Flickr: Jason HowieThe Language of Social Media

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What is the primary purpose of social media?

To share and to be shared in return

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First, find people

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You see their tweets in your home feed/ timeline.

If they've marked their profile as “private”, they must accept you before you can see their Tweets.

What happens when you are "following" someone?

The reverse happens when someone is “following” you.

Follow @orangecanton

www.TweetFind.com

Find the following to follow:

3 People

2 News

1 Interest

Twitter Task #1

Twitter basics – symbols, letters and what they all mean.

@ DM RT #

@ precedes a username or "handle" whenever you want that user to see a tweet.

@

@username is a link to username’s Twitter profile

@

I am learning about social media with @username1 and @username2

Mention

2 reply 2 another Twitter user / include them in tweet, put “@” b4 their username.

Reply or @reply

@username thanks for sharing that article, it was great!

Reply or @reply

Thanks @username for sharing that article, it was great!

Reply or @reply

If @ is 1st character in tweet, reply is shown 2 “username” + any1 following both of you.

Reply or @reply

If @ is not 1st character, then tweet is shown to all of your followers + “username”

Reply or @reply

Add a period before the username: .@username won first prize in our contest!

Public Reply – everyone can see!

Pte comm btw 2 users. Use button or start with “D username” or “DM username”. You and username must follow each other.

DM - Direct Message

Have a conversation with people

you are following on Twitter.

Twitter Task #2

Marks keyword or topic, also used for humour. Click on #word to show all Tweets with #word.

# - hashtag

Learning about Twitter at social media workshop with @newfriend. #LAworkshop

# - hashtag

Re-posting another person’s tweet.Quick way to share information.“RT” gives credit to original poster.

RT - retweet

RT @STcom Two women fined after being caught on camera for high-rise littering http://t.co/XyCWXa1K1i

RT - retweet

Most tweets are re-tweets of updates in your timeline. To be “social”, add your comment/ compliment to the original tweet.

RT - retweet

“Re-tweet” in twitter.com will automatically send it out. Copy and paste original text in a new message so you can add new text.

RT - retweet

[ORIGINAL TWEET] How to tweet like a pro bit.ly/12hjklu [from @tweetexpert][Your RE-TWEET] Great article! RT @tweetexpert How to tweet like a pro bit.ly/12hjklu

RT - retweet

[ORIGINAL TWEET] How to tweet like a pro bit.ly/12hjklu [from @tweetexpert][Your RE-TWEET] MT @tweetexpert I love this article on Twitter! bit.ly/12hjklu

MT – modified tweet

[ORIGINAL TWEET] How to tweet like a pro bit.ly/12hjklu [from @tweetexpert][Your RE-TWEET] I love this article on Twitter! bit.ly/12hjklu (via @tweetexpert)

via @poster

Don’t Plagiarise! Re-tweets should give credit to the poster (@username1) and to the originator of the tweet (@username2)

Re-tweets

[ORIGINAL TWEET] How to tweet like a pro bit.ly/ 12hjklu by @tweetexpert [TWEETED by @orangecanton]

[Your RE-TWEET] Great Twitter advice from the experts! bit.ly/12hjklu by @tweetexpert via @orangecanton

Re-tweets

1) Continue conversations or express your thoughts but this time add #LAworkshop at the

end of your tweet.

2) Re-tweet at least three tweets in your timeline adding your own comments.

3) Click on #LAworkshop to see what people are saying and who is at the workshop.

Twitter Task #3

Check #LAworkshop now for a link to a great social media cheat sheet!

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How are you tweeting?

http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/2008/07/13/genesis2.jpg By Oliver Widder, used under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/

Let’s see how Twitter users are using language

Upload a photo. Don’t be an egg. Nobody wants to follow an egg.

Craft your bio. You can be serious, witty, but don’t be long-winded.

Twitter Tips – Your Account

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Keep tweets short. Max 140 characters but aim for 120 so there is space to RT.

Use Twitter clients for easier re-tweeting, as well as integrating other

social media accounts.

Twitter Tips – Your Tweets

Try HootSuite, Seesmic, Tweetdeck

How To Write The Perfect Tweet - AllTwitter http://bit.ly/1cpdzMH

The Perfect Tweet

Maximum readabilityMaximum retweetabilityTry these 3 tips

The Perfect Tweet

Take the time to craft your tweet accurately and pleasingly.

The Perfect Tweet #1

Just so fed up with the bad news on #sghaze. Can you stop complaining?!?

Gloom and doom of #sghaze surround us but we can get through this together!

The Perfect Tweet #1

Read before you RT. Modify headline as you wish. Share discriminately.

The Perfect Tweet #2

Check for correct spelling and punctuation.

The Perfect Tweet #3

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Language of Websites Language of Social Media

Now that you’re more familiar with tweeting, what’s the difference between the language of

websites and the language of social media?

Websites

Social Media

Word countSearchability

SEO

Repeated key words Words = $

The right length

InformativeDirect

One way

Readability Short and sweet

Two way CreativeInformal

Twitter = short form communication

Content + Context = Communication

To master Twitter, find your voice.

Dare to have a personality.

Be creative, get poetic!

AlliterationRepetition of similar sound at the beginning of words

Better busy than bored

Keep tweets short, simple and sweet.

Fantastic fun in fantasy funland!

Your turn!Craft a tweet with 3 or 4 words in alliteration

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OnomatopoeiaNaming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound

Oof. Fell over in my heels.

BARK BARK BARK my neighbour’s dog BARK BARK BARK

Grrr. Burnt toast again.

Your turn!Craft a tweet with 1 or 2 onomatopoeias

PersonificationRepresenting a thing or an object as person.

Please don’t die lappy! I need you so bad!

Meenie, I’m sorry I left you in the ladies. I will miss you!

Nothing comes between me and my Sam!

Your turn!Craft a tweet to include personification.

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OxymoronFigure of speech that combines normally contradictory terms

jumbo shrimp

extremely normal

common delicacy

Your turn! Craft a tweet that contains an oxymoron.

NeologismA newly coined term made up of existing words

unfriend

twitterholic

bromance

Your turn! Craft a tweet that includes a newly coined term.

Get creative with your tweets!

On your own or in pairs, compose tweets or RT with comments that contain the following:

Alliteration , Onomatopoeia, Personification, Oxymoron, Neologism

Remember to include #LAworkshop so we can track your tweets.

Twitter Task #4

What are the dos and don’ts of using language in social media?

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hashtag

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acknowledge

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blab!!!!!

show off

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