Twitter Fast Start Guide for Newbies

Welcome to the easiest, fastest way to get started with Twitter.

What is Twitter?
Micro-blogging or think of it as internet txting, you send messages up to 140 characters.

Why use to Twitter?
To communicate or receive communication from people.

Step 1: Get Connected
- Sign up for a Twitter account.
- Enter your name and other relevant details, upload a profile pic and customise your Twitter profile look under ‘Settings’.

Step 2: Enhance Your Browser
- If you use Firefox, download the Twitbin addon for your browser, it’s FREE.
- Twitbin adds a left sidebar to Firefox so you can view Twitter while using your browser as usual.

Step 3: Get Mobile
If you have a Blackberry, install the TwitterBerry app, it’s FREE
or
If you have an iPhone or iTouch ipod, install FREE version of Twitterific
or
If you have normal mobile phone with java capability, install the Tiny Twitter app, it’s FREE
- This is so you can use Twitter away from your computer (requires data connection).
- You can also make SMS updates once you set your phone up with Twitter under ‘Devices’ in ‘Settings’.

Step 4: ‘Follow’ People
- Go to people’s Twitter profiles and click ‘follow’ ie. go to Twitter.com/ChrisYong and follow me!
- Go to WeFollow.com and find some famous people to follow.
- Go through other people’s ‘following’ and ‘followers’ list to find people to follow.

Step 5: Enjoy Reading Tweets
- Tweet = short message sent through Twitter.
- Some people tweet occasionally, some people will tweet a lot. Some tweets are personal, some tweets are informative. People can tweet about anything

Step 6: Enjoy Making Tweets
- Share with people whatever is on your mind or what you’re currently doing, if you wish to.

Using Twitter
- Standard tweet – can be seen by anyone following you.
- Reply tweet – ‘@person’ is prefixed to your tweet. That person and any of your followers that follow that person will see tweet.
- Direct message – private message to that person.
- Favourite – save someone’s tweet to read again another time.
- Retweet – forwarding someone else’s tweet on to your followers. ‘RT’ is prefixed to your tweet.

Enjoy!
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Iron Maiden: Flight 666 movie review

This movie documents the first leg of Iron Maiden’s most ambitious tour ever, the ‘Somewhere Back In Time’ world tour 2008. In 45 days they play 23 sold out shows that span 13 countries in Asia, Australia and North, Central and South America.

For two whole hours, you are given an Access All Areas pass to what it’s like on the road touring with Iron Maiden as they board Ed Force One for the first time not knowing whether the plane will actually take off with 12 tonnes of gear plus 70 crew, through to playing shows for the first time ever in South America and giving metal fans the experience of a lifetime they never ever thought would happen ie. Iron Maiden playing in their ‘asshole’ country as one fan put it.

There is plenty of behind the scenes footage revealing what the band got up to before and after shows, as well as how they passed the time on days off which include playing golf, tennis and time in the studio when they weren’t confined to their hotel rooms.

You also get to hear from all the band members about what they think of their band mates. By the end of this movie, you feel like you know the band almost personally.

What I got out of the movie is how down to earth all these guys are at the end of the day despite their phenomenal success. They don’t take anything for granted and truly live to give each show they play the very best they can because their fans deserve that much from them.

This movie is an absolute must see whether you are a Maiden fan or not. The madness, the mayhem and the inspiration of a world class touring rock band is captured so at least everyone now has the chance to partially experience a day in the life of a touring rockstar!

More movie info available at www.ironmaiden.com/flight666/

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Will Smith talks about the power of thought

The law of attraction, the power of positive thinking, the secret, visualisation, call it whatever you want, successful people know how powerful it really is to focus your thoughts on what you truly want and to go after it wholeheartedly.

Here are a couple of videos I found of Will Smith talking about this concept:
Will Smith on the Power of Positive Thinking
Will Smith on the Law of Attraction

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NIN iPhone application – Trent Reznor’s latest cutting edge idea

Trent Reznor is one of those remarkable musicians who has fully embraced the internet and what it can be truly capable of. He let go of the traditional record label music business model years ago and since then has been doing what he can to move forward.

His latest innovation is he’s developed a Nine Inch Nails iPhone application which is truly something else!

You really do have to see how he’s taken web 2.0 to another level to help build a nurture his own community amongst Nine Inch Nails fans.

Read more about it and watch the video on the Nine Inch Nails iPhone application.

Sweden’s web usage drops by nearly half from copyright law

For a country’s web usage to drop by 40% is certainly saying something, and that is what has exactly happened in Sweden by introducing their copyright law.

It is believed file-swappers have reduced their activity for fear of getting caught.

Read the whole story at www.nzherald.co.nz

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