2. A CB radio for the internet
Everybody gets their own channel
Anybody can tune into that channel
A combination of text messaging, instant messaging
and blogging
4. Follow – to subscribe to another user’s tweets
Follower – another Twitter user who is following you
Tweep or Tweeple – one who posts and/or reads tweets
Handle – a user’s username
Tweet – a message posted via Twitter
140 characters or less
Timeline – a real-time list of tweets on Twitter
Home timeline – a real-time list of tweets from those that you follow
Chat – a scheduled “conversation” on a common topic
5. “@” – used to call out usernames and link to their
profile
“@username message” – directs a tweet to another user
“message @username” – a mention
“#” – used to mark keywords or topics in a tweet
“#jobs” – generally tweets about job opportunities
8. Twitter will try to make suggestions on topics and
people to follow
I recommend ignoring this by clicking on “Next Step”
Once you confirm the email that twitter sent, you are
ready to begin
9.
10. Click on either of the options under set up your profile
This is one of the ways that people will find you
11. This is how people will find you and first see you
12. Who should you follow?
Thought leaders in your industry
Leaders in your area
People who share a common passion
Amusing people
Real-life friends
People who tweet about things that interest you
17. Search Operators
job search = containing both “job” and “search” (default)
“happy hour” = containing the exact phrase “happy hour”
love or hate = containing either “love” or “hate” (or both)
beer –root = containing “beer” but not “root”
“happy hour” near:”Cincinnati, OH” – containing the phrase
“happy hour” and sent near “Cincinnati, OH”
#haiku – marked with the keyword “haiku”
@mashable – referencing user “mashable”
21. Useful websites
http://govtwit.com/list - all phases of government on
Twitter
http://justtweetit.com/ - directory of users by category
http://www.tweetfind.com/ - white & yellow page directory
28. Click on “Create a List” in the drop-down box
Give list a name (Mark as “public” or “private”)
Click on “following” to add names from list
29. Click on list icon next to person
Select desired list from drop-down box
A person may be in more than one list
30. Filter tweets by clicking on List tab and then selecting
desired list
31. Connect to your audience
Ask questions that invite discussion
Be transparent
Be yourself
Don’t pretend
Know your followers
Keep in touch with them
Highlight content generated by your followers
Retweet
34. Type your message in the “What’s happening?” box at
the top of the page
Hit the Tweet button
35. Take part in Twitter chats
#MCChat - Managing Money - Friday 4 – 5 PM EST
#Booktweet – Book Discussions - Saturday 12 – 1 PM EST
#CruiseChat – Tuesday 2 – 3 PM EST
#TogChat – Photography – Wednesday 3 – 4 PM EST
#FNIchat – Food Night In – Monday 4 – 6 PM EST
Find chats on Twitter Chats Schedule on Google Docs
http://bit.ly/qz59gK
36. Tweet Chat – tool to make participation in chats easier
http://tweetchat.com/
38. Seesmic www.seesmic.com
Has both a desktop and web version
Tweetdeck www.tweetdeck.com
Resides on your PC
Hootsuite www.hootsuite.com
Resides on web
40. Fill in account information
Click “Create Account” button at the bottom
Add desired social networks
41. Select Twitter from list of social networks
Click “Connect with Twitter” button
Fill in Twitter username and password
Click “Authorize” button to permit Hootsuite to
connect
43. Home Feed - Tweets of all people that you are following
Mentions – Tweets that include @KNRose
Direct Messages – Tweets sent privately to KNRose
Sent Tweets – Tweets sent by KNRose
44. Click on “+” in tab section
Type name of tab
Click “Add Streams” button
45. Streams are groups of related tweets
Can be created from searches, keywords or Twitter lists