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Mastering Twitter: A Beginner's Guide to Effective Networking

Learn the basics of Twitter, from setting up your account to using essential terminology like tweets, RTs, and hashtags. Discover how to engage with others, share updates, and connect with friends on this popular social networking platform.

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Mastering Twitter: A Beginner's Guide to Effective Networking

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  1. Twitter 101 PSRC Technology Integration Team

  2. What is Twitter? • Twitter is a social networking tool or microblog. • It is composed of short text, pictures, and URLs called Tweets, which can be up to 140 characters.

  3. How do I get started? www.twitter.com

  4. How do I get started? Create your account.

  5. Twitter Terminology • Tweet - Each of your Twitter posts or updates is known as a tweet. • @- The @ symbol is a way of referring to another Twitter user. For example, @PSRCtrainingmeans you're either sending a message to the training team or you're talking about them in your message. • Retweet - A retweet - or RT - is when you share the tweet of one user with all of your Twitter followers. If you happen to follow a Twitter news feed and they post a link to a story that you feel should be shared, you can "retweet" it.

  6. Twitter Terminology • Reply - Reply is when you respond to a tweet from a particular userin the public feed. • Direct Message – Replies are completely public, but a direct message is a private message that you send through a discussion board. You can only send a direct message to someone that is following your account. • Follower – Unlike Facebook, Twitter allows for one-way relationships. If you find Twitter users who are interesting, you can "follow them" to subscribe to their tweets.

  7. Twitter Terminology • Hash Tags or # - Hash tags are words or acronyms that begin with the number sign. They are used when many people are tweeting about the same topic or from the same event.

  8. How do you find people to follow? If you know a user’s name, you can search here.

  9. Connect with others The @connect tab allows you to see only your interactions with others.

  10. What should you say? • Collaborate with others • Post updates from meetings • Share URLs and images • Post questions Compose your tweet.

  11. Join the conservation

  12. Join the conservation

  13. Connect with friends

  14. Follow popular accounts

  15. Direct messages Send a direct (private) message by selecting Direct Message from the Settings icon.

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