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Twitter for busy tweeps
Twitter is a microblogging platform that allows users to post short messages called tweets. Key aspects of Twitter include following other users to see their tweets, using hashtags to categorize tweets, and retweeting or sharing other users' tweets. The document provides an overview of how to use various Twitter features and terminology as well as tips for using Twitter both personally and for business purposes.
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- 3. Twitter: A DefinitionOfficially: Microblog A cross between text messaging, instant messaging and blogging. A way to send short updates to people who want to hear them 1 A way for the world to communicate in real time. A nice halfway point: Less personal than Facebook, more chatty than LinkedIn
- 4. Twitter: How itCame to be Founded by programmers – Evan Williams, Jack Dorsey and Biz Stone in July 2006 Williams invented “Blogger” bought by Google Idea of “SMS/text” integrated to the web “ Its like only the status field of an instant message application” 1 A fun way to communicate internally Launched in October 2006 Won a SXSW Web Award in March 2007 and went on to achieve critical mass
- 5. Twitter: Who UseIt? Heads of Nation Media: News Networks, TV Shows, Magazines Business Leaders Entertainers Businesses and Brands Spoofs
- 6. Twitter: What’s itGood For Searching for Stuff: News. A job. New clients. Garden tips. Recipes. Ideas Promote projects and updates Updating lots of people – all at once Personal Branding Drive awareness of something of interest to a larger audience Discovery: trends, sites, breaking news A point of contact A personal release – ideas you just need to get out of your head – an on-the-go notebook Spread an Idea Promote an event Proactive customer service
- 7. Twitter: Terminology Tweet- Noun: An individual message - Verb: Tweeting, Twittering “post,” “message” and “update.”
- 8. Twitter: Terminology Following/Followers- Follow people your want to get messages from - People who follow you will see your message - Measure of influence
- 9. Twitter: Terminology @username- Like email address or personal URL - Use to direct a personal message (in public) - @username becomes a direct link to that person
- 10. Twitter: Terminology DM,or direct message - Twitter’s private messaging channel. - Appear on home page under Direct Messages - Only seen by you - Can only send to Followers
- 11. Twitter: Terminology RT,or retweet “ RT @Username: Original message, often with a link.” To share ideas, give credit Tweets appear on your home page under the Direct Messages Only seen by you Can only send to Followers
- 12. Twitter: Terminology TrendingTopics - the most-mentioned terms on Twitter at that moment - topics update continually, reflecting real time - News often breaks ahead of mainstream media
- 13. Twitter: Terminology Hashtag(#) - Community addition adopted by twitter - Allows categorisation of Tweets - Says: “This message is about the same thing as other messages with the same hashtag.” - Facilitates searches and trends
- 14. Twitter: Terminology TweetupAn in-person gathering organized via Twitter,
- 15. Twitter: Terminology ShortenedURLs - A way of displaying your hyperlink with less characters - Many 3rd party services can be used and can track links
- 16. Twitter Terminology Following/FollowersFollow people your want to get messages from People who follow you will see your message Measure of influence Tweet Noun: An individual message Verb: Tweeting, Twittering “post,” “message” and “update.” @username Like an email address Or a personal URL Use to direct a personal message (in public) @username becomes a direct link to that person DM, or direct message Twitter’s private messaging channel. Appear on home page under Direct Messages Only seen by you Can only send to Followers RT, or retweet “ RT @Username: Original message, often with a link.” To share ideas, give credit Tweets appear on your home page under the Direct Messages Only seen by you Can only send to Followers Trending Topics the most-mentioned terms on Twitter at that moment topics update continually, reflecting real time News often breaks ahead of mainstream media Hashtag (#) Community addition adopted by twitter Allows categorisation of Tweets Says: “This message is about the same thing as other messages with the same hashtag.” Facilitates searches and trends Tweetup An in-person gathering organized via Twitter, Shortened URLs A way of displaying your hyperlink with less characters Many 3 rd party services can be used and can track links Source & More Info: http://business.twitter.com/twitter101/learning
- 17. Twitter Terminology tweeple:Twitter people, Twitter members, Twitter users. tweeps: Twitter people that follow each other from one social media/network to another. tweetaholic: someone addicted to Twitter, so much so that it may be an actual problem. tweeterboxes: twitterers who tweet too much. twitterati: The A-list twitterers. twitosphere: the community of twepple. twitterphoria: the elation you feel when the person you’ve added as a friend adds you back. twitterage: rage at a twitter post. twitterrhea: the act of sending too many Twitter messages Twoosh - A perfect, 140 character Tweet twinkedIn: inviting friends made on Twitter to connect with you on LinkedIn. twis: to dis a fellow twitterer. very bad form. twittastic: fantastic, wonderful, superb. twitter stream: a collection of tweets often times in alphabetical order Twitophant / Twitophantic: One who repeatedly tweets the Top 100 in an attempt to gain more followers. Actually pretty smart. tweetheart: that special tweeter who makes your heart skip a beat. tweetin: when a group of twitterers agree to get together at a set time to twitter. mistweet: a tweet in which one later regrets politweeter: a political tweeter politweet: a political tweet twaffic: Twitter traffic. tweepish: feeling sheepish or regretful about something you tweeted. Source & More Info: http://mashable.com/2008/11/15/twitterspeak/
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- 19. Twitter: Getting StartedTwitter.com Full Name = Real Name Make yourself searchable Username Becomes your twitter.com/url Closely associate with you/your business Simple & easy to remember Corporate names with multiple handles look better with a formula Create your profile before adding followers! Untick to not receive emails
- 20. Twitter: Getting StartedSkip this step – tweet before you follow!
