Twitter Bernardsville

Amy J. Kearns, MLIS Bernardsville Public Library July 29, 2009 Some of this presentation is based on a presentation given with Julie Strange in April 2009. Thanks, Julie!

You
Do You Tweet?
When/How/Where have you been hearing “Twitter”?

Me
Teacher
Trainer
“ Techie”
Librarian
Clifton Public Library, Clifton, NJ
Paterson Free Public Library, Paterson, NJ
Program Coordinator for the Central Jersey Regional Library Cooperative (CJRLC)
Part-Time Lecturer, Rutgers
Past President, NJLA IT Section
Joined Twitter on 2007-04-23 10:08:09

Tonight
Quick overview “2.0”
Twitter
What
Who?
How?
Why?

Caution!
Breathe
Baby steps
HINT: Take small bites, it’s a Smörgåsbord ! Ask questions

Do You Know . . .

How About . . .

And …

Web 2.0

Talkin’ 2.0
Move from 1.0 to 2.0
Participatory, interactive, “open,” transparent
SOCIAL
Sharing (open source, API)
User generated content is key

What is Web 2.0?
The term " Web 2.0 " refers to a perceived second generation of web development and design , that aims to facilitate communication , secure information sharing , interoperability , and collaboration on the World Wide Web . Web 2.0 concepts have led to the development and evolution of web-based communities, hosted services , and applications ; such as social-networking sites , video-sharing sites , wikis , blogs , and folksonomies . – Wikipedia 3/19/09

Buzzwords
Blogs
Wikis
RSS
Folksonomies / Tagging
Texting
Micro-blogging
Open Source / API*
Social Networking / Social Media
MySpace
Facebook
YouTube
AND NOW: TWITTER!
* Application programming interface

TWITTER IS HOT!
Today at 1:03pm:
Results 1 - 10 of about 656,000,000 for twitter
Only: 216,000,000 for Obama

Twitter Growth

Most Popular
Twitter is ranked as one of the 50 most popular websites worldwide … a February 2009 Compete.com blog entry ranked Twitter as the third most used social network [5] based on their count of 6 million unique monthly visitors and 55 million monthly visits. [5] In March 2009, a Nielsen.com blog ranked Twitter as the fastest-growing site in the Member Communities category. Twitter had a monthly growth of 1,382 percent … followed by Facebook with an increase of 228 percent. [6]
http://www.answers.com/topic/twitter-1

Twitter Will Change the Way We LIVE

Thesaurus: twitter
verb
To move to and fro in short, jerky movements: quake , quaver , quiver , shake , shiver 1 , shudder , tremble , vibrate . See repetition .
Definition:
http://www.answers.com/twitter

Did I Mean….
Twitter, Inc.
http://www.answers.com/topic/twitter-inc

Or, Maybe…
Twitter, technology

THE IDEA

What?
Twitter is a free social networking and micro-blogging service that enables its users to send and read messages known as tweets . Tweets are text-based posts of up to 140 characters displayed on the author's profile page and delivered to the author's subscribers who are known as followers . Senders can restrict delivery to those in their circle of friends or, by default, allow open access. Users can send and receive tweets via the Twitter website, Short Message Service (SMS) or external applications.

What?
What did you do today?
What are you doing?
How are you?

Who Cares and Why!? http://www.flickr.com/photos/shakestercody/2779743645/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/puggles/193091900/

Who? Top 10 - http://twitterholic.com/

Who?
http://twitterholic.com/akearns/

http://twittercounter.com/akearns

Who?
EVERYONE

Who Else?
Celebrities – blah blah
Politicians
Barack Obama http://twitter.com/BarackObama
Congress http://tweetcongress.org/
Reporters
Rachel Maddow http://twitter.com/Maddow
Note: “Verified Accounts” http://twitter.com/help/verified

How?
http://www.twitter.com
How to Set Up a Twitter Account

How? Join the Conversation / Sign Up

What Happens Next
See if your friends are on Twitter
SKIP THIS STEP
Look who else is here – start following them
OK
Get Started…..

How?
Profile: Settings
Bio/Photo
Private vs. Public (public timeline, search)
Followers / Following
Notices
Devices

How?
How to Use a Twitter Account
Update your status
Ask questions
Provide information

How Else?
“ Twitter It” is the new “Google It”
Twitter Search
http://www.search.twitter.com
http://search.twitter.com/advanced

How Else to Use Twitter?
Presidential Campaign
- Twitter use increased by 43 percent on the day of the United States' 2008 election
Iran
- rallying tool and as a method of communication with the outside world

Why? - Networking
RELATIONSHIPS
Sharing
Participation
Authenticity
Update
Add value
Help
Give

Why? - Business

Why? - Customer Service

Why? – Feedback and Links to Polls

Why? – Personal/Professional Network
Tweet-Ups
Twibes

http://twitter.com/BvilleTweets

Why? - Follow “Things” http://twitter.com/nyt_tech http://twitter.com/readersdigest http://twitter.com/WSJ http://twitter.com/CNN http://twitter.com/whitehouse

Why? - Be Everywhere, Be Local

Why? – Water Cooler http://www.flickr.com/photos/7326810@N08/1268572888/

Tips
Cross-connect
Lock up your name
Refer/Recommend
Introduce
Ask/Answer
Use Humor
Be Authentic

Final Words
TRY IT!
Put yourself out there:
Connect

Follow Me!
Amy Kearns @akearns [email_address]
URL for this presentation:

Tools
http://twitter.grader.com/
http://twittercounter.com/
http://www.twibes.com
http://search.twitter.com
http://search.twitter.com/advanced
http://www.answers.com/topic/twitpic
Hint: Google Twitter!

Resources
Twitter in Plain English (video)
http://www.commoncraft.com/Twitter
How Stuff Works: How Twitter Works
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/twitter.htm
Twitter Fan Wiki
http://twitter.pbworks.com/
More Links:
http://delicious.com/strangelibrarian/twitter
Hint: Google Twitter!

For Fun Only
“ Twouble with Twitters: SuperNews!” (video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN2HAroA12w

Twitter Bernardsville

by Amy Kearns on Jul 29, 2009

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