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TWEETSTER FOR OMEKA. Kathleen Comeau. Tweetser: An Introduction. What is Tweetster ? Tweetster is a plugin for Omeka and WordPress websites that automatically updates your Twitter page with a Tweet of any new addition to your website Why use Tweetster ? - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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TWEETSTER FOR OMEKA
Kathleen Comeau
Tweetser: An Introduction
What is Tweetster? Tweetster is a plugin for Omeka and WordPress
websites that automatically updates your Twitter page with a Tweet of any new addition to your website
Why use Tweetster? It keeps your Twitter audience updated and “in
the know” of any new content added to your website
Helps you bring more users to your website and reach a larger audience
The bit.ly function allows you to track how many page visits you are getting from Twitter
Tweetster: An Introduction (cont’d) How does Tweetster work?
Tweetster automatically sends a tweet to your Twitter page whenever new content is made public on your Omeka page
Installing the Plugin
What you need: Omeka Version 1.0 or higher Twitter account Bit.ly account
Installing the Plugin (cont’d) Download Tweetster from Omeka’s
website; unzip and upload the Tweetster plugin to WinSCP
Activate the Plugin by clicking “Install” on your Omeka Admin page
Configuring the Plugin for Omeka Click “Configure” on the Omeka Admin
site
Configuring the Plugin for Omeka (cont’d) Register your Twitter account
Go to developer.twitter.com and click “Create an App”
Fill form and click “Create your Twitter Application”
You can now get your consumer keys and access tokens
Configuring the Plugin for Omeka (cont’d) Create a Bit.ly account
Go to Bitly.com and create an account Once logged in, go to
http://bit.ly/a/your_api_key to receive your key
Configuring the Plugin for Omeka (cont’d) Enter all data into Tweetster plugin
configuration page on Omeka Admin and Save Changes
An Example of Tweetster
The plugin is now ready to use Add an item on Omeka
http://wotan.openlib.org/omeka/kcomeau/admin/
Check Twitter page for new Tweet https://twitter.com/#!/brrgrrz Track page views using bit.ly https://bitly.com/