Twitter is Your Friend!

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Abbie Knowles — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:58:15 GMT

Twitter sounds great!

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Abbie Knowles — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:56:31 GMT

I get a mobile phone that I can twitter on, on Friday. Please can you leave access to this site up so that I will be able to get twittering and put all your links on!

Many thanks

God Bless

Abbie

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Soldier Course — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:20:46 GMT

Chris:

If I had not read this article, I would not have signed up on Twitter, at least not for a while. I am glad that I did now. I am learning more about its potential. Thank you.

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Soldier Course — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 02:32:27 GMT

Been on Twitter now for several days. So far, I'm not overwhelmed but plan to stick with it for a while longer.

Do you have to Retweet a Tweet that contains information that is generally known in a field, or can you just write your own Tweet about it? For example, several racing sources reported Backtalk's win in the Sanford Stakes. Does that info have to be shared as a Retweet? And why doesn't Twitter have a way to Retweet with one click, like the Reply click?

Some of this "protocol" is a bit tedious, and may find me unsubscribing eventually. Also, now someone has been sued for $50K for a Tweet.

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Soldier Course — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:22:59 GMT

Thank you. I joined Twitter and will get familiar with the basics, and then install TweetDeck. Good article about Twitter in a recent Newsweek issue.

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cdawahare@bloodhorse.com — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:30:57 GMT

Soldier Course,

Tweet Deck and other third party solutions provide you with more robust options. It's much easier to "retweet" something via TweetDeck than Twitter.com. You can also set up custom search columns that allow you to see real-time tweets on any topic that interests you. For example, let's say your an avid fan of Rachel Alexandra. You could create a search column using the term "Rachel Alexandra", and by doing this, you would be notified every time someone (whether or not you are following them or not) posts something with her name in the text. It's also a great way to see if any of your posts are being re-tweeted or commented on.

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Soldier Course — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 02:34:25 GMT

What are the advantages of having Tweet Deck, over just using the site twitter.com to tweet?

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Wowhorse — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 01:57:56 GMT

I love Twitter for all the news and updates I get about the horse racing industry. Some sites are better about up-to-the-minute news and will inform on not only race results, but what happened to a horse that didn't finish a race, etc. There are also jockeys and even (though yes, it can be a little silly) horses on Twitter, like Rachel Alexandra and Mine That Bird. Some of the twitterers for race tracks will give you inside scoops on how the surfaces are playing, too, which is handy for the bettors! I love Twitter. I don't love Twitter Berry for my BlackBerry, though. I prefer the real-time on the Internet I can access through my phone.

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aspradling — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:43:38 GMT

For you artsy fans, Twitter offers some customization options.

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MtBFan (STILL) — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 01:12:51 GMT

I have a horse racing Twitter account which links about 99.97% from this site. I have occasional opinion and questions. It started out as a Triple Crown blog, after the KYD. twitter.com/tctwitstexas

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Kate — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:18:27 GMT

I completely support this! Twitter is how I learned the results of this years triple crown all the way from Japan, while at the racetrack. I accessed it thought my Japanese phone and was able to follow the action from the paddock to the winners circle.

I highly recommend it for any racing fan who wants to stay up to the minute on the latest racing news!

And of course for the TBA Blogs! :)

http://www.keiblog.net/