A basic intro to Twitter -- attempting to simplify the jargon.

6. • What is an RT?
• What is an MT?
• What does “#” mean?
• What is a Twitter handle?
• What happens you begin a
tweet with “@”?
• What is a DM?

7. • What is an RT?
• What is an MT?
• What does “#” mean?
• What is a Twitter handle?
• What happens you begin a
tweet with “@”?
• What is a DM?

8. • What is an RT?
• What is an MT?
• What does “#” mean?
• What is a Twitter handle?
• What happens you begin a
tweet with “@”?
• What is a DM?

9. • What is an RT?
• What is an MT?
• What does “#” mean?
• What is a Twitter handle?
• What happens you begin a
tweet with “@”?
• What is a DM?

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# of tweets
Figure 1: Twitter activity (tweets per day) before, during, and
after the RSNA Annual Meeting
2011
2012
Hawkins CM, Duszak R, Rawson JV. J Am Coll Radiol. 2013 Oct 17. pii: S1546-1440(13)00438-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2013.07.015

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# of microbloggers
Figure 2: Number of microbloggers before, during, and after the
RSNA Annual Meeting
2011
2012

12. • What is an RT?
• What is an MT?
• What does “#” mean?
• What is a Twitter handle?
• What happens you begin a
tweet with “@”?
• What is a DM?

13. • What is an RT?
• What is an MT?
• What does “#” mean?
• What is a Twitter handle?
• What happens you begin
a tweet with “@”?
• What is a DM?

14. • What is an RT?
• What is an MT?
• What does “#” mean?
• What is a Twitter handle?
• What happens you begin a
tweet with “@”?
• What is a DM?

15. Who should I follow?
What #s should I
follow?

16. Who should I
follow?
What #s should I
follow?

17. Who should I follow?
@RSNA
@RadiologyACR
@ARRS_Radiology
@SIIM_Tweets
@RADPAC

18. Who should I follow?
@RichDuszak
@DrGMcGinty
@Jim_Rawson_MD
@radhelper
@GarryChoy
@nulall
@rasushrestha
@MattHawkinsMD
@TirathPatelMD
@shadowdoc
Radiologists

19. Who should I follow?
What #s should I
follow?

20. What #s should I
follow?
#RSNA14
#JACR (tweetchat 1pm CST Tues 12/2/14)
#HCLDR (tweetchat every Tues @ 830pm EST)
#BCSM (breast-cancer social media)
#HCSM (healthcare social media)

22. Matt Hawkins, MD
@MattHawkinsMD
matt.hawkins@emory.edu