Creating Grams via Twitter

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Introduction

Our twitter support gives the active, connected parent their very own private version of Twitter - for their own child.

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Setting Up Twitter

Setting up Twitter is very simple. Follow these steps:

  1. Click Preferences in the Menu Bar
  2. Click on the Accounts tab
  3. Check if your Twitter account is listed - add one if you need to

NOTE: All communication with us is via direct messages, so make sure you are following @lilgrams.

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Conventions

There are a few basic conventions to remember when sending grams via Twitter:

Part of Email Usage
direct message All updates are sent via DM to @lilgrams
@name Usernames in your DMs to us refer to baby account names, not Twitter usernames
#hashtag Hashtags are used to indicate gram type, sharing and publishing rules
links (coming soon) Links to twitpic.com, yFrog, or flic.kr will automatically import those photos
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Direct Messages

In order to keep all your memories safe and secure, we accept updates ONLY as Direct Messages.

Some things to remember

  • All DMs are considered StoryGrams, unless you include a Gram Hashtag
  • If you don't mention a specific baby in your tweet, it will be added to the active baby account. Settings can be adjusted in Preferences.

Please make sure you are following @lilgrams.

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@names

The @name convention in Twitter has come to indicate when a message is directed AT someone.

We maintain our own private universe of users, namely, your children. In Lil'Grams, @name indicates a baby's domain NOT a Twitter username.

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Gram Hashtags

You can quickly tell Lil'Grams that your tweet is a specific kind of gram with a Gram Hashtag

The shortcut to remember: use the first word in the gram name (ex. StoryGram is #story).

Gram Example

#story » tweet it

#growth » tweet it

#first » tweet it

#food » tweet it

#media » tweet it

#word » tweet it
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Sharing Hashtags

Sometimes, you may not want to share a gram with everyone - we've got some special hashtags to help you with that. Use any combination of them you like.

Hashtag Results  
#all Sends the gram to everyone in your address book tweet it
#parents Sends the gram to just parents tweet it
#family Sends the gram to just family members tweet it
#friends Sends the gram to just friends tweet it

NOTE:: You can set your defaults for sharing in Preferences

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