An updated introduction to Twitter

1. Microblogging on Twitter
Ed & Dev The Manual Mobile Power Tips

2. EDUCATION & DEVELOPMENT
Share information
Build communities of practice and support
Thought and Reflection

3. Share information

4. Build Communities of Practice

5. Thought and Reflection

6. READ THE MANUAL
Setting up your account
Your first Tweet
Your profile

7. Your Account

8. Your First Tweet

10. TWITTER MOBILE
Use a browser
Use an application
Use SMS

11. A mobile browserhttp://www.opera.com/mini/demo/

12. Mobile applications
Abiro
TwitterBerry
MoTwit

13. Use SMS

14. POWER TIPS
Etiquette
Conventions
Third Party Apps

15. Etiquette
• It’s a public place. Play Nice
• Its not a chat room. Spread out your tweets
• Unsolicited messages are tolerated (once).
• This is not in a popularity contest.
• Quality beets quantity
• Some things are better left unsaid.

16. Conventions
@ hyperlinks
@
RT
HT
D
# Hashtags
URL Shortener
Creates a link to the user

17. Conventions
RT Re Tweet
@
RT
HT
D
# Hashtags
URL Shortener
Repeats the original Tweet and
acknowledges the original Tweeter

18. Conventions
HT Heard Through
@
RT
HT
D
# Hashtags
URL Shortener
Acknowledges the person who originally
Tweeted

19. Conventions
D Direct Message
@
RT
HT
D
# Hashtags
URL Shortener
Direct message to a follower. Does not
appear on your timeline

20. Conventions
# Hashtag
@
RT
HT
D
# Hashtags
URL Shortener
Use a hashtag to add metadata to your
message

21. Conventions
# URL Shortener
@
RT
HT
D
# Hashtags
URL Shortener

22. Third Party Apps - Tweet Deck

23. Thank-you
@weblearning
http://twitter.com/weblearning

24. REFERENCES & CREDITS
Twitter Icons by Webdesigner Depot
http://www.webdesignerdepot.com
Research on Twitter and Microblogging
http://www.danah.org/TwitterResearch.html
The Complete Guide to Twitter
http://www.scribd.com/doc/19976874/MakeUseOfcom-The-Complete-
Guide-to-Twitter
Twitter Wiki
http://twitter.pbworks.com/
http://twitter.com/weblearning