Twitter

What is Twitter?

Free Social Networking and Micro-Blogging PlatformFree Social Networking and Micro-Blogging Platform

About TwitterBegan as “what are you doing”?Began as “what are you doing”?

Keeping track of friendsKeeping track of friends

Has become 24/7 personalized headline stream.Has become 24/7 personalized headline stream.Social Network SummarySocial Network Summary

Most popular among working adults (Nielson News)Most popular among working adults (Nielson News)

Why I Like TwitterWhy I Like Twitter

140 Characters is liberating140 Characters is liberating

Ambient media streamAmbient media stream

Excellent Resources/Professional DevelopmentExcellent Resources/Professional Development

Organizing conversation around topicOrganizing conversation around topic

The value of “right now”The value of “right now”

Use by the NPO sector

Listening:Listening:Paying attention to what matters to others (your Paying attention to what matters to others (your constituents and friends) and what they are constituents and friends) and what they are saying (if anything) about you and your cause.saying (if anything) about you and your cause.

Twitter Search

Informing/PromotingInforming/Promoting

ActivatingActivating

By mid this week, SMS donations from people around the By mid this week, SMS donations from people around the world had pushed the Red Cross Haiti kitty to $21 million.world had pushed the Red Cross Haiti kitty to $21 million.

Realtime Connections to your Realtime Connections to your Community Community

Latest updates – Audience interaction – what's new – “right now” Latest updates – Audience interaction – what's new – “right now” promptsprompts

Twitter tells the story.Twitter tells the story.

““Four Styles of Marketing on TwitterFour Styles of Marketing on TwitterJason Falls, SocialMediaToday.comJason Falls, SocialMediaToday.com

The ConversationalistThe Conversationalist

The Conversational MarketerThe Conversational Marketer

The “Salesman”The “Salesman”

The SpammerThe Spammer

Features of TwitterFeatures of Twitter

The ProfileThe Profile

FollowingFollowingBalance “following” and “followers”Balance “following” and “followers”

Select Favorites

Direct Message

Ideas for who to follow

WYCE Twitter

Tweets & RetweetsTweets & Retweets

Shortening a URL - Shortening a URL - Bit.lyhttp://bit.lyhttp://bit.ly

A way of organizing users on A way of organizing users on TwitterTwitter

Why Make Lists?Why Make Lists?• Working groupsWorking groups• Fans can follow listsFans can follow lists

Two Kinds of listsTwo Kinds of lists• PublicPublic• PrivatePrivate

You can block being includedYou can block being included on listson lists

Lists

A way of organizing A way of organizing conversationsconversationsthrough taggingthrough tagging

particularly particularly effective for effective for searchingsearching

Can be semantic Can be semantic • ex. “Check out this ex. “Check out this new #rapidian new #rapidian article”article”

#hashtags

Widget: Widget: A stand alone applicationA stand alone applicationThat can be used to embedThat can be used to embed3rd-party social media3rd-party social mediaContent into a websiteContent into a website

Use #hashtags to bring Use #hashtags to bring Twitter conversations toTwitter conversations toYour websiteYour website

Feeds / Widgets

Lets you share photos on Lets you share photos on TwitterTwitter

Particularly useful with mobile Particularly useful with mobile phones phones

Twitpic

Professional management tools Professional management tools for twitterfor twitter

Both are useful for having Both are useful for having multiple people manage one or multiple people manage one or multiple twitter feedsmultiple twitter feeds

Cotweet & HootSuite

HootSuite

Cotweet

1. Authenticity before 1. Authenticity before marketing. Have personality. marketing. Have personality. Build communityBuild community

Twitter Ettiquette – Ten Tips for NPOsHeather Mansfield: Nonprofits 2.0

2. Be nice. Be thankful. Reply and 2. Be nice. Be thankful. Reply and Retweet!Retweet!

3. Follow everyone who follows you.3. Follow everyone who follows you.

4. Use “Favorites” to organize the 4. Use “Favorites” to organize the chaoschaos

5. Provide value to your followers, 5. Provide value to your followers, not chit-chat!not chit-chat!

6. Don’t only Tweet your own 6. Don’t only Tweet your own content.content.

Twitter Ettiquette – Ten Tips for NPOsHeather Mansfield: Nonprofits 2.0

7. Send messages, but not via auto-7. Send messages, but not via auto-responders.responders.

8. Don’t worry about those that 8. Don’t worry about those that “unfollow” you.“unfollow” you.

9. Limit your Tweets to 5 per day, and 9. Limit your Tweets to 5 per day, and no more than 6!no more than 6!

10. Twitter is what you make of it. You 10. Twitter is what you make of it. You get out of Twitter what you put into it. get out of Twitter what you put into it.

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