Twitter is a world-wide phenomenon, with people sending regular updates from their home PC. But what is better than Tweeting on your home PC? Using Twitter on your mobile! Perth Woman gives you all your need to know about Tweeting on your mobile. So, good luck and happy tweeting!

Using Twitter on Your Mobile

Tweeting on your mobile is perfect for letting your friends know what you're up to, or what you're feeling and thinking (and vice versa). The easiest way to use Twitter on your mobile phone is to download a specifically designed application, available from 'app stores' on most smart phones. Examples of free applications include Twitterific for iPhone, TwitterBerry for BlackBerry and Twinkini for Windows Mobile. Alternatively, users can access Twitter through their mobile web browser, by entering on of the following sites; Twitter Mobile (http://m.twitter.com) and TinyTwitter (http://www.tinytwitter.com).

What Does it Cost to Tweet on Your Mobile? 

Mobile Tweeters pay for the data they use when downloading applications or logging onto Twitter from their browser. Customers will also be charged for reading and posting tweets- which average about 10-15 KB, depending on the length. Some mobile phone plans include data allowance, others may charge per MB, so check the details of your plan.

Why Tweet?

What is Twitter?

Twitter is a free, social networking service which acts just like a live diary. Users are prompted to answer 'What are you doing?' in just 140 characters (known as a tweet). Your tweet is then shared with your friends (followers) and vice versa. It's a simple, easy way to stay connected with your friends, family and favourite celebrities- and best of all, it's in real time and it's free.

How is Twitter Different to Facebook?

Twitter is about quick, short conversation with people you may or may not know, whereas Facebook is about connecting with friends.

What are the benefits of Tweeting?

- Stay in touch with friends
- Be on the pulse of breaking news and gossip
- Interact with and meet like-minded people who share similar interests and opinions from all over the world
- Follow celebrities, influential people, brands or products
- Publish, gather or share information fast
- Track immediate conversations and trends
- Be your own media- have a voice

Hot Tips to Become an Expert Tweeter

Twitter Tools of the Trade:

- RT= Re-Tweet (to tweet something you see from someone else's tweet)
- Hashtag - users can include hashtags (#) in their tweets to relate to topics and then people can search for all tweets that relate to that hashtag
- Shorten your URLs using Tr.im (http://www.tr.im.com)

Listening to Conversations on Twitter:

- monitter.com- a web-based tool that allows anyon to monitor Twitter in real-time for mentions of any words or phrases they choose
- Search.twitter.com - search Twitter in real time


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