effective use of the twitterverse for professional development
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Effective Use of the Twitterverse
for Professional Development
Alexandra Janvey@Alliebrwneyez
Monika Talaroc@monikatalaroc
Library 2.013 ConferenceOctober 19, 2013
Agenda
PART ONE
Twitter for PD | Polishing your Profile | Finding Folks to Follow
PART TWO
Hashtag Bootcamp | Twitter Lists | Tools for Tweeting
What is Twitter?
#baby breakfast pic.twitter.com/cuteBABY25z
Asking for #Advice
Crowdsourcing #resources
Conference #Backchannel
Need more reasons to use Twitter?
Learn from thought leaders
❖ Track trends in your field or subfield
❖ Post (or find!) a job
❖ Break up a tough workday with a bit ‘o silliness
Use a professional picture or avatar
Choose a handle that is as short as possible
Fill out your bio to let people know what you’re likely to tweet about
Let people know how to connect with you beyond Twitter
Finding Folks to Follow
Agenda
Avatar
Tweet Text
Mention of other users
Hashtag
Handle or username
Tweeters name
URL
Anatomy of a Tweet
Understanding #Hashtags
#Lib2013
Increases chances of tweets getting seen
❖ Avoid “hashtag pollution”
❖ Don’t use punctuation or spaces { ? , . ; ! ‘ }
It’ssofluffy #it
❖ Hashtags are not case sensitive
#LIBRARYSCHOOL #libraryschool
General #Hashtag Tips
Twitter Chats
Twitter Lists
Time-Saving Twitter Tools
Questions?
Thanks for listening!
Alexandra Janvey
Library Assistant, Long Island University
@Alliebrwneyez
Monika Talaroc
Archivist, Honolulu Museum of Art
@monikatalaroc
about.me/monikatalaroc