Sami PostmaEDC

5/27/2014

Composing a Tweet

Limit two #hashtags per tweet

Twitter Terminology

• @– Direct callout of a user– @ mention – Creating a tweet directed at a

specific user; the user you’re mentioning will receive notification

– @ reply – Response to a specific tweet; the user you’re responding to will receive notification

Twitter Terminology

• #– #hashtags are used to categorize things on Twitter– No spaces or punctuation in a single hashtag– Hashtags are searchable– Can be used anywhere in the tweet– No more than 2 hashtags per tweet– They can also give a little personal flavor to your

tweet rather than just navigation.

Trends

Twitter Terminology

• DM– Direct Message: recently changed to just

“message”– Private between the sender and the recepient– Still restricted to 140 characters– Send via phone by “d [username] message”– Send online by:

Additional Twitter Tools

Be creative with your Twitter use!

Reasons to love Waterstones Oxford twitter