Slides for a presentation on what works in social media for academics, given Oct. 24, 2017 to the CHIMPS Lab at Carnegie Mellon University's Human Computer Interaction Institute in the School of Computer Science.
Slides for a presentation on what works in social media for academics, given Oct. 24, 2017 to the CHIMPS Lab at Carnegie Mellon University's Human Computer Interaction Institute in the School of Computer Science.
How to follow Twitter even without an account. How to create an account. How to tweet and participate in a conversation. How to use Storify or Evernote to save tweets. How to use Hootsuite to set up a conference dashboard.
A social media walk through to help any new Twitter user get started. This will guide you from setting up a great profile to starting conversations with others to finding specific users to follow.
Twitter is a great place to find people who share interests with you, and build relationships. It is also a great place to listen to users to understand how they feel about certain topics. Whether you're a business or just looking to connecting with people, Twitter is a great place to do so. Twitter is a completely public platform so everything it open. Try not to feel weird joining in random people's tweets because it's typically ok. Join conversations that you are fluent in and understand.
This is the slide deck for my Social Media 101 class for the customers of Larimer County Workforce Center. If you are a job seeker wondering HOW you should be using social media, this is for you,. We talk about specific social media strategies when using these mediums in your job search.
TUESDAY WORKSHOP: Need to know how best to use social media platforms to share your art, boost your business or engage with other like-minded individuals? Then this workshop is for you! Yofi Fest presents a hands-on session to show you how to setup your #Twitter and #Instagram posts for the most effective reach and audience engagement, led by social media specialist Joyce M. Sullivan. Where: 66main 66 Main Street, 9th Fl. Yonkers 10701, 1 block from the Yonkers Metro North Train Station When: 4/21, 6:30PM Reception, 7:00PM Workshop Tickets:
Brent Williams, President of Multifamily Insiders reviews Twitter basics from multifamily operators and marketers. Presented at the 2009 AIM Conference in Denver: http://aimconf.com.
Social Media for Bloggers - Em Cortez- #CDOBlogWorkshop organized by the CDOBloggers, Inc. last November 29 at Jia Cha Cafe, Divisoria Arcade, Cagayan de Oro.
Social Media Strategy for Bloggers - Integration to PromotionSourav Ghosh & Team
So you’ve started your blog? Great! Welcome to the club. Now what? Don’t you want the world to know about your blog? Ofcourse you do, otherwise you could have written on your Diary instead. But if you are not a popular person already or don’t have fan following, how can you reach to a large audience? There are so many blogs out there, how would you stand apart from the rest? A well-defined Social Media strategy for bloggers like you is the answer.
This is an adapted version of my slideshow 'how to tweet'.
This was run as a workshop over 1.5 hrs. To fully do it justice it needs about 2 hours or more really though! Feel free to adapt and use in your own organisation.
How to follow Twitter even without an account. How to create an account. How to tweet and participate in a conversation. How to use Storify or Evernote to save tweets. How to use Hootsuite to set up a conference dashboard.
A social media walk through to help any new Twitter user get started. This will guide you from setting up a great profile to starting conversations with others to finding specific users to follow.
Twitter is a great place to find people who share interests with you, and build relationships. It is also a great place to listen to users to understand how they feel about certain topics. Whether you're a business or just looking to connecting with people, Twitter is a great place to do so. Twitter is a completely public platform so everything it open. Try not to feel weird joining in random people's tweets because it's typically ok. Join conversations that you are fluent in and understand.
This is the slide deck for my Social Media 101 class for the customers of Larimer County Workforce Center. If you are a job seeker wondering HOW you should be using social media, this is for you,. We talk about specific social media strategies when using these mediums in your job search.
TUESDAY WORKSHOP: Need to know how best to use social media platforms to share your art, boost your business or engage with other like-minded individuals? Then this workshop is for you! Yofi Fest presents a hands-on session to show you how to setup your #Twitter and #Instagram posts for the most effective reach and audience engagement, led by social media specialist Joyce M. Sullivan. Where: 66main 66 Main Street, 9th Fl. Yonkers 10701, 1 block from the Yonkers Metro North Train Station When: 4/21, 6:30PM Reception, 7:00PM Workshop Tickets:
Brent Williams, President of Multifamily Insiders reviews Twitter basics from multifamily operators and marketers. Presented at the 2009 AIM Conference in Denver: http://aimconf.com.
