with dessert

A class taught by OLEG Kagan, okagan@library.lacounty.gov

Ingredients1.  What is Twitter?

2.  5 Ways to Interact

3.  Pause for Questions

4.  Uses of Twitter

5.  Types of Tweeps

6.  Let's do it!

Twitter is a social networking site that lets users micro-share with each other and the outside world.

following others (and being followed)

●Steve Martin is fed by 81 users●3,595,714 users are fed by Steve Martin

@reply

@pumpkinpie You are so delicious.

Direct Message (DM)

"DM: from my inbox to yours"

Re-Tweet (RT)

Breaking news! I am good for your health. http://bit.ly.com/3d737d

icecream

RT @icecream Breaking news! I am good for your health. http://bit.ly.com/3d737d [the discovery I've been waiting for!]

lifeinoleg

#SubjectHashtags

Tagging your tweets,makes them searchable, clever, and neat.

#forSanta

Milk and Cheerios.Foreheads touching over bowl.My cat wants some, too. -Jennifer Bambauer #poetry #senryū

grrb posted: "Use peer pressure and donuts to inspire staff to use new technologies #il2009"

The five ways to interact on Twitter:

following others@reply

Direct MessageRe-Tweet

#SubjectHashtags

How               Can Help YouAdditional customer service | Teaches you to be concise

Links to useful articles | Record impressions quicklyConnects you to communities | Follow conferences

Get Inspiration | Learn Breaking newsPromote your work | Candid product reviews

Make professional contacts | Another way to KIT w/ friendsShare photos/opinions | Help/be helped

Info about future library workshops | Funand much, much more!

Insert Photo of Chocolate Sparrow Here

What Kind of               User are You?

1.To have an account? 2.Who to follow? 3.Which ways to interact? 4.Where to check Twitter? 

INCIDENTAL CASUAL SOPHISTICATED

Now, Let's Do It!

All Addresses start with: http://www.flickr.com/photos/1) bunchofpants/268765160/ 2) rabi/1054114330/3) rene-germany/15574189/ 4) twoshortplanks/305569680/5) sea-turtle/2127291233/ 6) roboppy/170808479/7) elanaspantry/2469448442/

8) sharynmorrow/259228383/9) zoomar/206067471/ 10) cc_chapman/249028104/11) hcriswell/4041208350/ 12) dave77459/2607629736/13) thebokeeffect/7308566078/

Questions can be emailed to:okagan@library.lacounty.gov