By: Chelsea BaileyDamara Simmons

Author: Shel IsraelFrom Silicon Valley,

CaliforniaSocial media

journalist and public speaker

Co-author of Naked Conversations: How blogs are changing the way businesses talk with customers

A “senior fellow” @shelisrael

About TwitterEv WilliamsOdeoSTAT.usTWTTRTwitterSXSWOffice to the

world@ev

@DamaraSimmons@BarackObamaThree Action Areas

TransportationLaw enforcementDisaster response

@ronlaudadio: Twitter: Writing or sharing cool stuff> Building RESPECT> Grants ACCEPTANCE from others to Self-Promote>Profit

@BaileychelseaWael Abbas (@waelabbas) of

EgyptBraided journalism changes

the way people get informationTraditional mediaCitizen journalismSocial media

Oh!! Hmmm...whodathunk?The number of

languagesOld people DO know

how to work computers!

All the cool kids tweet

Social media is steadily becoming more incorporated of education

Brand images can be made or broken, based on your profile.

Paid Advertising for $200 AlexDifferent ways to make money using TwitterMeasuring the effectiveness of advertising

through social networking sitesWill Twitter ever reach its Peak?

Twips for Beginners1. Show yourself2. Read First. Talk

Later3. Post Second. Follow

Later4. Friends Over Stars5. Avoid Spammer

Stats6. Have Favorites7. Take Your Time8. Think

Neighborhood

Twingo Avatar- a photo or icon used as a visual ID; it

appears on your homepage and accompanies each of your tweets

Block- A check box feature that allows you to stop a person from seeking your tweets

Direct Message of DM- When two tweeters follow each other, they can exchange private messages.

Follow- A button under each person’s home-page avatar. You click to see when that person posts a tweet

Handle- the unique name that identifies you in Twitterville

Hashtag- A short number of letters preceded by the “#” sign, such as #gaza, #TCOT, #SNCR. This allows people interested in an event or topic to use Twitter Search and easily find all tweets on the topic in a single stream.

Retweet- The act of reposting someone else’s post with attribution, usually as a form of recommendation. Increasingly used as a measure of Twitterville engagement.

Stream- A common shortening or tweetstream

Tweeple- people who tweet Tweeps- twitter pals Tweet (n.)- A twitter post Tweet (v.)- The act of posting on Twitter Tweeter-one who tweets Tweetosphere (also Twittersphere- The

entire Twitterville community Tweetstream- Any series of Twitter posts. Tweetup- Face-to-face meetings by people

who tweet. While it can be just two people, there are informational gatherings of tweeters happening all the time; also called Tweetups.

Twitterati- 1. People passionate about Twitter. 2. Twitterville luminaries

Unfollow- when you start following a tweeter, this replaces the follow button. Click on it if you ever wish to break off dialogue with someone

In Conclusion…

Stalk the Class!!! @barbaranixon- Prof Nixon @agemmel - Amy Gemmel @AllieSchlumper - Allie

Schlumper @caseysherwin - Casey Sherwin @baileychelsea- Chelsea Bailey @DamaraSimmons- Damara

Simmons @HaleyHiggs - Haley Higgs @JonathanDPR - Jonathan Daniel @jstroud86 – Jayme Stroud @JulieeSmith – Juliee Smith @sfarmer2 – Sarah Farmer @LadyLondon2455 – Ashley

London

@katrinamsage – katrinamsage

@KdWhigham - Kacie Whigham

@Leh1185 - Lauren Hopkins @mbutle - Maranda Butler @samdersh - Samantha

Dershowitz @amandastaley- Amanda

Staley @LindsayCoonrod- Lindsay

Coonrod @StephRachman21 –

Stephanie Rachman @dussery2 – Diandre Ussery