twitter101 for librarians
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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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