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Margaret Portier @ tophile Jennifer Liddy @ jennliddy. Tweet?. 101 What the Tweet?. An introduction to the social network. #Tw101VPA. What is a social network?. A network of people who are linked together through relationships with others.
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Margaret Portier @tophile Jennifer Liddy @jennliddy Tweet? 101What the Tweet? An introduction to the social network. #Tw101VPA
What is a social network? • A network of people who are linked together through relationships with others. • Social networking is engaging with other members of your network. • Social media is the platform for two-way information exchange.
What is ? A short intro.
Start an account. www.twitter.com
What is a Tweet? 140 character status update.
Composing A Tweet • 140 characters • May contain: • URLs • #hashtags • Mentions • Retweets • Modified Retweets • Add an image • Add a location
Try it out! Compose a tweet! Hello world!
What are #Hashtags? Keywords or phrases.
# What are #Hashtags? • Any term preceded by a # • Can be a phrase with no spaces or other punctuation • Keyword • People interested in the same topic can find you • Identifier • Conference (ex. #ALA11) • Class (ex. #rotoloclass) • Chat (ex. #libchat) • Not case-sensitive
Try it out! Compose a tweet that includes #Tw101VPA. #Tw101VPA
What is a Mention? A way to interact with other Twitter users.
Mentions @ • Using @ and a Twitter username, you can send a message to another user. • Used for: • Tagging • Giving credit • Sharing information • Replying • Here’s the tricky part: • Using @username within a Tweet, is public. Anyone who follows you will see it. • Using @username as the very first characters in a Tweet make it semi-private. Only those who follow you both will see it in their timelines, but anyone can find it in a search.
What is a direct message? Private message to another user.
Try it out! Tweet @ us! @tophile @jennliddy
This is the user I follow. Look what @bandier Tweeted! This is where I can interact. What is a Retweet? Sharing someone else’s Tweet with your followers.
Retweet and Modified Retweet Retweet (RT) Modified Retweet (MT) • Click on Retweet • Copies the exact text of the Tweet • Add a note or mention without changing the original Tweet, use RT • Good manners • If you want to add a personal note or comment and have to modify the original text, use MT instead of RT
DON’T PANIC! • Using the Retweet function is easy! • Don’t worry about using RT or MT until you are comfortable with Retweet • Twitter programs have different ways of Retweeting • Hootsuite • Tweet Deck • Twitter.com • Twitter for Mac
Try it out! Search for the hashtag #Tw101VPA. Find an interesting Tweet. Retweet it! Retweet!
Margaret Portier @tophile Jennifer Liddy @jennliddy Huh? Do you have any questions about how to use ? Tweet us any time @tophile and @jennliddy #Tw101VPA