The world’s gone a ‘Twitter, and Florida Sportsman is on its tail. Log on to www.twitter.com and get behind the scenes “tweets” before each issue hits the newsstand or mailbox. Those with an iPhone, Blackberry or other capable phone can follow remotely.

Expect fishing reports, bits of how-to, photos, play-by-play of photo and article assignments, even fisheries updates, all in blurbs of 140 characters or less.

Starting in July, you can follow:

>The editors of Florida Sportsman (FL_Sportsman)

>Florida Sportsman and Shallow Water Angler TV (FL_Sport_TV)

>Florida Sportsman Radio (FL_Sport_Radio)

>Florida Sportsman Fishing Shows (FL_Sport_Shows)

>Blair Wickstrom, Publisher of Florida Sportsman (FL_Sport_Blair)

>Karl Wickstrom, the editor in chief and king of conservation news (FL_SportConFron)

To go straight to a specific username’s web address, type in www.twitter.com/ and add the username behind the back slash.

Ready, Get Set, Tweet.

Become a fan of Florida Sportsman on Facebook.

Various Florida Sportsman private groups have been created, and the Florida Sportsman Fishing Forum already has a sizeable presence, but now it’s time to get serious. Become a “fan” of the official Florida Sportsman magazine on www.facebook.com .

We’ll update the page regularly with upcoming events, photos, and all-around behind-the-scenes quirkiness that readers and forum members usually never get to the see. Our latest Florida Sportsman cover will guide the way.