- 21. Twitter: Your ProfileBasic Make your profile more interesting
- 22. Twitter: Your ProfileBasic Profile Pic Without a profile picture your image will be a little egg Choose a close up, clear image, profile pics are not expanded like on Facebook. For logos, you need a “square” image One Line Bio 160 characters, enough space for 2-3 facts and a joke perhaps “ Football fan, youth coach, sports nut with dodgy knees” You may wish to update this section frequently, you could talk about different projects you are working on
- 23. Twitter: Your ProfileAdv. Background Image Twitter gives you 12 background images To truly promote yourself or your business, you want to create your own! You want to use the left hand side to promote yourself or your other online assets If you have experience using design programs the specs are XXXXXXX Some background image sites WWW’s here www’s here
- 24. Twitter: Your FirstTweet Tweet First - follow later How many characters you have left This box is where you write up to 140 characters Tweet Timeline Appears Here How many times you have ever tweeted How many followers you have And how many you are following
- 25. Twitter: Find SomeTweeps Follow things you are interested in Follow your friends http://twitter.com/who_to_follow
- 26. Twitter: How toFollow To Follow: click here How many followers this person has And how many people they are following Some more suggestions on who to follow if you like this person You can mention/@reply this person WITHOUT following them
- 27. Twitter: Send an@Message @username is a comment aimed at one user, but visible to the public When YOU send, they appear in your timeline on your profile page with all of your tweets They appear in the timeline of everyone who follows you When someone sends TO YOU, they appear in your @mentions tab Easily access your public conversations
- 28. Twitter: Send DMA direct message sent in private to another user Can’t send to anybody – or even to people you follow Can only send to people who follow you To send – go to the persons profile and click “message” Message box only appears if that person is following you
- 29. Twitter: RT@ Amessage Retweet another persons message – abbreviated to RT Credit the original poster “ RT@originalposter ……. ” Good to include additional comments – if there is space Retweeting will help you build relationships with the original posters More on Retweeting http://bloggingbits.com/the-art-and-science-of-retweeting-for-twitteraholics/ Mouse over the tweet you want to RT and ‘ Retweet ’ will appear
- 30. Twitter: Share aURL If you paste in a link less than 30 characters, Twitter will post the whole thing If you post a link longer than 30 characters Twitter will convert it to a shorter URL To make a link shorter you can use a URL shortening service like: Tiny url Owly Most mobile and twitter clients will automatically shorten for you Copy and paste your URL into the space and pass the security OR sign in using your twitter account
- 31. Twitter: Search TrendsUse search.twitter.com like a google search Perform a basic or advanced search at search.twitter.com Search current trends right from your twitter profile. Search worldwide or change to major countries and city
- 32. Twitter: Use #HashtagsThe # symbol, called a hashtag, is used to mark keywords or topics in a Tweet. It was created organically by Twitter users as a way to categorize messages. Popular hashtags will trend Great for facilitating questions at a conference Use site hashtags.org to track a hashtag A great article on Hashtags http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/susanorlean/2010/06/hash.html
- 33. Twitter: Use aTwitter Client
- 34. Twitter: For BusinessBusinesses Should Be conversational Jump in the discussion Pay attention Pace themselves Reward their followers Offer giveaways Host “ Tweetups ” Businesses Should Not Be sales-oriented robots Be repetitive and dull Follow too many people when not being followed
- 35. Twitter: Some TipsPrivate is pointless Post consistently and you’ll get it No HTML – Twitter makes them hyperlinks automatically You can’t edit a tweet after you post – only delete Mark links and interesting tweets as “ favourites ” and use like bookmarking
- 36. Twitter: Some SitesTwitter is an open source application Dozens of new “twitter apps” are produced ever week Some interesting sites to explore:
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