Introduction to Twitter

Author: @presleysylwia, SylwiaPresley.com

Why Twitter?

•Fast access to real-time news and information, •Communication with our friends, •Connecting with other Twitter users – direct contact with authors, potential clients, people sharing our passions,•Self-promotion and career building,•PR, branding and marketing, •Social customer service, •Sales and promotions, •Volunteering and campaigning, •Recruitment, •Crowd sourcing ideas,•Event documentation and promotion, …and many more!

Twitter Facts

Twitter in Wantage

Twitter.com

Twitter.com menu

1. Home•Tweets•Who to follow: https://twitter.com/i/#!/who_to_follow/suggestions•Trends>tailored by location2. Connect•Interactions•Mentions3. Discover•Tweets•Activity•Who to follow•Categories

Twitter.com menu

4. Me•Following•Followers•Favorites•Lists•Photos•Similar to you•Direct messages5. Settingshttps://twitter.com/settings/account

Profile design

What’s in a tweet?

Tweet!Create a message

Bitly.com

@ me!Respond to a public message

RT this! Re-tweet a message

DM me! Manage direct (private) messages

Hashtags

http://www.southernoxfordshire.com/ox_trails

Twitter search

Twitter discover

Favorite tweets

Beyond Twitter basics

Twitter mobile

Twitter promoted tweets

https://business.twitter.com/products/promoted-tweets-self-service

Other tools for Twitter

Sharing to Twitter - Instagram

Sharing to Twitter - Foursquare

Storify.com – collecting tweets

Twitter reputation scores

Free, basic Twitter analytics

Free, complex Twitter management & analytics

Paid social media marketing tools

More links:

http://mashable.com/2009/04/24/daily-twitter-memes/http://blog.twitter.com/http://mashable.com/guidebook/twitter/https://twitter.com/twitterhttps://twitter.com/twitteruk http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/22-best-twitter-apps-for-2012-930383http://web.appstorm.net/roundups/social-media-roundups/50-brilliant-apps-to-enhance-your-twitter-experience/http://mashable.com/2010/07/25/improve-twitter-experience/