Twitter for the Newbie: How to Use Twitter

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New to Twitter? Don't get it? This presentation was presented to a group of IT consultants that didn't use twitter. It provides a quick overview of the logistics of using twitter.

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for the Newbie and Beyond

Come Out of Your Shell

Intro

• Marcy Kellar – SharePoint Design– User Experience Design– Information Architecture– Content Management

• I LOVE Twitter

Poll

• Who uses Twitter?• Live tweeting?

Assignment: Live tweet this presentation

Goals

• Increase Understanding• Professional Growth• Complete Two Action Items

What Is Twitter?

• Micro-blogging tool• 140 characters or less • Published online, publicly or

privately

What Is Twitter?

Conversations

What Is Twitter?

Conversations

Examples

Twitter Doesn’t Replace Human Interaction

Learn Twitter Lingo

• @username• Following• Tweet• #hashtag• Direct Message• Retweet• #FollowFriday• TweetUp

Twitter Etiquette

• Be yourself. Casual and friendly.• If you like a particular message, retweet it. • Provide some real value. • Don’t spam people.

Links Additional Resources– http://thecommunicationbreakdown.wordpress.com/2010/04/15/what-makes-a-good-twitterer/– http://www.cio.com/article/480318/Twitter_Etiquette_Five_Dos_and_Don_ts_

Why would I want to use twitter?

News

Knowledge

Interactions

TechnologyCommunity

Getting Real

Collaboration

SHARING

News

Knowledge

Interactions

Technology

Community

Getting Real

Interact with Your Heroes

Collaboration

Twitter Tools

Twitter Tools

• Stay Connected– TweetDeck– Seesmic – Tweetie*– Gowalla

• Create a community– Mr. Tweet

• Analyze Your Influence– Twitalyzer– Twitfluence

• Integrate– LinkedIn– TweetMeMe

TweetDeck

Tweeb

• IPhone only (sorry)• Twitter analytics and

Twitter follower management app

http://www.tweebapp.com/

Tweeb• On-demand stats that always includes fresh, up-

to-date data.

• Clean, crisp, and intuitive "Summary" dashboard with trends for tweets, followers, buzz, and clicks.

• See if what you are tweeting is creating any "Buzz" by checking out those who are mentioning or retweeting you. Tweeb supports Twitter retweets and will also show you who is retweeting you.

• Better understand follower engagement by viewing click data for tweets that include bit.ly or j.mp links in the “Clicks” tab.

http://www.tweebapp.com/

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Action Items

1. Create Account2. Follow @marcykellar account3. Explore http://search.twitter.com

3. Safe “Entry-Level” Tweeting– Announce when you post a blogs– Retweet your coworkers tweets

Things to Remember

• Don’t Be Afraid - We all mess up when tweeting. No one is perfect.

• Follow - Don’t take it personally if someone stops following you.

• Retweet - Give credit where credit is due