Tashi Delek and Hello. The departure for India to conduct research in the Tibetan community is nearing and I want everyone to know of the newest method for blogging I’m going to use to keep in touch. It is called Twitter and my blog administrator and friend @dgold got me set up. Please check out my new Twitter @indiasocialwork. There is information on the left side bar of my blog indiasocialwork.wordpress.com as well as a place to subscribe for updates – look under the heading “My Twitter Status”.
The Twitter works in conjunction with my WordPress blog. The blog will continue, so you don’t need to change anything. Quick and short status messages on Twitter may come between blog entries. You can continue to receive blog updates through Email (subscribe in the sidebar), or now you can Follow me on Twitter and receive updates there.
Twitter is made of micro-blog posts that are just 140 characters long (usually 1 or 2 sentences). These mini-updates can tell you my status at any time. You can read my twitters (also called tweets) in the sidebar of my blog, or join the twitter website and follow @indiasocialwork there. Then you can optionally configure it to send my updates directly to your cell phone by txt message.
India-Tibetan Social Work is using Twitter for similar reasons and in light of OHHDL joining the public conversation at large on Twitter. It is an emerging and leading trend in technology. It is social networking, and opens new channels of direct communication. Beneficial connections can be made. We share and publish information instantly worldwide, thoughts, reactions, what are you doing updates, and pictures.
ReTweet @OHHDL said: His Holiness thought it was prudent to make his office open and accessible to a more youth and technologically advancing audience
Let’s introduce some of the Twitter lingo. ReTweeting (or RT for short) means sharing one of my friend’s updates with you. The @ symbol directs you to a person’s profile on Twitter. It is their user name, and Twitter website address. Mine is @indiasocialwork which is located at http://twitter.com/indiasocialwork while the Students For A Free Tibet are using @teamtibet and http://twitter.com/teamtibet is their profile page. Another symbol is # for a hashtag, which is a keyword for a public conversation about any particular topic. I like to tweet about the hashtag topics like #tibet so that other people discussing Tibet can find my posts in a search.
Only 4 days until departure.
Your continued prayers and support are greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Leann
India-Tibetan Social Work 