tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753690233680806652012-02-16T02:32:35.364-08:00Sujit Jadhavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09674722659755154274noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-575369023368080665.post-36169959607397554472009-08-12T07:59:00.000-07:002009-08-12T08:01:35.035-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; "><h1 style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); float: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Getting to know Twitter<br /></span></h1><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">What is it? </span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); "></span>Twitter is a service for friends, family, and co–workers to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent messages. People write short updates,</span><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> often called "tweets" of 140 characters or fewer. These messages are posted to your profile or </span><a href="http://twitter.zendesk.com/forums/10711/entries/15354" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(31, 107, 149); cursor: pointer; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">your blog</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, sent to your </span><a href="http://twitter.zendesk.com/forums/10711/entries/14019" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(31, 107, 149); cursor: pointer; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">followers, </span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">and are searchable on Twitter search.</span></span></div><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.4em; clear: left; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></p><h2 style="margin-top: 11px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Do I need anything special to use it?</span></h2><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.4em; clear: left; text-align: left; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 16px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">All you need to use Twitter is an internet connection or a mobile phone. </span><a href="http://twitter.com/signup" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(31, 107, 149); cursor: pointer; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Join us here</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">! Once you're in, type your first update into the web box. To get an idea of what other people are saying or doing on Twitter, check out </span><a href="http://search.twitter.com/" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(31, 107, 149); cursor: pointer; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Twitter search</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">to see what Twitter's all about. You can search by keyword or just check out the trending topics to what's hot on Twitter right now. </span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.4em; clear: left; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></p><h2 style="margin-top: 11px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">How do I find my friends?</span></h2><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.4em; clear: left; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">When you create an account, you can </span><a href="http://twitter.com/invitations/find_on_twitter" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(31, 107, 149); cursor: pointer; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">search for people</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> by name or user name, </span><a href="http://twitter.com/invitations/find_on_other_networks" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(31, 107, 149); cursor: pointer; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">import friends</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> from other networks, or </span><a href="http://twitter.com/invitations/invite_by_email" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(31, 107, 149); cursor: pointer; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">invite friends via email</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. If you don't want to do that, follow some of the people</span><a href="http://twitter.com/invitations/suggestions" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(31, 107, 149); cursor: pointer; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> we've suggested</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. Once you've found your friends, </span><a href="http://twitter.zendesk.com/forums/10711/entries/14019" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(31, 107, 149); cursor: pointer; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">follow them</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> to start getting their updates. </span></p><h2 style="margin-top: 11px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></h2><h2 style="margin-top: 11px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">What does it mean to follow someone on Twitter?<br /></span></h2><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.4em; clear: left; text-align: left; "><a href="http://twitter.zendesk.com/forums/10711/entries/14019" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(31, 107, 149); cursor: pointer; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Following</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> someone simply means receiving their Twitter updates. When you follow someone, every time they post a new message, it will appear in your Twitter home page. New messages are added to your home page as people post them, so you always get the updates in real time. When you log in, you can see what the latest updates are. Twitter offers other ways to follow people too: you can get updates from certain people on your</span><a href="http://twitter.zendesk.com/forums/23786/entries/14589" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(31, 107, 149); cursor: pointer; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">phone</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">!</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.4em; clear: left; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></p><h2 style="margin-top: 11px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">How do I know who I'm following?<br /></span></h2><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.4em; clear: left; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">After you click the follow button on someone's profile, you're following them. The follow button will change to a box that says "Following" with a drop down option to remove a person if you want to. If you've </span><a href="http://twitter.zendesk.com/forums/23786/entries/14589" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(31, 107, 149); cursor: pointer; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">registered your phone</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> with Twitter, you can set up text preferences for a person as well. See a list of people you're following by clicking on the </span><a href="http://twitter.com/friends" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(31, 107, 149); cursor: pointer; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">following</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> link on your profile or your home page's sidebar.</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.4em; clear: left; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></p><h2 style="margin-top: 11px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">How do I know who is following me?<br /></span></h2><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.4em; clear: left; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Twitter sends you an email when someone new follows you. Set up your </span><a href="http://twitter.zendesk.com/forums/23786/entries/15356" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(31, 107, 149); cursor: pointer; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">email preferences</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> to notify you when you have a new follower. The </span><a href="http://twitter.com/followers" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(31, 107, 149); cursor: pointer; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">followers</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> link on your profile page or home page's sidebar will also tell you how many followers you have.