Twitter is taking the world by storm. It has been described as the Facebook status line without Facebook. Basically, Twitter lets you type a maximum of 140 characters in which you let your followers know what you are doing, or pass on coming attractions; HTML is not allowed but you can type in web addresses. You sign up for an account and you can start following people you know or search for your interests and start following. You can either send and check Twitter messages at the website (http://www.twitter.com) or you can download a number of stand-alone programs such as Twhirl and Tweet Deck.

Many celebrities, businesses, universities and governments now have Tweeter accounts. Of course, there are some fake celebrity accounts but there are places about that will let you know what accounts are legitimate. This article, for example, lists many celebrity Twitter accounts and lets you know which ones are real and which are fake.

Scottish Culture now has a Twitter account that sends out article updates to followers. You can follow us at ScottishCulture.

Below you will find a list, by no means comprehensive, of various Twitter accounts related to Scotland. Please let me know if you know of any I have missed. I will be updating this article regularly as I find new accounts.

Job Twitters - These Twitters let you know about recent jobs in various Scottish cities:

ScottishJobs
My Glasgow Jobs
My Edinburgh Jobs
My Aberdeen Jobs
My Dundee Jobs

Government Twitters - A few city council's have Twitter accounts, most are still in their infancy:

East Ayrshire
Glasgow City Council
Stirling Council

Sports Twitters - Sports teams and sports figures:

SFA
Celtic
Aberdeen FC
Andy Murray, tennis player

Educational Twitters - Several universities and libraries now have Twitter accounts:

Glasgow University
Aberdeen University
Aberdeen University Library
CAIS Archives

Media Twitters - Lets you know the breaking news from Scotland:

BBC Scotland
BBC Scotland News

Local Twitters - Some Scottish cities have Twitter accounts to publicize upcoming events and businesses:

AyrScotland
LochNess_bySMC

Arts Twitters - Twitter accounts about books, literature, festivals, etc.:

Edinburghfest
ByLeavesWeLive
Ayrshirebard