Post on 06-May-2015
Workshop presented by Johann van Wyk to UP Library staff on 27 October 2010
for librarians
Microblogging site where you can say something in only 140 characters
History of Twitter
Twitter was created in 2006 by Jack Dorsey, an American
software architect and businessperson, at the age of 30. It
was inspired by an idea of having an SMS service online,
whereby individuals could communicate with a small group
Twitter is called by some: “The SMS of the Internet” (Wikipedia)
Photo Credit: Joi Ito via Flickr
What can I use Twitter for?
• As a marketing tool about new services, products, announcements and events in the library
• For reminders of important resources, instruction sessions and new book arrivals
• To keep your clients informed about interesting links, web sites etc.
• To keep updated about new developments and topics
• As a reference service, where clients can ask questions and you provide answers
• To network with other librarians
Twitter Profile Page in new Twitter version
Biographical info
Tweets
The tweets of the people you follow show up on your Twitter Home Page
Register on Twitter:go to http://twitter.com
Click
Register by completing the fields and Click on Create my account
Select the topic you are interested in and choose the person(s) you would like to follow
Search for your friends on Twitter using your Gmail, Yahoo, AOL and LinkedIn contacts
Searching for people, organisations, or companies on Twitter
Confirm your email address to access Twitter – go to you e-mail account to confirm
Changing settings
Step 1:Click on arrow next to name of Twitter Page
Step 2: Click on Settings
Account Settings (1)
Change time zone
Set language
Account Settings (2)
Set privacy
Add location to your tweets
See images and videos from everyone on Twitter
Click on Save when finished
Using Twitter with text messaging - not available in SA (3rd party applications can be used)
Settings: Notification by e-mail when someone is following you
Click on Save when finished
Account settings: add picture, location, URL & information about yourself
Upload picture
NB! add info about yourself
Add Homepage or Blog’s URL to Twitter Page
Adding Twitter to Facebook (2)
Choose site in which Twitter must be displayed
Adding Twitter to Facebook (3)
Step 1: Click on Facebook
Step 2: Click on Facebook Application
Log in to Facebook, and follow Facebook’s instructions
Customize the look and feelof your Twitter Page
Twitter SearchSearching for tweets, topics, people
List of saved searches
Drop down box appears,
choose option you want
Click here for a lis
t of retweets
Twitter SearchAlternatively go to http://search.twitter.com
Twitter Search also has an Advanced Search Function
Direct Messages (old version of Twitter)
Direct messages can be sent from one Twitter person to another. You can only send a direct message to a person who follows you.
Click here
Direct MessagesDirect messages can be sent from one Twitter person to another. You can only send a direct message to a person who follows you.
Click here
Type person’s Twitter name
Type direct message
Click on Send after message have been typed
@RepliesTo reply publicly to any tweet on Twitter Click on Reply
Click here
@RepliesTo reply publicly to any tweet on Twitter use the @username format
Click here
Reply
Favourites
Hover with
mouse
over tweet
and click
here to
mark
Tweets that mention your Twitter site or are in reply to you
Click here
Retweets: use for sharing a tweet by another with your followers
Hover over a tweet w
ith
mouse and Click on Retweet
Retweets: use for sharing a tweet by another with your followers
Click on Yes
List of Retweets
Drop down box appears,
choose option you want
Click here for a lis
t of retweets
Creating a list on a topic that people can follow
Click
Click on “see how” for step-by -step instructions for creating a list
Trends in Twitter are shown automactically on page
Trends shown automatically
Third party applications are shown automatically on page
Trends shown automatically
Third Party Applications that can be of value to libraries
• TweetDeck: Adobe AIR desktop app connecting you with your contacts across Twitter, Facebook and more. TweetDeck shows you everything you want to see at once
• Ping.fm: Updates all your social networks at once• Twitpic: Share photos on Twitter• TwitterFeed: Feeds blog postings straight to your Twitter feed• TwitterMail: Sends/Receives tweets from/to your email inbox• WeFollow: A directory of Twitter users organized by interests• Jtwitter: A phone application for Twitter (At a cost)• Tiny Twitter: A phone application for Twitter (no SMS costs)• Logpost: A phone application for Twitter (No costs)
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TweetDeck ▲http://www.tweetdeck.com
Ping.fm ▲http://ping.fm
Twitpic for sharing photos on Twitter ▲http://twitpic.com
Tiny Twitter ▲http://www.tinytwitter.com
Logposthttp://logpost.com
Logpost (Continued) ▲http://logpost.com
Conclusion
Enjoy tweeting!Hope to see you soon in the
Twitterverse
Further reading
Comm, Joel. 2009. Twitter power: how to dominate your market one tweet at a time. Hoboken, NJ:John Wiley & Sons.
Hricko, Mary. 2010. Using Microblogging Tools for Library Services.
Journal of Library Administration, Vol. 50, no. 5, p.684 — 692 Murphy, J. 2008. Micro-blogging for science and technology libraries.
Science & Technology Libraries, vol. 28, no.4 p.375-378 Twitter for librarians: the ultimate guide. College@Home blog. [Online]
available at http://www.collegeathome.com/blog/2008/05/27/twitter-for-librarians-the-ultimate-guide
Twittering libraries: from LIS5313 Course Wiki. [Online] available at http://lis5313.ci.fsu.edu/wiki/index.php/Twittering_Libraries