Ammo hunters - Twitter GROUP account created for instant notifications

[Boilers]

I wanted to contribute to the overall cause here.

1. Relieve some of the clutter to search through here to post and read ammo sightings. (or other related gun deals)
2. Use latest technology to provide INSTANT notification to those comfortable with such trends.

So, I just created a GROUP TWITTER account for anyone interested. I'll let you research Twitter, but it's the latest 'micro-blogging' hot tech. You can post a short message and anyone following the account will get it. That can be on the computer, or twitter-compatible cell phone or such device.

GroupTweet allows more than one person to post to the normally, otherwise, single-user Twitter mechanism.

What you will need to participate in our Instant Ammo Notification Twitter realm.

1. Create a Twitter account for yourself if you don't already have one. Just go to https://twitter.com/home and sign up. Should be self-explanatory.

2. Follow the new group I just created. The new group is called IndianaGuns. You can see the preliminary posts here:

IndianaGuns (IndianaGuns) on Twitter
Twitter Support :: What is following?

3. If ALL you want to do is find the latest ammo sightings, you could stop at this point. You additionally might want to find out if your cellphone is compatible with the many Twitter clients such as these:

Twitter / Downloads

4. Now, if you want to CONTRIBUTE to the ammo finding tweets, you need to send a direct message to the IndianaGuns Twitter account. I am unsure how all the various Twitter clients listed in the above link can do this, if at all. So, you'll have to experiment. And as you find out how your client works at sending direct messages, please post helpful information here for others to use.

But, in general, follow this information here:

Twitter Support :: What is a direct message? (DM)

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.

I have created a video showing how to login to Twitter and follow the IndianaGuns account. This is the first step.

YouTube - How to follow Indiana Guns Twitter...

Once you start following the Twitter account, before you can post an update when you find ammo, I must first follow YOU. So, I will get an email that you have begun following me. I will need to follow YOU. Once I do, you can post ammo finds (or other good deals). But not until I follow you. I will stop following anyone that abuses this service, and thus your updates will be blocked. Please give me some time to follow you, as I have a 'real life' too.

Here is a video that how to send a direct message to the Twitter account, and thus broadcast your ammo find to everyone. The first one shows what happens if I have not followed YOU.

YouTube - What happens if you are not being...

Once I follow you, even the rejected message will show up in the Twitter updates to all those that are following the account.

Hope this helps everyone out. Please join twitter, follow IndianaGuns, and post updates of your ammo finds. It will really make our community that much more valuable to many of us!

-Boilers

[Boilers]

IndyRoadie proves that the Twitter account can be updated by other people here.

https://twitter.com/IndianaGuns

So, as you find deals, send them to the group.

[seawolfxix]

Sweet deal. Anybody from the South Bend area?

[Boilers]

If any of the followers/contributors sees an ammo post on the forums that no one has updated Twitter with, feel free to send to the Twitter account.

Anyone needing further detail than can be allotted in the confines of a Twitter space can still go to this forum to follow up or discuss. The Twitter updates are short and sweet and to the point. Not meant for discussion - only alerting of ammo IN STOCK. I would think OUT OF STOCK updates would not be as helpful as they are in the forums.

Thanks and happy hunting.

[Boilers]

I would like to invite all Gun Stores/dealers and their employees to participate and contribute in the Ammo Alert Twitter system. I think it would be GREAT to get this info from the sources. So, if you get a shipment in, please join/post the info on the Twitter account. Just remember to put City/Store name/Caliber-QTY-Price/limits.

Contact me via email or PM (private message) should you have any questions.

[IndyGunworks]

Not a twitter user.... Nor an ammo hunter but REPS!!!

[Boilers]

Thanks everyone.

[Boilers]

Thanks to our first Twitter contribution from the field!
Keep up the watching and reporting of Ammo or even other good gun buys in Indiana.

If you have issues posting a report to Twitter, ask HERE and we can help!

[mospeada]

Finally! A reason to use twitter...

[Boilers]

glad I could help.