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<h1>Twitter Syntax</h1><br />
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There is now an [http://help.twitter.com/index.php?pg=kb.page&id=75 Official Twitter Commands] page. Originally retrieved from the [http://twitter.com/help/lingo Twitter Lingo page], [http://twitter.com/help/follow Friends and Followers].<br />
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Send these commands to the appropriate number (below) and interact with Twitter on your mobile phone, via Gtalk (IM twitter at twitter.com) or the web.<br />
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;Following [http://twitter.com/blog/2007/07/friends-followers-and-notifications.html changes at Twitter] this page may need to be updated.<br />
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==Numbers==<br />
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<div class="vcard"><span class ="fn org">Twitter Canada</span>: <span class="tel"><span class="type" style="display:none;">cell</span> 21212</span></div><br />
<div class="vcard"><span class ="fn org">Twitter UK</span>: <span class="tel"><span class="type" style="display:none;">cell</span> +44 7624 801423</span></div><br />
<div class="vcard"><span class ="fn org">Twitter USA</span>: <span class="tel"><span class="type" style="display:none;">cell</span> 40404</span></div><br />
<div class="vcard"><span class ="fn org">Twitter International</span>: <span class="tel"><span class="type" style="display:none;">cell</span> +44 7624 801423</span></div><br />
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== Commands ==<br />
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=== Messages ===<br />
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* '''@username + message''': directs a twitter at another person, and causes your twitter to save in their "replies" tab. Aka "at replies" or "@replies".<br />
* '''D username + message''': sends a person a private message that goes to their device, and saves in their web archive.<br />
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=== Friends and Followers ===<br />
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* '''invite phone number''': 415-555-1212 john sends a text invite to john<br />
* '''accept''': this command will accept a friend invitation. Example: Accept Jade. NOTE: when you accept, you must type in the name exactly as it was sent to you in order for Twitter to recognize it properly.<br />
* '''deny''': this command will deny a friend invitation. <br />
* '''delete''': for now, deleting friends must be done from the web.<br />
* '''fav username''': marks a person's last twitter as a favorite<br />
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* '''get ''username''''': gets this person's last update<br />
* '''on''' or '''start''' or '''wake''': enables twitter phone updates<br />
** '''on username''': turns on notifications for a specific person on your device. For example, ON alissa.<br />
* '''off''' or '''stop''' or '''sleep''': disables twitter phone updates<br />
** '''off username''':turns off notifications for a specific person on your device. For example, OFF blaine.<br />
* '''follow all''': turns on phone updates (entire friends list)<br />
** '''follow username''': you will get phone updates from this person (requires initial approval)<br />
*** shortcut: '''F''' <br />
* '''leave all''': turns off phone updates (entire friends list)<br />
** '''leave username''': disables phone updates from this person<br />
*** shortcut: '''L''' <br />
* '''nudge username''': encourages this person to update<br />
* '''whois username''': text WHOIS BIZ to 40404 you will get the info Biz has filled out in his settings<br />
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=== Finding Out Stuff ===<br />
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* '''followers''': find out who is following your updates ''(no longer supported)''<br />
* '''stats''': find out how many people are following you, and how many friends you have<br />
* '''help''': sends back a list of twitter lingo commands<br />
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To update your own Twitter timeline, just text whatever is on your mind to the Twitter number: 40404, or use +447781488126 if you are outside the US.<br />
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=== Tracking ===<br />
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* '''track word''': get notifications via SMS or IM when a word is mentioned. type again to turn off.<br />
* '''untrack word''': stops tracking a word<br />
* '''untrack all''': stops tracking all words<br />
* '''track off''': stops tracking all words<br />
* '''tracks''': returns a list of words you're tracking<br />
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==hash tags==<br />
[http://hashtags.org/ Hashtags] (aka "#tags") allow tagging of Twitter posts. For example, post "I love #microformats a lot" to Twitter and the post is tagged "microformats".<br />
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== hreview ==<br />
* starting a message with "@hreview" will have it be aggregated by http://microrevie.ws and republished with [[hReview]] markup there.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[picoformats]]<br />
*[[twitter-nanoformats|twitter nanoformats]]<br />
*[http://pigsonthewing.wordpress.com/2008/01/05/suggested-method-of-publishing-microformats-in-twitter-posts/ A suggested method of publishing microformats in Twitter posts]</div>OuerbAscoc