Twitter. Com is a Microblogging platform which has taken Web 2.0 by storm and enables users to connect with like minded individuals or organisations via a short 140 character post.

A Twitter account which is simple to set up, can get your message out there and provide you with an instant reach to people interested in what you are doing currently. Its rather like an instant text message but distributed on a massive scale to your followers.

Followers sign up to your Tweets and everytime you post, your message will show up in their time line. Every time the people you follow make a post this will show up in your time line.

This is a very simplified explanation of the Twitterverse as it is known by all who lurk there. The best way to find out what it going on and to join in the communityactivity is to sign up for an account and spend some time checking it out.

We’ll give you some guidelines on protocols and do’s and don’t in the next post. In the meantime have fun! I can tell you that you will discover many interesting people to follow that you would never encounter any other way.

Here is the link to our own Twitter profile to get you started:-

http://www.twitter.com/RobinPiggott