twitter: in 140 characters or less

Twitter: In 140 characters or less

Todd DigbySystem Director of Libraries

Minnesota State Colleges & Universities

Minnesota Library Association2009 Annual Conference

What is Twitter?• A free social

networking and micro-blogging service that enables its users to send and read messages known as tweets.

• Tweets are text-based posts of up to 140 characters

• To Follow or Be Followed

www.twitter.com

http://www.twitter.com/

Accessing Twitter

• Twitter’s website – www.twitter.com• Interact with it through other programs and devices.

– Tweetdeck - http://tweetdeck.com – Twitteriffic - http://twitterrific.com/ – Twhirl - http://www.twhirl.org/ – Digsby - http://www.digsby.com – Various applications for mobile devices and phones.

http://www.twitter.com/

http://tweetdeck.com/

http://twitterrific.com/

http://www.twhirl.org/

http://www.digsby.com/

How I use Twitter

• Sharing Information– Present links to library and academic news and other information.

• Finding Information– search.twitter.com

• Words or phrases• Using hashtags #mla2009annual

– Create RSS Feeds• Link in your iGoogle page or other aggregators.

Using TwitterTweetdeck - http://tweetdeck.com

http://tweetdeck.com/

Using Twitter RSS Feeds

Libraries Using Twitter

Contact me

• [email protected]• 651-649-5759• www.twitter.com/tryandig• www.digby.us

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.twitter.com/tryandig

http://www.digby.us/

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