Associate Professor, JournalismBelmont University
www.themultimediamaven.com
What is Twitter?
•A microblogging tool for instant messaging
•Tweets are public, may be searched on Google
•Archived by Library of Congress
•Platform for Breaking News
Choose Your Handle
•Brand
•Brevity
Twitter 101: Basics
•Research
•Relationships
•Reputation
Twitter Language
•@-is a shout out @drsyb
•#-hashtag marks conversations, chats, events
•RT-Retweet
•Bit.ly-shrink URL
Following
•Real estate,
Followers
Research
Twitter Search
Search Results
Reputation
Tricks
• Keep tweets short, encouraging and in active voice
• Be Authentic
• Be Intentional
• Join Conversations
• When Tweeting always start with words not symbols “I am excited to here a lecture by @drsyb” Not “@drsyb is giving a lecture” Limits the people who can see the message.
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• Private messages- as long as you are following each other. Still act as if it is public. Person can share
• Public and Permanent
Twitter Lists
•Think Before You Post
Thank You!!•Thank you for taking the time to play
with me. This is my passion and I truly enjoy every multimedia minute.
•www.twitter.com/drsyb
•www.facebook.com/drsyb
•www.themultimediamaven.com
•www.drsyb.com
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