twitter 101: the basics
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Created for a class ... this slideshow attempts to introduce viewers to the basics of Twitter. I narrated video is available at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EryoAcQxjwTRANSCRIPT
101: The Basics
“I wish I knew how to tweet!”
“ Am I more
powerful
than an
eagle?”
Twitter is an SMS-based social
network.
“We came across the word ‘twitter’ and it was just PERFECT.” Jack Dorsey Twitter Creator
www.twitter.com
Name ✔
Email ✔
Password ✔
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4.
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2.3.
@#
Twitter handle or name (e.g., @jonidunlap)
Hashtag, used to tag a tweet (e.g., #eLearning)
#hashtag (topic)
Mention of another tweeter (@nancyduarte)
Link to a website
⏎ Reply (replies to the author of a tweet)
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RT Retweet (forwards a tweet to your followers)
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✔ Create a Twitter account
✔ Follow people / organizations
✔ Send a tweet
✔ Reply to a tweet
✔ Retweet a message
“I can really tweet now!”
Image Credits:Twitter Logo:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Twitter_2010_logo.svg#filelinks Bald Eagle:http://homepage.mac.com/wildlifeweb/bird/bald_eagle/bald_eagle_01tk.jpg Twitter Bird:http://techno-time.blogspot.com/2012/02/how-to-add-flying-twitter-bird-to-blog.html Pen/Paper:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Twttr_sketch-Dorsey-2006.jpg Jack Dorsey:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jack_Dorsey-20080723.jpg Winking Twitter Bird:http://techno-time.blogspot.com/2012/02/how-to-add-flying-twitter-bird-to-blog.html