</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.4em; clear: left; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></p><h2 style="margin-top: 11px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">What are follow limits?</span></h2><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.4em; clear: left; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Twitter recently added follow and update limits for stability and abuse control. You can read more about this</span><a href="http://twitter.zendesk.com/forums/10711/entries/15364" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(31, 107, 149); cursor: pointer; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">here.</span></a></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.4em; clear: left; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.4em; clear: left; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: normal; "></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.4em; clear: left; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: normal; "></span></span></p><h2 style="margin-top: 11px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Who reads my updates? <br /></span></h2><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.4em; clear: left; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.4em; clear: left; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">It's up to you. Your followers read your updates, and anyone else who comes across them in a search. All public updates are posted to the public timeline (accessible from your home page in the </span><a href="http://twitter.com/public_timeline" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(31, 107, 149); cursor: pointer; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Everyone</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> tab.) Your Twitter profile is public by default; if you're hesitant to have strangers read your updates, </span><a href="http://twitter.zendesk.com/forums/10711/entries/14016" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(31, 107, 149); cursor: pointer; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">protect your profile</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> to approve followers and keep your updates out of search. </span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.4em; clear: left; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.4em; clear: left; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: normal; "></span></span></p><h2 style="margin-top: 11px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Can I block people from following me?<br /></span></h2><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.4em; clear: left; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.4em; clear: left; text-align: left; "><a href="http://twitter.zendesk.com/forums/10711/entries/15355" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(31, 107, 149); cursor: pointer; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Yes, you can</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. If you block someone, they wont be able to follow you or send you any messages. If your account is public, they'll still be able to view it, but they wont show up on your followers list, and you wont be on their following list. If it's a spammer you're blocking, thanks! Twitter Support keeps an eye on block reports to see who's getting in trouble on Twitter. </span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.4em; clear: left; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: normal; "></span></span></p><h2 style="margin-top: 11px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-weight: bold; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.4em; clear: left; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: normal; "></span></span></p></span></h2><h2 style="margin-top: 11px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">How can I send updates to Twitter?<br /></span></h2><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.4em; clear: left; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.4em; clear: left; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Twitter offers many ways to post updates: </span><a href="http://twitter.zendesk.com/forums/10711/entries/15367" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(31, 107, 149); cursor: pointer; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">from the web</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> in the update box, </span><a href="http://twitter.zendesk.com/forums/23786/entries/14589" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(31, 107, 149); cursor: pointer; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">from your phone</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, from your mobile web browser using m.twitter.com, or from any </span><a href="http://twitter.com/downloads" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(31, 107, 149); cursor: pointer; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">third party application</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> made by the talented folks who've utilized our </span><a href="http://apiwiki.twitter.com/" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(31, 107, 149); cursor: pointer; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">API</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.4em; clear: left; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></p><h2 style="margin-top: 11px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Why is there a star at the end of updates?<br /></span></h2><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.4em; clear: left; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The star is a way for you to mark an update as favorite. People can view your favorites, and you theirs, by clicking on the </span><a href="http://twitter.com/favorites" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(31, 107, 149); cursor: pointer; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Favorites</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> link in the profile page. </span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.4em; clear: left; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.4em; clear: left; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: normal; "></span></span></p><h2 style="margin-top: 11px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Can I put my Twitter updates on my blog?<br /></span></h2><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.4em; clear: left; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.4em; clear: left; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Yep! Put a </span><a href="http://twitter.com/badges" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(31, 107, 149); cursor: pointer; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Twitter badge </span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">on your blog, website, MySpace... anything that accepts Javascript or HTML. You can even customize your Twitter badge to match! </span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.4em; clear: left; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.4em; clear: left; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></p><h2 style="margin-top: 11px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">What are @Replies?</span></h2><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.4em; clear: left; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">An @reply is a public message sent from one person to another, distinguished from normal updates by the @username prefix. If a message begins with @username, we collect it as a reply. Reply publicly to any update on Twitter by using the @username format. Following is not necessary to reply to someone, and all of your replies are visible in the @username tab in your home page sidebar. (Tweets with @username elsewhere in the tweet are also collected in your sidebar tab; tweets starting with @username are replies, and tweets with @username elsewhere are considered mentions.)