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Twitter is a MicroBlog140 Characters or less to say it…Recently allowed photos to be sharedVery popular*
Officially 100 Million active users 500 Million registered accounts
All “Tweets” are being cataloged in the Library of Congress
What it is…
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter
Combines Texting, Instant Messaging, Blogging
Short format keeps it simple and to the point 140 Characters
Breaking news- hours before it ends up on the tv.
Trending topics- popular by mentions (#topic)
Tagging goes social…We interact with our words
Communication in Real Time
Twitter not the whole future, but a large part of it
We are a busy people- We need as much info
in as little time as possible
Keep up with the world around us, or the Jones’
It is part of our future
Founded in 2006Biz Stone & Evan
Williams Creators of Blogger.com
Jack Dorsey Software Architect
Twitter’s Past
Simple, descriptive username Not bob1234 or JaneSmith Try KnittingGranny or
GearheadBob
Talk first, follow laterStart with friends,
expand slowlyPost consistently & it
will come
Getting Started
NewsBusiness—info about
your hobby/workHelpful
information/tipsLinks to favorite sites,
blog posts, photosThe day-to-day stuff…
all about you!
What do I post about?
Loads of famous and non-famous alike have Twitter accounts…
Just search for them in the search bubble…
How to find people…
Way for people to find what you are talking about, e.g. #library #doctorwho #Colts
What is a Hashtag?-- #
You can make reference to people
Give a shout-out, or say you were with other twitter users/people in general, e.g. Hey @jonnygskills, I saw your
rocketship in the back yard, nice! @nflcolts, win one for a change!
They get a heads-up that someone mentioned them…They “see” the post.
Mentioning People--
@
Become socially relevantGo “Viral”Searching for your
@businessnamehere says it all…
Positive and negative feedback on the fly
“Live-tweeting” an event- rallys, Conferences, Conventions, community meetings…
Imagine the possibilities
Mobile!Focus changes from “What
are you doing?” to “What’s happening?”
Twitter news network?
Twitter’s Future
Contact Jon– 574-223-1003 [email protected] @FCPLR (on Twitter, of course!)
Questions? Need help?