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A Twitter how-to.

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Let’sTweet!

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If you want to Tweet, you have to sign in

(so you have to sign up too).

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

Twitter.

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This is the page you use to post a Tweet.

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

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

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

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

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Add your tweet in the box.

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Then click update.

Just watching some birds.

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Here’s our new tweet.

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Anyone can read your tweets, unless

you make them private.

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What does the @ sign

mean?

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Let’s take a closer look at this tweet.

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The @ sign means this tweet is directed to a

particular Twitter user.Anyone can see it…

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…but it is meant for a specific person.

It’s like hearing one side of a conversation.

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Let’s send a tweet to our friend

ButtercupMouse.Click on Home.

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In the text box, type:@ButtercupMouse

and a space.Now type your tweet.

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As you type, Twitter will show you how

many characters you have left.

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When you are finished with your tweet,

click Reply.

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Here’s our new tweet.

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If I go to ButtercupMouse’s

Twitter page, will I see my tweet?

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This is ButtercupMouse’s Twitter:

twitter.com/buttercupmouse

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My tweet isn’t here.I only see an

@meowserkins tweet.Why?

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Remember when we said that Twitter is like a blog?

Your public page only shows what YOU tweet.

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Let’s go back to our own private page.

We’ll click on Home.

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Anyone can read an @ reply.

What if I want to send a private message?

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We’ll send a private message to

ButtercupMouse.Click in the box…

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…and type:d then a space,

then ButtercupMouse,then your tweet.

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…and type:d then a space,

then ButtercupMouse,then your tweet.

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Now click Send.

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This time, our tweet does NOT show on

our public page.Why not?

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Direct messages are private tweets. Only

the recipient will see a direct message.

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@ButtercupMouse is a public tweet.

d ButtercupMouse is a private tweet.

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What’s a follower?

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

“following.”

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Following someone just means that you’re

interested in their tweets.

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You don’t have to know someone to

follow them.Who am I following?

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Click on3 following

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I’m following 3 people:Starbucks

Martha Stewarts’ dogsButtercupMouse

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Let’s follow someone new.

First, find the person you want to follow.

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We can search for someone.

Click Find Peopleat the top.

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You can search byTwitter username

orfirst and last name.

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We’ll search for TLA (the Tennessee

Library Association).Type in the box…

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Hmmm. No luck.Let’s type:

Tennessee Library

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It’s the Tennessee Library Association on

Twitter!Click Follow.

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Now we’re following four people.

What about NPL’s Twitter?

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I know the username is NowatNPL.

If you know the username…

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…you can type:

twitter.com/NowatNPL

in the address bar.

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This is Nashville Public Library on

Twitter!Click Follow…

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Now we’re following Nashville Public

Library.

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You don’t have to sign up or tweet to

use Twitter.Just visit any page

and read.

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Maybe start with these:

twitter.com/nowatnpltwitter.com/TNLA

twitter.com/Gumu_at_the_Zoo

And have fun!

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Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License

Jenny Ellis & Kyle CookNashville Public Library