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Part of "Twitter: Enabling Customer Conversations" - Pre conference at Internet Librarian 2009. Presented with Michael Sauers and David Lee King. October 25, 2009.
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Internet LibrarianOctober 25, 2009
What is microblogging?
The act of blogging that is:
Short
Fast
Easy
Mobile
Enter Twitter
Answer the question “What are you doing?” in 140 characters or less
Follow friendsBe followedLike IM, but asynchronous
No “status”, others don’t know if you’re paying attention
Create an account
Create your profile
Set up posting options
Set up notifications
Add a profile picture or icon
Design your home page
Posting to TwitterA post: “Tweet”Creating a post: “Tweeting”Methods
via the Web (twitter.com)via a client (Twhirl, TweetDeck, TwitHive)via a bookmarklet (TwitterBar, TwitThis)via e-mailvia SMS (40404)Blog-to-Twitter (twitterfeed)
URL’s that extend past the 140 character limit are automatically turned into TinyURLs
Twitter.com
Twitter commands
@usernamed username messagenudge usernamel: location informationfollow usernameleave usernameblock usernameinvite phonenumber#hashtag
Direct messages
Add friends
Follow your friends
Read your friends’ tweets via your Twitter homepage
Read via a clientSubscribe via RSSReceive tweets via SMS
UsesUltra simple bloggingConferencesReference QuestionsNewsEmergency ServicesWeatherPresidential CampaigningWeb site updatesConversationsHumorCharacters
Lincoln City Libraries
NLC Reference
NASA
LA Fire Department
The White House
“Darth Vader”
Searching Twitter Content
Problems
TwitterferenceSo many SMS tweets that you can’t make a phone call
If it ever goes away, your content is gone
Considered too distracting by someIf you don’t participate, you won’t
get anything out of it
7 Tips to a Good Twitter Experience1. Follow unto others2. @comment others3. Link to your stuff4. Don’t take non-responses personally5. Be patient6. Avoid addiction7. Use your name
Source:http://meryl.net/2008/04/01/7-tips-to-a-good-twitter-experience/
http://www.gapingvoid.com/Moveable_Type/archives/000932.html
Questions???
Christa BurnsSpecial Projects Librarian
Nebraska Library Commission
twitter.com/cjburnshttp://delicious.com/CJBurns42/