This document provides an introduction to Facebook and Twitter, including statistics on their popularity and usage. Facebook has over 300 million active users, with 50% logging on daily. People upload over 2 billion photos and share over 2 billion pieces of content each week. Twitter sees over 3 million tweets per day, and had over 18 million US adult users in 2009. The document discusses how individuals and businesses can create accounts and engage with others on both platforms.

1. Introduction to Facebook and Twitter Anne Mims Adrian blog.anneadrian.com [email_address] October 6, 2009 Alabama Community Leadership Network Conference

2. “ Today, if you're not staying current with Web 2.0 technologies' impact on business, then you're just not staying current. Period.” Sarah Perez of ReadWriteWeb flickr.com/photos/rambleon/2384382498/in/set-72157604099911780/

3. Where to begin? Pick 1, 2, or 3.

4. Social media is not about tools & technology flickr.com/photos/nycarthur/2489426482 /

5. Social Media Online technologies and practices that people use to share opinions, insights, experiences, and perspectives with each other . en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social media

6. Facebook 300 million active users facebook.com/press/info.php?statistics Retrieved 10/1/2009

7. Facebook 50% of our active users log on to Facebook in any given day. facebook.com/press/info.php?statistics Retrieved 10/1/2009

8. Facebook More than 2 billion photos uploaded to the site each month. facebook.com/press/info.php?statistics Retrieved 10/1/2009

9. Facebook More than 14 million videos uploaded each month. http://www.facebook.com/press/info.php?statistics Retrieved 10/1/2009

10. Facebook More than 2 billion pieces of content (web links, news stories, blog posts, notes, photos, etc.) are shared each week. facebook.com/press/info.php?statistics Retrieved 10/1/2009

11. Facebook The fastest growing demographic is those 35 years old and older. facebook.com/press/info.php?statistics Retrieved 10/1/2009

12. Facebook 65 million active users currently accessing Facebook through their mobile devices. facebook.com/press/info.php?statistics Retrieved 10/1/2009

13. Facebook People who use mobile devices to access Facebook are almost 50% more active on Facebook than non-mobile users. facebook.com/press/info.php?statistics Retrieved 10/1/2009

14. Facebook More than 180 mobile operators in 60 countries working to deploy and promote Facebook mobile products. facebook.com/press/info.php?statistics Retrieved 10/1/2009

15. Facebook Facebook is the largest social networking site , passing MySpace in 2008. www.mashable.com

16. Twitter stats 3 million - Tweets/day (March 2008) Tuesday – most popular day Wednesday – close 2 nd popular day techcrunch.com/2008/04/29/end-of-speculation-the-real-twitter-usage-numbers/ sysomos.com/insidetwitter/ Inside Twitter An In-Depth Look Inside the Twitter World

17. Twitter stats Twitter is the fastest growing 752% increase in 2008 www.mashable.com

18. Twitter stats In 2009, 18 million US adults accessed Twitter on any platform at least monthly. emarketer.com/Article.aspx?R=1007271 Inside Twitter An In-Depth Look Inside the Twitter World

19. Twitter stats Usage will reach 26 million US adults in 2010 . emarketer.com/Article.aspx?R=1007271 Inside Twitter An In-Depth Look Inside the Twitter World

20. Twitter stats 2.62 billion - number of Tweets as July 14, 2009 popacular.com/gigatweet /

21. What is the point? http://www.flickr.com/photos/skipnclick/2945026921/

22. Go where the people are flickr.com/photos/mcgarry/111003432/

23. Listen flickr.com/photos/joyoflife/23724427/

24. Google Alerts What is being said on the web google.com/alerts

25. Know what people are saying search.twitter.com/ Twitter Searches

26. Connect & build relationships

27. Try Explore Learn Participate by DOING flickr.com/photos/aafromaa/3027002824/in/set-72157608631840641/

28. Define your goals blog.k1v1n.com/2008/10/defining-freerange-enterprise.html flickr.com/photos/tomoski/2688883653/

29. Facebook’s strength lies in its ability to help people connect and stay connected . (www.iconspedia.com , Jeremy Roux)

30. Create an account www.facebook.com Add friends (Must have friends to connect, converse, learn and have fun). Search Facebook for high school and college peers and by location.

31. Facebook

32. Facebook lists Divide friends into categories

33. Facebook privacy Is a relatively “closed ” network, BUT: Adjust privacy settings. Anything electronic is portable. ( Nothing electronically is entirely private , i.e. copy and paste works for everyone).

34. Facebook pages and groups Groups interaction or discussion (planning high school class reunion). Pages usually for an organization. much like an individual’s account.

35. Facebook group

36. Facebook group

37. Facebook group

38. Facebook page

39. Facebook page

40. Facebook page

41. Facebook pages Create as a stand-alone account and then assign administrators (who must have their own login accounts, i.e. individual accounts). OR Create from your individual account, making your account the page owner . Do NOT let an employee create a page from their individual account without making more than one trusted, senior associate or owner an admin for that page.

42. Facebook pages Those who follow a page are “ fans ”—not “friends”. Page administrator does not see individuals’ updates, only what they comment on your page updates or write on your wall . Change settings for what areas of your page your fans can write on. Promote your page to your friends, get others to share it, put a badge on your website, and/or buy paid ads in Facebook.

