Twitter Powerpoint

1. http://mediafunnel.com/social-media/7-tips-get-
more-twitter-followers/

2. For Starters
• Founded in San Francisco, CA (headquarters)
in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey
• Internet source serving worldwide
• Described as Micro blogging and Social
Networking Service
• Website :www.twitter.com
• Is available in English, French, German, Italian,
Japanese and Spanish

3. Creating a Twitter
• To sign up you need to enter your full name, a valid email address and
create a new password
• You can add a profile picture that will show up next to your Username
when people view you
• In your profile you are able to add your current location, a web page or a
blog if you have one
• And you can also add a short Bio of yourself in 160 characters or less

4. What are its Uses?
• With Twitter you can follow your Favorite Organizations, Celebrities,
Sports Teams, Your Favorite Brands, and Friends
– Ex: Nike, Jay Cutler, Kim Kardashian, Clinique
• You can post your own messages which are called ‘tweets’ sharing your life
with words pictures or videos
• You can ‘retweet’ tweets that you want your followers to see or simply if you
found it amusing
• You can ‘favorite’ a tweet that you happen to like and will go under your list
of favorites
• You can ‘Hashtag’ # certain words or phrases or topics that are trending in
your twitter community
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5. Uses Continued…
• You can Reply to other peoples messages and share your opinion or comments by
clicking the reply button
• You can mention the people you follow on Twitter in your tweets by using the @
symbol followed by their username.
• Even if you never compose a tweet or post a million times a day you can still be an
active participant of twitter
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6. What is a Tweet?
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• A ‘tweet’ is a message composed of 140 characters.
• Tweets can range from anything occurring to daily news, statistics, jokes or even
personal feelings
• Within your tweet you can choose to embed photos, videos, or other media
content
• BUT! If you create a twitter account and you never ever tweet you can still enjoy
twitter

7. References
Twitter. (n.d.). Twitter. Retrieved January 24, 2012, from http://twitter.com/about
Twitter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. (n.d.). Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Retrieved January 24, 2012, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter