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July 2, 2008

Tweeting

We've been tweeting for the last month and a half or so. For those who don't know, Twitter is a tool that allows you to send out short (145 character) messages, known as tweets, telling people what you're up to. Some people use it as a personal tool to keep friends up to date. Others, like us, use it as a way to send out short text alerts when a site or blog is updated. You sign up to follow people or sites you're interested in, and can get updates from them when you log on to Twitter, or even set it up to send alerts to your cell phone.

We have only 12 followers (we'd have more, but I've been blocking the spambots).  We'll keep at it for awhile, but I'm starting to doubt that this is an effective use of time (granted, it only takes a minute or two each morning). If you're a Twitter user, and you haven't signed up to follow us yet, please do (the Roanoke Times news department also uses Twitter, by the way). If you're not a Twitter user, but want to be alerted about blog entries on The RT, check it out.

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