This is Twitter 101 for academic researchers. Learn why to tweet, the anatomy of a tweet, what to tweet about, how to building a network, and the basics of live tweeting.

1. Twitter for Academics
Kristin Briney
@KristinBriney

2. Why Tweet?

3. Keep up with the latest in your field
(Mick Baker)rooster https://www.flickr.com/photos/36593372@N04/8573457815/ (CC BY-ND)

4. Build your network
Hans Põldoja https://www.flickr.com/photos/hanspoldoja/5001818922/ (CC BY)

5. Self promote
Scott Beale / Laughing Squid https://www.flickr.com/photos/laughingsquid/383433646/ (CC BY-NC-ND)

6. Helps with writing skills
Caleb Roenigk https://www.flickr.com/photos/crdot/6855538268/ (CC BY)

7. Anatomy of a Tweet

15. The Stream
aka The Fire Hose

19. How To Tweet
aka The Different Types of Tweets

20. What’s happening?

21. Headline + link

22. Question

23. Retweet

24. Retweet with comment

25. Reply

26. Direct message (DM)

27. Finding Your Network

28. Search for people directly
Kate Ter Haar https://www.flickr.com/photos/katerha/7071545621/ (CC BY)

29. Watch your friends
Sreejith K https://www.flickr.com/photos/sreejithk2000/2385193167/ (CC BY)

30. Search the #hashtag
• Who’s at tweeting about this
event?
• See who’s chatting on a topic of
interest
Charles Hutchins https://www.flickr.com/photos/celesteh/4346584176/ (CC BY)

31. Twitter Etiquette

32. Reciprocal following not required
Dean Hochman https://www.flickr.com/photos/deanhochman/16064489288/ (CC BY)

33. Private accounts
smlp.co.uk https://www.flickr.com/photos/biscuitsmlp/2324706925/ (CC BY)

34. Tweeting at strangers
Michael https://www.flickr.com/photos/theparadigmshifter/470341923/ (CC BY-NC)
• Engage
• Reach out to people in your field
• DON’T BE A JERK!
• Jerks get blocked
• Harassers get reported

35. Attribution
• Just good practice
• Use “via” or “H/T”
• or just Retweet
Peter Hellberg https://www.flickr.com/photos/peterhellberg/2687875423/ (CC BY-SA)

36. Favorite
Lee Ann https://www.flickr.com/photos/leeannl/3279816851/ (CC BY-NC)

37. Live Tweeting

38. What is live tweeting?
• Summarize or comment on an
event’s key points in real time
• Eg. sports
• Capture essence of a talk in a
handful of tweets
David Michalczuk https://www.flickr.com/photos/31954002@N08/14811288593/ (CC BY)

39. Why live tweet?
• Shares information with people
who aren’t at event
• Helps connect to people who are
at event
• Build your network!
• Sharpens your summarization
skills
• Be aware not all events
encourage live tweeting
David Michalczuk https://www.flickr.com/photos/31954002@N08/14811288593/ (CC BY)

40. Use the #hashtag
• Helps people find your tweets
• Can build collection of tweets
post-event
Charles Hutchins https://www.flickr.com/photos/celesteh/4346584176/ (CC BY)

41. Attribute
• Even more important when live
tweeting!
• Introduce speaker in first tweet
• After that
• “Briney: …”
• “.@KristinBriney: …”
• Don’t forget the dot!
Peter Hellberg https://www.flickr.com/photos/peterhellberg/2687875423/ (CC BY-SA)

42. It takes practice
Caleb Roenigk https://www.flickr.com/photos/crdot/6855538268/ (CC BY)

43. Controlling the Fire Hose

44. You don’t need to follow all the time
Zach Dischner https://www.flickr.com/photos/zachd1_618/3508955479/ (CC BY)

45. Make lists
sunshinecity https://www.flickr.com/photos/sunshinecity/985725985/ (CC BY)

46. Try Hootsuite, Tweetdeck, etc.

47. Glossary

48. Glossary
• #hashtag = added information
useful for searching
• @mention = including
someone’s handle in your tweet
• @reply = beginning your tweet
with someone’s handle (hidden)
• RT = retweet
• MT = modified tweet
• LRT = last retweet
• DM = direct message

49. Thanks!
Kristin Briney
@KristinBriney