4. Twitter history
• Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey, Evan Williams, Biz Stone and Noah
Glass.
• The site was launched in July 2006.
• In 2013 Twitter was one of the ten most visited websites
• Twitter is also known as the SMS of the internet.
• Most popular social sites are: Facebook and Youtube.
http://twitter.about.com/od/Twitter-Basics/a/The-Real-History-Of-Twitter-In-Brief.htm
5. Some interesting Social Stats
• Facebook is the most popular social network and the
third most visited site in Australia. It’s estimated that
around 40% of the population (nine million people)
check Facebook daily, with more than 7.3 million
checking on mobile.
• Twitter is the 15th most visited website in Australia. It
only opened its Sydney HQ in September 2013.
• In the US Twitter is ranked 2nd after Facebook with
Linkedin following 3rd.
• Australia is known as one of the biggest users of social
media in the world.
Some social streams you may or may not have heard of
Conversation – key element when it comes to understanding social
Water fountain / mother group
Twitter / social replaces that medium
Language plays a vital role in social – with only 140 characters you have to be clear and appreciate language use.
Engaging with people is what social is all about
Engagement on digital happens in real time at a really fast rate compared with dinner table conversation.
Ability to reach more people about our views is far greater today than before
Easy to engage in issues that are fun and not close to our heart. And this is what we are all about – Alex…
Difference between work conversation and home is that on social – you are in the public domain.
There is no privacy and you need to be aware of that – any post / tweet you make is out there for the world to see. Be circumspect
Setting up your account
Social means your name / your face – have a picture of yourself
Your bio
Go to Alex’s profile
A hashtag is simply a way for people to search for tweets that have a common topic. For example, if you search on #Hamas you will find the following
