This document provides guidance on live-tweeting events. It defines live-tweeting as using Twitter to report on developing stories in real-time. It then offers best practices for both event organizers and participants to follow when live-tweeting an event. For organizers, it recommends choosing a clear hashtag, publicizing it, checking WiFi, reading and engaging with tweets, and collecting them after. For participants, it suggests using the hashtag, tagging speakers, engaging with other tweets, linking to related content, and remembering tweets are public.

1. Live-tweeting
#smbc14
KELLY MCELROY
@KELLYMCE

3. What is live-tweeting?
“Live-tweeting refers to the practice of
reporting on a developing story through a
series of real-time status updates on the
microblogging network Twitter.”
(Know Your Meme)

5. Why live-tweet?

6. Why live-tweet?
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7. Why live-tweet?
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8. Why live-tweet?
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9. How to live-tweet?
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10. Best practices
for organizers

11. Best practices
for organizers
Choose your hashtag wisely.

12. Best practices
for organizers
Choose your hashtag wisely.
Publicize your hashtag.

13. Best practices
for organizers
Choose your hashtag wisely.
Publicize your hashtag.
Check the wi-fi.

14. Best practices
for organizers
Choose your hashtag wisely.
Publicize your hashtag.
Check the wi-fi.
Read, retweet, respond.

15. Best practices
for organizers
Choose your hashtag wisely.
Publicize your hashtag.
Check the wi-fi.
Read, retweet, respond.
Collect tweets.

16. Best practices
for
participants

17. Best practices
for
participants
Use the hashtag.

18. Best practices
for
participants
Use the hashtag.
@ the speaker.

19. Best practices
for
participants
Use the hashtag.
.@ the speaker.
Read, retweet, respond.

20. Best practices
for
participants
Use the hashtag.
.@ the speaker.
Read, retweet, respond.
Link out.

21. Best practices
for
participants
Use the hashtag.
.@ the speaker.
Read, retweet, respond.
Link out.
Don’t think too much.
Remember, this is public.

22. Best practices
for
participants
Use the hashtag.
.@ the speaker.
Read, retweet, respond.
Link out.
Don’t think too much.

23. Questions? Additions?