UPDATED: How-To guide and rules for Lotusphere Twitter
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The Rules:
- I am not turning on auto-follow to prevent spammers. So it might be a minute before you are allowed to post, But you can follow right away
- Anyone that sends explicit content or becomes a nuisance (as voted by many not just one of us) gets removed from being followed
- Anything you send will be read by MANY, keep that in mind. Typos can hurt
- I personally don't mind a small one time shot to promote your booth or giveaway, but I will let the people decide that one
If you do not agree with a rule let me know, we may very well change it. If you just don't agree, don't participate but you miss out having 'instant' communication with as many people as sign up while there. Lotusphere Online does not offer this, Lotus does not offer this and we couldn't think of a way to let everyone have their own identity and use multiple devices. (ie: SMS, web browser, instant messaging, handhelds).
The How-To portion (modified Thusday Jan 17th 9pm CST, see the 4th bullet changing 'd lotusphere' to '@lotusphere')
- Get over to http://Twitter.com and register if you have not
- add Lotusphere as someone to follow and turn notifications ON for it
- go to notification settings and choose your poison. I suggest your SMS (check your provider for charges or unlimited texting options), an IM alias of some type or even email notifications. You can always use a browser from laptop or handheld. I mix the way mine are done.
- To send a message to everyone you simply type "@lotusphere
" up to 160 characters. Make it to the point - If you see someone you wish to talk to directly, replace "@lotusphere
" with their username or simply type @username to send a public , but directed at them message. - You can turn off following for a while if you need some silence or whatever by following this Twitter help page. It will stop notifications but still leave it in your web browser views. http://help.twitter.com/index.php?pg=kb.page&id=5
- Alternately you can simply text 'off lotusphere' to Twitter to do it temporarily and then 'on lotusphere' to turn notifications back on! We are making life simple here folks.
- Lastly, if you need help with this, ask!
The idea is to communicate, collaborate and have fun. If you see an awesome giveaway, let us know. If you find the best hidden snack area, let us know. If there is an open vendor party, lets us know. If you are headed to lunch and want someone new to eat with, ask!
Please see the older posting for further info or go to Twitter help for short phone command and such. And here is the whole Twitter helpfiles
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On Thursday, January 17th, 2008 by Chris Miller
