Jump to content

Recommended Posts

Twitter is used in many different ways.


As dulwichmum says, its nearest equivalent that people are familiar with is Facebook status updates.


Twitter updates, or "tweets" as they are sometimes called, are limited in length to 140 characters.


Apart from that, there are no rules about how to use Twitter.


Some people use it to share ideas, thoughts and links or to ask questions.


You can choose whether to make your updates public or private.


If you think someone is saying something interesting you can "follow" them, which subscribes you to their updates, which will appear on your Twitter homepage.


You can see who other people are following and who's following them.


Well known people on Twitter include Stephen Fry, Imogen Heap, Andy Murray, Barack Obama (very quiet since he won the election).


Companies use Twitter to send out updates about their products and services and answer customers' questions.


Even Tower Bridge has an account on Twitter, which sends out a tweet whenever the bridge is opening or closing.


There is a growing number of Twitter tools available to write, read and manage your updates, including apps for the iPhone.


One of the first and still one of the best applications I've seen is Twittervision - which overlays tweets from Twitter on a google map of the world, so you get to see where people are when they tweet something.

rather cynical Steve isn't it? I thought beatnic's post was really useful and even tho I know what twitter is anyway it managed to convey it's potential usefulness in a way I haven't previously seen. Wish I knew about the London Bridge one for example - I've been caught by that fekker a few times!

SteveT Wrote:

-------------------------------------------------------

> Do you recieve payment from any source, for

> pushing this service?

> If so, how is it achieved, and how much for this

> attempt?



SteveT - I really hope you don't treat everyone on the East Dulwich Forum like that. It might put people off posting.

SteveT Wrote:

-------------------------------------------------------

> Do you recieve payment from any source, for

> pushing this service?

> If so, how is it achieved, and how much for this

> attempt?


Worth noting that beatnic also sought to harness the power of Twitter for the good of the EDF recently:


http://search.twitter.com/search?q=se22

Sweet Mr Beatnic is always incredibly informative and knowledgable.


SteveT, you need to get out more, pull the cabbage from between your teeth and try mingling in polite society. You never know, you might make some friends.


On second thoughts, why dont you get yourself a dog.

My apologies to you beatnic, and to any other forumistas whom I may have unintentionally insulted in my, 'too direct' line of questioning.


It smelled of, not exactly a hard sell, but a rather persistant one.


I shall try to be a little more tactful in future.


I'm the only animal in this household, as dogs and any other animal, are such a time consuming commitment.

No probs.


I do get quite enthusiastic about things sometimes, but I'm certainly not a pusher.


I'm also well aware that Twitter isn't for everyone. Some people very enthusiastically tell me how much they hate it, or at least the idea of it, and can't see the point.


Rest assured, if I was in any way affiliated with any company's product or service I would declare it.

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
  • Latest Discussions

    • "Sitting around doing job related things". Do you mean sitting and doing their jobs? "have you had your COVID jabs?" Perhaps instead of spending your time on here insulting other posters, in this case me, you would be more effectively employed contacting the practice management with a detailed description of exactly what you say you saw and when. And then see what they say. You have made a lot of assumptions with presumably absolutely no idea what those people's jobs are or when their break times are. I am not defending the practice, which seems to have some problems  I just don't like seeing people who aren't here to defend themselves being publicly attacked by someone who apparently doesn't actually know what those people were doing and why.
    • Relatively recently, they employed a couple of young people on front desk work they were excellent. I don’t know if they’re still there. And yes, they may be doing something on their computers that’s important but when you see  people queuing and no one appearing for many minutes the system seems inefficient.  Some simple changes could make a big difference.  But those changes would have to come from management rather than individual workers choosing to jump up and help. 
    • I'm happy not seeing a GP face to face.  I had WhatsApp video appointments a couple of years ago,which ended up with me being rightly sent to Tommies A and E.  I see nurses from time to time at TJ, I always have a good laugh with both them and the blood test people.  I see the practice nurse at FH from time to time and it feels like visiting an old friend. I'm not sure whether social media has made us a more negative nation, or it just feels this way due to some of you who post on this forum.  The majority of posts in ED matters and on the transport thread are complaints  How would you define lazy and useless?  There is a spectrum of productivity, and of customer service.  Some excel at one or both, but I'm not sure at what point workers drop below an acceptable level.  When I am unhappy I will complain to an organisation. Some respond better than others.  One of my first posts over a decade was to complain about a local shop.  It's a funny anecdote which is essentially a "Ok you don't want my money so I'll go and spend many 100s of pounds at a different company" but I regret not dealing directly with the shop rather than getting pointless revenge many years later.  Still won't use the shop though.        
    • Now as an ex patient my impression was that their is a general lack of accountability  or responsibility by the staff at FHRGP and heaven forbid you should disagree with them, "not allowed". They want total control with no scrutiny. How that practice survives, I really don't know.  That being said, two or three of the staff are excellent. 
Home
Events
Sign In

Sign In



Or sign in with one of these services

Search
×
    Search In
×
×
  • Create New...