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@vahva’s guide to Twitter

Part 3: a short tour of Twitter

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Home – read tweets of all the people you follow

Don’t try and read the entirety of your ‘home’ feed, Twitter is about serendipity. Skim read and click on what you fancy.

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Connect – see who has interacted with you

Here you will find who has followed you, retweeted you (ie repeated your tweet), favorited one of your tweets (ie bookmarked) and ‘mentioned’ you

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Discover – find what’s happening on twitter

Here you will find new people to follow, current trends, breaking news etc.

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Me – view your own profile

Here you will find your recent tweets, access to your favorites, photos and videos you’ve linked to and private ‘Direct Messages’ DMs

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@ replies or mentions

This is when someone mentions your twitter username in a tweet

This is a public conversation

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Retweet (RT) or Modified Tweet (MT)

A retweet is like a forwarded email – a repeat of your original tweet – sometimes preceded by RT

A modified tweet is your tweet slightly changed – sometimes preceded by MT

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HashtagsHashtags are a way of filtering information on Twitter and turning a gushing tap into a few drips of consumable information.

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#Hashtags

A hashtag is a word with # put in front. They are clickable – click on one to see all the tweets that contain that hashtag. Alternatively search for a hashtag using the search bar on twitter.

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Examples of popular hashtags:#followfriday#bbcqt

TV programmes, sports events, gigs & conferences use them. Anyone can create a hashtag – just put a # in front of your chosen key word.

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End of Part 3 – read the rest at http://bryonytaylor.com/twitterguide

All images from royalty-free site: http://sxc.hu . This guide was written in July 2013.