Twits & Tweets

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In a World of Twits & Tweets STAND OUT

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In a World ofTwits & Tweets

STAND OUT

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Peter “Deuce” B

radshaw

@BradshawLaw

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Networking via Twitter

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What am I Doing?

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Having Conversations

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Sometimes with no one

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Sometimes with everyone

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“People do business... with those they like, know and trust.”

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“... Social media is... a networking event without... getting cornered by the

‘creepy guy with scotch.’”

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“...It's about connection and conversation."

- Scott Stratten, President of Un-Marketing

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Getting Started

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Following

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Follow Relevant People

Look for people talking about things you’re interested in.

Look for Twitter names at the end of presentations.

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Follow Relevant People

A Standard Page

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Follow Relevant People

Click Here to Follow

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Follow Relevant People

People that you follow

show up in your feed

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Hashtags

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#Hashtags

Hashtags start with a pound symbol (#) followed by a word or series of

words without spaces.

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#Hashtags

Hashtags start with a pound symbol (#) followed by a word or series of

words without spaces.They look like this

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#Hashtags

Hashtags enable conversation around trending topics.

Use #Hashtags to find Relevant topics of conversation.

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#Hashtags

Just type as part of your tweet

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#Hashtags

#Hastags also show

Trending topics

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@Username

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A message directed at a specific user, but everyone else can still see

it and join the conversation.

What’s @ All About?

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What’s @ All About?

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RT @Username

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Once you’re following people, you can Retweet what they say.

Retweet What Others Say

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Retweeting is the equivalent of a quotation with a citation.

Retweet What Others Say

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Retweet What Others Say

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Just press “Retweet” under a tweet in your feed or use the LitanyThe Litany: RT @UserName

Retweet What Others Say

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It shows Respect for the people you follow and their opinions.

Retweet What Others Say

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Combine @ and RT for Best Results

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Link Shortening

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Shortlink Services

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Shortlink Services

You’re limited to 140 characters. Shorten links to save space.

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Shortlink Services

Type in Long Links Here

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Shortlink Services

Long Links

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Shortlink Services

Shortened Version

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It’s all about Relevance

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Stay on Relevant with PROPPS

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Be Poigniant

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Be sharp and “on point” with news and events.

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Be Respectful

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Of other’s views, opinions and ideas

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Be Opinionated

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Say what’s on your mind and be authentic.

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(While still being respectful, of course.)

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Be Positive

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Even when criticizing, come up with a solution

and share it.

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Be Professional

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Be knowledgable and don’t spam your

followers with useless information and tweets.

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Be Smart

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Everything you say on the internet can be used

against you.

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As my grandma says, “When in doubt,

DON’T!”

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So...

Stay Relevant

Follow PROPPS

Have Conversations

Know and Use the Twitter Tools

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So...The next time you’re at a conference, look in the

program for a #Hashtag

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So...Start a Conversation about one of the talks

using @s and RTs

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So...Introduce your physical self to the people you

were talking to on Twitter

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So...Have a face to face

conversation based off topics and interests

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And Don’t be a Fail Whale

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In a World ofTwits & Tweets

STAND OUT

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Bird icon: http://www.designshoot.com/free-twitter-bird-icon-in-psd-and-png.html/

Slide #2: Quinn Dombrowsk, quinn.anya,http://www.flickr.com/photos/quinnanya/4464205726/

Slide #4: PhotoJonny, http://www.flickr.com/photos/photojonny/2268845904/

Slide #5: Ame Otoko, http://www.flickr.com/photos/ameotoko/4334357860/

Slide #6: http://www.flickr.com/photos/yourdon/5635838769

Slide #7: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sfpelican/2842856617/

Slide #11: Curt Matlock, http://www.flickr.com/photos/curtmatlock/946209440/

Slide 38: Andrew Rollinger, http://www.flickr.com/photos/arollinger/2173051128/

Slide 39: Chris Stickley, http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrissphonograpghy/705279077/

Slide 43: Martin Abegglen, twicepix, http://www.flickr.com/photos/twicepix/4878819302/

Slide 45: RaeA, http://www.flickr.com/photos/raeallen/5379141571/

Slide 48: helen.yoyo, http://www.flickr.com/photos/helenyoyo/3571198470/

Slide 48: RyAwesome, http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryawesome/4253286420/

Slide 50: hurleygurley, http://www.flickr.com/photos/hurleygurley/4338767/

Photo Bibliography

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Also...All photos for this project were taken from Flickr.

I do not have, nor do I claim to have any rights to use these photos beyond those given by their creative commons

license.

Accordingly: