Introduction to Twitteror

You can say a lot in 140 characters

Organizing 2.0March, 2013

New York, NY

Beth BeckerIndigo Strategies/Progressive Congress

@Spedwybabs

Creating an Account

Creating an Account

Mention

Indicates a Retweet Shortened URL

Hashtag

Creating an Account

Creating an Account

Creating an Account

Creating an Account

This is Twitter

Timeline

BasicProfileInfo

Trends

Hashtags

Hashtags

Hashtags

This is Twitter

Mention

Who has followed you

List notification

Conversation

Lists

Lists

Private

Lists

Lists

Uses for Lists

Information Curation

Find InterestingPeople to Follow

Uses for Lists

Opp Research

Uses for Lists

Manage # Following

Uses for Lists

Using Twitter in Organizing

CanvassingUse Twitter w/a private account tocommunicate w/volunteers in the

field

Ask canvassers to tweet positive quotes from knockees via a

designated hashtag

Have canvassers upload pics on the go using TwitPic

Have canvassers ask people to make Vines

Using Twitter in Organizing

Rally or Event

Use Twitter to invite people to attend

Have someone live tweet the event using a designated hashtag

Use a projector onto a backdrop screen to make a twitter wall

Using Twitter in Organizing

Twitter Townhall

Clearly Identify Host & Special Guest

Use a designated Hashtag

Take Questions in Advance if Possible

Answer unanswered questionsvia video on You Tube or Vines

Generic Twitter Best Practices

keep hashtags shortpreferably under

10 characters

Generic Twitter Best Practices

Always shorten links with a url shortener

Generic Twitter Best Practices