This document provides an introduction to key Twitter concepts and features including hashtags (#) which are used to mark keywords or topics in tweets, the @ sign which is used to call out usernames, and direct messages (DMs) which allow for private messaging between users. It also briefly discusses #FF (Follow Friday) hashtags for sharing accounts to follow, retweets for sharing another user's tweet, and a quote about what makes Twitter powerful from an Internet expert. It concludes by introducing the author Lara Abdulhadi and her social media experience and strategy background.

1. Introduction to Twitter
Lara Abdulhadi

3. A hashtag is using this symbol on
twitter # - this pretty much means
marking keywords or topics in a
tweet.

4. The @ sign is used to call out
usernames in Tweets, like this:
Hello @larahadi!

5. Short for “Direct Message”, these
Tweets are private between the sender
and recipient. Just like telling a secret.

6. #FF stands for "Follow Friday."
Twitter users often suggest who
others should follow on Fridays
by tweeting with the hashtag
#FF.

7. (Noun) The act of forwarding another
user's Tweet to all of your followers.
(Verb) A Tweet by another user,
forwarded to you by someone you
follow.

20. “The qualities that
make Twitter seem
inane and half-baked
are what makes it so
powerful”
- Jonathan Zittrain, Harvard law
Orofessor & Internet expert

21. About the Author
With a strong background as a Social Media
Strategist, Lara is a blogger, who brings together
her online experience and business background to
set the direction and strategy for clients. Her
diverse list of clientele in which social media
strategies was tailored for include both local and
regional clients.
Lara holds an MBA from the New York Institute of Technology,
and offers social media training for individuals and organizations,
along side consultancy and strategy.

22. Facebook
www.facebook.com/larahadiSM
Twitter
@larahadi
LinkedIn
jo.linkedin.com/in/larahadi
Pinterest
http://pinterest.com/larahadi/