What’s this Twitter business? Rachel Reuben Director of Web Communication & Strategic Projects

What is Twitter? Like text messaging & instant messaging 140 characters at a time Status updates, conversations, breaking news (primarily first hand accounts) Usernames: @__________ Ex. @newpaltz

Like text messaging & instant messaging

140 characters at a time

Status updates, conversations, breaking news (primarily first hand accounts)

Usernames: @__________

Ex. @newpaltz

Twitter Lingo Verb: tweet followers @: Replies DM: Direct messages RT: Re-tweet #: Hash tag

Verb: tweet

followers

@: Replies

DM: Direct messages

RT: Re-tweet

#: Hash tag

How to tweet Twitter.com Apps for your computer TweetDeck, twirl Apps for your BlackBerry/iPhone TwitterBerry, TinyTwitter, TwitterFon, Tweetie Text messages on your cell

Twitter.com

Apps for your computer

TweetDeck, twirl

Apps for your BlackBerry/iPhone

TwitterBerry, TinyTwitter, TwitterFon, Tweetie

Text messages on your cell

Companies small & large Transforming/supplementing customer service. See: @jetblue @comcastcares @homedepot @zappos @amazondeals

Transforming/supplementing customer service. See:

@jetblue

@comcastcares

@homedepot

@zappos

@amazondeals

Build a network It’s only as good or as useful as the network you build start following people with similar interests converse with them see who they follow rinse & repeat

It’s only as good or as useful as the network you build

start following people with similar interests

converse with them

see who they follow

rinse & repeat

What should I tweet? Not what you had for breakfast Not about your latest stomach ailment A book/article you’re reading Research you’re doing A conference you’re going to Find others interesting in similar topics/research areas

Not what you had for breakfast

Not about your latest stomach ailment

A book/article you’re reading

Research you’re doing

A conference you’re going to

Find others interesting in similar topics/research areas

Supplement course material “ It was the single thing that changed the classroom dynamics more than anything I’ve ever done teaching.” David Parry, assistant professor of Emerging Media and Communications at the University of Texas at Dallas

“ It was the single thing that changed the classroom dynamics more than anything I’ve ever done teaching.”

David Parry, assistant professor of Emerging Media and Communications at the University of Texas at Dallas

Supplement course material Tweet links to additional readings on the Web that relate to subject matter – use course hashtag (#BUS555) http://twitter.com/VargasNWMktg/statuses/1222721251 Twitter for Academia Pose a question, share results w/ students

Tweet links to additional readings on the Web that relate to subject matter – use course hashtag (#BUS555)

http://twitter.com/VargasNWMktg/statuses/1222721251

Twitter for Academia

Pose a question, share results w/ students

Some prof’s on Twitter @digidemocracy @greenhow @vargasl @barbaranixon @BudGibson @DR4Ward @rdfrench @prprof_mv @hrheingold @academicdave @sbjet @trezzaf58 Twitter Professors: 18 People to Follow for a Real Time Education

@digidemocracy

@greenhow

@vargasl

@barbaranixon

@BudGibson

@DR4Ward

@rdfrench

@prprof_mv

@hrheingold

@academicdave

@sbjet

@trezzaf58

New Paltz on Twitter @newpaltz @nphawks @npwsoccer @nprhsa @npnrhh

@newpaltz

@nphawks

@npwsoccer

@nprhsa

@npnrhh

@rachelreuben Questions?

@rachelreuben