Good news! The PTO is now on Twitter!

Not familiar with Twitter? No worries, I’ll explain what the advantages are of being on Twitter. First, it’s FREE to join! It’s a fast and east way to announce tidbits of information like meeting notices, location/time changes, meeting cancellations, upcoming activities, etc. It only takes a few minutes to setup an account and you can make it as private or as public as you want. And the cool thing is, you don’t ever have to post a tweet! You can simply join to follow the people or groups you are interested in. Twitter will even send tweets to your mobile device, which may come in very handy if the meeting location is changed last minute and you won’t be checking email or Facebook prior to the meeting.

We hope you will follow us, as we plan to keep this as up-to-date as possible! Our username is: JacobsonPTO

If you are looking for a more formal description of Twitter, here is the actual “About Twitter” taken from their website: Twitter is a real-time information network that connects you to the latest information about what you find interesting. Simply find the public streams you find most compelling and follow the conversations. At the heart of Twitter are small bursts of information called Tweets. Each Tweet is 140 characters in length, but don’t let the small size fool you—you can share a lot with a little space. Connected to each Tweet is a rich details pane that provides additional information, deeper context and embedded media. You can tell your story within your Tweet, or you can think of a Tweet as the headline, and use the details pane to tell the rest with photos, videos and other media content. You don’t have to build a web page to surf the web and you don’t have to tweet to enjoy Twitter. Whether you tweet 100 times a day or never, you still have access to the voices and information surrounding what interests you. You can contribute, or just listen in and retrieve up to the second information. Some people never tweet, they simply use Twitter as a way to get the latest information on their interests.