All About Twitter - Internet Librarian 2009
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Internet LibrarianOctober 25, 2009
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What is microblogging?
The act of blogging that is:
Short
Fast
Easy
Mobile
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Enter Twitter
Answer the question “What are you doing?” in 140 characters or less
Follow friendsBe followedLike IM, but asynchronous
No “status”, others don’t know if you’re paying attention
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Create an account
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Create your profile
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Set up posting options
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Set up notifications
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Add a profile picture or icon
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Design your home page
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Posting to TwitterA post: “Tweet”Creating a post: “Tweeting”Methods
via the Web (twitter.com)via a client (Twhirl, TweetDeck, TwitHive)via a bookmarklet (TwitterBar, TwitThis)via e-mailvia SMS (40404)Blog-to-Twitter (twitterfeed)
URL’s that extend past the 140 character limit are automatically turned into TinyURLs
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Twitter.com
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Twitter commands
@usernamed username messagenudge usernamel: location informationfollow usernameleave usernameblock usernameinvite phonenumber#hashtag
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Direct messages
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Add friends
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Follow your friends
Read your friends’ tweets via your Twitter homepage
Read via a clientSubscribe via RSSReceive tweets via SMS
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UsesUltra simple bloggingConferencesReference QuestionsNewsEmergency ServicesWeatherPresidential CampaigningWeb site updatesConversationsHumorCharacters
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Lincoln City Libraries
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NLC Reference
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NASA
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LA Fire Department
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The White House
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“Darth Vader”
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Searching Twitter Content
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Problems
TwitterferenceSo many SMS tweets that you can’t make a phone call
If it ever goes away, your content is gone
Considered too distracting by someIf you don’t participate, you won’t
get anything out of it
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7 Tips to a Good Twitter Experience1. Follow unto others2. @comment others3. Link to your stuff4. Don’t take non-responses personally5. Be patient6. Avoid addiction7. Use your name
Source:http://meryl.net/2008/04/01/7-tips-to-a-good-twitter-experience/
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http://www.gapingvoid.com/Moveable_Type/archives/000932.html
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Questions???
Christa BurnsSpecial Projects Librarian
Nebraska Library Commission
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