What exactly is Twitter?
Twitter is a way of finding out what other people are doing... right now! You create a profile for yourself and then send out or receive messages. You send to your "followers" and you receive from those you 鈥渇ollow鈥�.

The service is completely free to use - You choose a username and can update your Twitter page from the website or your mobile.

How do people use it?
Twitter users write about what they鈥檙e doing using just 140 characters. It could be what you鈥檙e having for your tea, an interesting web page you鈥檇 like to share with the world, or you can even express your opinions on the Latvian Eurovision entry.

But what kind of people can I follow?
You can "follow" whoever you like as long as they have a Twitter account. This could be anyone from your best friend to , other celebrities and even

Simply, whoever you鈥檙e interested in. But remember, the more people you follow, the more messages you will receive. Some Twitter users will tell you every time they make a cup of tea which can get quite annoying! But conversely it鈥檚 a great way to follow the personal thoughts of everyone from relatives to showbiz stars.

What鈥檙e all these @ signs everywhere?
Users can put an @ before somebody鈥檚 username to send them a message that the whole world can see.

For example, here's Ex-Darkness singer Justin Hawkins thanking Simon Mayo for inviting him on Drivetime:

@simonmayo Thanks again for yesterday - several people have contacted me regarding the roadie work. I'll never have to lift an amp again!

鈥o which Simon responded:

@JustinHawkins happy to help-get Chickens out as a single!

Which Radio 2 Presenters are on Twitter?
As well as and ,聽you can also follow Twitter updates from聽, , , , , , , , , , 聽and even Hospital Radio (and occasional Radio 2 Comedy) star .


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