to tweet or not to tweet third round
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To Tweet or Not to Tweet?A Short Introduction to Twitter
Laura LeavittLabor Relations & Business
LibrarianJanuary 8, 2010
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… What Is It?What Is It?
• Microblog – meant to answer the question “What are you doing?”
• Limited to 140 characters• Follow and are followed• Public forum• Free
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How Can I Use It?How Can I Use It?
• Keep informed – follow news, trade associations, govt. agencies, subject experts
• Share information• Promotion• Reference • Social / collective action• Entertainment
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Some Basics…Some Basics…
• Retweets – RT @Mashable• Hashtags - #sla2009
(see http://hashtags.org )• Direct messages (private)
D leavitt9 How are you today?
• Following / Unfollowing
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The Fail Whale
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Twitter Demographics
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Twitter & PrivacyTwitter & Privacy
• Posting on Twitter means:– Your updates appear in Twitter’s public timeline — a
flowing river of every member’s status. – Anyone can see your Twitter updates. – Your Twitter updates can be indexed by search
engines … including Google!
• Possible dangers include:– Privacy violations– Threats– Impersonation- Oh MY!
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Twitter & PrivacyTwitter & Privacy
To enhance your privacy on Twitter:
– Protect your tweets– Use discretion when posting– Block users– Report violations
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Additional Resources
MSU Libraries Twitter Guide: http://libguides.lib.msu.edu/twitter
Contact information:Laura L. Leavitt
Labor Relations and Business LibrarianMSU Gast Business Library
50 Law College BuildingEast Lansing, MI 48824-1300
[email protected]: leavitt9