The recent outbreak of of deliberate and calculated drollery in status updates on AmeriCymru is much to be welcomed. We only wish more people would get in on the act. Since the status updates feature was added a while back, a few members have made use of it but many more have yet to discover its point and purpose.

To update your status on AmeriCymru simply log in to the site and go to your home page. Right at the top you'll find the status update feature. Simply type your message in the 'What's New' box and hit the 'Update' button to have your comment appear on the AmeriCymru front page in the activity feed. It is even possible to conduct a ( very public ) dialog this way by commenting on, or responding to previous updates by other members and, If dialog isn't your style, you could always conduct a public monologue by commenting on your own.

How Welsh is That?

...I hear you ask. Well I daresay we have all bought a local newspaper somewhere in Wales to find the following headline on the front page:- "Mrs Jones Cat Stuck Up Tree...Rescued By Fire Brigade!". Indeed this sort of thing is the mainstay of Welsh local news. So it could be said that disseminating and enjoying inanities and inconsequential snippets of information is very much a part of the national character. OK , I'm not going to claim that it is your patriotic duty to fill the activity feed with fatuous remarks but on the other hand we really do want to hear about it if you've recently taken the dog for a walk, cut your toe-nails or discovered an interesting snail in your yard.

But Seriously Folks...

Staus updates do serve another, and slightly more useful purpose. You will notice that there are two check boxes adjacent to the 'What's New' field . One for Twitter and one for Facebook. Lets suppose you have accounts on all three services ( AmeriCymru, Facebook, Twitter ) and you have a Welsh related blogpost that you want to promote. You can compose a status update message on your home page incorporating the url of your post and simply check the Twitter and FB boxes before hitting 'Update'. That way the link will appear on all three services simultaneously. This is an easy way to spread the word when you have something interesting to say and you want to be heard.

So......whether you just want to tell us about your latest trip to the library or promote your latest literary creation, we cordially invite you to try out the status updates feature. Either way, we welcome your input