Fifteen people attended last night’s session in Second Life of R U A Twit. The HUDs that I gave out with notecards didn’t work, but the good news is you can get your own! My notes from the session, a full transcript (thanks to 50 Winx) follow. What is Twitter? Twitter is a microblogging application for text. The practice of posting to Twitter is called “tweeting.” Post what you are doing, right now, via web, IM, phone, or through the SL Tweets HUD in Second Life. Messages must be less than 140 characters. Your updates appear on the web for your friends to see, and they can comment on your posts. The friending feature makes it a social networking tool. Similar websites include NowThen, Jaiku, and MoodMill. To sign up for Twitter: Go to http://www.twitter.com Click Join for Free” to get to the Create a Free Account screen Complete the following: Username Password Confirm Password Email Address Character recognition Click “I accept. Create my account” Using SL Tweets What is SL Tweets?SL Tweets is a Heads Up Display (HUD) that allows you to post to Twitter from Second Life. It was created by is available for L$1 from http://SLExchange.com To use your Tweet HUD, right click on SLTweets and select “Wear,” then type “/123 help” for a list of commands. Look for the command to set up your username and password. While you are wearing your HUD in world, you get a window where your (and your friends) posts appear, so you don’t need to switch to a web browser to keep up with your tweeting. When you post with SL Tweets, commands are sent through a channel (in this case, 123) by posting /123 in your regular SL chat field. The SLTweets Hud v0. ...