Twitter is a social media platform that allows users to post short messages called tweets. A tweet can be up to 140 characters and can include photos, videos, and links. Users can follow other users on Twitter to see their tweets in their timeline. Some key aspects of Twitter include hashtags to categorize tweets, retweeting to share other users' tweets, and direct messaging for private conversations between users. New users should choose a username, write a brief bio, add a profile photo, and find people to follow to begin engaging on the platform.

1. TWITTER FOR BEGINNERS
Social Media 1904100 sec.3
Done by: Sajeda Hamdeh

2. AGENDA
• Social media explained
 A brief history
What exactly is “twitter” & “tweeting”?
 Why is it so popular?
How does it work?
Uses of twitter
How to set up an account
 Customize your profile
Tips for Setting up aTwitter account
Twitter Slang and KeyTerms
 Followers/following & how to follow &
unfollow
Direct messaging = DM
Interacting with other users
 Lists
Twitter security & privacy
How to find a job usingTwitter
 Twitter Etiquette

3. SOCIAL MEDIA
EXPLAINED
Twitter is an online social
networking service that enables
users to send and read short
140-character messages called
"tweets".
Registered users can read and
post tweets, but unregistered
users can only read them.
Users accessTwitter through
the website interface, SMS, or
mobile device app.
Twitter Inc. is based in San
Francisco and has more than 25
offices around the world.

4. A BRIEF HISTORY
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5. WHAT EXACTLY IS 'TWITTER'?WHAT IS
'TWEETING'?
Twitter is microblogging.
Twitter, and 'tweeting', is about
broadcasting daily short burst
messages to the world, with the
hope that your messages are useful
and interesting to someone.
Conversely,Twitter is about
discovering interesting people online,
and following their burst messages
for as long as they are interesting.

6. AN EXAMPLE OF ATWEET

7. OK, SOWHY ISTWITTER SO POPULAR?WHY DO
MILLIONS OF PEOPLE FOLLOW OTHER
TWEETERS?
In addition to its relative novelty,Twitter's big appeal is how rapid and scan-
friendly it is: you can track hundreds of interesting tweeters, and read their content
with a glance.This is ideal for our modern attention-deficit world.
Twitter employs a purposeful message size restriction to keep things scan-friendly:
every microblog 'tweet' entry is limited to 140 characters or less.This size cap
promotes focused and clever use of language, which makes tweets very easy to
scan, and also very challenging to write well. This size restriction has really made
Twitter a popular social tool.

8. HOW DOESTWITTER WORK?
Twitter is very simple to use as broadcaster or receiver.You join with a free account and
Twitter name.Then you send broadcasts daily, or even hourly. Go to the 'What's Happening'
box, type 140 characters or less, and click 'Tweet'.You will most likely include some kind of
hyperlink.
To receive Twitter feeds, you simply find someone interesting (celebrities included), and
'follow' them to subscribe to their tweet microblogs.
Once a person becomes uninteresting to you, you simply 'unfollow' them.
You then choose to read your dailyTwitter feeds through any of variousTwitter readers.
Twitter is that simple.

9. HERE ARE A FEW POPULAR WAYSTO USE
TWITTER:
1. Microblogging
2. Quick answers
3. Finding a job
4. Keeping up with the news
5. Arrange a lunch with friends
6. Helpful outbursts, or in other words, screaming your rage
7. Keep up with your favorite team
8. Find out what people really think about the latest movie
9. Becoming involved with politics
10. Fun and Games. For example, Spymaster

10. HOW TO SET UP AN ACCOUNT

11. 1. GOTOWWW.TWITTER.COM

12. 2. PROVIDE BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT
YOURSELF
You'll need to provide the following
information to create aTwitter account:
•Your full name
•Your email address
•Your password (something easy to
remember, but hard to guess)

13. 3. CHOOSEYOUR USERNAME
It has to be fewer than 15 characters
long.
If the name you've chosen is invalid or
unavailable, you'll be informed about it.
Once you've chosen an acceptable
name, you'll see that it's available for
you.

14. 4. CHOOSEWHETHERYOUWANTTOTAILOR
TWITTER BASED ONYOUR RECENTWEBSITES
VISITS
 Tailored suggestions make building a
great timeline — filled withTweets,
links, media, and conversations from
the people you’re interested in —
easier and faster.
 Twitter can make smarter and more
relevant suggestions about who you
might enjoy following.

