Twittering and Text Messaging from RallyData.com

Overview:
Near real time results from Rallydata.com is expanding into Twitter. We will use two different UserIDs. One will post the top 8 after each stage, showing the total time difference from the preceeding car. The other UserID will post information about interesting battles, problems and DNFs. See details below. You can choose to "follow" either one or both of these UserIDs from the web or via text messages sent to your phone. In addition we will be using "hashtags" (see details below) to allow you to follow other people's tweets that are related to the rally.

Signing Up for Twitter:
You can follow the updates and standings at Twitter.com by searching on the event hashtags (see hashtag hyperlinks below) without signing up. However Signing up for Twitter is easy and allows you to select UserIDs that you want to follow without doing a search.

Forwarding Tweets to your phone as Text Messages:
Once you are signed up for Twitter you can have tweets forwarded to your cell phone as text messages. To do this, from your Twitter home page, click on "settings" and then select the "device" tab. Then follow the instructions to set up your phone with Twitter. Once this is done you can choose to have tweets from specific people (UserIDs) you are following sent to your cell phone as text messages. To limit the number of text messages, you may want to receive only the standings or the updates, however you can elect to receive both if you want.


UserIDs hashtags Content
RallyDataScores #rallyscores   Top 7 or 8 overall after each stage. The time following each driver's name is the amount he is trailing the driver in front of him.
RallyDataUpdate #crsrally   Reports about competitors (close battles, flat tires, etc).