1. Workshop presented by Johann van Wyk to UP
Library staff on 27 October 2010
for librarians

2. Twitter
Microblogging site where you can say something in only 140 characters

3. History of Twitter
Twitter was created in 2006 by Jack Dorsey, an American
software architect and businessperson, at the age of 30. It
was inspired by an idea of having an SMS service online,
whereby individuals could communicate with a small group
Twitter is called by some:
“The SMS of the Internet” (Wikipedia)
Photo Credit: Joi Ito via Flickr

4. What can I use Twitter for?
• As a marketing tool about new services, products,
announcements and events in the library
• For reminders of important resources, instruction
sessions and new book arrivals
• To keep your clients informed about interesting links,
web sites etc.
• To keep updated about new developments and topics
• As a reference service, where clients can ask questions and
you provide answers
• To network with other librarians

5. Twitter Home Page

6. New Twitter look and feel

7. Twitter Profile Page
Biographical
info

8. Twitter Profile Page in new
Twitter version
Biographical
info

9. Following on Twitter

10. Followers on Twitter

11. The tweets of the people you follow
show up on your Twitter Home Page

12. Register on Twitter:
go to http://twitter.com
Click

13. Register by completing the fields
and Click on Create my account

14. Repeat the words & click on Finish

15. Select the topics you are interested in

16. Select the topic you are interested in and
choose the person(s) you would like to follow

17. Search for your friends on Twitter using your
Gmail, Yahoo, AOL and LinkedIn contacts

18. Next step: Click on Search

19. Searching for people, organisations,
or companies on Twitter

20. Click on “Next Step You’re done!”

21. Confirm your email address to access Twitter
– go to you e-mail account to confirm

22. Confirm your Twitter account

23. Confirm your Twitter account
Click

24. Changing settings
Step 1:
Click on
arrow next to
name of
Twitter Page
Step 2:
Click on
Settings

25. Account Settings (1)
Change
time zone
Set language

26. Account Settings (2)
Set privacy
Add
location
to your
tweets
See images and
videos from everyone
on Twitter
Click on Save
when finished

27. Settings: Change Password

28. Using Twitter with text messaging - not available in
SA (3rd party applications can be used)

29. Settings: Notification by e-mail when
someone is following you
Click on
Save when
finished

30. Account settings: add picture, location,
URL & information about yourself
Upload picture
NB! add info
about yourself
Add Homepage
or Blog’s URL
to Twitter Page

31. Adding Twitter to Facebook
Click

32. Adding Twitter to Facebook (2)
Choose site
in which
Twitter must
be displayed

33. Adding Twitter to Facebook (3)
Step 1: Click
on Facebook
Step 2: Click on
Facebook
Application

34. Adding Twitter to Facebook (4)
Click

35. Log in to Facebook, and follow
Facebook’s instructions

36. Twitter on Facebook - Example

37. Twitter on Facebook - Example

38. Customize the look and feel
of your Twitter Page

39. Twitter Search
Searching for tweets, topics, people

40. List of saved searches

41. Twitter Search
Alternatively go to http://search.twitter.com

42. Twitter Search

43. Twitter Search also has an
Advanced Search Function

44. Twitter Advanced Search Function

45. Direct Messages (old version of Twitter)
Direct messages can be sent from one Twitter person to another. You
can only send a direct message to a person who follows you.
Click here

46. Direct Messages
Direct messages can be sent from one Twitter person to another. You
can only send a direct message to a person who follows you.
Click here
Type person’s Twitter name
Type direct
message
Click on Send after
message have been
typed

47. @Replies
To reply publicly to any tweet on Twitter Click on Reply
Click here

48. @Replies
To reply publicly to any tweet on Twitter use the @username format

49. Favourites

50. Favourites are now marked

51. For a list of your Favourites

52. Tweets that mention your Twitter site
or are in reply to you

53. Retweets: use for sharing a tweet by
another with your followers

54. Retweets: use for sharing a tweet by
another with your followers

55. List of Retweets

56. Creating a list on a topic that people
can follow
Click
Click on “see how” for
step-by -step instructions
for creating a list

57. Trends in Twitter are shown
automactically on page
Trends shown
automatically

58. Third party applications are shown
automatically on page
Trends shown
automatically

59. Third Party Applications that can be of
value to libraries
• TweetDeck: Adobe AIR desktop app connecting you with your
contacts across Twitter, Facebook and more. TweetDeck shows you
everything you want to see at once
• Ping.fm: Updates all your social networks at once
• Twitpic: Share photos on Twitter
• TwitterFeed: Feeds blog postings straight to your Twitter feed
• TwitterMail: Sends/Receives tweets from/to your email inbox
• WeFollow: A directory of Twitter users organized by interests
• Jtwitter: A phone application for Twitter (At a cost)
• Tiny Twitter: A phone application for Twitter (no SMS costs)
• Logpost: A phone application for Twitter (No costs)
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60. TweetDeck ▲
http://www.tweetdeck.com

61. Ping.fm ▲
http://ping.fm

62. Twitpic for sharing photos on Twitter ▲
http://twitpic.com

63. Example of using Twitpic ▲

64. Example of Twitpic photo ▲

65. TwitterFeed ▲
http://twitterfeed.com

66. TwitterMail ▲

67. WeFollow ▲

68. Jtwitter ▲
http://www.jtwitter.com

69. Tiny Twitter ▲
http://www.tinytwitter.com

70. Logpost
http://logpost.com

71. Logpost (Continued) ▲
http://logpost.com

72. Twitter Goodies
Click on Widgets
Click

73. Twitter Goodies

74. Twitter Goodies: Tweet Button

75. Twitter Goodies: Widgets

76. Twitter Goodies: Twitter Buttons

77. Help
Click

78. Help
Click

79. Conclusion
Enjoy tweeting!
Hope to see you soon in the
Twitterverse

80. Further reading
 Comm, Joel. 2009. Twitter power: how to dominate your market one
tweet at a time. Hoboken, NJ:John Wiley & Sons.
 Hricko, Mary. 2010. Using Microblogging Tools for Library Services.
Journal of Library Administration, Vol. 50, no. 5, p.684 — 692
 Murphy, J. 2008. Micro-blogging for science and technology libraries.
Science & Technology Libraries, vol. 28, no.4 p.375-378
 Twitter for librarians: the ultimate guide. College@Home blog. [Online]
available at http://www.collegeathome.com/blog/2008/05/27/twitter-for-
librarians-the-ultimate-guide
 Twittering libraries: from LIS5313 Course Wiki. [Online] available at
http://lis5313.ci.fsu.edu/wiki/index.php/Twittering_Libraries