Twitter – a Swiss Army Knife for the SQL Server Professional
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Twitter – a Swiss Twitter – a Swiss Army Knife for the Army Knife for the
SQL Server SQL Server ProfessionalProfessional
Andy LohnAndy Lohn
@SQLSquill@SQLSquill
5/17/115/17/11
Who am I?Who am I?
SQL Server Development DBA at SQL Server Development DBA at MedtronicMedtronic
Started working with SQL in 1998Started working with SQL in 1998 Director of Technology for PASSMNDirector of Technology for PASSMN Blog - www.sqlfeatherandquill.comBlog - www.sqlfeatherandquill.com Twitter - @SQLQuillTwitter - @SQLQuill
Some uses for Twitter and Some uses for Twitter and SQLSQL
Tell people what you had Tell people what you had for lunchfor lunch
Communicate/network Communicate/network with others and share infowith others and share info
Promote your Promote your blog/website/productblog/website/product
Get immediate help from Get immediate help from MVPs and SQL experts MVPs and SQL experts
Read about what's going Read about what's going on and what’s coming in on and what’s coming in the SQL worldthe SQL world
Twitter BasicsTwitter Basics
Micro-bloggingMicro-blogging 140 Character limit140 Character limit
How to get startedHow to get started– Sign up for an account Sign up for an account
at www.twitter.comat www.twitter.com– Fill in the bioFill in the bio– Add an imageAdd an image
Twitter BasicsTwitter Basics
User’s URL = User’s URL = twitter.com/<<username>>twitter.com/<<username>>
Follow peopleFollow people @, RT, D, #@, RT, D, # Links – bit.ly, goo.gl, tinyurl, etc.Links – bit.ly, goo.gl, tinyurl, etc. Images – twitpic, yfrog, etcImages – twitpic, yfrog, etc
Where to find SQL Server Where to find SQL Server resources?resources?
Start following a few of the big Start following a few of the big names see who they interact withnames see who they interact with– StrateSQL, onpnt, PaulRandal, StrateSQL, onpnt, PaulRandal,
KimberlyLTripp, BrentO, etcKimberlyLTripp, BrentO, etc Wefollow.com - Wefollow.com - http://http://
wefollow.com/twitter/sqlwefollow.com/twitter/sql SQL lists of othersSQL lists of others
– BrentO\SQLBrentO\SQL– StrateSQL\SQL or StrateSQL\SQL-MVPStrateSQL\SQL or StrateSQL\SQL-MVP
#sqlhelp#sqlhelp
Use this hashtag to get help with a Use this hashtag to get help with a SQL Question.SQL Question.
Lots of technical people keep an eye Lots of technical people keep an eye on this and help each other.on this and help each other.
Use only for technical questions.Use only for technical questions.SQL Twitter users love #sqlhelp, don’t SQL Twitter users love #sqlhelp, don’t
abuse it.abuse it.Brent Ozar has written a couple posts Brent Ozar has written a couple posts
about dos and don’ts.about dos and don’ts.
Tools - TweetDeckTools - TweetDeck
TweetDeck – TweetDeck – www.tweetdeck.comwww.tweetdeck.com
Desktop application/organizer for Desktop application/organizer for TwitterTwitter
Tools - Paper.liTools - Paper.li
Paper.li – the efficient way to see Paper.li – the efficient way to see what’s happening on twitterwhat’s happening on twitter
Tools – tweet-sqlTools – tweet-sql
tweet-sql - www.tweet-sql.comtweet-sql - www.tweet-sql.com
TSQL style twitter clientTSQL style twitter client
Tools – TwitterfeedTools – Twitterfeed
http://http://twitterfeed.comtwitterfeed.com//
RSS feeds to your twitter accountRSS feeds to your twitter account
Other ToolsOther Tools
RSS feedsRSS feeds Powershell scriptsPowershell scripts Wordpress pluginsWordpress plugins Four SquareFour Square
More InfoMore Info
Check my website for all the linksCheck my website for all the links
www.sqlfeatherandquill.comwww.sqlfeatherandquill.com
@BrentO’s The Simple Twitter Book@BrentO’s The Simple Twitter Book
www.BrentOzar.comwww.BrentOzar.com/twitter/twitter