Twitter 101

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Email follow-up questions to TGorman@NPR.org or tweet them to @gteresa

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Why are we talking about this?

Breaking News

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Why are we talking about this?

Story Ideas

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Why are we talking about this?

Behind-The-Scenes Access

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Why are we talking about this?

Live Reporting

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Easter Eggs

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What is Twitter?

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What is Twitter?

Twitter is ___________

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What is Twitter?

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What is Twitter?

• Your ideas:

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Are you signed up?

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1. Sign up

Keep it simple: Just use your nameExamples: @nathanbernier, @markbashore,

@JaneLindholm, @WESAErika…

Sign up (or clean up) your Twitter account

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2. Add a picture

Keep it simple: Show your face – similar to a headshot

You are not an egg

Sign up (or clean up) your Twitter account

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3. Fill out your bio

Include where you work and what you do Include a link to your bio or website Check with your station to see if “retweets are not

endorsements” is needed

Sign up (or clean up) your Twitter account

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Examples

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Walk Through Twitter.com

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1.What are those @ and # things?

2.What do I Tweet?3.How do I keep up?4.How do I get more followers?

Frequently Asked Questions

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@: A way to reference or reply to someone on Twitter

#: Hashtag is used to mark key words or topics in a tweet

@ vs #

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What do I Tweet?

Tweet your beatBut you can have fun

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What NOT to do

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How do I keep up?

Twitter ListsHootSuite/TweetDeck

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How do I keep up?

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How do I keep up?

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How do I get more followers?

Tweet your beatBe local, relevant and useful

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Next Steps:

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Set up your phone

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Experiment with search and advanced search

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Experiment with search and advanced search

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Questions?

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