Twitter! Tweet, Tweet!

By Veron | Posted in Tech
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For the regular visitors to Sparklette, you may have noticed something new on the sidebar. I added a little panel that displays my latest updates on Twitter.

What is Twitter? It is a social networking tool that allows you to quickly post messages (limited to 140 characters) through the website, your mobile phone and various social networking software. Your updates would be seen by all those people who have added you to their list.

There is huge potential in the use of this social networking software. Because people have the option of sending updates, as well as receiving their friends’ updates right from their mobile phone, it essentially means that any two people can keep each other updated on the go from anywhere in the world!

And it’s entirely free! Well, except that when you send a message from your mobile phone, you would be sending it to a UK number. So you may incur charges for sending an international SMS.

Of course, my explanation sucks. So you can read the official FAQ for more information!

For now, I would be using Twitter mainly for social networking purposes. When I have an urge to blog but it doesn’t quite quantify as a full length post, or when replying to followers on Twitter, I’ll just drop in a couple of messages (called “tweets”). You guys would see the relevant tweets on the sidebar, or receive them on your mobile phone. Pretty cool huh!

Feel free to follow me on Twitter!

News updates

May 20, 2007: I was interviewed for my views on Twitter. My words were quoted in the Sunday Times.

For more restaurant reviews, deals and goodies, find @Sparklette on Twitter and Facebook.

About the Author

Veron Ang is the founder and chief editor of Sparklette. She lives in Singapore and has dined and traveled across the world. She also runs Sparklette Studio, a web design and WordPress development firm. If you'd like to connect with her, head on over to the contact page or follow her personal updates on Twitter: @VeronSG.

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Farinelli
April 22

Certainly not a complete explanation, but then a complete explanation would probably confuse readers anyway, so good job on that!
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Veron
April 22

Thanks! I wrote that with newbies (people who have never heard of Twitter before) in mind. I figured that existing Twitter users would already know the service better than I do :)
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Kevin
April 23

Twitter is just a fad. You will likely remove it within the year.

Nice little bird I must say.
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Veron
April 23

I don’t follow fads for the sake of following.

It may be months. It may be years. As long as it serves its function and I don’t tire of it, it will remain. Who’s to say I would or wouldn’t remove it?
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Walter
April 23

Aaahhh Twitter yes… For a time I activated my mobile phone and it ended up buzzing non-stop with updates – especially some serial blabbers who had to tell me that they were watching this TV show, combing their hair, brushing their teeth, walking to the bus stop etc….. However, it is a neat way to get in touch with folks. I just wished that one doesn’t have to pay international toll fees overseas.

Speaking of which yesterday.sg does have a Twitter account… I think somebody is doing it for me. Now if I can only remember who…
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Kahea
April 23

Wow!!! Your page is beautifully awesome!!! I really LOVE it.
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mervkwok
April 24

time for meself to sign up for this!
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DT
May 1

I think I was the one that originally sent you an invite to join twitter but you did not add me to your friends list. Sniff!
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Veron
May 3

I received many invites but only joined recently!
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