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Direct Messaging in Twitter – Alternate Method
I have recently experienced some differences in the way Twitter direct messaging works.
When I first started to use Twitter, all of the Twitter-ID’s for those that I followed and that followed me, appeared in the drop-down box which appears when you want to compose a direct message. I selected the ID and then composed the message.
Recently, I’ve noticed that many of the Twitter-ID’s that I’ve exchanged “follows” with, do not appear. I cannot send a direct message if the Twitter-ID is not in this listing. I found that I can go directly to the Twiter profile for the Twitter-ID I want to direct message, click on “message” for that Twitter-ID and then compose the message. When I do this, I get a pop-up message which alterts me that “if I wanted to open the message, there was no application that could open it, or did I want to save it to my PC.” I found that I didn’t have to save anything, the direct message went through anyway.
In researching information around this conditon, I stumbled upon a blog post by “TwilightFairy” which talked about an alternate method to direct message. I tried this, and it worked. You can try it with a Twitter-ID that you don’t “follow” or have “exchanged follows” with. [Not a guarantee this will work].
In your browser enter the following syntax:
http://twitter.com/direct_messages/create/Twitter-ID. The Twitter “Direct Message” box will become active for that ID and you can post the direct message and send it.
Try this out, and send a direct message to me. You can click right here see this in action:
http://twitter.com/direct_messages/create/steve_ulrich
Remember, if the pop-up box comes up asking you to save the file – click on cancel. The message was sent, you can check this in your Twitter profile in the “direct messages sent” section.
I urge you take advantage of this Twitter Tip soon.
Tweet This – Great Way to Promote
I have just started using “Tweet This” to promote my blog posts or events. This is a wonderful tool that will help you formulate a Twitter post based on what you’re reading. Tweet This automatically creates a shortened URL for your post that will bring a Twitter recipient back to the post where you pointed them.
The code and instructions can be found at the following sites:
http://www.labnol.org/internet/twitter-links-for-wordpress-and-blogger/7995/
http://www.alteredadvice.com/cute-twitter-social-icons-and-tweet-this-code/
If you were to click on the Twitter bird at the bottom of this post, you would get the following
http://bit.ly/sXi0v Reading: Tweet This – Great Way to Promote
The title of the blog post will appear after “Reading:”
I urge you take advantage of this Twitter Tip soon.
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Trust the Power of Social Media to Unlock Your Past
I have a friend who is a Send Out Cards distributor. He has built a business sharing what he knows about keeping-in-touch and using Send Out Cards as the delivery platform. He found an old photograph from Public School, cleaned … Continue reading