Twitter Workshop for WGBH
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My slides from a two-hour workshop for WGBH employees held on March 20. The workshop helped employees learn the basics of Twitter as well as tips, tricks and best practices for the platform.
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Twitter Workshop for WGBH
- 1. Social Media IQ Series: WGBH Employee Twitter Workshop
- 2. Twitter 101 • 3-3:15 What is Twitter? • 3:15 – 3:30 The Anatomy of a Tweet • 3:30-3:45 Ways to Use Twitter • 3:45 – 4pm Workshop: Setting up your account
- 3. What is Twitter? • Microblogging service • Sends text messages limited to 140 characters • Registered users can read and post tweets • Unregistered users can only read tweets • Twitter launched in 2006 • There are 645 million active registered Twitter users • 135,000 new Twitter users sign up every day • An average of 58 million tweets are sent a day
- 4. Twitter Lingo To Tweet Tweeting …Not twittering. Tweeter … Not Twitterer.
- 5. The Anatomy of a Tweet
- 6. The Tweet Username Text Profile photo Link = 112 characters Handle Actions Date sent
- 9. Navigating Twitter: Desktop Timeline Mentions & Interactions Search and trends My tweets Search Direct messages Settings Compose
- 10. Navigating Twitter: Mobile Timeline Mentions & Interactions Search Direct messages Compose
- 12. Connect Connect
- 13. Discovery
- 15. The Hashtag • A brief search term, used with a # at the beginning of a word • Using a hashtag, you can search Twitter to find all the tweets using that hashtag • Makes conversations possible • Hashtags function as keywords to highlight discussions • Hashtags unify a group of related threads or tweets because they are searchable • A hashtag that catches on and becomes widely used can amplify issues and broadcast views very quickly
- 16. Find an Existing Hashtag • Twitter.com • Hashtags.org • What the trend • Hashtagify.me • Twubs • Tagalus • Trendsmap
- 17. Create Your Own Hashtag
- 18. Ways to Use Twitter 1) Build your personal brand 2) Share your passions and hobbies 3) Find and follow news 4) Use as a second screen
- 19. What Do I Tweet? • Your passions and hobbies • Interact • Takeaways from professional learning • Interesting links • Pictures • Ask questions
- 20. Workshop: Set Up Your Account
- 22. Workshop: The Profile Background Profile picture Bio URL Location
- 24. Workshop: Follow
- 25. Twitter 102 • 4-4:15 Social listening on Twitter • 4:15 – 4:30 Twitter best practices • 4:30-4:45 Useful tools • 4:45 – 5pm Open workshop
- 26. Social Listening: Why Listen?
- 27. Social Listening: Why Listen?
- 28. Twitter Lists • Group of Twitter accounts • Way to organize Twitter •Follow is not necessary •Public or private
- 30. Subscribing to Lists • http://list.ly/ • Your Followers • Site:twitter.com/*/Y OUR TAG
- 31. Follow the WGBH Twitter List twitter.com/torystarr3/wgbh-programs/
- 32. Creating Your Own List
- 33. Search Skills Search by hashtag Search for users, photos, videos, or news Advanced search Search for a user Search by keyword
- 35. Twitter chats Mondays at 8pm EST: #journchat Sundays at 8pm EST: #blogchat Wednesdays at 8pm EST: #wjchat
- 36. Twitter Themes #FF Follow Friday #MM Music Monday #WW Wisdom Wednesdays #TBT Throwback Thursdays
- 37. Best practices 1) The 80/20 rule 3) Keep it short 2) Be visual 4) Interact 5) Be simple
- 38. Twitter Faux Pas Auto tweets Starting with an “@” sign
- 39. Hashtag Faux Pas Over hashtagging Saying “hashtag” Unrelated hashtags Too-long hashtags
- 40. Tools
- 41. Open Workshop
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- Intros
- TORY-Micro-blogging service-Sends text messages limited to 140 characters-Registered users can read and post tweets, but unregistered users can only read them-Twitter launched in 2006-There are 645 million active registered Twitter users-135,000 new Twitter users sign up every day -An average of 58 million tweets are sent a day
- To TweetTweeting (not Twittering)Tweeter / Tweeters (not Twitterers)
- NATHANUsername: Also known as a Twitter handle, this is used to identify you on Twitter -Handles are unique and contain fewer than 15 characters, starting with @Text: 140 character max, including links-Hashtag: Brief search term or keyword, starting with the # character
- The Anatomy of a Tweet: ActionsInteractions: All activity on your feed - new followers, favorites, retweets and other activity@ Mentions: Direct mentions and @ tweets directed to you RT Retweet: Act of reposting a tweet, shares it with your followers DM Direct message
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- The TimelineTweets from who you follow-follow the people you want to hear from-these don’t have to have a specific theme – you can organize them later