15. 5. ENTERYOUR PHONE NUMBER
(OPTIONAL)

16. 6. ENTERTHE CODE SENTTOYOU

17. 7. CLICK ON “ LET’S GO” ONTHE “WELCOME
PAGE”

18. 8. CHOOSE WHATYOU ARE INTERESTED IN

19. 9. CHOOSE WHOTO FOLLOW FROMTHE
SUGGESTED LIST

20. 10. CHOOSE A PROFILE PICTURE

21. 11. SYNC E-MAIL CONTACTSTO FIND
PEOPLEYOU KNOW (OPTIONAL)

22. 12. CONGRATULATIONSYOU HAVE A
TWITTER ACCOUNT-
Start:
“following”,
“tweeting”,
“ retweeting”,
“direct messaging (dm)”,
“replying”,
“favorite” tweets,
creating “lists”,
using “hashtags”
“blocking” accounts,
To
tweet a
picture
Tweet
your first
tweet
here
A timeline is where
all your followers
tweets are posted
This is for direct
messaging
You can search
for anyone or any
subject

23. CUSTOMIZEYOUR PROFILE

24. CLICK ONYOUR NAME &THEN “EDIT
PROFILE”

25. CHANGETHETHEME COLOR, WRITE A BIO
&WEBSITE, ADD A HEADER PHOTO & SAVE
bio
location

26. TIPS FOR SETTING UP ATWITTER
ACCOUNT
1.The username is used by others. It is referred to as @username (e.g. @saleem, the actual
username is saleem and does not contain @)
2.The maximum length of a username is 15 characters of only: letters, numbers or the underscore
character (_).
3.To help others to remember you, use an actual name (or your brand) as a usernames.
4.Usernamesshould be unique; so you may need to use a nickname and/or numbers.
5.Your username will be included in search results by search engines.
6.If you choose a nickname, choose a name that is friendly and accessible.Your username
becomes part of your personal brand.
7.EachTwitter name is associated with a unique email address.
8.Include your real name so that people can identify you.
9.Include a profile picture to represent your personal brand; a picture of you will help to
promote trust of your profile.
10.Include a ‘bio’ or introductory text that is 160 characters or fewer that describes what you
stand for and what you are going to tweet about.

27. TWITTER SLANG AND KEY
TERMS

28. KEYTERMS
@ Sign
 The @ sign is an important code on
Twitter, used to refer to individuals on
Twitter.
 It is combined with a username and
inserted into tweets to refer to that
person or send them a public
message.
 (Example: @username.)
 When @ precedes a username, it
automatically gets linked to that
user's profile page.

29. KEYTERMS
Blocking
 Blocking onTwitter means
preventing someone from following
you or subscribing to your tweets.

30. KEYTERMS
Favorite
 Favorite is a feature onTwitter that
allows you to mark a tweet as a
favorite to easily see it later. Click
the "Favorite" link (next to a star icon)
beneath any tweet to favorite it.

31. KEYTERMS
Direct Message, DM
 A direct message is a private
message sent onTwitter to someone
who is following you.
 These cannot be sent to anyone who
is not following you. (beginning of
2015, you can) OnTwitter's website,
click the "message" menu and then
"new message" then to send a direct
message.

32. KEYTERMS
Hashtag #
 ATwitter hashtag refers to a topic,
keyword or phrase preceded by the
# symbol.
 An example is #skydivinglessons.
 Hashtags are used to categorize
messages onTwitter.

33. KEYTERMS
#FF or Follow Friday
 #FF refers to "Follow Friday," a
tradition that involvesTwitter users
recommending people to follow on
Fridays.
 These tweets contain the hashtag
#FF or #FollowFriday.

34. KEYTERMS
Follow, Follower
 Following someone onTwitter means
subscribing to their tweets or
messages.
 A follower is someone who follows or
subscribes to another person's
tweets.

35. KEYTERMS

Lists
 Twitter lists are collections ofTwitter
accounts or usernames which
anyone can create.
 They resemble groups
 People can follow (subscribe) aTwitter
list with one click and see a stream of
all the tweets sent by everyone in that
list.

36. KEYTERMS
Mention
 A mentions refers to a tweet that
include a reference to anyTwitter
user by placing the @symbol in
front of their handle or username.
 (Example: @username.)
 Twitter tracks mentions of users when
the @symbol is included in the
message.
A mention
A reply

37. KEYTERMS
How to see
your
mentions?
All of my
mentions

38. KEYTERMS
PromotedTweets
 Promoted tweets areTwitter
messages that companies or
businesses have paid to promote so
they appear at the top ofTwitter's
search results.