43. Example Facebook badge

44. Facebook advertisements

45. Facebook pages Update to a page fairly frequently without annoying fans. Page fans are most likely to be strong acquaintances, customers , and others with a strong feeling about your organization.

46. Twitter Started in 2006. Built for SMS (text) messaging. Messages are 140 characters or less, generally visible by anyone. Jack Dorsey, twitter founder (www.wikipedia.com)

47. Twitter Updates public by default. Play around and learn on your own . A loose “network”. Those you “follow” don’t necessarily follow you back and vice versa.

48. What is the point? http://www.flickr.com/photos/skipnclick/2945026921/

49. Twitter Twitter is great for … searching listening conversing … to large groups of people you may not know in small sound bites. (www.iconspedia.com , Jeremy Roux)

50. Twitter Keep up with friends, customers, potential customers and news. Learn . Follow consumer brands and competitors. Facilitate feedback to brands, media and celebrities. Ask questions. Answer questions. Converse in the small sound bites. It’s fast!

51. Twitter search Very fast – are close to real time. Use twitter search to find out what people are “ buzzing ” about. Trending topics shows the most popular keywords appearing in the Twitter timeline Click on a keyword to get a refreshable timeline.

52. Create a Twitter account www.twitter.com Account comes pre-populated with some others you’ll be following – feel free to unfollow any of those. Make some updates before adding people .

53. Twitter Those you follow will get a message that you are following them. And likely they will : Look at your ratio of “ followers ” to “ following ”. Read some of your posts. Look at your biographical info. Then decide whether to follow you or not. Unlike Facebook, it’s acceptable to follow people you’ve never heard of.

54. Twitter Following is not reciprocal . Don’t be offended and don’t feel obligated. Avoid spam/“robot” twitter accounts by not following them or blocking them. My personal rule of thumb, I don’t block account, except porn accounts Others block “robot” accounts. What is the point of blocking a real person – (but “to each his own”)

55. Twitter Twitter is very open . Don’t post anything sensitive at all. Anyone in the world can read it; searches will find your messages.

56. Twitter Set up an organizational account like an individual account. There are no “admin” account settings; use a company e-mail or a free web account, not an employee’s personal account.

57. Twitter #tags facilitate search .

58. Twitter @ replies Indicate a reply or a reference to someone. Create a sort of “ conversation ”.

59. Twitter @ replies Make your message show up in a special kind of search by user. Creates a sort of ‘conversation”.

60. Twitter @ replies Make your message show up in a special kind of search by user. Creates a sort of ‘conversation”

61. Twitter direct messages Are private (still electronic). Must be following each other to send them.

62. Example of effective use

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66. Example of spam account

67. Twitter applications Use different applications to keep the flow in small bits through out day and on different devices. Send and receive SMS (text messages). iPhone and other mobile phone apps uberTwitter ceTwit Tiny Twitter Tweetie Mobile browser version

68. 3 rd Party desktop applications Tweetdeck Twhirl Tweetie (There are many and more keep getting developed so this list will change).

69. Twitter tips for business Push Twitter updates to Page or Status updates

70. Integration of communities Twitter Facebook LinkedIn

71. Local Twitter examples Sandy Toomers twitter.com/toomerscoffee Heath Cates twitter.com/heathcates

72. Other considerations Example your web page. Do you offer ways for people to keep up with information about products and services? Do you have ways for customers to comment? Is your web information mobile accessible? Look for other groups, forums, social networks that are being used by your customers.

73. Google me Twitter: aafromaa delicious: aafromaa AIM: aafromaa Slideshare: aafromaa Flickr: aafromaa YouTube: aafromaa Anne Adrian blog.anneadrian.com [email_address]

74. Resources Social Media Marketing Guide. How To Use Twitter, Facebook, YouTube And MySpace To Grow Your Internet Marketing Business small-business-articles.com/social-media-marketing-guide-how-to-use-twitter-facebook-youtube-and-myspace-to-grow-your-internet-marketing-business/ Ohio Farm Bureau Social Media Guide ofbf.org/uploads/social-media-guide.pdf 10 Privacy Settings Every Facebook User Should Know http://www.allfacebook.com/2009/02/facebook-privacy/

75. Resources How to Use Twitter for Business flyte.biz/resources/newsletters/08/06-twitter-for-business.php Twitter Guide: How to, Tips, and Instructions mashable.com/guidebook/twitter/ Deciding who to follow in Twitter (and Friendfeed) and who to friend in Facebook blog.anneadrian.com/2009/07/decide-who-to-follow-in-twitter-and.html

76. Resources RSS in Plain English , a video introduction to using news readers from Common Craft commoncraft.com/rss_plain_english Use a newsreader blog.anneadrian.com/2007/05/how-to-use-news-reader.html

77. Resources Clay Shirky "It's not information overload. It's filter failure" at Web 2.0 Expo NY web2expo.blip.tv/file/1277460/ Not information overload--filter failure blog.anneadrian.com/2008/10/not-information-overload-filter-failure.html Misconception about web technologies blog.anneadrian.com/2009/06/misconception-about-web-technologies_26.html

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80. Anne Mims Adrian, PhD Alabama Cooperative Extension System at Auburn University [email_address] blog.anneadrian.com Introduction to Twitter and Facebook October 6, 2009 This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License. To view a copy of this license, visit creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/us/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 171 Second Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, California, 94105, USA.