My simple guide to Twitter Using the new Twitter layout

Autumn 2010Part 1: Why should I join

Twitter?

Why should I use Twitter?• I asked my friends on Twitter what

they thought was the best thing about Twitter

• Here’s what they said:

Why use Twitter?• I got these

responses within 30 minutes of asking the question!

• “Ehhhhhhh!”

Inage From: http://unrealitymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/the-fonz.jpg

Some things that have happened to me on Twitter

• I heard about the recent NZ earthquake 2 hours before it was breaking news on the BBC website

• I made contact with my favourite author Margaret Atwood!

Some things that have happened to me on Twitter

• I made friends with a girl in America who I’m now ‘friends’ with on Facebook even though we’ve never met face-to-face

• I have built up a large professional network and have an army of experts ready to answer my queries & share their knowledge

Some things that have happened to me on Twitter

• I organised an event for 30 delegates in 4 weeks using Twitter & gained lots of new contacts

• I watched the election debates on TV and Twitter and was very entertained by the witty comments & funny things shared – like this spoof poster

Some things that have happened to me on Twitter

• I have attended lots of conferences from the comfort of my desk

• I have found all sorts of inspirational videos, blogs and articles through Twitter

What is it for?

What do you know that I should know?

From: http://www.joebower.org/2010/02/twitter-is-sold-wrong.html

How to view Twitter“See where it says WHAT'S HAPPENING?

Well, that's not what it should say. Because frankly, I don't care what you are doing. You could be picking your nose right now, and I don't care, nor will I ever care. So don't tell me.

What it should say is: WHAT DO  YOU KNOW THAT I SHOULD KNOW?

If sold this way, Twitter can provide professionals with a window of almost infinite possibilities. When used as a port to professionalism, Twitter provides an opportunity like no other.” 

From this blog post: http://www.joebower.org/2010/02/twitter-is-sold-wrong.html

Being on Twitter……is like being

plugged in to the world’s brain!

• Are you going to take the red pill or the blue pill?

• Are you going to take the plunge and join Twitter?

The red pill/blue pill comment is a reference to the move The Matrix.Inage From: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_BjW1avGcuos/S5p86n9R0QI/AAAAAAAAB2U/OA1EPQKAys8/s640/redblue_pill.jpg

End of part 1 (of 4)• View the other parts in the series at:

http://slideshare.net/bryonytaylor Part 1 – Why should I join Twitter?Part 2 – Creating your profilePart 3 – TweetingPart 4 – Managing the flow of

information on Twitter