Twitter 101

By George Smith-Moore

and Damien Taylor

What

is T

wit

ter Twitter is a social

media site, but because of the amount of information

processed and “Tweeted” through it,

it is known as a information network.

Intr

oThis will explain the

features of Twitter to a

new user.

Featu

res

of

Twit

ter

In the following slides I

will show you the features of Twitter.This includes:Hashtag

TweetsFollowersAnd much more!

Blo

ggin

g

One of Twitters best uses is to make a quick tweet telling the

world whatYou think and how you

feel.

Twitter is also a good

way to keep in touch

with friends and family.

Quic

k quest

ions

and a

nsw

ers

Because Twitter is so

vast and large it is easy to ask a question

and get the answer.The more people that

follow you the more people will see your tweet.

Findin

g a

job Using Twitter you can

let the world know that you are looking for a job,many businesses even

advertise their jobs via

Twitter.

Keepin

g u

p-t

o-d

ate

w

ith t

he n

ew

s As it's possible to follow most things on

Twitter you can easily follow a news station

and get the news from

them.

Arr

angin

g t

hin

gs

Because Twitter is easily accessible it is

easy to arrange a day-

out with friends.

Lett

ing o

ff s

team

(v

enti

ng a

nger

to

the w

orl

d)

When something has

gone wrong an you feel angered the usual

advise is to let it out, if

there is no one or nothing to vent to you

can use Twitter, millions of people can

view that tweet and you may get some sympathy tweets too.

Keepin

g u

p-t

o-d

ate

w

ith w

hat

is

import

ant

to y

ou

Twitter has a search feature; this makes it

very easy to stay up to

date with a subject.

Revi

ew

s

You can also use the

search feature to get

reviews on films, restaurants and places.You can view the

average persons comments or the critics comments.

Invo

lvem

ent

wit

h

polit

ics As more and more

politicians are turning

towards twitter you can send them tweets

and they will post tweets of their own.

Gam

es Their are various

games that allow you

to post your scores on

Twitter (just like the games on Facebook but for Twitter

Twit

ter

inte

rface

This shows a basic tweet

Com

posi

ng a

tw

eet A tweet was shown in

the last slide, it is the

equivalent of a post on

Facebook, Your followers can see your

tweet.

Follo

wers

Your followers are the

people who see your

posts on their home screen.You can restrict your

followers by putting on

privacy settings.

Follo

win

g The following section

is the area the people/things that you

follow, the things that

you follows Tweets will

appear on your home

screen

Favo

rite

s

The favourites section is

where the Tweets that

you find especially interesting or funny are

shown, when a Tweet is

highlighted the favourites button will

come up eg.1, once clicked the tweet will

look like eg.2. The favoured tweet is ten

also shown in the favourites section eg.3

Favo

uri

tes

e.g.1

Favo

uri

tes

e.g.2

Favo

uri

tes

e.g.3

List

s The Twitter lists section is a selection

of users that owner chose.You can create your

own list or ask to join

others (subscribe)

List

s

Hom

e

Home is the main screen

page that shows all tweets from you and from

the people you follow.

Home also shows some

trends at the moment

eg.1 and it also shows

your followers (in numbers) Who you follow (in

numbers) and how many

tweets you have done (in

numbers).

Hom

e

Connect

This breaks down into

2 categories

Connect

Interactions

Connect

Mentions

Dis

cove

rThis breaks down into

5 categories

Dis

cove

r

Tweets

Dis

cove

r

Activity

Dis

cove

r

Who to follow (reccomendations)

Dis

cove

r

Find friends using these

services(if you have them)

Dis

cove

r

Browse categories (for information)

Me

The me section is where you can access

your lists and followers etc.The me section also

allows you to see the

activity that you have

done (composed tweets, mentions of people, reply to people)

Reply

/Dele

te The delete tool allows

you to delete a tweet.

Whereas the reply tool

lets the reply come up

as a conversation.

Reply

/Dele

te

Searc

h-b

ar The search bar lets

you search for things.

In the picture below you can see the results for cisco.

Searc

h-b

ar

Sett

ings

Sett

ings

When clicking on the settings

button a drop-down menu will appear

Sett

ings

After clicking on the setting button you get

these choises.

Sett

ings

Account: this lets you change your username,

E-MailTime Zone languageTweet privacy

Sett

ings

Password:Lets you change your

password

Sett

ings

Mobile:Lets you add/change a

mobile

Sett

ings

Email notifications:Lets you choose if you

want Twitter to notify

you via E-Mail

Sett

ings Profile:This allows you to add

in information about

yourself If you have a website,

add a profile picture,

gender.

Sett

ings Design:This allows you to

customise Twitter to some extent; you can

change the background image.

Sett

ings

Apps: If you have Twitter as

an app on your mobile

it will show it here

Sett

ings

Widgets:This allows you to add

a Twitter Widget

Hash

tag Hashtag allows you to

categorise your tweets

and will show when users use the search

bar and type in the corresponding word.

How to: Privacy

Diff

ere

nt

opti

ons

The next slides will show these

and will show the downsides/

benefits of them.

TW

EET

LOC

ATIO

N

If enabled you will be able

to include area information

like: neighbourhood, town,

or exact point in your

tweets. Enabling this can leave you

exposed to predators. NOTE: If this box is checked

make sure you know who

is following you, and that

you are ok with them

knowing where you are.

TW

EET M

ED

IA

This feature allows you

to see media from people you don't follow, and media that

may contain sensitive

content.

TW

EET P

RIV

AC

Y

Only people approved

by you can view your

tweets.This is good if you want some tweets available to only a specific group of people.

HTT

PS O

NLY

You can use a secure

connection where possible so you can encrypt account information.Allows you to protect

your account information by using a

secure connection

BLO

CK

USER

Blocking a user will only

prevent them from following you, mentioning you in tweets and replying to

your tweets.Twitter does not notify a

user if you block them,

and they can still view

your tweets if you do

not select the protected

tweets setting.