Twitter... what's all the fuss about?

A snapshot of what it is,where it came from,

how to use it...and what's next

6 millionunique visitors

Jan 08 Mar 08 May 08 Jul 08 Sep 08 Nov 08 Jan 09

900%Year

1 millionunique visitors

Source: compete.com

Rank UV Monthly Visits Previous Rank

1. facebook.com 68,557,534 1,191,373,339 2

2. myspace.com 58,555,800 810,153,536 1

3. twitter.com 5,979,052 54,218,536 22

4. flixster.com 7,979,052 43,389,974 10

5. linkedin.com 11,274,190 42,744,438 9

Source: compete.com

2006

Photos by Jack Dorsey http://flickr.com/photos/jackdorsey/ & Sagolla http://www.flickr.com/photos/dominic/

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@ username + messageDirects a Tweet at another person

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allisonyochim

@allisonyochim Drunk dude face planting into the subway door just made my night

D username + messageSends someone a private message

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paulcarvill

D paulcarvill I *know* orange Smarties doactually taste of orange. But I swear the others taste better whensegregated

TweetA message of 140 characters or less

guardiantechMonty Python DVD sales soar thanks to You-Tube clips http://bit.ly/Bfros34 minutes ago from Tweetdeck

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Twitter username

140 character limit

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(RT) Re-TweetingRepeating someone else’s tweet to amplify its effect

To give them credit use RT@’username’

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#Skittles has changed its entire homepage to a Twitter search - brave! http://skittles.com/ #skittles

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RT @mashable #Skittles has changed its entire homepage to a Twitter search - brave!...

RT@mashable #Skittles has changed its entire homepage to a Twitter search - brave!...

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#Skittles has changed its entire homepage to a Twitter search - brave! http://skittles.com/ #skittles

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#Skittles has changed its entire homepage to a Twitter search - brave! http://skittles.com/ #skittles

SearchHuman powered search

# HashtagsHelps you filter all discussion relevant to a

specific event

c.5 million tweets a day

#Twestival

#Watchmen

#Michael Jackson

Seeing Watchmen sneak preview today! Awesome!

Chicago #Twestival Pics from @martinjon http://tinyurl.com/ct-pics

#Twestival

#Twestival raised nearly $6,000 in LA alone, almost $250,000worldwide

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Michael Jackson

Watchmen

CNN reports Michael Jackson announcing a comeback

Michael Jackson

Thanks @exposureleeds for donating $41 to #twestival from sales of tickets

Chicago #Twestival Pics from @martinjon http://tinyurl.com/ct-pics

There was a #Twestival recently - I couldn't attend but a few #Adelaide Tweeps met for coffee and chin-wag

We've had #twestival, now we have tweet-a-thon:tweetathon2009.com/

#twestival

#Twestival raised nearly $6,000 in LA alone, almost $250,000worldwide

5 things you needto remember

Provide some bio info, an avatar and customise your page and location

Use shortened URLs

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/63056612@N00/155554663/ by freezelight

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ram_/1637873367/ by ram.

TweetDeckApps like this make it easy to manage groups & search

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Objects tweetingTower Bridge

towerbridge: I amopening for the Yacht Aviva, which is passing upstream.

Objects tweetingNasa Mars Rover (Planets not to scale)

MarsPhoenix What's up on Mars? An analysis of the atmosphere has interesting implications! Briefing at 2pm ET on www.nasa.gov/ntv

KickbeeWhen a kick is detected, a Twitter message is posted via the Twitter API

http://portfolio.menscher.com/itp/kickbee/

http://portfolio.menscher.com/itp/kickbee/ Corey Menscher ©2008

twitchhikerOn 1st March, I’ll attempt to travel as far around the world as possible in 30

days, relying only on the goodwill of people using Twitter

TwaikuTwaiku are mostly meant to tell a story or to get a message across – different

from the more descriptive, elegaic tone and purpose of traditional haiku.

#mumbai 87 reported dead 200 injured.

#mumbai >50 people rescued from Taj Hotel

#mumbai Oberio hotel new blast just reported. Rescue forces inside hotel.

#mumbai Attack photo stream http://flickr.com/photos/vinu/

mumbaiattack : Hospital update. Shots still being fired. Also Metro cinema next door

Citizen newsDuring the #Mumbai terrorist attacks there were 80 tweets every 5 seconds

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