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	Name:	John C -
	Subject:	Lake Martin Alert, what a great idea for safety!
	Date:	5/28/2010 2:17:33 PM

I think this is an outstanding idea and I followed this on twitter as soon as I saw it.

For people that don't know much about twitter:

1. it is free to sign up, all you need is an email
2. you "follow" people or companies that you are interested in.
3. then when you log on to twitter.com - you will see a chronological summary of all of the updates by all of the people whom you follow
4. if you choose, you can designate on certain people you follow that, when they make a status update, it will automatically send your cell phone a text message. Lake Martin Alert would be a great one to use this with. So, e.g., if they type out an alert like "bad weather headed for the lake in 1 hour" or whatever they put out, it will send you a text message with that info to your cell phone.
5. otherwise, you would have to be by a computer to check the updates, or have a "smart phone" style cell phone like an iphone, blackberry, or android. Those type phones with internet access can check them that way.

Twitter is a revolutionary service because it is free, ubiquitous, and makes even 1 person a broadcaster. Don't think of its only use as teenagers cranking out mindless chatter. Think of its power when, for example, a restaurant sends out a tweet "2 for 1 appetizer special for the next 2 hours" (by the way, if you are a lake area small business, contact me about a new platform to get your message heard).

The only thing I would say to Blue Creeker and the like is, hey - just like the smoke alarms in my house - it's a safety improvement that is free (to you) and doesn't affect you. If I choose to use it, who cares. Agreed that no one should operate a vessel while distracted (drinking, texting, etc.) - but the existence of this twitter account will hardly affect phone usage on the lake.

For those who want to dip their toes in twitter - the best way to learn is to try. Pick out a few news sources that you like (local new stations or nationals like Fox) and search for them on twitter, or look for their twitter icons on their sites. Follow them.

Then follow me and other local businesses around the Lake. I use it to put out quick info about things going on at the lake, take pictures, link my new blog posts, etc.

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