Twitter and TweetDeck

An quick introduction to Twitter and one of its most popular desktop applications.

Presented by @nndever

Sign UpSign Up

If you haven’t already created an account, click “sign up” below to start tweeting

Profile v. Home PageProfile v. Home Page

Basic TerminologyBasic Terminology

• Follow: Subscribe to another user’s updates– Updates appear in your “home” page

• @mention: Reference another person in a tweet– @mention becomes a link to the user’s

profile– Does not get “posted” to the mentioned

user’s profile (like on Facebook)

• RT: ReTweet– Quote a tweet sent out by another user

• Hashtag: #example – Links tweet to specified topic

• DM: Direct Message– Sent to a user’s private inbox

ListsLists

Categorize the users you follow by adding them to lists.

• Click here to visit the TweetDeck website and install the desktop application

• Once the installation has finished, it will prompt you to sign up for a TweetDeck Account. This is not necessary! Select “Skip this step”

Getting StartedGetting Started

• Click the + to add columns that appear in the deck.

Manage ColumnsManage Columns

• Search, Groups/Lists, Facebook News Feed• Core: track @mentions, DMs, and main Twitter feed• To delete a column, hover over the title bar and click the X button

• Click on the wrench icon at the top right to open the settings dashboard• Select “Advanced Options for Columns” to configure notification settings

for each column

NotificationsNotifications

TweetingTweeting

Compose Message Here

When composing a message, be sure to select (and de-select) the right account(s) in the “From” section

Hit enter or the speech bubble icon to post

• Hover over a user’s icon to display tweet actions

– Reply (@mention)– ReTweet– Direct Message– Other Actions:

• Tweet: Mark tweet as a favorite, translate/untranslate, reference, reply all

• User: Add to list, follow/unfollow, view profile, block

Basic FeaturesBasic Features

• Upload Photo• TweetShrink• Translate

Cool ToolsCool Tools