39. KEYTERMS
Reply, @Reply
 A reply onTwitter is a direct tweet sent
by clicking on the "reply" button that
appears on another tweet, thus linking
the two tweets.
 Reply tweets always start with
"@username."
A tweet
Reply
button
A reply

40. KEYTERMS
Profile
 ATwitter profile is the page that
displays information about a
particular user.
 Just click on their username/handle to
view it.

41. KEYTERMS
Mute:
 TheTwitter mute button does
something different but somewhat
similar to a block. It lets users block
tweets from specific users-- while
still being able to view any incoming
messages from them or @mentions.

42. KEYTERMS
Retweet
 A retweet (noun) means a tweet that
had been forwarded or "resent" on
Twitter by someone, but was
originally written and sent by
someone else.
 To retweet (verb) means to send
someone else's tweet to your
followers.
 Retweeting is a common activity on
Twitter and reflects the popularity of
individual tweets
RT
 RT is an abbreviation for "retweet"
that is used as a code and inserted
into a message being resent to tell
others that it's a retweet.

43. KEYTERMS
Subtweet / subtweeting
 A subtweet refers to a tweet written
about a particular person, but
containing no direct mention of that
person.
 It's usually cryptic to others, but
intelligible to the person it's about
and people who know them well.
 It’s sometimes considered bullying.

44. KEYTERMS
TBT orThrowbackThursday
 TBT is a popular hashtag onTwitter
(it stands forThrowbackThursday)
and other social networks that people
use to reminisce about the past by
sharing photos and other
information from years gone by.

45. KEYTERMS
Timeline
 ATwitter timeline is a list of tweets
that is dynamically updated, with
the most recent appearing at the
top.
 Each user has a timeline of tweets
from the people they follow, which
appears on theirTwitter home page.
The tweet list appearing there is
called a "home timeline."

46. KEYTERMS
TrendingTopic
 Trending topics onTwitter are topics
people are tweeting about that are
deemed most popular at any given
moment.
 They appear on the left side of your
Twitter home page. In addition to the
official "trending topics" list, many
third-party tools are available for
tracking the most popular keywords
and hashtags onTwitter.

47. KEYTERMS
Tweet Button
 Tweet buttons are buttons you can
add to any website, which allow
others to click the button and
automatically post a tweet
containing a link to that site.

48. KEYTERMS
Tweet
 Tweet (noun) is a message posted on
Twitter with 140 or fewer characters,
also called a post or an update.
 Tweet (verb) means to send a tweet
(AKA post, update, message) via
Twitter.
Tweep
 Tweep at its most literal sense means
a follower onTwitter.
 It's also used to refer to groups of
people who follow one another.
 And sometimes tweep can refer to a
beginner onTwitter.

49. KEYTERMS
Twitterati
 Twitterati is slang for popular users on
Twitter, people who usually have
large groups of followers and are
well known.

50. KEYTERMS
Twitterverse
 Twitterverse is a mashup ofTwitter
and universe.
 It refers to the entire universe of
Twitter, including all its users, tweets
and cultural conventions.

51. KEYTERMS
Twitosphere
 TheTwitosphere (sometimes spelled
"Twittosphere" or even
"Twittersphere") is all the people who
tweet
Twitterer
 ATwitterer is a person who uses
Twitter

52. KEYTERMS
Un-follow or Unfollow
 To un-follow onTwitter means to stop
subscribing or following another
person's tweets.You un-follow people
by clicking on "following" on your
home page to see your list of
followers.
 Then mouse over "Following" to the
right of any user's name and click the
red "Unfollow" button.
Username, Handle
 ATwitter username is the same thing
as aTwitter handle.
 It's the name each person selects to
useTwitter and must contain fewer
than 15 characters.
 EachTwitter username has a unique
URL, with the username added
after twitter.com.
 Example:
http://twitter.com/username.

53. KEYTERMS
Verified Account
 Verified is the phraseTwitter uses for
accounts for which it has certified the
owner's identity-- that the user is who
they claim to be.
 Verified accounts are marked with a
blue checkmark badge on their
profile page.
 Many belong to celebrities,
politicians, media personalities and
well known businesses.

54. KEYTERMS
WCW
 #WCE is a popular hashtag onTwitter
and other social networks that stands
for "women crush Wednesday" and
refers to a meme in which people
post photos of women they like or
admire.

