A 5 minute presentation on Twitter 101. My quick recommendations for a Twitter newbie. This was done for my Presentations class in February 2009.

1. It’s only as useless as you make it…

2. BASICS OF TWITTER
•@InSeansOpinion.
•Retweeting (RT’ing).
•Direct Messaging (DM’ing).
•140 characters or less.
•Hashtags (#pcto09).

3. USEFUL SITES & APPLICATIONS
Twitter.com is where you should be spending
the least of your time.
TweetDeck – Great for following conversations and
keeping everything in order.
TweetChat – Excellent for following hashtags (#LOST)
to keep up with conversations focused on one topic.
Friend or Follow – Useful site to find out who’s not
following you back. Start a conversation; they may not
add you until you do.
TweetStats – Details of all your twitter activity.

5. TO FOLLOW OR NOT?
GREAT
TO
FOLLOW
FOLLOW
DO IF YOU
NOT WANT
FOLLOW

6. HOW CAN I MAKE
TWITTER WORK?
•Develop your network quickly and easily.
•Know the how the person uses twitter before
clicking follow.
•Engage people through conversations
(@s, #s, DMs).
•Use twitter as a starting point.

7. THE DIFFERENCES
BETWEEN SOCIAL MEDIA SITES
What makes twitter more appealing than any of the
social media sites out there?