Social Media for Bloggers - Em Cortez- #CDOBlogWorkshop organized by the CDOBloggers, Inc. last November 29 at Jia Cha Cafe, Divisoria Arcade, Cagayan de Oro.
Social Media Strategy for Bloggers - Integration to PromotionSourav Ghosh & Team
So you’ve started your blog? Great! Welcome to the club. Now what? Don’t you want the world to know about your blog? Ofcourse you do, otherwise you could have written on your Diary instead. But if you are not a popular person already or don’t have fan following, how can you reach to a large audience? There are so many blogs out there, how would you stand apart from the rest? A well-defined Social Media strategy for bloggers like you is the answer.
This is an adapted version of my slideshow 'how to tweet'.
This was run as a workshop over 1.5 hrs. To fully do it justice it needs about 2 hours or more really though! Feel free to adapt and use in your own organisation.
Mastering Twitter… Getting Results from 140 CharactersRichard Harrington
In this course you’ll learn essential strategies to increase your reach on Twitter. You’ll learn how to build a strong network and then leverage it to get your message out. We’ll also explore helper services for automation as well as strategies to enhance tweets with graphics and video. This class is suitable for users of all levels and focuses on genuine connections rather than gimmicks.
Twitter and RSS In The Job Search - DFW EditionDavid Swinney
Version 2.0, because things change.
An overview of Twitter and RSS for those not familiar with either, with suggestions for how each technology can be leveraged in the job search process.
This edition has some Dallas-Ft. Worth specific content, but is 90+% applicable to everyone.
http://davidswinney.posterous.com/
http://linkedin.com/in/davidswinney/
http://twitter.com/davidswinney/
Personal and Professional Branding on LinkedIn and TwitterMadeline Kronfeld
Understand the value of a well-made social profile. Learn how LinkedIn and Twitter can help you define your digital persona and improve your professional reputation.
The conference workshop slides delivered by Chris Henderson, External Comms Officer of Haringey Green Party, at Green Party National Conference, Aston University, on 8th Sept 2014.
Here is a how-to guide for businesses (and even users in general) to get set up on Twitter. For more information on how to get started on Twitter, visit oneforty.com and oneforty.com/blog.
http://renegadebusinesssolutions.com/social-media-marketing
Use Twitter for more than fun. Learn how to generate leads and sales for your business by effectively using Twitter as a social media marketing channel.
The Value of Personal Branding, Networking, Social Media & E-PortfoliosRad Integrated Media
Do you want to advance your career but are not sure how to communicate with upper management or network between departments? Networking is the key to exposure and opportunities! This training will introduce you to various professional networking sites such as LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and discuss the best practices for launching an exceptional electronic portfolio!
Social scholar may 2015 - An Introduction to twittermattphillpott
Matt Phillpott (SAS)
Social Scholar seminar (see http://talkinghumanities.blogs.sas.ac.uk/)
Setting up an account with Twitter for work purposes is fairly easy, but what do you do then? This session introduces some of the tools and features that Twitter offers and looks at how you might wish to organise tweets over a day and week. We will look at and discuss best practise for writing and composing tweets and how you can improve your following.
2. contents
■ What Is Twitter?
■ Effect Of Twitter
■ Why Use Twitter?
■ Setting Up An Account
■ Sending A Tweet
■ Searching Twitter
■ URL Shortening
■ Replying (@)
■ Direct Messages (D)
■ Retweeting (RT or retweet)
■ Hashtags (#)
■ Trending Topics
■ Follow Friday
■ Promote Your Page
■ Twitter Etiquette
■ Minimise Risks
■ Tools
■ Useful Links
3. what is twitter?
■ It’s an instant messaging or micro blogging service
■ 140 characters to tell friends or followers what you are doing
■ 3 ways to send a tweet
■ Web browser
■ Mobile phone
■ Twitter application
■ Your tweet is shown
■ On your profile page
■ On the homepage of your followers
■ On the Twitter public timeline
4. effect of twitter
■ Twitter has amplified the amount of conversations about brands
■ More connections
■ More conversation
■ Unlike Facebook, Twitter has also made those conversations publicly
accessible
■ Twitter provides powerful insight for brands
5. why use twitter?
