What is Twitter and How Can I Use It? Kyleen Burgess Area Information Management Agent Region 3

What Is Twitter? People want to connect Asks one question - What Are you Doing? Answers must be under 140 characters Can be sent via mobile texting, instant messaging or the web

People want to connect

Asks one question - What Are you Doing?

Answers must be under 140 characters

Can be sent via mobile texting, instant messaging or the web

Twitter Background Started in 2006 2007 Twitter Inc. was founded Approx. 26.5 million US users 25% don’t tweet 50% tweet once every 76 hrs. Has it share of spam/junk

Started in 2006

2007 Twitter Inc. was founded

Approx. 26.5 million US users

25% don’t tweet

50% tweet once every 76 hrs.

Has it share of spam/junk

Twitter Demographics 11% of users ages 12-17 growth has come from adults who might not have used other social sites before Use of social networking by people aged 35 to 54 grew 60 percent in the last year. Almost everyone under 35 uses social networks Facebook = identity / Twitter = issue of the day

11% of users ages 12-17

growth has come from adults who might not have used other social sites before

Use of social networking by people aged 35 to 54 grew 60 percent in the last year.

Almost everyone under 35 uses social networks

Facebook = identity / Twitter = issue of the day

How Does It Work? Create an account (sign up) Find people to follow Tweet to your hearts content Remember twitter is more about broadcasting, not so much about connecting with people

Create an account (sign up)

Find people to follow

Tweet to your hearts content

Remember twitter is more about broadcasting, not so much about connecting with people

Who to Follow? Clients Ask for twitter names - search Co-Workers @Jbcoltrain, @rconlon News Sources @WAVY_News, @WAVY_Weather, @CNN_Newsroom

Clients

Ask for twitter names - search

Co-Workers

@Jbcoltrain, @rconlon

News Sources

@WAVY_News, @WAVY_Weather, @CNN_Newsroom

More following Colleges from afar @pflores @uwcesedtech Information Management Agent @misskyleejean, @jdorner Announcement Services @ncce_news, @NCStateNews

Colleges from afar

@pflores @uwcesedtech

Information Management Agent

@misskyleejean, @jdorner

Announcement Services

@ncce_news, @NCStateNews

The Language of a Tweet @ directs a tweet to another person RT@ is a retweet and means that someone is reposting something else someone posted # - “Hash tag” used to identify common topics/trends

@ directs a tweet to another person

RT@ is a retweet and means that someone is reposting something else someone posted

# - “Hash tag” used to identify common topics/trends

Twitter Applications Allows you to send and receive updates versus traditional log-in Some work with Facebook Twhirl TweetDeck TwitterFox *all run on both Mac’s and PC’s

Allows you to send and receive updates versus traditional log-in

Some work with Facebook

Twhirl

TweetDeck

TwitterFox

*all run on both Mac’s and PC’s

How Can I Use Twitter In Extension? Program Updates Program Advertising Moth Counts/Planting/Harvest Conditions Helpful tips/tricks/hints Energy Conservation, Food Safety, Growing Together News Tips

Program Updates

Program Advertising

Moth Counts/Planting/Harvest Conditions

Helpful tips/tricks/hints

Energy Conservation, Food Safety, Growing Together News Tips

@Tykerman1’s Twitter Suggestions Converse – Twitter only becomes valuable, fun, interesting, entertaining, educational if you get involved. Look – Find other people or businesses that interest you. Plenty of areas out there to keep you in the conversation.

Converse – Twitter only becomes valuable, fun, interesting, entertaining, educational if you get involved.

Look – Find other people or businesses that interest you. Plenty of areas out there to keep you in the conversation.

Learn – Don’t be annoying. Learn the features of twitter. If you don’t know, ask. Someone sitting in their office or tractor will help you.

Learn – Don’t be annoying. Learn the features of twitter. If you don’t know, ask. Someone sitting in their office or tractor will help you.

Resources http://bit.ly/BiAhj (NY Times Article) @Tykerman1’s CNN interview – Twittering from the Tractor http://bit.ly/CtZcs Twittering FAQ: http://bit.ly/zO8N Welcome To The Future: http://bit.ly/7IUcr

http://bit.ly/BiAhj (NY Times Article)

@Tykerman1’s CNN interview – Twittering from the Tractor

http://bit.ly/CtZcs

Twittering FAQ: http://bit.ly/zO8N

Welcome To The Future: http://bit.ly/7IUcr

Thank you! Kyleen Burgess - Region 3 IM agent @misskyleejean [email_address]

Kyleen Burgess - Region 3 IM agent

@misskyleejean

[email_address]