Twitter for Cabbies......By Dawn Cooper

Demonstrations will be held at Camley St Taxi Cafe Fortnightly 20:00 - 22:00


Next Twitter school 28th September at Camley Street

Twitter is currently being used by an increasing number of London Cabbies. They are using it to share information about what is happening on the Streets/Ranks and in the Trade in general. When venues burst or there is a major function it appears on Twitter.

And on your mobile device as a text message.

Twitter is also currently being used to book Taxis via an account called @Tweetalondoncab.

Messages (tweets) are sent from your Computer/phone (mobile device) just like a text message and can be received by anyone who subscribes to your account

(your twitter feed)

To get involved all that is needed is a basic mobile phone. However it works best with the latest smart-phones. (Iphones, Blackberry's, Androids)

You set up a twitter account on the web via http://twitter.com/ Try to choose a Cabbie type name to make it more obvious to your fellow cabbie Twitterer's and thus attract more followers of this nature.

Once set up your account can be used on a mobile device to communicate with the "twitterverse" (anyone else who has a twitter account) of course this includes numerous London Cabbies.

When you send out your first tweet (message) add #londontaxidriver to the text

This will then be picked up (within a few hours at most) by some of the other London cabbies who will then reply and will be able to field any questions you may have.

The vast majority of London Cabbies subscribe (free) to a private community account. This allows communication amongst London cabbies only.

Once involved you will feel lost without it.

A few tweeting Cabbies (amongst the 100s) to get you going

@cabbiescapital (Richard)

@Markthecab (Mark), @Coopse1 (Dawn), @Cabbytez (Theresa), @Leevonleft (Lee), @Cabbydavid (Dave)

@Legalledoff (Steve), @Jackcabnory (Lee Cox) , @Martthetaxi (Martin), @JasTHFC (Jason)

@Erb66 (Alan), @Turbotaxi (Joe), @Cabgeeza (Paul), @Headlongcabbie (Kevin)

@Thegreenbadge (Jamie), @Supercabby (Jamie)

Further Info.

For Taxi Bookings.

http://tweetalondoncab.wordpress.com/new-driver-info/