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Comments on: The Real Deal 152: Intermediate Twitter

Rafe and Tom tell Twitter users how to get the most out of their Twitter accounts. Don't know what RT, OH or even @ means? You need to listen to this episode of The Real Deal.

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by Latebar March 10, 2009 6:14 PM PDT: You want to know who is using Twitter? Check out http://twitter.com/IntrstngTweeple !; Like this Reply to this comment


by nosugrefneb March 10, 2009 10:15 PM PDT: People absolutely need to pay attention to DestroyTwitter. Similar to TweetDeck, but much more attractive and much less annoying.; Like this Reply to this comment


by nosugrefneb March 10, 2009 10:16 PM PDT: Oops! Guess I should listen to the whole podcast first...; Like this Reply to this comment


by sheala March 11, 2009 8:25 PM PDT: Hey Tom-
Sometimes when you add new hardware (drivers) to a Mac it can help to reset the PRAM. (hardware start up RAM). This is similar to the PMU reset.
On restart hold Command-Option-P-R. You'll hear the start up bing then it will recycle into a restart. Hold the keys until you hear the start up bing a few times, then let it complete the start up.
This may help, though my mom has a similar problem with her Windows-EVDO card. I think it's the nature of that card to keep the machine awake and draw power.
sheala, GA
related apple help page: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1379; Like this Reply to this comment


by topher2041 March 13, 2009 6:33 AM PDT: I love the show. All great info and I tried out DestroyTwitter and TweetDeck but i have found one that is even better. AlertyThing, http://www.alertthingy.com/ , This not only lets you do do what TweetDeck and DestroyTwiter do but also ads the ability to check Facebook, RSS and other Networks and Services, Digg, Basecamp, Flickr, Jaiku, etc. It is great. You really should try this.; Like this Reply to this comment


by ChocoJavaKim March 17, 2009 3:22 PM PDT: Thanks for the great podcast, but it didn't answer my burning question that I feel really stupid about asking. Does Twitterfon or Tweetie (or other Twitter iPhone apps) use the web or use SMS? I have a limited message package and I'm concerned I might blow the limit if I start twittering. I can't seem to find the answer to this anywhere. Somebody please enlighten me.... Thanks.; Like this Reply to this comment


by dulkocar March 18, 2009 7:49 AM PDT: One correction ... if the at sign (=@) and user name is at the beginning of the tweet, users that follow the person twitting this, but not the person with the at sight (=@), won't see the tweet in their time line.

Example:
1. John follows Kate and Andrea.
2. Kate follows John and does NOT follow Andrea.

Now ... if John tweets: "@Andrea hello there!", Kate will NOT see this tweet in her time line.

So you don't see other people's conversions or just half of it, as it was said in the podcast ...; Like this Reply to this comment

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