1. Getting started with

2. What is Twitter? Twitter is a service for colleagues to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing?

3. Why use Twitter? Because even basic updates are meaningful – especially when they’re timely. In a conference setting Twitter can be used as both a real time source of information, and an historical archive recorded in the moment.

4. How does it work? Sign up at twitter.com . Post what you're doing in 140 characters or less! Just type in the “What are you doing?” box and then click on “update.” Send your thoughts, observations, and goings-on in your day.

5. Send Updates via Cell Phone Go to http://twitter.com/devices . Follow the instructions to activate your cell phone, and post updates to Twitter by sending a text message to 40404. (Twitter is free, but standard text messaging rates apply.)

7. Follow the official NCFR Twitter account http://twitter.com/ncfr

8. Include “ncfr08” in your tweet It now appears in the conference feed

9. One lucky ncfr08 tweeter will win this 10” Wi-Fi enabled digital photo frame! *Must be a paid conference registrant to win Tweet to win!