To Tweet or not to Tweet, that is the Question! occupii.org is a Social Media Network for the global Occupy community. As such, we promote access across many platforms, including Twitter! @OccupiiOrg #occupii So, What is Twitter? & How Do I Use It? Twitter is an information network made up of 140-character messages called Tweets. It's a new and easy way to discover the latest news ("what's happening") related to subjects you care about. Twitter contains information you may find valuable. Messages from users you choose to follow will show up on your home page for you to read. It's like being delivered a newspaper whose headlines you'll always find interesting -- you can discover news as it's happening, learn more about topics that are important to you, and get the inside scoop in real time. { Source: Twitter } A mention is any Twitter update that contains an @username anywhere in the body of the Tweet. (Yes, this means that @replies are also considered mentions.) We noticed people frequently searching for their username to find the Tweets that mention their username anywhere in the message. We collect these messages, as well as all your @replies, in the Mentions tab on the Connect page. If you include more than one person's name in your update and you use the @username format, all of those people will see the update in their personal Mentions tab. To post a mention on Twitter: Type your Tweet as you normally would, but replace any