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Introduction to TwitterWendy Tagg

The Small PrintPlease note that you are responsible for your own Twitter use and Information and Communications Technology security. Wendy Tagg has put together the presentation and notes based on her own personal experience but she and the Residents Association cannot accept responsibility for any loss, damage or omission that may result from their use.

MP&HF Introduction to Twitter v1.0

Aim and objectives

Aim:

• enabling everyone to get started with Twitter.

Objectives

• will know how to set up an account

• will know how to see and send tweets

• have an awareness of things that can go wrong.

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?What is your name

Have you used TwitterWhat do you want to use Twitter

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What is Twitter?

The timeline is a stream of tweets from people

you have followed

Images are from my laptop. You can use it

on a phone too.

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A tweet can be up to 140 characters long


What can I do with 140 characters?

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Setting up your account

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If you haven’t got an account, sign up

Probably your real name e.g.

Wendy Tagg(with space)

Some people prefer an alternative name.

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On later visits sign in.


Create account

• On next page, select unique username (e.g. WendyTagg withno space). They'll tell you if the username you want is available.

• Check your name, email address, password, and username.

• Select Create my account.

• You may be asked to complete a task to let Twitter know that you're human.

• Twitter sends confirmation email to the address you entered on sign up.

• Click link in email to confirm your email address and activate the account.

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Account details

Photo displayed beside each tweet.

Scroll down and save

Choose settings

Choose profile

Only add information that you are happy to share

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Seeing and sending Tweets

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Find people to follow

e.g.s Uckfield – tweets containing Uckfieldor

@UckfieldNews to find account

Select someone’s name to see info and options

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Follow

Select Follow to add their tweets to your timeline

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Your timeline

@UserName - Mentions another Twitter user.

#HashTag is used to group items from the same topic – e.g. railway incident or TV

show

You don’t have to read your whole timeline – just dip in when you feel

like it

Respond to tweets.

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Tweeting

Type your tweet

You can add a photo if you

wish

This shows how many characters you can type in

If you start typing # or @, Twitter offers you options.

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Tweeting a link

You can copy this link (highlight and press CTRL+C) and paste

(CTRL+V) into your tweet OR

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Select the Tweet button to display this

box

Now you can tweet the link – you will need to give

permission in next screen – only give it if you trust site.


Notifications – Others’ responses to your tweets

Shows a number if you have new notifications

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Notifications tell when you have been mentioned, when your tweets have

been retweeted etc.


Getting Help

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Getting Help

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What can go wrong?

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You are speaking to the world

• If info is private or sensitive – don’t put it in a tweet.

• Don’t tell Twitter that you are on holiday.

• Beware there are a lot of sensitivities out there.

• Your boss, mum or kids might be listening.

• Many tweets are wrong – fact check before retweeting.

• Libel and contempt laws apply to tweets too. Try this quiz http://accidentaloutlaw.knowthenet.org.uk/

• Even if it’s legal, it might come across as rude or creepy.Slide 21October 2014

http://accidentaloutlaw.knowthenet.org.uk/

http://accidentaloutlaw.knowthenet.org.uk/


Think before selecting a link

Don’t click the link unless it’s

respectable

Beware:- Promises of freebies and giveaways- Tweets that seem out of character- Naughty pictures and gossip about celebs.

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• People who try to upset others by posting nasty messages to get a reaction.

• Usually cowardly and hidden behind fake I. D.

• They feed on reactions.

• Leave them to starve undertheir bridge.

Trolls

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?Any questions

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Over to you

• I will be available for a while in ?

• This weekend, try doing something with Twitter that you didn’t do before

• We will send some links etc.

• Please follow the link to the questionnaire and fill it in – I’m learning too – I want to know:

• how to improve future sessions• how to use the survey tool!

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Social Media

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