How can you get on Twitter during school?

Answer 1

I'm assuming that your school is employing a web filter that blocks access to www.twitter.com. There are several ways to get around this

a) Find a proxy/anonymizer. Since these are frequently added to the black list, it is best to change your proxy server every day or every week. You can do this by joining Peacefire's Circumventor mailing list, and then start using a new proxy as they pop online. Alternatively, if you use the Firefox browser, you can use the Tor addon to automatically browse the interent through the Tor anonymity network.

b) set up your own proxy. Peacefire has excellent instructions that will show you how to turn your home computer and internet connection into a proxy. But be warned, this is not meant for the casual computer user. The advantage of this approach over using someone else's proxy is that 1) Your data is safe. You have no fear that the owner of the proxy will try to grab your passwords, and 2) It is far less likely to be shut down, since there would be next to zero traffic going to it.

c) Access twitter via your cell phone. If you have a data plan, then great; you can access twitter directly from your browser. If not, then you can register your phone with twitter and subscribe to sms text alerts; this way, you can update your status via text, as well as read what others are saying.