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Social Media 101:
Facebook & Twitter
What is it?Largest social network on the planet with over 300 million active users (or the 5th largest country in the world).
A place to connect with and share your life with friends, family, organizations or complete strangers.
Why should I use Facebook?• Facebook has become the global
social networking standard• Not just for college students & 20-
somthings anymore• Connect to friends, family or
organizations• Share comments, photos, videos,
games, recommendations
Fastest growing segment: Women over 55
- InsideFacebook.com
Profile Features• Applications• Photo Galleries• Events• Discussions• Links• Notes• Privacy Settings
Facebook Features• Fan Page• Group Page
What is it?
Twitter is a free social-messaging tool for staying connected in real-time. It is sometimes called a "micro-blogging service" that enables its users to send and read other users' short (140-character) updates, known as tweets. - Beth Harte, Ann Handley - MarketingProfs
Why should I use Twitter?• Connect to people with similar interests• Communicate your opinions, thoughts or expertise• Find out what other people are saying• Research
Twitter Lingo• @ - Public message to anyone on Twitter. Use the "@" symbol:
• D – Private (direct) message to someone who follows you. Use the "D" symbol followed by a space:
Twitter Lingo• RT - To repeat or repost a tweet
that someone else posted use "RT”• # - Hashtags are used to keep track
of conversations that are happening within Twitter (#azcardinals, #idol, #cat09)
• http://twittonary.com/
Getting Started•Write a good personal bio• Add your photo• Customize the background
Following People & Businesses• Do a topical search on subjects you are
interested in (Suns, @cschandler, Lost…) at search.twitter.com & follow those profiles• Look at the people that are your
connections are following• Twitter directories
–WeFollow.com–Twellow.com
Tools• Twitter management
–Tweetdeck–Hootsuite–UberTwitter (BlackBerry)
• URL shorteners–TinyURL.com–Bit.ly
• TwitScoop.com• Exhaustive list of Twitter applications:
–http://www.squidoo.com/twitterapps
Connecting Twitter & Facebook
Connecting Twitter & Facebook
Thank You!
Kory [email protected]
480.463.4711Twitter: @korykredit
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/korykwww.ConnectionPointInteractive.com
