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.

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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