You should know that Twitter is public by
default. That means that everything you tweet
can be seen by anyone in the world. If you
wanted to see everything @nlshaheen ever
tweeted you could go to www.twitter.com/
nlshaheen; without even logging into the service
you can see everything. Keep this in mind when
you are composing messages. There is a setting
that will make your tweets "private," but there are
two things to keep in mind related to "private"
tweets. First, if someone retweets one of your
tweets and that person's tweets are public, then
your tweet is now public. Second, if you are using
Twitter for professional purposes, as this article
advocates, having public tweets makes networking easier.
Join the #BrlChat community next month on
the third Wednesday at 9 p.m. for some fastpaced, free professional development from the
comfort of your home! The conversations are
open to anyone who is interested in participating;
all opinions are welcome. The more diverse the
chat participants are, the more interesting the
conversations will be! If you cannot make the next
Twitter chat, remember you can always add your
comments before or after the fact on Twitter, and
you can access the archives on the #BrlChat
Web page.
Lastly, if you have ideas for future chat topics or feedback about how the community operates, please send your thoughts to Natalie Shaheen on Twitter (@nlshaheen), by e-mail at
nlshaheen@gmail.com, or leave a comment on
the #BrlChat Web page at http://goo.gl/S45l0l.
Happy tweeting!
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