- ConnectBuilding community-Start building your community by finding and following people who are relevant to your content areas-Twitter community should be a combination of influential people and leaders, news organizations, industry experts and everyday people-Your stream will help you stay informed and give you unexpected information or perspectives on issues you’re interested in
- DiscoveryFind what’s trending, what people are talking about
- The Hashtag-Makes conversation possible-Brief search term, used with a # at the beginning of the word-Hashtags function as keywords to highlight discussions-Hashtags unify a group of related threads or tweets because they are searchable-A hashtag that catches on and becomes widely used can amplify issues and broadcast views very quickly-Using a hashtag, you can search Twitter to find all the tweets using that hashtag
- TORY-You can find popular hashtags by searching Twitter or using an external site (like hashtags.org or What the Trend)
- TORY-If you want to create a conversation that no one else is having, and “own” that conversation, create your own hashtag-Examples of successful hashtags at WGBH: #frontlinepbs, AMEX?-If enough people pick up the hashtag, it can become a trending topic-Be careful with your hashtag - #nowthatchersdead (people thought Cher had died), #susanalbumparty (Susan Boyle)
- How YOU can use Twitter as an individual -To build your brand (people want to see the people behind an org.)-Share your passions and hobbies (Cisco CTO)-Second screen (more conversational than FB, real time interaction)-Find news, especially breaking news-Listen: Only 60% actually tweet – the rest just listen
- What do I tweet?-Tweet what you find interesting-Tweet what is unique to you – what are your hobbies and your passions?-Tweet interesting links-Tweet pictures-Interact with those you follow-Ask and answer questions: use as a focus group
- NATHAN-Setting up: twitter.com, create your account, confirm via email-Your profile: this is how people will decide to follow you-Fill in your bio -Upload a photo-Custom background
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- TORYGrowth-Expect to grow your following slowly-Rapid growth happens very rarely-Growth comes when you make connections and relationships. The more you interact, the bigger your reach
- TORYWhy listen?-Brand presence – what are people saying about my show? To monitor what people are saying about your brand, keep a stream with your name or your company’s name
- NATHANWhy listen?-Latest topics- Monitor friends and colleague’s tweets to track important issues of the day
- TORYCreating Lists-Create a list of experts and sources related to a specific beat-You can build up sources by location (if you want news out of a specific area) or by keyword (if you want experts on a specific topic)
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- TORYSubscribing to Lists-If you like science and technology subscribe to a list -Listorious, WeFollow.com, Twibes.com
- Follow WGBH showshttps://twitter.com/torystarr3/wgbh-programs/
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- NATHANWays to search-Search by hashtag -Search by keyword -Search for tweets that mention a specific account -Search for tweets that mention a user -Search for a user Things you can search for-Find responses or posts on a topic or issue-Find a discussion with or about a person-Find a colleague or a potential source
- TORYBoolean logic - Advanced Search can let you refine your search like:-From these accounts-To these accounts-mentioning these accounts-searching for any-searching for all-searching for exact wording-This or That (one of these words but not both together)-language of the tweet-location of the tweet
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- Great tweets-80/20 rule: Out of every 10 tweets, 2 should promote you/stories/content; others should RT, share, engage, be random.-Use photos-<120 character-Interaction & engagement, listening-Be simple. Present 1 idea or ask them to do one thing (don’t make it too complicated) – handle OR link OR hashtag OR photo
- NATHAN-Auto-tweets (Tweets should look like they’re written by a human, are impersonal and annoying)-Starting with an “@” sign
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57dzaMaouXA
- TORYBitly: shortens URLs, tracks RTs and clicks on shortened URLs. Can use to ID supporters and popular stories.Hootsuite: Multi-user Twitter and Facebook manager; good for scheduling posts managing conversations and running promotional campaigns with multiple usersKlout: Tool to measure your influence and find other influentialTweetreach: Measures the success of your tweets by RT, influence and sentimentTwitter for Newsrooms: Resources for journalists using TwitterFollowerwonk: Visually represents the demographics of your followers.
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