twitter 101
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Introduction to Twitter. Presentation created at my previous company Capgemini.TRANSCRIPT
Twitter | 101Together. Free your energies
Lee Provoost | Cloud Computing StrategistRick Mans | Social Media EvangelistTwitter hands-on session 191009
101Saying it in 140 characters… or less?
Twitter | 101Together. Free your energies
SETTING UP YOUR ACCOUNT
Twitter 101: Saying it in 140 characters… or less?
Twitter | 101Together. Free your energies
Create an account onhttp://www.twitter.com
Twitter | 101Together. Free your energies
The most difficult part:choosing your username :-)
Your name.
The username that people will use to
refer to you or talk to you.
Twitter | 101Together. Free your energies
Check if you have friends on Twitter:choose service to check
Twitter | 101Together. Free your energies
Check if you have friends on Twitter:checking Gmail
Twitter | 101Together. Free your energies
Suggested users are evil?
Twitter | 101Together. Free your energies
My first tweet
Who is reading your tweets?
You’re reading these people’s tweets.
Random information
People talking to you (or about you).
Private messages
Twitter | 101Together. Free your energies
Let’s personalize!
Twitter | 101Together. Free your energies
The settings page
One-liner about you, your interests, what
you do, …
URL from your website, blog, etc.
Please don’t protect your tweets: sharing
is caring!
Twitter | 101Together. Free your energies
Put a smile on that face!
Twitter | 101Together. Free your energies
Allright, you’re good to go!
Twitter | 101Together. Free your energies
Register yourself on the Cwiki http://wiki.capgemini.com/index.php/Twitter
Twitter | 101Together. Free your energies
THE TWEET IS OUT THERE!
Twitter 101: Saying it in 140 characters… or less?
Twitter | 101Together. Free your energies
Following someone
Twitter | 101Together. Free your energies
Using the @username for publicmessages/tweets.
Twitter | 101Together. Free your energies
Using “d username” for private messages.
No need to use @leeprovoost. Just d leeprovoost.
Twitter | 101Together. Free your energies
… but you can only send a privatemessage (DM direct message) when
people follow YOU AS WELL
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Direct Messages inbox/outbox
Twitter | 101Together. Free your energies
Spreading the wordHow to “retweet” people.
RT @username: original message-or-
original message (via @username)
Retweeting is an essential part of the Twitter network: you acknowledge other people by doing this. Of course only
retweet things that are worth spreading!
Twitter | 101Together. Free your energies
DESKTOP TWITTER
Twitter 101: Saying it in 140 characters… or less?
Twitter | 101Together. Free your energies
TweetDeckhttp://www.tweetdeck.com
Twitter | 101Together. Free your energies
Tweetie (for Mac) http://www.atebits.com/
Twitter | 101Together. Free your energies
8 April 2023
Contact info
Capgemini
Rick Mans
@rickmans
Capgemini NLPapendorpseweg 100,
3500GN, Utrecht Tel.: +316 1809 5189
E-mail: [email protected]
Capgemini
Lee Provoost
@leeprovoost
Capgemini NLPapendorpseweg 100,
3500GN, Utrecht Tel.: +316 4569 0483
E-mail: [email protected]