Twitter: Mastering the basics

twitter: MASTERING THE BASICS

What is Twitter?Why use it?How do you do it?

What is Twitter?

a new form of online communicationone to many one to one

side by side communication

...a new way of listening

leaders jokers lurkers connectors Twitter = big house party

Why use Twitter?

more than tweeting what your cat had for breakfast to the world…

Maybe you like rap?

astronauts?

technology?

…or just a few jokes

From 47 responses: the topthree reasons for using Twitter…

1. learning2. connections3. crowd-sourcing

How do I use Twitter?

Sign upSigning up for an account takes just a few minutesDress code: To help people recognize and trust your account,fill out your profile completely and include a picture

Now that you’re all dressed up with somewhere to go. Say hi. Hey all…

You probably already know one or two people at the house party… @Oprah @jacquelinepage @bryonycole @aplusk @darrenwhitelaw @CocaCola

To find people talking aboutinteresting topics:search.twitter.comLook at listsWho are other people followingand talking to?

Want to know who to follow? Ask the people around you.Hi _________ I like rappers/Italian food/travel.Who should I follow on Twitter?cc @bryonycole

What should I tweet?tips / links / thoughts / experiences / respond to questionssay hi / respond to comments / praise / complaints / jokes

A tweet can be more than words…

Don’t forget to reply when people start talking to you.@ ons menti

Retweets

I just heard that Apple is releasing a new Internet in November!

Type ‘RT’ or hit the RT @ smugexpert I just heard that Apple is releasing a new retweet Internet in November! buttonYou ‘retweet’

FYI, anyone attending/following tonight’s #followfriday people I Melbourne event, the hashtag is #melbevent think are worth following on TwitterHashtags

keytake-aways 1.Listen for comments about you 2.Respond to comments and queries 3.Ask questions

Post links to things people would find Glossary of terms interesting• To follow somebody is to subscribe to their messages• A tweet is an individual message• A DM or direct message is a private message on Twitter• RT or retweet is to repost a valuable message from somebody else on Twitter and give them credit• Trending topics are the most-discussed terms on Twitter at any given moment

Use a friendly, casual toneDon’t spam people • @ username is a public message to or about an individual on Twitter • A hashtag—the # symbol followed by a term and included in tweets—is a way of categorizing all the posts on a topic • Shortened URLs. To fit links into the short messages, use bit.ly or other link-shorterners to shrinks URLs down Retweet messages you would like to share

Thanks!@bryonycole

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Twitter: Mastering the basics

by Bryony Cole on Mar 14, 2011

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