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A very few words about Twitter

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Experiencing the world in 140 characters (and usually in the middle of the night) can be a strange and wonderful

experience. I use Twitter for learning & broadcasting.

Today’s news ticker

Really easy, really fast

80% Twitter use is on mobile


5 Stages of Twitter From AllTwitter.com

Denial Twitter is a waste of time

Anger Why would I care about what people are having for breakfast

Bargaining I’m only signing up because my friends are

Depression It doesn’t make any sense

Acceptance I get it!http://www.mediabistro.com/alltwitter/getting-twitter_b9660

DUMB

Often called “micro-blogging”

Think of it as JUST the Status Update part of Facebook

Twitter was going no where fast, and then this happened….

A sample tweet

You’ll be fluent by the end of the hour

Listen to @kevinMD on socializing #healthcare w/ @williampearl Thurs May 14 7pmET ow.lyliOn7a #ROTPt #hcsmca #hcsm

Retweeted by Kevin Pho, M.D.

Definition: The # symbol, called a hashtag, is used to mark keywords or topics in a Tweet. It was created organically by Twitter users as a way to categorize messages.

So you don’t get taken along on the current…

Anyone can follow me and I can follow anyone on Twitter, so….

A sample tweet

You’ll be fluent by the end of the hour

Listen to @kevinMD on socializing #healthcare w/ @williampearl Thurs May 14 7pmET ow.lyliOn7a #ROTPt #hcsmca #hcsm

Retweeted by Kevin Pho, M.D.

“URL Shorteners”1.Goo.gl2..Ow.ly3.TinyURL4.Su.pr5.Bit.ly6.Many others, some built into

blogging platforms, Hootsuite, etc.

http://ow.ly/url/shorten-url

Compared to other sites…

As of September 2014:71% of online adults use Facebook23% of online adults use Twitter26% use Instagram28% use Pinterest28% use LinkedIn

It’s a broadcast tool


It leads readers where you want them to go


…Or draws attention to another media


Enhance your reputation

Show your followers that you are on top of your industry or community

“Thought leadership”


Starting your Twitter account

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