Twitter for librarians: workshop presented to University of Pretoria library staff on 27 October 2010

for librarians Workshop presented by Johann van Wyk to UP Library staff on 27 October 2010

Twitter Microblogging site where you can say something in only 140 characters

History of Twitter Twitter was created in 2006 by Jack Dorsey, an American software architect and businessperson, at the age of 30. It was inspired by an idea of having an SMS service online, whereby individuals could communicate with a small group Twitter is called by some: “The SMS of the Internet” (Wikipedia) Photo Credit: Joi Ito via Flickr

What can I use Twitter for? • As a marketing tool about new services, products, announcements and events in the library • For reminders of important resources, instruction sessions and new book arrivals • To keep your clients informed about interesting links, web sites etc. • To keep updated about new developments and topics • As a reference service, where clients can ask questions and you provide answers • To network with other librarians

Twitter Home Page

New Twitter look and feel

Twitter Profile Page Biographical info

Twitter Profile Page in new Twitter version Biographical info

Following on Twitter

Followers on Twitter

The tweets of the people you follow show up on your Twitter Home Page

Register on Twitter: go to http://twitter.com Click

Register by completing the fields and Click on Create my account

Repeat the words & click on Finish

Select the topics you are interested in

Select the topic you are interested in and choose the person(s) you would like to follow

Search for your friends on Twitter using your Gmail, Yahoo, AOL and LinkedIn contacts

Next step: Click on Search

Searching for people, organisations, or companies on Twitter

Click on “Next Step You’re done!”

Confirm your email address to access Twitter – go to you e-mail account to confirm

Confirm your Twitter account

Confirm your Twitter account Click

Step 1: Click on arrow next to Changing settings name of Twitter Page Step 2: Click on Settings

Account Settings (1) Set language Change time zone

Account Settings (2) Add See images and location videos from everyone to your on Twitter tweets Click on Save when finished Set privacy

Settings: Change Password

Using Twitter with text messaging - not available in SA (3rd party applications can be used)

Settings: Notification by e-mail when someone is following you Click on Save when finished

Account settings: add picture, location, URL & information about yourself Upload picture Add Homepage or Blog’s URL to Twitter Page NB! add info about yourself

Adding Twitter to Facebook Click

Adding Twitter to Facebook (2) Choose site in which Twitter must be displayed

Adding Twitter to Facebook (3) Step 1: Click Step 2: Click on on Facebook Facebook Application

Adding Twitter to Facebook (4) Click

Log in to Facebook, and follow Facebook’s instructions

Twitter on Facebook - Example

Customize the look and feel of your Twitter Page

Twitter Search Searching for tweets, topics, people

List of saved searches

Twitter Search Alternatively go to http://search.twitter.com

Twitter Search

Twitter Search also has an Advanced Search Function

Twitter Advanced Search Function

Direct Messages (old version of Twitter) Direct messages can be sent from one Twitter person to another. You can only send a direct message to a person who follows you. Click here

Direct Messages Direct messages can be sent from one Twitter person to another. You can only send a direct message to a person who follows you. Click here Type person’s Twitter name Type direct message Click on Send after message have been typed

@Replies To reply publicly to any tweet on Twitter Click on Reply Click here

@Replies To reply publicly to any tweet on Twitter use the @username format

Favourites

Favourites are now marked

For a list of your Favourites

Tweets that mention your Twitter site or are in reply to you

Retweets: use for sharing a tweet by another with your followers

List of Retweets

Creating a list on a topic that people can follow Click Click on “see how” for step-by -step instructions for creating a list

Trends in Twitter are shown automactically on page Trends shown automatically

Third party applications are shown automatically on page Trends shown automatically

Third Party Applications that can be of value to libraries • TweetDeck: Adobe AIR desktop app connecting you with your contacts across Twitter, Facebook and more. TweetDeck shows you everything you want to see at once • Ping.fm: Updates all your social networks at once • Twitpic: Share photos on Twitter • TwitterFeed: Feeds blog postings straight to your Twitter feed • TwitterMail: Sends/Receives tweets from/to your email inbox • WeFollow: A directory of Twitter users organized by interests • Jtwitter: A phone application for Twitter (At a cost) • Tiny Twitter: A phone application for Twitter (no SMS costs) • Logpost: A phone application for Twitter (No costs)

TweetDeck http://www.tweetdeck.com

Ping.fm http://ping.fm

Twitpic for sharing photos on Twitter http://twitpic.com

Example of using Twitpic

Example of Twitpic photo

TwitterFeed http://twitterfeed.com

TwitterMail

WeFollow

Jtwitter ▲ http://www.jtwitter.com

Tiny Twitter ▲ http://www.tinytwitter.com

Logpost http://logpost.com

Logpost (Continued) ▲ http://logpost.com

Twitter Goodies Click on Widgets Click

Twitter Goodies

Twitter Goodies: Tweet Button

Twitter Goodies: Widgets

Twitter Goodies: Twitter Buttons

Help Click

Conclusion Enjoy tweeting! Hope to see you soon in the Twitterverse

Further reading  Comm, Joel. 2009. Twitter power: how to dominate your market one tweet at a time. Hoboken, NJ:John Wiley & Sons.  Hricko, Mary. 2010. Using Microblogging Tools for Library Services. Journal of Library Administration, Vol. 50, no. 5, p.684 — 692  Murphy, J. 2008. Micro-blogging for science and technology libraries. Science & Technology Libraries, vol. 28, no.4 p.375-378  Twitter for librarians: the ultimate guide. College@Home blog. [Online] available at http://www.collegeathome.com/blog/2008/05/27/twitter-for- librarians-the-ultimate-guide  Twittering libraries: from LIS5313 Course Wiki. [Online] available at http://lis5313.ci.fsu.edu/wiki/index.php/Twittering_Libraries

Twitter for librarians: workshop presented to University of Pretoria library staff on 27 October 2010

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