9. Click on Create my account Peter Carrot Petercarrot *********** PeterC@gmail.com It is a good idea to always read the Terms of Service before you sign up
14. Click on Finishthe decamp A capcha makes sure that you re a human being and hampers unauthorised accounts being created.
15. By following people that have the same interests as you or industry leaders and brands, you can create a powerful learning/marketing network on the fly. You can skip this step by just clicking on Next step at the bottom of your screen.
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19. Click on the confirmation link contained in the e-mail.
20. You will now be able to receive direct messages directly to your e-mail inbox.You will still be able to use Twitter even if you have not confirmed your e-mail. Activating your e-mail will give you access to many other services on twitter
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22. Your real name, username and e-mail will be filled in already
31. Say something about yourself that will give potential clients a sense of what you do/are interested in/your brand.Peter Carrot Pretoria South Africa http://greenwayfarm.co.za Love eating, cooking ,growing and selling carrots Make sure that your Bio is professional and take your privacy into account.
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33. You will see how many characters you have left next to the Tweet button
35. Click on the Tweet button to sendI promote healthy living by selling the juiciest of carrots, that last the longest at the best price! If you cannot say it in 140 characters, feel free to do a few tweets…….tweet ……tweet…….. Think before you tweet- ALWAYS!!!!
42. Forget to credit those tweets that you are passing on (re-tweeting- RT)
43. Demean or critise othersRemember that your tweets are very public and reflect on you as a person and as a representative of a brand.
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45. If you want to reply to orretweeta tweet, hover your curser over itto see the Reply or Retweet options or add @theotherpersonsusernameto your tweet.
46. To read anybody’s tweets, click on their twitter name or picture egwww.twitter.com/walterpikeand read on the pane to the right. (or click the arrow to the right)If you want to find a specific tweet again you can mark it as a favourite, using the star (Favourite) option below the tweet.
49. Or add RT for “retweet” (it is short!) in front of the @person’s name.Re-tweeting people’s tweets also make them aware that you value their contribution and they will probably follow you, building a stronger network
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51. Think if you REALLY want to pass it on!Re-tweeting means that you value the information and feel that it is worthwhile to pass on. It adds value to your followers experience.
66. Or add d @personnameto any tweetAriellah Is the conference worthwhile? You can only send DM’s to someone who isfollowing you. Your intended person will receive the twitter in his/her e-mail inbox as well!
69. Visit the conference blog: http://3smm11.blogspot.com where you can leave questions and comments on the Speaker’s topic pages here: http://3smm11.blogspot.com/p/speakers.html
70. Connect with me (Maggie Verster) if you want to learn more about social media tools, instructional design, online communities of practice:maggie@maggie.co.zawww.twitter.com/maggievFacebook page: www.ict4champions.co.zaBlog: www.school2.co.za
Editor's Notes
Check your mailbox for your welcome message from Twitter!
Check your mailbox for your welcome message from Twitter!
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Suggestions: By using your name, other like minded people can find you. Your BIO is very important. Don’t use your work name (why not?) but rather state your interest eg A biology teacher who loves technology.
Suggestions: By using your name, other like minded people can find you. Your BIO is very important. Don’t use your work name unless you will be tweeting on behalf of your organisation or brand.
It is okay to do personal tweets in between as long as you make sure that you are always thinking about personal privacy issues as well as making sure that you add value to your network and support your brand.
We can re-tweet what others are tweeting about by adding RT and the @theotherperson to our re-tweeted tweet! It is considered bad etiquette to not give credit to those tweople/peeps (people) in your twitter network who first alerted you to the resource url! So make RT an essential ingredient of being polite. Plus it can also assist in building your learning network as people tends to follow those who often RT them! To copy (for novices) just highlight the tweet and push Ctrl-C on your keyboard. Then click in the message window and push Ctrl-V to paste the tweet into the window. Add RT to the front of the message.
To copy (for novices) just highlight the tweet and push Ctrl-C on your keyboard. Then click in the message window and push Ctrl-V to paste the tweet into the window. Add RT to the front of the message.
Direct messages is a quick way to communicate important information to those who follow you. As it will be send to them via e-mail as well, is a good way to pass on personalised information that you do not want your whole network to know about. For 2 way communication to take place, you have to follow the follower back.