how to : twitter
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How to : Twitter. Presented by Mia White. Our Objectives. L earn how to create and use a Twitter account Learn how to navigate the Twitter website Discuss some ways Twitter has been utilized. Twitter Facts. Launched in July of 2006 Over 465 million accounts have been created - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
HOW TO : T
WITTER
P R E S E N T ED BY M
I A W
H I TE
OUR OBJECTIVES• Learn how to create and use a Twitter
account
• Learn how to navigate the Twitter website
• Discuss some ways Twitter has been utilized
TWITTER FACTS• Launched in July of 2006• Over 465 million accounts have been
created• Over 175 million tweets a day• Currently 1 million accounts are created
daily• Lady Gaga is the most popular user on
Twitter with over 19 million followers
Source:http://infographiclabs.com/news/twitter-2012/#more-722
GETTING STARTED
TweetAnything posted on Twitter that is 140 characters or less
ReTweetForwarding a tweet to all of your followers
FollowTo subscribe to a users Tweets and updates
FollowerA Twitter user who has followed you
IMPORTANT TWITTER LINGO
Hashtag #The # symbol is used to mark keywords or topics in a Tweet
Ampersat @The @ symbol is used to call out usernames and link to a Twitter profile
FavoriteMark a Tweet as a favorite by clicking the star icon
Promoted Tweets
Tweets that businesses have paid to promote at the top of search results
IMPORTANT TWITTER LINGO
TWITTER TOOLBAR TOUR• Home• Connect• Discover• Me• Search Field
HOME
HOME
SHORTEN LINKS IN YOUR TWEET
SHORTEN LINKS IN YOUR TWEET
CONNECT
DISCOVER
ME
SEARCH BAR
THE VARIED USES OF TWITTER
• Obama Answers #My2k Questions On Twitter
• Social Media Sparked, Accelerated Egypt’s Revolutionary Fire
• Relying on Twitter During Hurricane #Sandy
RESOURCES• http://storify.com/whitehouse/president-obama-answers-my2k-que
stions-on-twitter
• http://www.wired.com/business/2011/02/egypts-revolutionary-fire/
• http://www.huffingtonpost.com/pietro-rea/twitter-hurricane-sandy_b_2059980.html
• http://infographiclabs.com/news/twitter-2012/#more-722
• https://support.twitter.com
QUESTIONS?