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Social Media: Twitter
May 9, 2012Robert Lawrence III@mark_biersdorf
Twitter In-depth
For the Intermediate Twitterer
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Why Twitter
• Research, learn, stay up to date in your field (e.g., CPA, IT, HR, Medical Devices, etc.)
• Follow topics and people of interest• Look for jobs• Be seen; get your brand out• Participate in a community (e.g., Cubs, Sox, CPA,
IT, Mac)• Send out important information to others
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Understanding Twitter
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How is Twitter Like Email?
• Both are communication tools• Tweet like email message• @handle like email address• Sending Tweet like sending message to an
email group• Private list like email group• Public list like public group in email
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How is Twitter Like Email?
• Both can have addresses in the message• Both can contain text, URLs, pictures• DM like sending email to one person• Both can become unmanageable if not
organized
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How is Twitter Not Like Email?
• 140 characters in Tweet• Tweets sent to people you don’t know
with #hashtags and @handles• @handles, URLs, #hashtags in Tweet
body• Don’t delete Tweets
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How is Twitter Not Like Email?
• Show brand in Twitter (Profile, Tweets)• Find information in Twitter, including jobs;
someone must send them to you in email• Followers and Following• Communities, social aspect• Can link Twitter to Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.
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Twitter Elements and their
Application
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Twitter Elements
• Profile Information• Handles - @xCubs2016 or @xwhitesox2013• Hashtags - #socialmedia• URL added to Tweet• Direct Messages (DM) and Retweets (RT)• Lists
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Twitter Profile
• Information about you
• Connection to LinkedIn, Facebook
• Your Brand
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@handles
• Unique to every Twitter user• Use handle to send a Tweet to someone
that is not following you• Placed anywhere in Tweet body, acts like a
c.c. in email• Click on a handle to show other messages
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Using @handles
• Expand audience beyond followers
• Add handles in the body of the Tweet
• c.c. contact in Retweet
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Hashtags
• Relevant keywords• Placed anywhere in Tweet body• Clicking on a hashtags shows other
messages with that keyword• Can be trend topics
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Hashtags
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Using # and @ together
Click on handles and hashtags to see similar Tweets
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Adding URL to Tweet• Share article, information or blog with others• A long URL is shortened in Tweet so it fits
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Direct Messages (DM)
• Send a message only to the recipient• Recipient must be a follower• Other followers cannot see• Not listed in Tweet timeline• Two ways to send DM
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Direct Messages #1
• Place “d” in front of the handle
• Now it is direct
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Direct Messages #2
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Retweets
• Send out someone else’s Tweets
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Lists:Private and Public
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Too Much Information
So, how do you find the important stuff?
Lists!
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What are Lists
• Sort Tweets by topics and people for easier viewing
• “A curated group of Twitter users”• Two kinds; Private and Public• Create or join lists
http://bit.ly/IwI47z
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Lists:Private
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List Types - Private
• You create - 25 characters per list name, 20 lists/account, 500 members/list
• Think group of people, you can organize by topic or interest
• Separates important information from a storm of Tweets
• Only you can view private list
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View Lists in Profile
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How to Create Lists
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New Private List
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Adding Twitterer to Your Private List
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List View
• List shows only list member tweets
• Easier to find topical tweets
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Changing Lists
• Public or Private from Twitter
• Click on List to open• Edit or Delete• Can change name,
public or private
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Lists:Public
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About Public Lists
• Community of members, share tweets with others that appreciate them
• Anyone can find and join• Create your own public list in Twitter• Subscribe to already created public lists• Create or join public list on Listorious
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Public ListsCreated in Twitter
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Create Public List
• Pick unique name• Enter appropriate
description for public to see
• Select Public and save list
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Add Members
• Look up handles to add to public list
• New member will be notified
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Join a Public List from Twitter
• Click on follower/following profile
• Click on their lists; only Public lists show
• Click on the list that you like
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Join a Public List
• Subscribe to list• New List will show under your profile
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Removing Yourself From a Public List
• First step; what lists are you on?• See what lists you are on (i.e., “Member of”• To remove name from list,
block list owner• Unblock owner if you still
want to follow them (Still off the list)
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Public ListsListorious
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Subscribe to Public Lists
• Listorious – search lists and people to follow by topic, region or profession
• Twitter log in• Follow or create
public lists
http://listorious.com
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Listorious
Type search term or pick from existing list
Click on list title
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Adding Public List• View on Twitter• Subscribe to the List
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New List Added to Profile
Before
Just added public list
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Dashboards:Managing Tweets and
Lists
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Unmanaged Lists
• A lot of steps to see unmanaged lists– Go to profile– Click on list– Up to 20 lists to open and view Tweets
• Dashboards group lists in columns– Columns are open lists– Don’t have to open list to see tweets– Tweets still organized by lists
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Dashboards
• Dashboard displays your lists in column form• Used to manage private or public Twitter lists• TweetDeck, HooteSuite, Seesmic, others• Top 10 Dashboards - http://bit.ly/Jyp7jb• Versions for iPhone, iPad, Windows, Mac
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TweetDeck
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Columns
Columns linked to your lists
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Changing Views
• Each column represents a list from your Twitter account
• Column lists Tweets by order received• Add columns to TweetDeck as you create lists• Navigate columns by clicking on bars
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Create Column
Chose column type – Lists
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Create Column 2
• Select the list (e.g. Mac)• Click on the
column button
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New Column
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Additional Resources
• How to create a List - http://bit.ly/KC3cr8• TweetDeck Tutorial - http://bit.ly/IttFYl• How to use Listorious - http://bit.ly/JaRrLe• Using #hashtags - http://bit.ly/ILhRWc
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Conclusion
• Understand Twitter Elements, experiment• Lists organize and display similar Tweets• Lists are starting point for Dashboards• Dashboards display lists in columns• Columns display Tweets w/o opening lists
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Questions?