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[Feb. 8th, 2009|12:00 am] |
Chirper Overview
![[info]](http://www.insanejournal.com/img/community.gif) goldendaural, otherwise known as Chirper, is a journal-based solution and alternative to the social networking phenomenon Twitter, moderated by ![[info]](http://www.insanejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) chirper of the Endeavor Talent Agency.
The agency is proud to be the first on the cutting edge of merging the quick-and-easy, live and spontaneous feeds of chatter into our clients' friends pages, eliminating the hassle of staying on top of separate accounts on separate servers, while still providing yet another mode of interactive communication among friends (or "followers", to use a Twitter term) within the agency's cyberactive community.
Share your every current happening, momentary thought, temporary mood, the brief joke you just heard in the waiting line at Starbucks...
Whatever and whenever.
Staying in touch with your friends has never been easier, finding new opportunities to make new friends has never been less stressful, and for those of our clients who disavow AIM, welcome to a whole new way of networking, socializing and keeping in touch.
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[Feb. 7th, 2009|12:00 am] |
Chirper Info, Tips and Tricks
I. Basics
- The basic idea behind Chirper is to keep your friends (and possible new friends) in the community updated on what is happening in your life as it is happening. Where you are, who you're with, what you're doing, what you're thinking, etc.
- It is a great tool for comment interactions, especially for clients who prefer not to use an AIM screenname, or for clients who have very large social circles to keep in touch with. It's another great resource for making new friends when initiating a chat on AIM might seem intimidating.
- Many users also take advantage of the Chirper network as a short-format blogging alternative (instead of updating with lengthier, more structured posts in a character's journal - the choice dependent on a character's personality and/or mood).
II. Following Chirper By User and Linking to Your Chirps
At the top of the goldendaural webpage, there is this link: "who's using Chirper?"
Following the link will bring you to a list of entry tags, ordered by Chirper users and usage. Clicking on any link on the list will show all of a particular client's "Chirps", from past to present. These links will also enable you to link all of your own Chirps directly from your own journal (see the top of ashtonkuter's journal for an example).
III. Endaural v.s. Entourage
If you're confused about which subcommunity to post in, the main thing you might like to consider is your character's motivation for the post. A few lines of a lyric could be important to your character's current mood, for example, in which case it would go in Endaural. But the same few lines might be the lyrics to a song that your character wishes to discuss, dedicate, or recommend to others, in which case it would go into Entourage. The difference may be close to negligible and far from something anyone needs to worry about, but in a community where characterization takes into account even its modes of expression, the difference is definitely something you may wish to use to your benefit (eg. the where that your character chooses to post could act as a significant clue for the why your character is posting it).
A basic guideline, if you're really stuck, would be for portions of lyrics, miscellaneous thoughts, quick YouTube links, photographs/images, call-out's for new friends/IM's, promos for an upcoming event, announcements, and other similar topics for conversation to be made through goldendaural.
The sharing of music and videos (with the relevant links or embedded media), open-ended questions that are meant to stimulate community-wide discussions, and comprehensive press releases may be made in goldentourage.
The agency would like to thank ashtonkuter for the generous offering of his time and ideas toward the founding and maintaining of this fresh and unique idea.
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