twitter intro guide - basics for managing your account
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Twitter Intro Guide
Twitter intro guide
• Communicating in 140 characters = every character counts
• Limit tweets to fewer than 120 characters to allow others to add text to retweets (RT).
• Shorten links Try Google URL shortener https://goo.gl
• Verify if there are any topic/theme/event specific hashtags to be incorporated
COMPOSING TWEETS
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• Test the tweet in the window to see verify your character count
• Avoid overusing abbreviations
• Consider what your tweet will look like across different devices
• Example: videos and photos will not be visible in a Blackberry Twitter feed
COMPOSING TWEETS
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MENTIONS
• @username
• When including a mention at the beginning of a tweet, make sure to place a period before it. [Example] .@UNDP
• Also, make sure you are linking to a verified / official account.
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MENTIONS
Mentions are useful for:
Replies | Including collaborators | Announcing individuals | Promoting tweets
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MENTIONS
Too many mentions = no added value for a wider audience to share and reply to
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HASHTAGS
• To maximize engagement, limit hashtag use to two per tweet.
• [RESOURCE] Article on ‘women’ themed hashtags
why this tweet works
two relevant hashtags
shortened URL
concise text
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HASHTAGS
• Make sure the hashtag you use corresponds to your associated message.
• Example “WPS” draws up American football information, not ‘women peace and security’
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RETWEETS & FAVORITES
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RETWEETS & FAVORITES
• Favorites will only appear under the ‘Favorites’ tab of your Twitter page• The user will be notified that you added their tweet to your
favorites
• Retweets will be visible on your Twitter page
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MODIFIED TWEETS vs RETWEETS
• With Retweets (RT) you are not changing (adding or removing) content from the original tweet. Unlike Modified Tweets (MT)
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RETWEETS & MODIFIED TWEETS
Another way to RT copy the original tweet
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REPLIES
• Replying to a tweet allows you to quickly engage directly with a user.
• If you would like the tweet to be visible to your audience as well as theirs, remember to include a period before the username.
Using the example above: .@NATO
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DIRECT MESSAGES
• Click on the envelope icon in the top right navigation bar.
• In the address box, type the username of the person you wish to send a message to.
• You can only send direct messages to users that you follow. You can receive direct messages from anyone who follows you.
(source: https://support.twitter.com/articles/14606-posting-or-deleting-direct-messages)
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LISTS
• Click Create list.
• Enter the name of your list, a short description of the list, and select if you want the list to be private (only accessible to you) or public (anyone can subscribe to the list).
• Click Save list. [SOURCE https://support.twitter.com/articles/76460-using-twitter-lists]
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