Twitter #Hashtags for conferences, causes, chats,

and connecting with people of similar interests.

Karen Jeannette, John Dorner, Steve Judd

We welcome you to tweet about this Webinar using the hashtag:#netlitmtg

http://www.extension.org/learn/event/306

Tweet this:

Attending #netlit webinar: Twitter Hashtags for conferences, causes, chats http://www.extension.org/learn/event/306 #netlitmtg

Poll Questions

• Chocolate Cake

…140 characters can be rich or made richer

• Chocolate Cake

…140 characters can be rich or made richer

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Where is everyone?

Serendipity via the Hashtag

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What hashtags may you be

aware of already? 

 

Cause Chat/Meetup Backchannel

Ways to Use a Hashtag

Connect by Hashtag

search.twitter.com

Tweet this or something similar

I found #______ at today's #netlitmtg Webinar

Twubs

Other Twitter applications(to view and tweet hashtags)

• TweetChat (web based)• TweetDeck (desktop app, phone app)• Hootsuite• Others you suggest?

Twitter Mobile

•Find the search feature•Type in hashtag(#keyword)•Save the search

•Click Compose button(If search is saved, the hashtag should autopopulate)

•Type your tweet•Don’t forget your options!(i.e. look up users, + photos)

Twitter iPhone App Example

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More Twitter resources…

• Twitter Basics (recorded webinar) http://www.extension.org/learn/event/221

Anatomy of a Tweet

Twitter Conversational VocabularyTerm What to Tweet Purpose

General Any 140 characters Inform or ask

Mention @username + remaining characters

Talking to or about another user•Acknowledge user•Refer to a user

Retweet RT @ username + remaining characters

•Pass info from another user onto your audience

•Credit the source

Direct Message D @username + remaining characters

Private Message to those that follow you back

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