My Twitter 911 call is below, but first off: Don't miss uber-awesome Lola Sharp's epic give-away contest. Her recent vacation in Maine inspired the prizes up for grabs, including Stephen King's On Writing, the scariest fridge magnet you've ever seen, featuring that freaky clown from It (the movie), a bottle of Lola's signature scent (Marc Jacob's perfume sharing her name), AND a surprise prize from Maine, (I'm hoping it's a lobster, but that's just me :D).
You have to be a Sharp Pen/Dull Sword follower to enter (and she's one of the wittiest, most creative bloggers I know, so you "win" just by following!)
Contest ends August 20th! Enter HERE!
Now...I need your help.
I joined Twitter...and I'm a little confuzzled and would love some help figuring it all out.
Anyone with answers and/or tips regarding the following, please feel free to comment below or email me at heftynicki(at)writing(dot)com:
* Is there some sort of main page where everyone's tweets stream in real time? Or do you only see what's on your home page timeline, ie: the tweets by the people you follow?
* If I search in Twitter, do I have to know the hashtag, or can I type any subject/keyword in there?
* Is there a place on my Twitter homepage where I can store people's usernames, so I don't have to go to their page to remember their @username?
* And if so, how do I add their @username at the end of my tweet? (Gawd, I'm such a Twitter newbie *blush*)
* What in the hell is #FF????
* ANY tips on Twitter etiquette are greatly appreciated, including:
-- Do I thank people who follow me? ...how?
-- Do people direct tweets at other people, or only respond to general tweets people send out?
-- What's an example of being rude on Twitter?
-- What's the general "follow back" policy?
Okay, that's enough questions, for now. If these spark ideas in areas I didn't cover, don't hold back! Share your thoughts in the comment area!
Huge shout-out to everyone who's already noticed little me over there and clicked the follow button. I appreciate you so much!!
