twitter for beginners march 2016 st george's, university of london library
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YiWen HonLiaison Support Librarian
Ka-Ming PangWebsite and Promotions Librarian
Getting started with
Today’s aims: • Explore Twitter and how it works
• Learn how Twitter can be used in an academic and professional context
• Use the basic Twitter functions and create a profile.
What is Twitter?An online social networking service Users send and read short 140-character messages called "tweets". Registered users can read and post tweets, but those who are unregistered can only read them.
Anatomy of a Tweet
Reply Retweet
Favourite
The Tweeter #Hashtag
@Mention
Is My Tweet Private?All tweets are searchable.If you make your account private, only people you follow can see your tweets.
People may take a screenshot of your tweet
Activity break1. Set up your twitter account if you
haven’t already2. Explore settings – Account, Security
and Privacy, Notifications3.Follow @sgullibrary and 2 other
accounts4. Send your first tweet!5. Send us a tweet @sgullibrary6. Retweet a tweet7. Delete a tweet
Why use Twitter?
Newsfeed
Twitter is fast paced and collates a lot of content in one place.
Conversationsand networking
Twitter is a great opportunity to discuss ideas and communicate with others.
Reach a wider audience
Tweet Chats: scheduled discussions that take place on Twitter using hashtags to unify the conversation.
#wenurses #wedocs
Follow events you can’t attendwww.symplur.com lists useful medical conference hashtags
So, why use Twitter?
There can be perceived risks that you might want to consider before jumping
straight in…
Hashtag #Fail#Susanalbumparty Professionalism
(2016) ‘Doctor posted expletive-filled Twitter rants about patients, tribunal hears’, The Guardian, 1 March.
Guidance is available
Social Media Guidelines
Bad tweet…
Good tweet…
Bad tweet…
Good tweet…
Activity breakFill in your Twitter profile
- Choose a picture- Add a short bio- Find more people to follow
Any questions?
Discussion/Questions
YiWen Hon - [email protected]
How do you think you will use Twitter?
Ka-Ming Pang - [email protected]
Image attribution Blackboard background: Flickr user pareeerica https://www.flickr.com/photos/pareeerica/5886916180 Twitter bird background: Flickr user eldh https://www.flickr.com/photos/eldh/5858249526/Newspaper: Flickr user hpnlhttps://www.flickr.com/photos/hpnl/7558295184Paper conversation bubbles: Flickr user marcwathieuhttps://www.flickr.com/photos/marcwathieu/2979581445/Network cables: Flickr user brunogirinhttps://www.flickr.com/photos/brunogirin/73014722/Theatre audience: Flickr user sean_fragahttps://www.flickr.com/photos/sean_fraga/20308525/Music festival audience: Flickr user exitfestivalhttps://www.flickr.com/photos/exitfestival/7558405418/Cinema billboard: Photofuniahttps://photofunia.com/Why not truck: Flickr user petereedhttps://www.flickr.com/photos/petereed/496392956
Acknowledgements
With thanks to Ruth Jenkins, Librarian at Prospect Park Hospital, Berkshire, for sharing advice and training materials.
SGUL Social Media Guide
The St George’s, University of London guide to using social media – http://bit.ly/1KfpFPG (SGUL username and password is needed to access this page)