Twitter Power Tools for Health Activists
Presented by Shwen Gwee
(@shwen)
July 9th, 2009
Hosted by WEGO Health

Twitter – Basic Functions:
Post
@ Reply
+
Follow
Direct Message (DM) Unfollow
Favorite

Welcome to the…
http://www.briansolis.com/2009/05/gazing-into-twitterverse

Agenda:
I. Search
II. Twitter Search: Hashtags
III. Twitter Trends
IV. Finding & Following People
V. Various Twitter Tools
VI. Twitter Management Tools & Apps
VII. TweetDeck: Live Demo
VIII. Mobile Twitter Apps
IX. Question/Answer

Twitter Search:
Search
http://www.summize.com
http://search.twitter.com
http://Twazzup.com
http://www.TweetGrid.com
http://www.Spezify.com

Twitter Search

Twitter Search

Twitter Search

Twitter Search

Twitter Advanced Search
Search tweets for specific
terms that:
- Contain ANY of the words
- Contain EXACT phrases
- Contain ALL the words
- EXCLUDE certain words
Search tweets by FROM, TO,
or MENTIONING specific
people (e.g. @wegohealth)
Search tweets by people
who are from/near a location
(based on bio)
Search for tweets within a
range of dates
Search for tweets with a
POSITIVE or NEGATIVE
attitude or asked as a
question (?)
Search for tweets that
contain URLs/links

TweetGrid: Monitoring Multiple Feeds

Spezify: “Just Plain Cool” Search…

Spezify: “Just Plain Cool” Search…

Twitter Search: Hashtags
Hashtags
http://www.hashtags.org

Twitter Search: Hashtags
#Hashtags:
- “Hashtags are a community-driven convention
for adding additional context and metadata to
your tweets.”
- “They're like tags on Flickr, only added inline
to your post. You create a hashtag simply by
prefixing a word with a hash symbol:
#hashtag.”
- Acts like a reference label
- e.g. #health20 for the Health 2.0 Conference

Twitter Search: Hashtags

Hashtags.org:

Hashtags.org: #migraine

Using Hashtags: Twitter Conversations (#hcsm)

HealthSocMed:

HealthSocMed:

Hashtags.org: Trends

Twitter Trends:
Trends
http://www.TwitScoop.com
http://TweetMeme.com
http://www.Twendz.com

Twitscoop:

Twitscoop:

Twitscoop:

TweetMeme:

Twendz:

Twitter – Finding & Following People:
Finding & Following People
http://www.Twellow.com
http://www.WeFollow.com
http://www.Twibes.com
http://www.MrTweet.com
http://www.Tweepler.com

Twitter Followers:

Twitter Followers:

Twitter Followers: New Interface

Directories: www.Twellow.com

Directories: www.Twellow.com

Directories: www.WeFollow.com

Directories: www.Twibes.com

People Management: www.Tweepler.com

Tweepler:

Tweepler:

Twitter Tools:
Various Twitter Tools
http://bit.ly , http://ow.ly , http://tinyurl.com
http://www.TwitPic.com
http://www.TwtVite.com
http://www.TwtPoll.com
http://www.CoverItLive.com

Twitter URL Shorteners:

TwitPic: Linking Images

TwitPic: Linking Images

TwitPic: Linking Images

TwitPic: Linking Images

TwitPic: Linking Images

TwtVite: Event Management

TwtVite: Event Management

TwtPoll: Twitter Polls

TwtGrid: Twitter Polls

CoverItLive: Live Tweeting Aggregator

Twitter Clients:
Twitter Management Tools & Apps
http://www.TweetDeck.com
http://www.Twhirl.org
http://www.HootSuite.com
http://www.CoTweet.com*
*still in private beta

Meet TweetDeck:

Source: http://www.1stwebdesigner.com/tutorials/learn-how-to-use-tweetdeck-effectively-and-save-time

Source: http://www.1stwebdesigner.com/tutorials/learn-how-to-use-tweetdeck-effectively-and-save-time

Source: http://www.1stwebdesigner.com/tutorials/learn-how-to-use-tweetdeck-effectively-and-save-time

TweetDeck:
TweetDeck: Live Demo
Resource:
http://www.1stwebdesigner.com/tutorials/learn-how-to-use-tweetdeck-effectively-and-save-time
(shortened to: http://bit.ly/1uyqqF)

HootSuite:

HootSuite:

HootSuite:

Mobile Twitter Clients:
Mobile Twitter Apps
iPhone
http://TweetDeck.com/iphone
http://www.Twitterific.com
http://www.TwitterFon.com
BlackBerry
http://www.orangatame.com/products/twitterberry
http://tinytwitter.com/

Twitter on the Go: iPhone

Tweetdeck (on iPhone):

Twitterrific:

Twitter on the Go: BlackBerry

Twitter Power Tools Checklist:
 Listen to the community
 Join the conversation through RT, @reply or DM’s
 Establish reputation and expertise through “tweets”
 Manage Tweets through TweetDeck or HootSuite
 Search keywords via Twitter Search
 Follow people with similar interests – Directories, etc.
 Pose questions to the community – use TwtPoll
 Use URL Shorteners – Offer full text elsewhere
(e.g. a blog or website)
 Plan and Manage events using TwtVite
 Attend TweetUps

Questions:

Twitter Power Tools for Health Activists
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