■ Twitter’s own site attracted 73.5 million unique individuals in January 2010
■ Twitter is a valuable marketing tool
■ You can use it to:
■ Drive traffic to your website
■ Raise awareness of your brand
■ Promote your news and content
■ Monitor brand conversations
■ Provide help and feedback to your customers
■ And find new customers
■ Amazon, o2 and Lastminute are just some of the major companies using
Twitter to build their brand online
6. setting up an account
■ It’s free to sign up
■ Go to http://twitter.com
■ Follow instructions on how to set up your profile
■ Use your brand name
■ Add a brief bio
■ Add a recognisable logo
■ Include a link to your website
■ Create a customised wallpaper with your website addresses
7. sending a tweet
■ 140 characters to use
■ Type your message
■ Click update
■ Simple as that!
8. searching twitter
■ To see what conversations people are having about your brand (and
keywords) enter them into http://search.twitter.com
9. URL shortening
■ As you only have 140 characters to use you may need to shorten the URL
you want to share
■ Bit.ly and tr.im are just some of the URL shortening sites available
■ Paste in the URL and click shorten
■ These tools have the added benefit that they track click numbers
10. replying (@)
■ Any Twitter update that begins with @username is considered a reply
■ Starting your tweet with @username means you’re directing your tweet at a
specific person
■ To reply to someone’s tweet click the swoosh button
■ Or put the @symbol at the front of their username and start typing
■ Even if they are not following you they will still see your message, along with
everybody else
■ Click @username on your homepage to see if someone has directed a
tweet at you
11. direct message (D)
■ In addition to public updates and @replies, Twitter allows you to send direct
messages
■ You can only send private message to a person who is following you
■ There are 4 ways you can send a direct message
■ The message link on the profile page
■ The reply icon attached to messages in your direct message inbox
■ The drop down box on the direct message inbox page
■ The status update box by typing D+username+message
12. retweeting (RT or retweet)
■ Retweeting is taking a message someone else has posted and repeating it to your
followers
■ Click the Retweet icon to do this (see below)
■ Retweets indicate quality
■ Retweeting someone can increase their reputation and followship
■ If someone retweets you more than once you should thank them
13. retweeting (RT or retweet)
■ To see if you have been retweeted click the Retweets button on your Twitter
homepage
■ See what they are retweeting - is it a funny comment, a link to a serious
article?
■ Think about doing more of these popular tweets
14. hashtags (#)
■ # tags help group and share information around particular conversations
people are having
■ Just add the # symbol anywhere in your tweet
■ They are used to discuss events, movies, new technologies etc
■ People can then search Twitter for tweets related to a particular topic, such
as the G20 (see below)
15. stay on topic
■ If you abuse hashtags your account could get suspended
■ Don’t add lots of hashtags in an attempt to gain attention in search
■ Don’t repeatedly tweet the same topic / hashtag without adding value to the
conversation in an attempt to get the topic trending/trending higher
16. trending topics
■ Trending topics are the most tweeted-about topics on Twitter
■ From news stories, to the latest buzz about movies, music, video games
and more
■ In addition to trending topics worldwide, Twitter can now display the most
tweeted about topics near you
■ To change views, click ‘Set Location’ in the sidebar and choose from the
countries/cities
17. follow friday
■ Follow Friday is a Twitter tradition carried out on a Friday
■ You recommend people your followers should follow
■ You can use Follow Friday to get people to notice what you are saying
■ Just include #FollowFriday+username/s to your tweet
18. promote your page
■ It’s important to promote your Twitter page on your website, blog, mailing list
■ Add a ‘Follow us’ badge
■ This will get you noticed and increase membership
Website Blog Email
19. promote your page
■ Add your page to Twitter directories (e.g. Wefollow.com) for everyone to see
■ Use a Twitter directory to find new people to follow
■ Search by relevant category, e.g. Travel agent, property, environmental
■ Search the web for people to follow e.g. ‘Property people on Twitter’
■ Follow someone and they are likely to follow you back
■ Interact with people to gain new followers
20. twitter etiquette
■ Post a variety of tweets
■ Post links to your site and blog
■ If someone is following you follow them back
■ Interact with other people
■ Tweet when you have something valuable to contribute
■ Don’t use Twitter only for self promotion - it’s a conversation!
■ If you’re going to criticise make it constructive
■ Remember tweets cannot be deleted from the timeline and could come back
to haunt you
21. minimise risks
■ Keep tweets clean and professional
■ Be careful about making negative comments about anything
■ Restrict the amount of people who tweet to a few
■ Avoid tweeting from multiple Twitter clients
■ Check which Twitter account you’re in (work / personal)
■ Double or triple check your updates
■ Be professional with personal Twitter account at all times