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Twittering in Class and Beyond
G. Snyder
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Getting Started
1. Use a handle
similar to your
real name.
2. Upload a
picture.
3. Include your real
name, location,
bio, webpage,
etc.
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Once you’re setup
Post your updates
here (140
character limit).
Your latest post.
Your friends
updates.
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Following/Follower
numbers.
Recent posts
mentioning you.
Direct messages to
you.
Posts you’ve marked
as favorites.
Twitter Search.
Trending Topics.
etc
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Some Definitions
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tweet
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follow
Clicking “Follow” makes you a follower!
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@reply
A tweet that is directed to a single person you follow that
all of your followers can see.
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Direct Message (DM)
A direct message sent within twitter in private to another person
you follow. Other followers cannot Sort of like texting.
* Don’t send Direct Messages to people that you aren't following
because they can't respond back to you.
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RT or “retweet”
Use RT to share what the people you follow post.
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Tinyurl
A service that shortens URLs so they
take up fewer characters in a tweet.
– (Twitter automatically shortens your links to
TinyURLs if they’re too long.)
Alternatives to TinyURL becoming
popular.
– Bit.ly – Shorter, & gives stats.
– Is.gd – Very short links.
– SnipURL (snurl.com)– simliar to TinyURL.
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Hashtags
Putting a # in front of a word (no space). Can use to search and
track.
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Fail Whale
Sometimes Twitter saturates. Wait 10 seconds or so and it usually goes away!
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Some Twittlingo
• tweetup
– gathering at a local restaurant or watering hole,
everyone is invited
• tweeps or tweeple
– your twitter friends
• twebinar
– webinar utilizing twitterspace
• twestival
– a charity event promoted via Twitter
• just add “tw”
– ???
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A Few Tips
1. Talk first, follow later
2. Start with friends, expand slowly
3. Don’t bother going “private”
4. Post consistently and you’ll get it.
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What should you write about?
1. News in your business/industry.
2. Helpful tips.
3. Links to your new blog posts.
4. What’s going on in your life (with
caution).
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Try to avoid writing about
1. What you ate for lunch.
2. Politics
3. Your travel schedule.
4. “Figuring out Twitter”
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How do you find people to follow?
1. Find People by name on Twitter.
2. Find people using keywords, location, interests,
etc.
3. Find people on other networks (Gmail, Yahoo,
Hotmail, MSN, and AOL for now).
4. Look for common interests using sites like
WeFollow.com
5. Look at your friends’ friends.
For “how to” details see: http://help.twitter.com/forums/10711/entries/14022
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Who Should You Follow Back?
That is up to you…. Set
your basic criteria and then
decide on individual basis.
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Twitter & Professional Growth
• referrals
• community
• networking
• commerce
• knowledge
• serendipity
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Referrals
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Community
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Community
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Community
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Networking
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Commerce
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Knowledge
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Serendipity
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Twitter and Fun Stuff
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Important
• Spam is just as annoying on Twitter.
• Use direct messages with care.
• Remember to be respectful and smart.
• Twitter is not instant messaging.
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Twitter can be...
• a cost-effective (free) option to accentuate
existing messages;
• a broadcasting tool to announce relevant
information to specific audiences;
• and a (brief) conversational tool to
appropriately respond to relevant inquiries
and follow-up questions or comments.
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Two Twitter Types
Broadcaster
• useful if audience Conversationalist
knows what they are
getting • provides a "voice"
seen as an authority and
• another way to push source
information
•ROE - return on
• works best if you have engagement a way to
good information to interact with those
give interested in topic
• could fill a need from
specific area or topic
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Some Twitter Apps
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Twitscoop
[ http://www.twitscoop.com ] .ORG
Tweetdeck
[ http://www.tweetdeck.com ]
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Twhirl
[http://www.twhirl.org] .ORG
twitpic
sharing photos via Twitter, people love photos (now famous example)
[http://twitpic.com] .ORG
iPhone and iPod touch - Echofon
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twellow
http://www.twellow.com/ .ORG
WeFollow
http://wefollow.com
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TwitterBar
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Twitter In Your Classroom
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You can also integrate your
Twitter feed, YouTube Videos,
etc into your Facebook, Blog,
FriendFeed, etc……..
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Yammer
https://www.yammer.com/
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References Used With Permission
1. The Twitter Tutorial, David Griner,
http://www.slideshare.net/Griner
2. Intro To Twitter, Rosalyn Lemieux,
http://www.slideshare.net/rozlemieux
3. The Nuts and Bolts of Twitter, Richie Escovedo and
Terry Morawski, http://www.slideshare.net/rescovedo
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Contact:
Gordon F. Snyder Jr
Executive Director, National Center for Information and Communications Technologies
a Division of Springfield Technical Community College
1 Armory Square
Springfield, MA 01105
413-755-6550
www.ictcenter.org
Read my blog at: http://ictcenter.blogspot.com
Join me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/gsnyder
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