Tuck Tech Club Twitter 101

Tuck Tech Club Twitter 101

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  Tech Club LunchDiscussion: Twitter 101Twitter? Seriously?Elissa KlineNovember 11, 2009
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  What’s worse thanserving a life sentence without parole?Going to Tuck with a Twitter Addict
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  What is Twitter?What?Freesocial networking and micro-blogging service that enables its users to send and read messages. Messages are text-based posts of up to 140 characters displayed on the author's profile page and delivered to the author's subscribers.Who?Jack Dorsey, ChairmanEvan Williams, CEOBiz Stone, Creative DirectorHow?Twitter has raised over $155 million from venture capitalists.
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  Twitter UsernameDon't beafraid to use your real name. There's nothing wrong with using your name on Twitter. Do tell us about your profession or other interests. You can use your name to tell us what you want to do. There's no better way to attract followers than to give them a hint about who you are. Do be creative. If your preferred username is taken and you don't want to use your name, be creative. Make it meaningful. Make it funny. Do something that interests us. Do distinguish yourself. Tom75 and Tom85 might as well be the same person to me. I know you don't know the taken usernames before you sign up, but don't just add a bunch of numbers after your name. Do consider its impact. How will your chosen username affect the way other users view you? Will they want to talk to you after they see your username? You need to decide what kind of impact you want it to have and go from there.
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  Twitter BasicsTweet: A"tweet" is a single message or post to Twitter. Each tweet can be no more than 140 characters.Follow/follower: On many social media and networking sites, you "friend" someone to connect with them. On Twitter, you "follow" someone. Those who follow you are your "followers."RT: RT is short for "re-tweet." This is a way of sharing someone else's tweet with your own followers. A re-tweet is simply giving credit to the original tweet when you want to share the information you learned from it.DM: DM is short for "direct message." If you want to send a message to one of your followers without every single one of your followers seeing it, you simply send them a direct message. A DM also can only be 140 characters. @ reply: An "at reply" is simply replying to a specific follower instead of creating a brand new tweet.
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  Hashtags #ExamplesA "hashtag"is a keyword or tag that ties tweets together from many users
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  Hashtags are verypopular during conferences and seminars
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  Hashtags are agreat way to find people to follow or to gain your own followers
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  Find them viasearches, by following others in your field, going to or following conferences & news, looking at trending topics, or just start your own trend.How to Access Twitter
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  Syncing your SocialMediaYou will be Googled. Manage your online presence proactively.
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  How to useTwitter to find a Job
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  How to geta job…Make your Twitter presence “employer-friendly”Put your job pitch in your Twitter bio (which is 160 characters)Use a professional looking avatarTweet about your job searchInclude a link to an online CV or resume in your bio. Establish yourself as an expert in your field on Twitter. As those on Twitter become interested in your content, when employers are looking at you, you’ll have more than just your resume to back up your knowledge and experience.
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  Job Search AccountsThereare a variety of Twitter accounts dedicated to providing job listings by field, company, region, and more. By company@attjobs – Jobs at AT&T@mtvnetworksjobs – Jobs at MTV@TRCareers – Jobs from Thomson ReutersBy field@juicyjobs – Green jobs@mediabistrojobs – Media job listings from mediabistro.com@media_pros – Jobs for media professionals@narmsjobs – Retail marketing jobs@PRSAjobcenter – Jobs in public relations, communications and marketingBy region@ChicagoTechJobs – Technology jobs in the greater Chicago area@JobsBoston – Jobs in the greater Boston area@NewYorkTechJobs – Technology jobs in the greater New York area@sfmobilejobs – Mobile Web and Digital Media jobs in Silicon ValleyGeneral@StartUpHire – Jobs at VC backed companies
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  Become a ThoughtLeaderIf you build it, they will come.
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  How to gethelpMashable How To GuidesHelp.twitter.comTwitter Fan WikiMe?
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  Questions?