55. FOLLOWERS/FOLLOWING
Left side
of your
profile
page

56. WHEN SOMEONE FOLLOWSYOU,YOU GET
A NOTIFICATION
This is the
bio 160
characters

57. YOU CAN FOLLOWTHEM BACK IFYOUWANT
ANDYOU CAN UNFOLLOWTHEM WHENEVER
YOUWANT

58. YOU CAN KEEPTRACK OFTHE NUMBER OF
FOLLOWERSYOU HAVE
More followers are
desired because in that
way you have more
impact – your voice is
heard.
Tip: don’t follow
someone who you’re
not interested in what
she tweets or else your
timeline will become
BORING & JAMMED –
even if this person
followed you – you
aren’t obliged to follow
him back!

59. YOU CAN SEARCH FOR A PARTICULAR
PERSONTO FOLLOW

60. DIRECT MESSAGING = DM

61. 1. CLICK ONTHE DM ICON

62. 2.WRITETHE RECIPIENT’S USERNAME &
CLICK NEXT

63. 3. STARTTEXTING & GETTING
NOTIFICATIONS

64. INTERACTING WITH OTHER
USERS

65. 1. GOTOYOURTIME LINE BY CLICKING ON
THE “ HOME” ICON

66. 2.YOURTIMELINE WILL APPEAR
3. START INTERACTING!
Reply = comment
Retweet = repost
Favorite = like
This is a
mention
hashtag
hyperlink

67. LISTS

68. WHY USE LISTS?
 you can create a list that groups together people for whatever reason (the members of
your family, for example), and then you can get a snapshot of the things those users are
saying by viewing that list's page, which includes a complete tweet stream for everyone
on the list.
 Sometimes you follow so much people (people you don’t even like but you can’t unfollow
because it’s rude) that your timeline gets too boring so you create a list containing the
users you really are interested in reading their tweets.
 Or sometimes you don’t want to follow someone for some reason (maybe you don’t want
to complicate your timeline) but you really are interested in their tweets so you add them
to a list.
 Lists allow you to organize the people you're following into groups, and they even allow
you to include people you're not following!
 Lists can be private (only you know about it) or public (anybody can subscribe to them and
see them).

69. EXAMPLES OF LISTS
This list
is private
This is the list’s
description

70. THE CONTENT OF A LIST

71. TO CREATE A LIST:
1.Go to your Lists page.This can be done via the profile icon drop down menu in the top
right navigation bar or by going to your profile page and clicking on Lists.
2.Click Create list.
3.Enter the name of your list, a short description of the list, and select if you want the list
to be private (only accessible to you) or public (anyone can subscribe to the list).
4.Click Save list.

72. TO ADD OR REMOVE PEOPLE FROMYOUR
LISTS:
1.Click the gear icon drop down menu on a user's profile.
2.Select Add or remove from lists. (You don't need to be following a user to add
them to your list.)
3.A pop-up will appear displaying your created lists. Check the lists you would like to
add the user to, or uncheck the lists you'd like to remove the user from.
4.To check to see if the user you wanted to add was successfully included in that list,
navigate to the Lists tab on your profile page. Click the desired list, then click
Members.The person will appear in the list of members.

73. TWITTER SECURITY & PRIVACY

74. CAN ANYONE SEE MYTWEETS EVEN IF
THEY DON’T FOLLOW ME?
 Anybody can see your tweets (beginning of 2015, if someone googles your name,
all you tweets will appear-so be careful what you tweet!) but you can make your
account private by these steps:

75. EXAMPLES OFTWEETSTHAT
BACKLASHED:

76. HOWTO PROTECTYOURTWEETS:
1.Go to settings.

77. HOWTO PROTECTYOURTWEETS:
2. Go to your
Security and privacy
settings.

78. HOWTO PROTECTYOURTWEETS:
3.Scroll down to the
Tweet privacy
section

79. HOWTO PROTECTYOURTWEETS:
4. check the box
next to Protect my
Tweets.

80. HOWTO PROTECTYOURTWEETS:
3.Click the blue Save button at the
bottom of the page.You will be
prompted to enter your password to
confirm the change.

82. HOWTO FIND A JOB USINGTWITTER:
1. Create aTwitter account that showcases your professional profile.
2. Follow leaders in your field, potential employers, your college career center, your
college alumni office, career coaches, career advice sites, etc.
3. Establish yourself as knowledgeable in your area of interest by tweeting about the
latest articles, news, or research related to your field
4. Send private notes to potential mentors.
5. Be someone worth following.
6. Find your best time of day forTwitter conversations
7. Twitter from time to time about your job search.
8. Twitter allows you to link to a website; if you don't have a professional website, link to
your LinkedIn profile

83. TWITTER ETIQUETTE

85. TWITTER
ETIQUETTE

86. FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER:
@sajedahamdeh
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