3. • Best place to look for people
• They may not see messages
• If they’re public, post contact request on
their wall
4. • Promote several stories a day, but don’t
spam your fans with too many
• Photos engage better than links
• Try to start a conversation
5. • See if you have friends in common who
can reach out for you
• Ask permission to use photos (but they
may not have rights)
6. Breaking news:
• Search for sources (w/ and w/o location)
• Search for “holy shit,” WTF
• Crowdsource
• Tweet the unfolding story
• Use hashtag (for search & in your tweets)
7. Events:
• Livetweet all routine events
• Especially livetweet big events
• Use hashtag
• Set context (warn about lots of tweets)
• Feed tweets into ScribbleLive
• Not transcript or play-by-play
8. Other uses:
• Crowdsourcing (usernames & hashtags)
• Listen to community conversation
• Follow people on your beat
• Use lists to organize tweets
• Save searches
• Save alerts
9. • Post all stories
• Don’t just post headline & link
• Conversational statements & questions
• Share related links (not just Camera)
• Become the source for interesting tweets
about the topic you cover
10. • If you leave the office, consider a Tout(s)
• In interview, re-ask best question
• After event, ask one question
• Action better than talking heads
• Doesn’t have to be 45 seconds (maybe
shouldn’t)
11. • Posting stories on Google+ boosts SEO
• Hangout better than phone interview
(if source has video; you can help set
up on G+)
• Can livestream & record on YouTube
• Not if source might go off record
12. • Livestream & record remote interviews
using Google+ Hangout
• Search for videos related to stories
• Embed
• Be sure to attribute
13. • Post entertainment content as tips at
venues
• “Mayor” may be source on stories
• People who have checked in may be
witnesses to news there