Interested in trying Twitter but nervous about the "secret code" of Twitter? There is NO secret code! In today's video, we will decipher a tweet and talk specifically about the @mention, replies, retweeting, direct messages and hashtags. You can totally do this ...

1. THANK YOU FOR TUNING IN!
The Language of Twitter
It’s not code – it’s commonsense.
© Stefanie Hahn | www.StefanieHahn.com| July 2012

2. THE LANGUAGE OF TWITTER
The biggest fear I encounter when an agent
asks about Twitter is a fear of the “secret
codes” and “inside language” of this social
media tool.
It’s not a secret, nor do you have to be an
insider to understand the language of Twitter.
© Stefanie Hahn | www.StefanieHahn.com| July 2012

3. LISTEN, LURK AND LEARN
Unless you lock down your tweets, your
tweets will be public. This is good thing. Just
remember The Mother Rule.
Anyone can listen, lurk and learn at
www.twitter.com without having to have a
twitter account.
© Stefanie Hahn | www.StefanieHahn.com| July 2012

4. THE 140 CHARACTER TWEET
o @whitehouse is the author
o #WHHangout is a tag they are using to speak about a particular
subject or event
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5. THE 140 CHARACTER TWEET
o The references to @HUDNews and @Zillow mention other
tweeters
o At the bottom, you can click to view the video (again), you can
reply to @whitehouse regarding this tweet, you can retweet the
info to your followers or you can click favorite to save.
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6. @MENTIONS
When another person on Twitter mentions you or more
specifically your Twitter handle, you will see this in your
@Connect column on Twitter and you will get an email.
© Stefanie Hahn | www.StefanieHahn.com| July 2012

7. THE DM (DIRECT MESSAGE)
Direct messages are private messages that will not
appear in the public twitter stream. DM’s follow the
same 140 character rule and can only be sent when
the sender and the receiver follow each on twitter.
If you attempt to send a DM to a user that does not
follow you back, you will get a “this person does not
follow you back warning” and you will not be able to
send.
© Stefanie Hahn | www.StefanieHahn.com| July 2012

8. THE REPLY
Replying to others is the best thing you can do on Twitter.
Have a conversation!
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9. THE RE-TWEET
Retweeting is sending a tweet (usually not your own) out
to your followers. There are two ways re-tweet
something. A standard RT with no comments OR a RT
with comments.
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10. USING HASHTAGS
I’m not sure that hashtags are entirely necessary
anymore, but you will still see them used on Twitter.
A hashtag is used to group tweets together.
Try:
#TP12
#RENET
#realestate
#Philadelphia
#JustinBieber
© Stefanie Hahn | www.StefanieHahn.com| July 2012

11. THERE IS NO SECRET CODE
Bottom line, do not be afraid of Twitter. There
are no secret codes. If you are interested in
trying Twitter – listen, lurk and learn and
then, jump in with both feet.
Remember to focus on having a conversation.
Interaction is key to success on ANY social
media platform. Always reply when mentioned
and reach out to others who say something
your interested in … you can totally do this.
© Stefanie Hahn | www.StefanieHahn.com| July 2012

12. THANK YOU!
Thanks so much for watching! Have a
great weekend.
Stefanie Hahn
stefanie@stefaniehahn.com
www.StefanieHahn.com
© Stefanie Hahn | www.StefanieHahn.com| July 2012