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What is a direct message? (DM)
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<h1>Private Twitter Messages</h1>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;">In addition to public updates and @replies, you can send followers private tweets, called direct messages, too. If someone is following you, you can send a direct message from the web via <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">the "message" link on the profile page.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><img src="/attachments/913809" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; " border="0" alt="jymminie__jymminie__on_Twitter.jpg" /></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;">You can also send direct messages from:</p>
<ul>
<li>the reply icon attached to messages in your <a href="http://twitter.com/direct_messages">direct message inbox</a><br /></li>
<li>the drop down box on the direct message inbox page (<strong>please note: </strong>this is a random selection of people who are following you, not the complete list. If a follower's name is not on this list, use the options above or below)<br /></li>
<li>the status update box using the direct message command: d + username + message</li>
</ul>
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<div><img src="/attachments/913900" border="0" alt="Twitter___Home.jpg" /></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Helvetica,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tip:</span> to reply to a regular Twitter update with a direct message from your home page, click the arrow/swoosh at the end of an update; this sets an @reply in the update box. Remove the '@' sign and replace it with a "d" and a space, and type the message. People who have their direct message text and email notifications set to ON will receive direct messages on their phones and/or via email. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tweets sent using any of the methods described above are not public: only author and recipient can view direct messages. </span></span></div>
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<h1>More like tweets, less like email</h1>
<div><span style="font-family: Helvetica,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Direct messages behave more like tweets than emails: as the author of the Direct Message, you have the ability to delete it; the messages you delete also disappear from the sender's sent tab. Deleting your sent direct messages will delete the message from the recipient's inbox forever too. The number next to your Direct Messages tab reflects the number of direct messages in your inbox (remember: the sender of the direct message has the ability to delete messages from your inbox, they are not mysteriously disappearing or getting lost.)</span></div>
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<h1>Direct messaging from your phone</h1>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;">In addition to sending direct messages from the web, you can also send direct messages from different devices using d + username + message. (For example: d krissy I want to see that movie too; what are you doing this weekend? ) Send a direct message from:</p>
<ul>
<li>your phone<br /></li>
<li>most 3rd party applications</li>
</ul>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Note</span>: If your message is longer than 140 characters and Twitter receives it intact, we will send your message in two parts for you. But, beware: if your service provider breaks up long messages into two parts before sending the message to Twitter, we will only see the d+username attached to the first message! The second part will post to the public time line as a regular update because it doesn't have the d+username preceding it. </p>
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<h1>Receive direct messages when other tweets are off</h1>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;">You can turn phone notifications OFF and still receive Direct Twitters from followers. Here's how:</p>
<ol>
<li>Log in to Twitter.<br /></li>
<li>In the upper right hand navigation, click <a href="http://twitter.com/account/settings">Settings</a>.<br /></li>
<li>Click the third settings tab, <a href="http://twitter.com/devices">Mobile</a>. <br /></li>
<li>Use the drop down box to select Direct Messages. This means only direct messages will come to your device.<br /></li>
</ol>
<div>You can also do this directly from your phone. If notifications are ON, send OFF once to set your phone for direct messages only. Send OFF twice to turn on off all notifications to your phone. Haven't added your phone yet? Find more information about adding your phone <a href="http://twitter.zendesk.com/forums/23786/entries/14589">here</a>. Added your phone already? Find out what <a href="http://twitter.zendesk.com/forums/10711/entries/14020">commands</a> you can use!</div>
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<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px;">Looking for information about @replies/mentions? <a href="http://help.twitter.com/forums/10711/entries/14023" title="@replies/mentions">Click here</a>.</p>
<h1>Private Twitter Messages</h1>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;">In addition to public updates and @replies, you can send followers private tweets, called direct messages, too. If someone is following you, you can send a direct message from the web via <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">the "message" link on the profile page.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><img src="/attachments/913809" border="0" alt="jymminie__jymminie__on_Twitter.jpg" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; " /></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;">You can also send direct messages from:</p>
<ul>
<li>the reply icon attached to messages in your <a href="http://twitter.com/direct_messages">direct message inbox</a><br /></li>
<li>the drop down box on the direct message inbox page (<strong>please note: </strong>this is a random selection of people who are following you, not the complete list. If a follower's name is not on this list, use the options above or below)<br /></li>
<li>the status update box using the direct message command: d + username + message</li>
</ul>
<div><br /></div>
<div><img src="/attachments/913900" border="0" alt="Twitter___Home.jpg" /></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Helvetica,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tip:</span> to reply to a regular Twitter update with a direct message from your home page, click the arrow/swoosh at the end of an update; this sets an @reply in the update box. Remove the '@' sign and replace it with a "d" and a space, and type the message. People who have their direct message text and email notifications set to ON will receive direct messages on their phones and/or via email. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tweets sent using any of the methods described above are not public: only author and recipient can view direct messages. </span></span></div>
<div>
<div><br /></div>
</div>
<div><br /></div>
<div><br /></div>
<h1>More like tweets, less like email</h1>
<div><span style="font-family: Helvetica,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Direct messages behave more like tweets than emails: as the author of the Direct Message, you have the ability to delete it; the messages you delete also disappear from the sender's sent tab. Deleting your sent direct messages will delete the message from the recipient's inbox forever too. The number next to your Direct Messages tab reflects the number of direct messages in your inbox (remember: the sender of the direct message has the ability to delete messages from your inbox, they are not mysteriously disappearing or getting lost.)</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Helvetica,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "> </p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "> </p>
<h1>Direct messaging from your phone</h1>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;">In addition to sending direct messages from the web, you can also send direct messages from different devices using d + username + message. (For example: d krissy I want to see that movie too; what are you doing this weekend? ) Send a direct message from:</p>
<ul>
<li>your phone<br /></li>
<li>most 3rd party applications</li>
</ul>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Note</span>: If your message is longer than 140 characters and Twitter receives it intact, we will send your message in two parts for you. But, beware: if your service provider breaks up long messages into two parts before sending the message to Twitter, we will only see the d+username attached to the first message! The second part will post to the public time line as a regular update because it doesn't have the d+username preceding it. </p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;"> </p>
<h1>Receive direct messages when other tweets are off</h1>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;">You can turn phone notifications OFF and still receive Direct Twitters from followers. Here's how:</p>
<ol>
<li>Log in to Twitter.<br /></li>
<li>In the upper right hand navigation, click <a href="http://twitter.com/account/settings">Settings</a>.<br /></li>
<li>Click the third settings tab, <a href="http://twitter.com/devices">Mobile</a>. <br /></li>
<li>Use the drop down box to select Direct Messages. This means only direct messages will come to your device.<br /></li>
</ol>
<div>You can also do this directly from your phone. If notifications are ON, send OFF once to set your phone for direct messages only. Send OFF twice to turn on off all notifications to your phone. Haven't added your phone yet? Find more information about adding your phone <a href="http://twitter.zendesk.com/forums/23786/entries/14589">here</a>. Added your phone already? Find out what <a href="http://twitter.zendesk.com/forums/10711/entries/14020">commands</a> you can use!</div>
<p> </p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px;">Looking for information about @replies/mentions? <a href="http://help.twitter.com/forums/10711/entries/14023" title="@replies/mentions">Click here</a>.</p>
2008-11-17T18:26:59-08:00
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2009-11-02T16:15:22-08:00
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