</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.4em; clear: left; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></p><h2 style="margin-top: 11px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">What are Direct Messages?<br /></span></h2><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.4em; clear: left; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Direct messages are private messages sent from one Twitter person to another. You can only send a direct message to a person who follows you. When you receive a direct message, we save it in your </span><a href="http://twitter.com/direct_messages" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(31, 107, 149); cursor: pointer; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">direct message inbox</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, accessible from the Direct Message tab in the sidebar in your home page. Set your </span><a href="http://twitter.zendesk.com/forums/23786/entries/15356" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(31, 107, 149); cursor: pointer; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">email preferences</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> to notify you by mail if you have a new message.</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.4em; clear: left; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: normal; "></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.4em; clear: left; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></p><h2 style="margin-top: 11px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "></span></span></h2><h2 style="margin-top: 11px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Can I edit a tweet once I post it?</span></h2><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.4em; clear: left; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Nope. Once it's out there, you can't edit it. You can delete an update by clicking the trash icon on the right end of the update, but you can't make changes.</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.4em; clear: left; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></p><h2 style="margin-top: 11px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">What is the difference between an @reply and a direct message?</span></h2><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.4em; clear: left; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">An </span><a href="http://twitter.zendesk.com/forums/10711/entries/14023" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(31, 107, 149); cursor: pointer; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">@reply</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> is a public message sent regardless of follow-ship that anyone can view. A </span><a href="http://twitter.zendesk.com/forums/10711/entries/14606" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(31, 107, 149); cursor: pointer; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">direct message</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> can only be sent by someone you follow, and is a private message that only the author and recipient can view.</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.4em; clear: left; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></p><h2 style="margin-top: 11px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">What does RT, or retweet, mean?</span></h2><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.4em; clear: left; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">RT is short for retweet, and indicates a re-posting of someone else's tweet. This isn't an official Twitter</span><a href="http://help.twitter.com/forums/10711/entries/14020" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(31, 107, 149); cursor: pointer; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">command</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> or feature, but people add RT somewhere in a tweet to indicate that part of their tweet includes something they're re-posting from another person's tweet, sometimes with a comment of their own.Check out this </span><a href="http://www.ruhanirabin.com/the-art-of-re-tweeting-in-twitter/" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(31, 107, 149); cursor: pointer; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">great article</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> on re-tweeting, written by a fellow Twitter user, @</span><a href="http://twitter.com/ruhanirabin" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(31, 107, 149); cursor: pointer; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">ruhanirabin</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></p><h2 style="margin-top: 11px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></h2><h2 style="margin-top: 11px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">How do I post a picture to Twitter?</span></h2><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.4em; clear: left; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Twitter doesn't offer an official picture posting feature of its own, however, most people use a third party application (a popular one is </span><a href="http://twitpic.com/" title="Twitpic" target="_blank" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(31, 107, 149); cursor: pointer; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">TwitPic</span></span></a><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">) </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">to post pictures to Twitter accounts. Check out other photo and video apps on the Twitter Fan Wiki </span><a href="http://twitter.pbworks.com/Photos-and-Videos-Apps" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(31, 107, 149); cursor: pointer; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">here</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">! Note: Twitter doesn't officially support Twitpic or other third party applications, but you can usually find them on Twitter (</span><a href="http://twitter.com/twitpic" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(31, 107, 149); cursor: pointer; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">follow Twipic here</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">) to get help or find out the latest updates!</span></p><h2 style="margin-top: 11px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></h2><h2 style="margin-top: 11px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Why wont my feed reader take my @reply RSS feed?</span></h2><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.4em; clear: left; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The @replies RSS feed requires authentication; most web-based feed readers don't support authentication. If yours doesn't, you wont be able to see your @replies via rss feed. Try the feed in a desktop feed reader, which usually supports authentication. </span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.4em; clear: left; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: normal; "></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.4em; clear: left; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></p><h2 style="margin-top: 11px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Is there a Twitter API?<br /></span></h2><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.4em; clear: left; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Yes, complete with documentation and an active developer group to help you with common API questions. You can find it at the bottom of your logged-in homepage, </span><a href="http://apiwiki.twitter.com/" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(31, 107, 149); cursor: pointer; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">here</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.4em; clear: left; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></p><h2 style="margin-top: 11px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I'm an app developer, how do I get white listed?