Twitter – a Swiss Twitter – a Swiss Army Knife for the Army Knife for the

SQL Server SQL Server ProfessionalProfessional

Andy LohnAndy Lohn

@SQLSquill@SQLSquill

5/17/115/17/11

Who am I?Who am I?

SQL Server Development DBA at SQL Server Development DBA at MedtronicMedtronic

Started working with SQL in 1998Started working with SQL in 1998 Director of Technology for PASSMNDirector of Technology for PASSMN Blog - www.sqlfeatherandquill.comBlog - www.sqlfeatherandquill.com Twitter - @SQLQuillTwitter - @SQLQuill

Some uses for Twitter and Some uses for Twitter and SQLSQL

Tell people what you had Tell people what you had for lunchfor lunch

Communicate/network Communicate/network with others and share infowith others and share info

Promote your Promote your blog/website/productblog/website/product

Get immediate help from Get immediate help from MVPs and SQL experts MVPs and SQL experts

Read about what's going Read about what's going on and what’s coming in on and what’s coming in the SQL worldthe SQL world

Twitter BasicsTwitter Basics

Micro-bloggingMicro-blogging 140 Character limit140 Character limit

How to get startedHow to get started– Sign up for an account Sign up for an account

at www.twitter.comat www.twitter.com– Fill in the bioFill in the bio– Add an imageAdd an image

Twitter BasicsTwitter Basics

User’s URL = User’s URL = twitter.com/<<username>>twitter.com/<<username>>

Follow peopleFollow people @, RT, D, #@, RT, D, # Links – bit.ly, goo.gl, tinyurl, etc.Links – bit.ly, goo.gl, tinyurl, etc. Images – twitpic, yfrog, etcImages – twitpic, yfrog, etc

Where to find SQL Server Where to find SQL Server resources?resources?

Start following a few of the big Start following a few of the big names see who they interact withnames see who they interact with– StrateSQL, onpnt, PaulRandal, StrateSQL, onpnt, PaulRandal,

KimberlyLTripp, BrentO, etcKimberlyLTripp, BrentO, etc Wefollow.com - Wefollow.com - http://http://

wefollow.com/twitter/sqlwefollow.com/twitter/sql SQL lists of othersSQL lists of others

– BrentO\SQLBrentO\SQL– StrateSQL\SQL or StrateSQL\SQL-MVPStrateSQL\SQL or StrateSQL\SQL-MVP

#sqlhelp#sqlhelp

Use this hashtag to get help with a Use this hashtag to get help with a SQL Question.SQL Question.

Lots of technical people keep an eye Lots of technical people keep an eye on this and help each other.on this and help each other.

Use only for technical questions.Use only for technical questions.SQL Twitter users love #sqlhelp, don’t SQL Twitter users love #sqlhelp, don’t

abuse it.abuse it.Brent Ozar has written a couple posts Brent Ozar has written a couple posts

about dos and don’ts.about dos and don’ts.

Tools - TweetDeckTools - TweetDeck

TweetDeck – TweetDeck – www.tweetdeck.comwww.tweetdeck.com

Desktop application/organizer for Desktop application/organizer for TwitterTwitter

Tools - Paper.liTools - Paper.li

Paper.li – the efficient way to see Paper.li – the efficient way to see what’s happening on twitterwhat’s happening on twitter

Tools – tweet-sqlTools – tweet-sql

tweet-sql - www.tweet-sql.comtweet-sql - www.tweet-sql.com

TSQL style twitter clientTSQL style twitter client

Tools – TwitterfeedTools – Twitterfeed

http://http://twitterfeed.comtwitterfeed.com//

RSS feeds to your twitter accountRSS feeds to your twitter account

Other ToolsOther Tools

RSS feedsRSS feeds Powershell scriptsPowershell scripts Wordpress pluginsWordpress plugins Four SquareFour Square

More InfoMore Info

Check my website for all the linksCheck my website for all the links

www.sqlfeatherandquill.comwww.sqlfeatherandquill.com

@BrentO’s The Simple Twitter Book@BrentO’s The Simple Twitter Book

www.BrentOzar.comwww.BrentOzar.com/twitter/twitter