[MassChestnutOrchards] Using Twitter for MA/RI TACF

[Federowicz, Yvonne Marie]

Hi folks - I forwarded this to the list so you can all see the link.

I believe the way this works it:

Brad has created a Masschestnut account on Twitter
You each, as individuals, can also create an account on Twitter
You can set, within your personal Twitter account, which other Twitter accounts that you wish to "follow"
If following an account, for instance Brad's Masschestnut one, you would receive "tweets" whenever anything is posted to that account.
The relationship is not reciprocal; Brad would specifically have to set the masschestnut twitter account to  "follow" your personal account, in order for your tweets to show up on it
Furthermore, your Twitter account can either send any tweets you receive via accounts you're following, to:
   - your cell phone text receiving ability
   - an email account you tell your Twitter account to send to
   - or you can log on to your Twitter account on the web to see tweets you've received

Since Twitter can send to cell phones etc. it can alert us to upcoming things, and it might be nice for assisting coordination of events in progress.  For instance, right before an innoculation, we could potentially use Twitter to communicate some last-minute issues about where people are meeting, delays, timing of people arriving various places, etc.

The Masschestnut Twitter account can be publicized in our newsletters so that interested members can subscribe and hear when and where we'll be doing things.


Does this sound right, Brad? Anyone have any other thoughts on how we could use this?




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