Twitter for @winchmfs
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Time is Short. Money is Short.
Invest in Twitter? What is Twitter? How do you use it? What are some of the conventions
of Twitter? Where can you find out more?
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What is Twitter?
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What is Twitter?
140 Characters known as “Tweets” Displayed on author’s profile page
Read by subscribers (known as “Followers”)
Privacy Options (not recommended)
Thanks to http://twitter.com/ccondray for the structure of a couple of slides…http://www.slideshare.net/collincondray/getting-started-with-twitter-4053835
Why Twitter?
Why would you bother with Twitter? Instead of Facebook/LinkedIn/MySpace Because
Fast – Only 140 characters Interesting people talk there Fun! Sharing interesting information draws followers.
More followers means more reach and more influence
Connect with people you wouldn’t normally meet Public – what you talk about is picked up by
search engines.
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Different from Facebook?
More interest/thematic based
Not time/geographically dependent
Not as “personal” ‘I had toast’ does not cut it
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What do you want to do on Twitter? Build personal brand Find friends with similar interests Show your expertise Drive traffic to your business/course Find new readers for your blog Share your passion Communicate what you’re working on
with colleagues
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Getting Started with Twitter
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http://twitter.com/
https://twitter.com/invitations
http://twitter.com/drbexl
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TASKS
Set up your Twitter account/user name Short is sweet!
Set up your profile Full Name Location Link to personal or winchmfs website
http://winchmfs.wordpress.com/ Bio: 160 characters, think ‘keywords’ Photo (of your face!) Can use e.g. http://www.twitbacks.com/ to
change the default background
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What are the conventions of Twitter?
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http://bit.ly/catuMv
@winchmfs
What is Twitter about?
Twitter is about relationship building, you can’t just “broadcast” announcements out, you need to engage with your followers.
Twitter Home
FIRST TWEET
Tweet
Simply type (140 characters or less), then press ‘Tweet’ The shorter you keep it, the more options you give others to
“RT” Learn that ‘text language’
http://www.netlingo.com/acronyms.php Congratulations, you’ve just sent your first tweet!
Retweets: A Mark of Approval
#Hashtags: Following Conversations
Well-known: #followfriday We want REASONS http://wthashtag.com/
Invent a Hashtag Keep it short, e.g. #cmn10 Worth checking it’s not in use (
http://www.hashtags.org/) For an event, agree beforehand.
TASK
Visit: http://wthashtag.com/
Identify a hashtag of interest, and add an entry to the conversation
21st May: I loved http://wthashtag.com/Lesserbooks
Direct Messages
FOLLOW & BE FOLLOWED
@drbexl @winchmfs @markshaw @jamesclay @nwjerseyliz @lisaharris @mattbuck_hack
Start Following Finding people to follow
http://www.markshaw.biz/20-mins-per-day-twitter-workout/ The 20 Minute per day Twitter Workout 1. Send out 3 social chit chat messages as you go about your day
2. Share 3 things that you have found that you want to share with others3. Retweet 3 messages from others, that you wanted to share with others4. Send out 2 messages that demonstrate your expertise or knowledge5. Spend time replying to anyone that messages you6. Spend time answering any questions around your area of expertise7. Spend some time recommending other peeps to follow8. Answer any direct messages that are not spam9. Invite a daily question on your area of expertise or knowledge10. Find several new peeps to follow each day based on your criteria11. Spend time in the Search, listen & then engage when you can add value
TASK
Find 20 people to follow http://mrtweet.com/ http://www.twellow.com/
Find an appropriate message and ‘RT’ it Write a message which you would like
RT’d on the @winchmfs site
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How Can Twitter Lists Help?
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Identifying Lists
http://mashable.com/twitterlists/ http://listorious.com/
Lists
Right-hand column Lists I created Lists I am following
Don’t necessarily need to be ‘following’ someone to list them Some use as an alternate
to following Select ‘view all’
Twitter Lists: Being Followed
http://mashable.com/2009/11/04/twitter-lists-uses/
Twitter Lists: Following
TASK: Strategy
Who do you want to reach with the @winchmfs Twitter account?
What kind of tweets can you send? How often do you want to send? What categories are you going to use to
find new followers? Who is responsible – e.g. one person each
day? Do you want separate accounts for each
subject, feeding into @winchmfs?
Twitter Tools/Third Party Apps
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http://echofon.com/twitter/iphone/
http://www.twitpic.com/
http://friendorfollow.com/
http://hootsuite.com/dashboard#http://digital-fingerprint.co.uk/2009/09/
hootsuite/
http://www.twitalyzer.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGJTqenzdGk
http://www.slideshare.net/drbexl/twitter-for-jisc-1-march-2009
http://mashable.com/guidebook/twitter/
http://mashable.com/guidebook/twitter/
So, what do I need to do?
Tweet often Tweet honestly, Don’t think too much Follow interesting people.
Not compulsory to follow back
Link to interesting stuff Re-tweet other’s
knowledge Respond to debates in
your area of expertise
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