</span></h2><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.4em; clear: left; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Send a request to white list your application from the API Wiki, </span><a href="http://twitter.com/help/request_whitelisting" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(31, 107, 149); cursor: pointer; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">here</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.4em; clear: left; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.4em; clear: left; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: normal; "></span></span></p><h2 style="margin-top: 11px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Does Twitter allow html in web updates?<br /></span></h2><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.4em; clear: left; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.4em; clear: left; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">No. We escape all html for security purposes. However, if you paste in a link that is less than 30 characters, we'll post it in its entirety. If it's longer than 30 characters, we'll convert it to a shorter URL.</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.4em; clear: left; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.4em; clear: left; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: normal; "></span></span></p><h2 style="margin-top: 11px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">How do I report spam?</span></h2><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.4em; clear: left; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.4em; clear: left; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Report spam by following </span><a href="http://twitter.com/spam" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(31, 107, 149); cursor: pointer; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Twitter's spam account</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, and sending us a direct message. We'll look into it right away!</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.4em; clear: left; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></p><h2 style="margin-top: 11px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Why are accounts suspended?</span></h2><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.4em; clear: left; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Accounts are suspended for Terms of Service violations or spam investigation. Read more about this</span><a href="http://help.twitter.com/forums/26257/entries/15790" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(31, 107, 149); cursor: pointer; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></a><a href="http://help.twitter.com/forums/26257/entries/15790" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(31, 107, 149); cursor: pointer; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">here.</span></a></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.4em; clear: left; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.4em; clear: left; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: normal; "></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.4em; clear: left; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: normal; "></span></span></p><h2 style="margin-top: 11px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "></span></span></h2><h2 style="margin-top: 11px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Where can I find out more information about Twitter's Terms of Service?</span></h2><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.4em; clear: left; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.4em; clear: left; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Twitter's </span><a href="http://twitter.com/terms" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(31, 107, 149); cursor: pointer; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Terms of Service</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> is posted on the site, and the </span><a href="http://twitter.zendesk.com/forums/26257/entries/18311" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(31, 107, 149); cursor: pointer; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Twitter Rules</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> are posted in the Support home page. Check out Twitter's Terms of Service and Rules policies </span><a href="http://twitter.zendesk.com/forums/26257/entries" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(31, 107, 149); cursor: pointer; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">here</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.4em; clear: left; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.4em; clear: left; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></p><h2 style="margin-top: 11px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">How do I submit a complaint about copyright, impersonation, trademark, or other Terms of Service issues?<br /></span></h2><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.4em; clear: left; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Review our </span><a href="http://twitter.zendesk.com/forums/26257/entries" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(31, 107, 149); cursor: pointer; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Terms of Service section</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> to find out what constitutes a violation, and how to go about fixing a related problem.</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.4em; clear: left; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.4em; clear: left; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></p><h2 style="margin-top: 11px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">What is Get Satisfaction?</span></h2><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.4em; clear: left; text-align: left; "><a href="http://getsatisfaction.com/twitter" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(31, 107, 149); cursor: pointer; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Get Satisfaction</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> is a great site that people use to help each other figure out problems on Twitter. They call it "people powered customer service" because people are there, helping each other out. If you're looking for help using Twitter from other Twitter users, this is a great resource. If you're looking for official Twitter Support, you'll find it by clicking on the Help link from twitter.com.</span></p><h2 style="margin-top: 11px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></h2><h2 style="margin-top: 11px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Is there a place where I can find out if there are problems with Twitter?</span></h2><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.4em; clear: left; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Yes. Check (and subscribe to!) Support's </span><a href="http://help.twitter.com/forums/31935/entries" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(31, 107, 149); cursor: pointer; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Known Issues</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> page, read the </span><a href="http://status.twitter.com/" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(31, 107, 149); cursor: pointer; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Twitter Status Blog</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, or follow @</span><a href="http://twitter.com/twitter" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(31, 107, 149); cursor: pointer; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">twitter</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. To unsubscribe, click on the link from the email, or visit the forum again and unsubscribe there.</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.4em; clear: left; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></p></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/575369023368080665-3616995960739755447?l=what-twitter-is.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Sujit Jadhavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09674722659755154274noreply@blogger.com0