Twitter 101

The Basics

• Use shrink tools such as bit.ly for long URLs

Bit.ly

For mentions and replies@username + your message

@

The Hashtag - helps you group and filter all discussions relevant to a specific event

#

Repeating someone else’s tweet to amplify its effect, to give them credit use:RT @username = “I respect you and your message”

RT

Sends someone a private messageD username + your message

D

Retweet via @OriginalPosterNameRT @first via @last

via

Link to a Tweet?

The Tools

ttfratio.comFind your Twitter follow ratio

twitoria.comFind friends who haven’t tweeted in a long time

tweetstats.comGraph your Twitter stats.

tweetstats.comGraph your Twitter stats.

twitalyzer.comWhat Influencer type are you?

friendorfollow.comWho is not following you back?

twittergrader.comHow influential are you on Twitter?

tweetvalue.comHow much is your profile worth?

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