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What’s All the Tweet About?
Kathy Rose
October 27 , 2011
A CB radio for the internet Everybody gets their own channel
Anybody can tune into that channel
A combination of text messaging, instant messaging and blogging
News
Build community
Learn
Follow – to subscribe to another user’s tweets
Follower – another Twitter user who is following you
Tweep or Tweeple – one who posts and/or reads tweets
Handle – a user’s username
Tweet – a message posted via Twitter
140 characters or less
Timeline – a real-time list of tweets on Twitter Home timeline – a real-time list of tweets from those that you follow
Chat – a scheduled “conversation” on a common topic
“@” – used to call out usernames and link to their profile
“@username message” – directs a tweet to another user
“message @username” – a mention
“#” – used to mark keywords or topics in a tweet “#jobs” – generally tweets about job opportunities
Navigate to http://twitter.com
Select the yellow button on the right hand side of the page
Twitter will try to make suggestions on topics and people to follow
I recommend ignoring this by clicking on “Next Step”
Once you confirm the email that twitter sent, you are ready to begin
Click on either of the options under set up your profile This is one of the ways that people will find you
This is how people will find you and first see you
Who should you follow? Thought leaders in your industry
Leaders in your area
People who share a common passion
Amusing people
Real-life friends
People who tweet about things that interest you
Click on “Who to Follow”
Click “Follow” to follow
Find people tweeting about Cincinnati entertainment
Review suggestions that Twitter makes
Search Operators job search = containing both “job” and “search” (default)
“happy hour” = containing the exact phrase “happy hour”
love or hate = containing either “love” or “hate” (or both)
beer –root = containing “beer” but not “root”
“happy hour” near:”Cincinnati, OH” – containing the phrase “happy hour” and sent near “Cincinnati, OH”
#haiku – marked with the keyword “haiku”
@mashable – referencing user “mashable”
Online sites that search Twitter profiles http://tweepz.com/
Select “Advanced Search”
From websites, blogs and email
Useful websites http://govtwit.com/list - all phases of government on Twitter
http://justtweetit.com/ - directory of users by category
http://www.tweetfind.com/ - white & yellow page directory
Use search
Good way to follow topics of interest
Navigate to http://search.twitter.com
Timeline
Statistics
Lists – a way to group your twitter feed
Click on “Create a List” in the drop-down box
Give list a name (Mark as “public” or “private”)
Click on “following” to add names from list
Click on list icon next to person
Select desired list from drop-down box
A person may be in more than one list
Filter tweets by clicking on List tab and then selecting desired list
Connect to your audience
Ask questions that invite discussion
Be transparent Be yourself
Don’t pretend
Know your followers Keep in touch with them
Highlight content generated by your followers Retweet
Retweet
Reply
Type your message in the “What’s happening?” box at the top of the page
Hit the Tweet button
Take part in Twitter chats #MCChat - Managing Money - Friday 4 – 5 PM EST
#Booktweet – Book Discussions - Saturday 12 – 1 PM EST
#CruiseChat – Tuesday 2 – 3 PM EST
#TogChat – Photography – Wednesday 3 – 4 PM EST
#FNIchat – Food Night In – Monday 4 – 6 PM EST
Find chats on Twitter Chats Schedule on Google Docs http://bit.ly/qz59gK
Link shortening services http://bit.ly/
http://tinyurl.com/
Seesmic www.seesmic.com Has both a desktop and web version
Tweetdeck www.tweetdeck.com Resides on your PC
Hootsuite www.hootsuite.com Resides on web
Fill in account information
Click “Create Account” button at the bottom
Add desired social networks
Select Twitter from list of social networks
Click “Connect with Twitter” button
Fill in Twitter username and password
Click “Authorize” button to permit Hootsuite to connect
Tabs
Search
Streams
Tweet Box
Home Feed - Tweets of all people that you are following
Mentions – Tweets that include @KNRose
Direct Messages – Tweets sent privately to KNRose
Sent Tweets – Tweets sent by KNRose
Click on “+” in tab section
Type name of tab
Click “Add Streams” button
Streams are groups of related tweets
Can be created from searches, keywords or Twitter lists
Click the “Lists” tab
Select desired list from those presented
Click the “Keywords” tab (Words found with “#”)
Enter up to three sets of keywords to track
Click the “Search” tab
Enter criteria in box indicated using search syntax
