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To not understand twitter?

59 replies

BoobleBeep · 08/11/2011 19:29

Ok I kind of understand it but all the @'s and _'s and seeing what someone has replied but not the original post makes my eyes and head hurt!

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MardyBra · 08/11/2011 20:30

Yes I am stalking you on two social networking sites simultaneously.

MardyBra · 08/11/2011 20:32
MardyBra · 08/11/2011 20:33

AgentZZ your audience is baying for you over on Twitter

Coffeeisking · 08/11/2011 20:35

Hello, I am a total twitter addict! spend most of my time on it.

But it took me a good couple of years to get to where i am now. I started with celebs but got very bored very quickly. The main trigger was coming across people who tweeted about reality TV, of which I am a massive fan. and that got me hooked. being able to talk to people who actually replied to me was fab.

Then it was all the very lovely MN'ers on there that has made it complete.

Please dont be afraid to say what you want to people,
Do just jump into a conversation if you feel you have something to add, or agree with,
Dont worry about what others think,
Be yourself and give it time to take off it doesnt happen straight away.

I am @LexiVodkaPanda Grin

runningwilde · 08/11/2011 20:40

God I get a headache just thinking about twitter

Glad I am not the only one who doesn't get it!

Glitterkitten · 08/11/2011 20:42

Twitter takes some getting used to but I love it now. I search for my local area and there's always lots of tweets come up about what's on/local news. I search motorways before journeys and if there's traffic there would always be recent moans about being stuck in traffic. General celeb gossip also keeps me entertained though I change who I follow if anyone gets boring or annoying. There is also facility for looking at "trending topics" which is interesting and can lure you into joining in.

Glitterkitten · 08/11/2011 20:43

@nuffles btw, but I rarely tweet

hadagutsfull · 08/11/2011 20:49

Excuse me Mardy but I am sbjj24!! Grin

Couldn't think of a witty name for twitter (not that hadagutsfull is particularly witty but that was how I felt at the time Blush)

And AgentZ where the hell are you? We're all tweeting & following you & you're nowhere to be seen ...

AgentZigzag · 08/11/2011 20:55

Arf at anyone baying for me anywhere Mardy Grin

But what does one tweet if it's to nobody in particular and you don't 'know' anyone on there??

I don't like the scroll of your past posts either, it's far too revealing of your twattery.

Better to let people down gently I've found Grin

MardyBra · 08/11/2011 21:09

Oops Sorry hada/sbjj. So why does Posies think I'm stalking her and Who Is She?

PosiesOfPoison · 08/11/2011 21:33

I am @theposieparker and we are following eachother! @mardybra

MardyBra · 08/11/2011 23:44

Ah was confused by Halloween name (or it is). I thought you were posieparker on here.

dyzzidi · 09/11/2011 22:09

Hiya I joined twitter last week to market my new handbag business but don't seem to get much work done lol follow me at @clashells.

I have been on mumsnet for years but am new to this twitter business!

jollydiane · 09/11/2011 22:24

Sounds like far too much admin for my liking. I have this device were I push a few buttons, and get this, I don't have to type you just talk. You must try it sometime. It's called a phone.

MenopausalHaze · 09/11/2011 22:28

I don't understand it at all....but I think I might stalk ZigZag for the hell of it!

JenaiMarrHePlaysGuitar · 11/11/2011 18:34

Right. Well I've been following several of you for days now and not one of you feckers has followed me back. AND I sent AgentZ some follow recommendations Angry

My following:followers ratio is giving me an almighty complex

#TwatNeedsToGetOutMore

JenaiMarrHePlaysGuitar · 11/11/2011 18:35

Mards follows me though. I luff her.

FlamingoBingo · 11/11/2011 18:38

You should all download Tweetright (search Amazon for it) by @nicolamorgan. I am @clarekirkp on there. If you follow me and say hello, I'll follow you back. You just need to leap in and chat - think of it like a big party. You don't have big long involved convos, you just dip in and out - like small talk.

BecauseImWorthIt · 11/11/2011 18:45

The hashtag (#) is also used by people in a jokey way - so I might tweet

"Is it time for wine yet? #pleasesayyes"

I love Twitter. It's a bit like being in a big, noisy pub, where you can join in with anyone's conversations.

I'm @TheRealBIWI if you want to follow me!

BecauseImWorthIt · 11/11/2011 18:47

Jenai - am I following you? What's your Twitter name?

JenaiMarrHePlaysGuitar · 11/11/2011 18:53

Yes you are I think BIWI. I'm a water-dwelling mammal in a reasonably priced car. THat ryhmes a bit with a Smiths song.

JenaiMarrHePlaysGuitar · 11/11/2011 18:55

Hmmm, typos.

BecauseImWorthIt · 11/11/2011 18:57

Ah - I thought so! It's bloomin' confusing all the different names on here from those on Twitter!

exoticfruits · 11/11/2011 19:04

People have tried to explain it to me but have failed completely. I don't understand it and haven't found anything remotely interesting.

JenaiMarrHePlaysGuitar · 11/11/2011 19:14

Oh oh oh Johnny Marr replied to one of my tweets once.

I almost actually died.

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