some interesting people to follow, you will soon get the hang of it.

Yeah buh....yeah buh you're real brainy. I'm just a simple oulfella, happy just to sit on a rock, fixing a lobster pot. I don't even know anybody who uses Twitter and the prospect of trudging through an endless swamp of jargon, alone, with no PLAIN ENGLISH instruction from a human, just to.........whatever Twitter does, doesn't fill me with any joy.

However, I do like Whatsapp because it carries text, photos, links, etc. to and from groups of people I actually want to communicate with.

Now, where was I? Oh yes, left over right and through, right over left and pull,.......

Now, Now, fellow Elderly People, I am disapointed.
When I saw this thread show up I assumed someone would be making an effort to learn a little bit about Twitter, and not just another dumping ground for Curmudgeonly comments on a topic you do not really understand.

So let me help,

open up your twitter acc, put in your password ( it's the same one you use for Facebook, Boards, Your Bank, your laptop, etc )

Now, on the Right, you will see a box '' Who to follow'' click on ''View All''

This will bring up a selection of people you might like to ''follow''

So if Sport is your thing, try Sky Sports, or your local TV channel, or a few sportspersons you are aware of

If its politics, follow Barack Obama, David Cameron, Enda Kenny, your Local politicians, or anyone you admire.

For News, follow your local News Channel, Sky News, your local Radio, Joe Duffy, whoever

If you want up to date reports on what is happening in the Courts, a lively Murder Trial perhaps, follow a journalist covering the story.

Whatever your interests, you will find someone,

Now, just check in to Twitter occasionally, and Tweets will appear from those people your are following, nothing else.

If you want to interact, you can reply to any Tweets by clicking on the Reply Button, your message will go directly to that person, and if they are interested in your thoughts, they might ''retweet'' your message, which is to publish it to all their followers, and some of those, if they find your comment interesting may ''follow'' you

Try it out, you might find it amusing.

If not return to the mindset of ''Feckin Twitter'' what's that all about.

During my time on boards.ie, I have developed that essential aspect of speed-reading where a few words are gathered specifically to become offended by, often on behalf of others, while completely ignoring the rest of the text. See AH for some Olympic class examples.

Well, that....that......post, from a fellow NCDer, left me.........just.........I've never been so.........what? I didn't come here to..........how dare.......Nurse....oxygen.....Librium.....quick. He said.........he.......said....

...making an effort...
...to learn a little bit about Twitter...
...not just another dumping ground...
...for Curmudgeonly comments...
...for Curmudgeonly comments!!!
...Curmudgeonly!!!
...on a topic you do not really understand.

I'll.....I'll....set the Woof on him....Oh, might not be a great idea.
Well, I'll.....I'll tweet something really clever.....Hmmmm, only two things wrong with that idea.
Well, I'll.....I'll get that seven year-old to tweet something. He'll know how. Yeah, good plan.

So, martinn123, keep an eye on your twitter thingy, you....you....hashtag#curmudgeonaphobe#hashtag you.....an' stuff.

OK, I will try to prevail, for a while against the obvious resistance to Twitter.

It's not like Facebook, where you exchange photo's of your grandchildren, or pictures of you on the beach, or on the pizz.

It can be a source of up to date information, that you might be interested in, like the Reuters Tikker Tape, but where you filtrer the topics, to those in which you have an interest.

Last plea, Try it out for a week, PM me for my Twitter handle, and then let's have a discussion.

open up your twitter acc, put in your password ( it's the same one you use for Facebook, Boards, Your Bank, your laptop, etc )

It's not wise to have the same password for all of those mentioned, for security purposes it's best to have different ones for different log-ins

vicwatson wrote: »

It's not wise to have the same password for all of those mentioned, for security purposes it's best to have different ones for different log-ins

Indeed!

I could well be missing out but i just never gave joining Twitter/ Facebook any serious thought. I suppose on a superficial Level I assumed they were an outlet for peoples unmoderated dribble.
I am told by many that Facebook is having a negative effect on smaller sites, content from many users being lost to the forums, easier to form subsets etc. I may get there yet through necessity so.
On joining twitter,not sure. As more news feeds emerge, the less I seem interested in it. I would know very few users of either as yet.