Twitter 101

Twitter 101:ONLINE 2009Phil Bradleyhttp://www.twitter.com/Philbradley@Philbradley

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What is Twitter?

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What does it look like?

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Page Elements:

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Background

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Dashboard

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Search, lists, trends

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How can librarians use Twitter?Allows you to keep in contact with colleagues, to see what they're doing, what their interests are, read their opinions/thoughts/ideas

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Keep informed about developments from publishers; both in terms of what they're publishing, but also events they're running

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You can promote what your library service is doing. Attract new users, offer gifts or incentives, increase awareness and have fun!

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Provide instant answers and point people in the right direction

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Follow links to events, keep briefed on current affairs

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Use Twitter as an RSS reader to keep up to date with blog entries

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Share photographs quickly and easily, especially if using a smartphone

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Ask questions using polls, Re-Tweet for maximum results

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Keep involved with conferences even if you cant attend them with 3rd party sites

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Add short (3 minute) audio posts using Audioboo and add in a photograph as well!

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Broaden your knowledge of a subject by following the right people/organizations

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Ask questions! Answer questions!

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Find new people to follow using Twitter search or 3rd party sites like WeFollow

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Communicate more effectively

Discuss events as they happen

Send people Direct Messages

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Follow authors

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Follow dead people

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And more...Networking, both professional, friend to friendNews: new books, closing early, new staffMarketing toolBroadcasting contentUpdating a website via Twitter

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AdvantagesFreeFastSimpleEffectiveBrevityAlways onInstant information

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DisadvantagesMedia hypeFail WhaleBrevity (what can you say in 140 characters?)Small number of usersSpam3rd party applicationsViruses

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Good practices: profile

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Name and avatar

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Location, Address, Biography

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Tweets

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Other (better?) interfaces

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TweetDeck

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What Twitter is NOT:A time sink (unless you have time to spare)

Mr S Frys private playground

About breakfast/lunch/dinner

Ego boosting twaddle

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Twitter Search

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Twitter Search

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Twitter Search

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But wait!Theres more...

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