The document discusses Twitter and microblogging. It defines Twitter as an online social media platform that allows users to post short text updates called tweets. The document then provides instructions on how to create a Twitter account, describes common Twitter terms and features, and discusses who uses Twitter and why. It notes that Twitter is used to stay connected with others and find news and information. The document also lists some advantages and disadvantages of using Twitter.

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Maryam Saeed 201012819
Fatima Saeed 201012133
Sarah Mohammed 201013603

2. Purpose of the Presentation
• The purpose of this presentation is to show what is twitter,
how, who and why we use twitter.
• Were are going to talk about the information
• We are going to talk about micro-blogging.

3. Table of content
• Introduction
• Advantages and Disadvantages
• Definition
• Purpose • References list
• Twitter
• Get started with twitter
• Creating an account
• Editing your account
• Features
• Who, Why and How is Twitter used?
• Twitter's usages
• Why do we use twitter ?

4. Introduction

5. Definition
• Micro-blogging is a very social method
of communication that appeals to our
inherently inquisitive human nature.
We’re social beings who like to know
what other people a doing, reading,
writing, watching, listening to etc.! It’s
open, informal and spontaneous, all of
which encourages interaction.

6. Purpose
Users and organizations can set up
their own micro-blogging service: free
and open source software is available
for this purpose. Hosted micro-
blogging platforms are also available
for commercial and organizational use.

7. Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking service and micro- blogging service that
enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters,
known as "tweets". It was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched
that July. The service rapidly gained worldwide popularity, with over 140 million
active users as of 2012, generating over 340 millions tweets daily and handling
over 1.6 billion search queries per day.

8. Lets
Get Started with
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9. How to Create an Account ?!
• Go to https://Twitter.com/signup e!!
• The first field will ask you to enter your full name. or click her
• Create your own username and the website will
tell you if the username is available for you to use
it or not.
• Enter a password, one of your own. Make sure
your password includes numbers and letters, not
only letters !!
• The minute you find the right username and the
right password enter your email to continue.
• Fill in the “Captcha” to prove that you’re not a
robot!!
• Select sources that grabs your attention.
• YAAY, YOU’RE DONE !!! YOU HAVE CREATED
YOUR OWN TWITTER ACCOUNT.

10. Twitter termenology:
Familiar Terms in Twitter
• Tweets: Each twitter user’s updates or posts.
• @ Symbol: referring to or mentioning a Twitter user, and it
should be added before the username. For example
@Tweet2012guide
• Retweet or RT: is when you share the tweet of one Twitter
user with all of your Twitter followers.
• Reply: is when you respond to a tweet from a specific user.
• Direct Messages: is a message that is sent privately to another
Twitter user.
• Follower: If you find interesting Twitter users "follow them" to
subscribe to their tweets. they can follow you back but it’s not
necessary.
• # Hash tags: are words or acronyms that begin with the
number sign. They are used when many people are tweeting
about the same topic or the same event, and it’s often atop
trending topics list. For example #Dubai.

11. Some Twitter Features
• Who to follow: shows twitter accounts that your
other Twitter users follow.
• Twitter for business: This gets you directly in
contact with a glossary of terms, best practices,
case studies that are related to business.
• Advertising on Twitter: You can get started with
advertising on Twitter and learn more about
Promoted Trends, Promoted Tweets and even
Promoted Accounts.
• Search: you can search for a keyword in a topic
or anything that comes to your mind and you can
save the search.

12. Who, Why, and How
of
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Twee

13. Twitter usages
• Twitter gives the opportunity for all people to
have an account for free.
• In twitter you can search for people who you
know and don’t know such as your friends and
family, and fans around the world
• It has been an effective tool for reaching out to
many things such as : companies, and
celebrities, etc..
• Twitter is helpful, though that teacher can
communicate with students

14. Why do we use twitter ?
• Keep in
to u c h
with frien
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• Fin d News: share idea
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up-to da ed
• W ork relat •Post sta
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• F or resear updates

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Creating an account
What’s Next?
Click
to watch the video online
Get started with twitter. (via Jing)

16. Advantages & Disadvantages
Advantages Disadvantages
•Signing up is for free. 3. You don’t know the
•Easy to join and use. real identities of your
•You can use any name to speak followers.
up what is in your mind. 4. Time consumption if
used a lot.
5. Internet predators.

17. References
• http://tweeternet.com/
• http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-microblogging.htm
• Bruno, A. (2009, March 7). Twitter on the highway. Billboard. Retrieved October 21,
2011 from
http://books.google.com/books?id=3Huu90EQHpEC&pg=PT15&dq=twitter&hl=en&ei=v62hT
• Clapperton, G. (2010). WebWise: What is Twitter? Retrieved October 20, 2011 form
http://www.bbc.co.uk/webwise/guides/about-twitter