<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6001.18023" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY style="WORD-WRAP: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space" bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Allen,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>As you found, it is for short messages only.  It's meant as a sort of blog, where anyone interested in what's going on with you can read your posts.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Some people post daily or more, others get on and post something occasionally.  As Ron said, it can be a way to keep in touch with a group of people.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It can also just be a fun time waster - I know, I know!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>:-)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Don</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=akwright@btopenworld.com href="mailto:akwright@btopenworld.com">Allen Wright</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, June 02, 2008 1:13 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: OT - Twitter, anyone?</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>hey Don - real quick:  <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>what makes it different from e-mail? Is it just because it shows up on it's own page? I guess I could try it and find out, but figured you could explain... <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Cheers,</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Allen Wright</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><BR> <DIV> <DIV>On Jun 2, 2008, at 3:55 PM, Don Mannino wrote:</DIV><BR class=Apple-interchange-newline> <BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"> <DIV><SPAN class=968175114-02062008><FONT color=#000080>Just a note to see if anyone else has tried 'Twitter' yet.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=968175114-02062008><FONT color=#000080></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=968175114-02062008><FONT color=#000080><A href="http://www.twitter.com">http://www.twitter.com</A></FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=968175114-02062008><FONT color=#000080></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=968175114-02062008><FONT color=#000080>It's all the rage in the geek crowd, a way to keep in touch with short little messages.  Kind of like a cross between a blog and instant messaging.  Each post is called a "Tweet" and is sent to anyone who subscribes to you.  Posts from the people you subscribe to show up in a list on your Twitter page, or can be sent to a cell phone or blackberry, etc.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=968175114-02062008><FONT color=#000080></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=968175114-02062008><FONT color=#000080>I am there as "KawaiDon" should anyone want to check it out.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=968175114-02062008><FONT color=#000080></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=968175114-02062008><FONT color=#000080>Don Mannino</FONT></SPAN></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR> <DIV><SPAN class=Apple-style-span style="WORD-SPACING: 0px; FONT: 12px Helvetica; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); TEXT-INDENT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: normal; LETTER-SPACING: normal; BORDER-COLLAPSE: separate; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0"><SPAN class=Apple-style-span style="WORD-SPACING: 0px; FONT: 12px Helvetica; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); TEXT-INDENT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: normal; LETTER-SPACING: normal; BORDER-COLLAPSE: separate; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px"><SPAN class=Apple-style-span style="WORD-SPACING: 0px; FONT: 12px Helvetica; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); TEXT-INDENT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: normal; LETTER-SPACING: normal; BORDER-COLLAPSE: separate; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px"><SPAN class=Apple-style-span style="WORD-SPACING: 0px; FONT: 12px Helvetica; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); TEXT-INDENT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: normal; LETTER-SPACING: normal; BORDER-COLLAPSE: separate; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto"> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><BR class=khtml-block-placeholder></DIV><BR class=Apple-interchange-newline></SPAN></SPAN><BR class=Apple-interchange-newline></SPAN></SPAN></DIV><BR></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>