September 2012
Beginner
312 pages
7h 7m
English
Figure 16-6: Writing a post on Twitter.
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Connecting with Fellow Writers on Twitter
Twitter is a slightly newer social network than Facebook, so you may not already have an account. Twitter is quite popular with writers (especially e-book writers), so it’s a useful place to interact with other authors and acquire tips and ideas — as well as emotional and practical support.
If you’re used to Facebook, you’ll find Twitter simple in comparison — even a bit minimalist. On Twitter, the only way to interact is to write a short post. (Twitter is a microblogging service.) Your post is limited to 140 characters. Figure 16-6 shows how to write a post on Twitter. (You can see that five characters remain.)
Twitter uses a system of followers rather than Likes or friends. People can follow you without your following them in return. When someone follows you, they see your updates. If you choose to follow the person in return, you see their updates.
Unless you choose to protect your account, anyone who visits your Twitter profile (at www.twitter.com/x
yourtwittername) can see all your updates. To protect your account, go to www.twitter.com/settings/account
and select the Protect My Tweets check box in the Tweet Privacy section. Click Save Changes at the bottom of your page. Note that if you ...
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