Part of "Making the Most of Twitter" - Preconference at Computers in Libraries 2010. Presented with Michael Sauers and David Lee King. April 11, 2010.
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1. Computers in Libraries
April 11, 2010
2. What is microblogging?
The act of blogging that is:
Short
Fast
Easy
Mobile
3. 4. Enter Twitter
Answer the question Whats happening? in 140 characters or
less
Follow friends
Be followed
Like IM, but asynchronous
No status, others dont know if youre paying attention
5. Create your account
6. Create your account
7. Set up posting options
8. Set up notifications
9. Set up your profile
10. Design your home page
11. Design your home page
12. Make connections
13. Twitter Goodies
14. Widgets
15. Buttons
16. Posting to Twitter
A post: Tweet
Creating a post: Tweeting
Methods
via the Web (twitter.com)
via a client (Twhirl, TweetDeck, TwitHive)
via a bookmarklet (TwitterBar, TwitThis)
via e-mail
via SMS (40404)
Blog-to-Twitter (twitterfeed)
URLs that extend past the 140 character limit are automatically
turned into TinyURLs
17. Twitter.com
18. Twitter commands
@username
d usernamemessage
nudge username
l: location information
follow username
leave username
block username
invite phonenumber
#hashtag
19. Follow your friends
Read your friends tweets via your Twitter homepage
Read via a client
Subscribe via RSS
Receive tweets via SMS
20. Add friends
21. Direct messages
22. Create lists
23. Uses
Ultra simple blogging
Conferences
Reference Questions
News
Emergency Services
Weather
Presidential Campaigning
Web site updates
Conversations
Humor
Characters
24. Arlington Virginia Public Library
25. NLC Reference
26. 27. NASA
28. The White House
29. Darth Vader
30. Searching Twitter Content
31. Twitter on Google
32. Twemes
33. Problems
TwitterferenceSo many SMS tweets that you cant make a phone
call
If it ever goes away, your content is gone
Considered too distracting by some
If you dont participate, you wont get anything out of it
34. 7 Tips to a Good Twitter Experience
Follow unto others
@comment others
Link to your stuff
Dont take non-responses personally
Be patient
Avoid addiction
Use your name
Source:http://meryl.net/2008/04/01/7-tips-to-a-good-twitter-experience/
35.
http://www.gapingvoid.com/Moveable_Type/archives/000932.html
36. Questions???
Christa BurnsSpecial Projects Librarian
Nebraska Library Commission [email protected]
800-307-2665
twitter.com/cjburns
