If you’re one of those who has heard of Twitter but just doesn’t quite “get it” yet you should find Scott Hanselman’s How To Twitter – First Steps and a Twitter Glossary useful. It explains what Twitter is, why it’s useful and how to tweet.
I didn’t get it at first. I wasn’t quite sure what I would get out of it. Most people who now use Twitter regularly were probably the same to begin with. Now I realise how useful it is. I follow friends, people and companies that I find interesting and I want to stay up to date with. I follow news sites like the BBC and CNN. I probably get most of my news via Twitter now (In our house the TV seems to be permanently tuned to Nick Jr these days!). Most of the bloggers I read now tweet their blog updates, so I no longer need to monitor their RSS feeds.
It’s useful. It’s fun too. Even if you don’t have anything to say, you can get a lot out of following people that interest you. And, as Scott says, the nice thing is if you want to respond you can just jump in and reply to anyone.
So if you’ve been wondering what all the fuss is about, read Scott’s blog post, jump in and join the conversation. You can start by following me. My twitter ID is http://twitter.com/marcustettmar 🙂
