High-level overview of Twitter & Facebook.

1. Social Media 101:Facebook & Twitter

2. Facebook

3. Facebook What is it? Largest social network on the planet with over 300 million active users (or the 5th largest country in the world). A place to connect with and share your life with friends, family, organizations or complete strangers.

4. Facebook Why should I use Facebook? Facebook has become the global social networking standard Not just for college students & 20-somthings anymore Connect to friends, family or organizations Share comments, photos, videos, games, recommendations Fastest growing segment: Women over 55 - InsideFacebook.com

5. Facebook Profile Features Applications Photo Galleries Events Discussions Links Notes Privacy Settings

6. Facebook Facebook Features Fan Page Group Page

7. Twitter

8. Twitter What is it? Twitter is a free social-messaging tool for staying connected in real-time. It is sometimes called a "micro-blogging service" that enables its users to send and read other users' short (140-character) updates, known as tweets. - Beth Harte, Ann Handley - MarketingProfs

9. Twitter Why should I use Twitter? Connect to people with similar interests Communicate your opinions, thoughts or expertise Find out what other people are saying Research

10. Twitter Twitter Lingo @ - Public message to anyone on Twitter. Use the "@" symbol: D– Private (direct) message to someone who follows you. Use the "D" symbol followed by a space:

11. Twitter Twitter Lingo RT - To repeat or repost a tweet that someone else posted use "RT” # - Hashtags are used to keep track of conversations that are happening within Twitter (#azcardinals, #idol, #cat09) http://twittonary.com/

12. Twitter Getting Started Write a good personal bio Add your photo Customize the background

13. Twitter Following People & Businesses Do a topical search on subjects you are interested in (Suns, @cschandler, Lost…) at search.twitter.com & follow those profiles Look at the people that are your connections are following Twitter directories WeFollow.com Twellow.com

14. Twitter Tools Twitter management Tweetdeck Hootsuite UberTwitter (BlackBerry) URL shorteners TinyURL.com Bit.ly TwitScoop.com Exhaustive list of Twitter applications: http://www.squidoo.com/twitterapps

15. Connecting Twitter & Facebook

16. Connecting Twitter & Facebook

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