nait twitter
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HOW TO
• Simple system that allows for 140 character posts (text + links)
• Started in 2006 (Wikipedia)
• Followers; Following
• Public posts; direct messages (only for those following you)
• Been described as status updates on Facebook
• 1,382% growth, 7 million unique US visitors (Mashable,3/16/09)
• 4489 local users - 31% increase over Mar. (Mastermaq, 5/5/09)
• The Colbert Report (4/3/09) Co-founder Biz Stone calls Twitter the
messaging service we didn't know we needed until we had it. (7:09)
• What do people use Twitter for? #naitinservice
WHAT IS TWITTER?
• Go to www.twitter.com
• Click Get Started – Join!
• Insert info & include full name
• User name can be whatever you choose
• Create your profile
GETTING STARTED
• Go to Settings in top right corner
• Account: Bio (Be as descriptive as possible – be personal even if
using for business), URL (blog, Flickr acct, YouTube, website),
location
• Don’t protect tweets (public forum, defeats the purpose)
• Devices: Get direct messages (DM) sent to text
• Notices: Emails sent for DM and new followers
• Picture: Upload a profile pic (Max size of 700k. JPG, GIF, PNG)
• Design: Template or other image
GETTING STARTED cont.
• @: To send a public response to a user ex. @dibegin
• RT: Retweet or reposting information ex. RT @NAIT Convocation is
this weekend…
• Twoosh: Using up exactly 140 characters
• Hashtag: Keyword with # preceding it ex. #yeg #followfriday
• Use of TW
• Origin of the tweet
• Trending
LINGO AND ORIENTATION
ONLINE
• Twellow.com
• WeFollow.com
• TwitterLocal.net
• Search.Twitter.com (including keywords/hashtags)
• Find People (top right)
• Follow people following others you’re interested in
• Use hashtags
OFFLINE
• Tweetups + social media meetups
GET TO KNOW PEOPLE
• Don’t follow everyone
• Ratio of followers to following
• Location
• Business vs. personal profile
• Profile picture
• # of tweets
• @ replies to users
• Content within tweets
• Legitimacy of account (especially with high profile people)
SHOULD YOU FOLLOW BACK WHEN OTHERS FOLLOW YOU
• Tweetburner.com (URL shortener)
• 11 best url shortening services (TopRank blog, 1/8/2009)
• Twitpic.com (pictures)
• Twiddeo.com, 12Seconds.tv (video)
• Twhirl.org (desktop application)
• 140 Twitter tools (Mashable, 5/24/08)
• EverythingTwitter.com
• RSS feed/widget into Facebook, FriendFeed, blog
• Smartphones
TOOLS
• jdarrah @dibegin twitter tip(s): don't misspel to muchh - credbility suffrs; tweet
regularly, don't overload; share meaningful ideas, some personal
• DebraWard @dibegin Don't block your updates/profile, include bio & geo
location. Use a picture (of some sort). Twitter is conversation join in!
• akomuzikera @dibegin if you're gonna be using twitter, don't grow a much bigger
head like ashton kutcher #yeg
• JonSymons @dibegin my tip: going to tweetups and meeting twitterers in person
makes it way interesting to use
• alexismac @dibegin behave on twitter like you would in person. if ur a jerk,
stay a jerk. if ur kind, be kind, & don't expect instant mktg #yeg
• bruceclarke @dibegin Use search to find people Tweeting items of
interest to you, review their Tweets and then follow if you like what
you see.
ADVICE FROM TWEETERS
Follow one anotherwww.twitter.com/naitwww.twitter.com/dibeginwww.nait.ca/socialmedia