Presentation to technical and training staff at Gobabeb Research and Training Centre

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Twitter – a tool to research,
communicate, and connect
Boost your professional brand
(and personal brand too)

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What is Twitter?
More than 1,000,000,000 users with
300,000,000 active monthly
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Micro-Micro Blogging – Just Do It!
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On ramp to Content Creation
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Quick and Easy – Quick and Dirty
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Super Text Msg

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What is a Tweet?
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No more than 140 characters
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Can include links and pictures
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Substance over style –
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this is not literature, don't be shy
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Who Tweets?
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University of Namibia @unam_na
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Polytechnic Namibia @PolytechNam
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Namibia: Ministry of Environment and Tourism @STROOP
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Save the rhino: @savetherhino
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Giraffe Conservation Foundation: @Save_Giraffe
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Etosah National Park: @EtoshaPark
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Botanic Gardens Conservation International: @BGCI
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International Union for Conservation of Nature @IUCN
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Finnish Embassy Namibia @FinEmbWindhoek

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Promoted
Tweet

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What to Tweet?
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Interesting
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Remarkable
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Relevant to an audience you care about
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Listen first – Tweet later

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How to Tweet?
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Twitter.com
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Web Portals – tweetdeck
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PC App/Client – Hootsuite, Twhurl
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Smart Phone app – Echofon, twitter, tweedle

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Easy to use on your
phone.
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Snap
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Comment
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Post

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Search Box
If you find a Tweet, worth sharing. Share
A.K.A. Retweet

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Professional or Personal or One of Each ?
You can have more than one account
Don't mix business with pleasure (too often)

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HashTags
Retweet

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Don't need a computer
Can use smart phone app
Twitter can be as it's happening, even in the
field

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Possible Plan:
Sign up for a free account
Search Twitter for topics or people of interest
Follow any you like – some may follow back
Listen for ideas, events, news

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Possible Plan (continued):
Retweet or reply
Start tweeting about your research, lab or field
work, analysis
Ask questions
Spend a few, and only a few, minutes per day