Twitter Hints Needed

[patsy6]

I just signed up for a twitter account a few days ago and started following rfalconcam and some of the watchers.  However, I just tried to tweet to @rfalconcam from my pc and my tweet hasn't come through on the forum yet.  Is there something I'm missing?  According to Twitter, my tweet was sent.  Also, how do I tweet to @rfalconcam from my phone?  Sorry, I'm a phone luddite, and I don't have a smart phone. 

[Dumpsterkitty]

I just signed up for a twitter account a few days ago and started following rfalconcam and some of the watchers.  However, I just tried to tweet to @rfalconcam from my pc and my tweet hasn't come through on the forum yet.  Is there something I'm missing?  According to Twitter, my tweet was sent.  Also, how do I tweet to @rfalconcam from my phone?  Sorry, I'm a phone luddite, and I don't have a smart phone. 

The ground watchers are set up so their tweets are forwarded from twitter to the forum provided they use certain keywords...like falcon...if their twitter moniker doesn't have a keyword in it. That's why Dana...Lou...Larry... come to mind...have to add falcon in there somewhere. And those who have it in their moniker will have ALL their tweets show up on the forum, whether intended or not.

That's a Shaky thing to set up.

The rest of us need to use Rfalconcamnow from the forum to distribute our news. I don't believe I can directly tweet to it and have it go anywhere except twitter.

I have a basic phone too...no need for anything fancy. Once you set up your phone on twitter you send a text message to 40404 and it will show up on twitter. Anyone who follows you and has mobile messaging enabled for you will get the tweet on their phone from 40404.

I have limited texts on my plan so I don't have mobile enabled most of the time. Before I left for Rochester I enabled mobile messaging for the people I follow. Then Carol & MAK & Dana etc.'s tweets to rfalconcam were delivered to my phone. And Rfalconcamnow tweets too.

I think that covers the basics. Hope that wasn't too confusing.

[patsy6]

Ah!  That may be the reason.  I don't have the word "falcon" in my twitter handle and I didn't say "falcon" in my tweet.  I only said "juvie."  I will try that.  And thanks for the number info.  I thought there was a way to send tweets just to @rfalconcam from my phone, but I guess not. 

[Dumpsterkitty]

Ah!  That may be the reason.  I don't have the word "falcon" in my twitter handle and I didn't say "falcon" in my tweet.  I only said "juvie."  I will try that.  And thanks for the number info.  I thought there was a way to send tweets just to @rfalconcam from my phone, but I guess not.  

Shaky will have to set you up so that your account is one that is re-directed to rfalconcam before your tweets go there, key word or not.

[patsy6]

Okay, thanks! 

[Shaky]

I just signed up for a twitter account a few days ago and started following rfalconcam and some of the watchers.  However, I just tried to tweet to @rfalconcam from my pc and my tweet hasn't come through on the forum yet.  Is there something I'm missing?  According to Twitter, my tweet was sent.  Also, how do I tweet to @rfalconcam from my phone?  Sorry, I'm a phone luddite, and I don't have a smart phone. 

I have several comments:

1. I need to know your twitter name.

2. I would normally know #1 by looking at tweets sent to @rfalconcam, but there aren't any. Did you delete them?

3. You need to be added to Yarak's local watchers list.

4. Your tweets must contain keywords like pefa, falcon, dot.ca, dc, beauty, pigott, baron, rosetta, or voyager.

5. Anything you tweet that contains one of the keywords will be sent to the Forum twitter topic.

6. If your twitter name contains one of the keywords, everything you tweet will go to the Forum. If you make a habit of tweeting about non-falcon related items, you will be removed from Yarak's list.

7. Don't tweet to @rfalconcam. Just send a regular tweet.

[patsy6]

Thanks, Shaky.  I will reply via a message to you.