twitter social media 101 - march 2013

Why Use Twitter?

Why Use Twitter?

Why Use Twitter?

Why Use Twitter?

Why Use Twitter?

Why Use Twitter?

Why Use Twitter?

Some Twitter Stories

Some Twitter Stories

Some Twitter Stories

Some Twitter Stories

Some Twitter Stories

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Twitter Improves Your Writing • Forces you to be concise. Write tight!

• Forces you to exercise vocabulary

• Improve your editing skills

• There are 2 ways to re-tweet:

oRe-tweet something by someone else by putting the

letters RT and @ in front of their username before

copying their tweet

Example:

I love this song RT @weam_a: hit me baby one

more time

oClick the ‘re-tweet’ link to the bottom right of the tweet

Some Stuff You Should Know

What is #FF? • #FF is a hashtag for “Follow Friday” and is a twitter

tradition whereby every Friday, tweeps recommend

others that are interesting for their followers to

check out. It’s a good way to get introduced to

other tweeps and to also share your appreciation

for the people you follow. Here is an example:

Example:

#FF @pearlowa because she’s makes awesome

scrambled eggs!

What is +1? • Sometimes tweeps retweet something with a +1 (or

+ whatever digit) before it to show their approval of

what is being said.

Example:

+100 RT @mhijazi Smoking should be banned in all

public places in #Lebanon!

Twitter Lists • Lists compile similar tweeps together so that you

can see a timeline of all their tweets on the same

page. You can add multiple tweeps to a list and

you will be added to lists too.

Protected Tweets • If you’re worried about your tweets being exposed

publicly, you can opt for privacy (protected tweets)

in your settings. That way people need to request to

follow you before they can see your profile and

tweets.

Trending Topics • Topics that are being most tweeted about at that

moment in time.

How many Lebanese are on twitter?

• I’m not sure. There are many who live here and

many who are abroad. I would estimate at least

5000 active tweeps and maybe a 10-12 thousand if

you include the ones who are rarely active. But the

community’s growing every day.

Is everyone friendly on twitter?

• No, just like in your offline life. Most people are very

polite and friendly, but you will bump into a few

bullies. Unfollow people who annoy you and if it

gets to a point of harassment, you can block them

from accessing your profile.

Fail Whale

Choose Your Tools • Pick your tools – you can tweet from the web,

your phone, or from any number of Twitter apps

•TweetDeck http://tweetdeck.com

•TwitterFox http://twitterfox.net

•Twhirl http://www.twhirl.org

•Ping.fm http://ping.fm

•Friendfeed http://friendfeed.com

Questions?

@AUB_OC