let's tweet!

Let’sTweet!

If you want to Tweet, you have to sign in

(so you have to sign up too).

Once you sign in, you’ll see your private page in

Twitter.

This is the page you use to post a Tweet.

It is also where you go to read Tweets directed at you. Like these.

Your public page is what everyone else sees. It displays everything that YOU have tweeted.

The address of your public page is always:twitter.com/yourusername

Let’s add a tweet!First, let’s go to our private page. Click on Home at the top.

Add your tweet in the box.

Then click update.

Just watching some birds.

Here’s our new tweet.

Anyone can read your tweets, unless

you make them private.

What does the @ sign

mean?

Let’s take a closer look at this tweet.

The @ sign means this tweet is directed to a

particular Twitter user.Anyone can see it…

…but it is meant for a specific person.

It’s like hearing one side of a conversation.

Let’s send a tweet to our friend

ButtercupMouse.Click on Home.

In the text box, type:@ButtercupMouse

and a space.Now type your tweet.

As you type, Twitter will show you how

many characters you have left.

When you are finished with your tweet,

click Reply.

Here’s our new tweet.

If I go to ButtercupMouse’s

Twitter page, will I see my tweet?

This is ButtercupMouse’s Twitter:

twitter.com/buttercupmouse

My tweet isn’t here.I only see an

@meowserkins tweet.Why?

Remember when we said that Twitter is like a blog?

Your public page only shows what YOU tweet.

Let’s go back to our own private page.

We’ll click on Home.

Anyone can read an @ reply.

What if I want to send a private message?

We’ll send a private message to

ButtercupMouse.Click in the box…

…and type:d then a space,

then ButtercupMouse,then your tweet.

…and type:d then a space,

then ButtercupMouse,then your tweet.

Now click Send.

This time, our tweet does NOT show on

our public page.Why not?

Direct messages are private tweets. Only

the recipient will see a direct message.

@ButtercupMouse is a public tweet.

d ButtercupMouse is a private tweet.

What’s a follower?

In the upper right corner, there’s a link for “followers” and

“following.”

Following someone just means that you’re

interested in their tweets.

You don’t have to know someone to

follow them.Who am I following?

Click on3 following

I’m following 3 people:Starbucks

Martha Stewarts’ dogsButtercupMouse

Let’s follow someone new.

First, find the person you want to follow.

We can search for someone.

Click Find Peopleat the top.

You can search byTwitter username

orfirst and last name.

We’ll search for TLA (the Tennessee

Library Association).Type in the box…

Hmmm. No luck.Let’s type:

Tennessee Library

It’s the Tennessee Library Association on

Twitter!Click Follow.

Now we’re following four people.

What about NPL’s Twitter?

I know the username is NowatNPL.

If you know the username…

…you can type:

twitter.com/NowatNPL

in the address bar.

This is Nashville Public Library on

Twitter!Click Follow…

Now we’re following Nashville Public

Library.

You don’t have to sign up or tweet to

use Twitter.Just visit any page

and read.

Maybe start with these:

twitter.com/nowatnpltwitter.com/TNLA

twitter.com/Gumu_at_the_Zoo

And have fun!

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Jenny Ellis & Kyle CookNashville Public Library