An introduction to the mechanics of how to use Twitter given to the Faculty and Staff of the Syracuse University College of Visual and Performing Arts on April 12, 2012.

1. Margaret Portier
@tophile
Jennifer Liddy
Tweet @jennliddy
?
101
WHAT THE TWEET?
#Tw101VP An introduction to the social network.

2. What is a social network?
 A network of people  Social media is the
who are linked platform for two-way
together through information
relationships with exchange.
others.
 Social networking is
engaging with other
members of your
network.

3. What is ?
A short intro.

4. Start an account.
www.twitter.co
m

5. What is a Tweet?
140 character status update.

6. Composing A Tweet
 140 characters
 May contain:
 URLs
 #hashtags
 Mentions
 Retweets
 Modified Retweets
 Add an image
 Add a location

7. Composing A Tweet
 140 characters
 May contain:
 URLs
 #hashtags
 Mentions
 Retweets
 Modified Retweets
 Add an image
 Add a location

8. Composing A Tweet
 140 characters
 May contain:
 URLs
 #hashtags
 Mentions
 Retweets
 Modified Retweets
 Add an image
 Add a location

9. Composing A Tweet
 140 characters
 May contain:
 URLs
 #hashtags
 Mentions
 Retweets
 Modified Retweets
 Add an image
 Add a location

10. Composing A Tweet
 140 characters
 May contain:
 URLs
 #hashtags
 Mentions
 Retweets
 Modified Retweets
 Add an image
 Add a location

11. Try it out!
Compose a tweet!
Hello world!

12. What are #Hashtags?
Keywords or phrases.

13. What are #Hashtags?
 Any term preceded  Identifier
by a #  Conference (ex.
 Can be a phrase #ALA11)
with no spaces or  Class (ex.
other punctuation #rotoloclass)
 Keyword  Chat (ex. #libchat)
 People interested in  Not case-sensitive
the same topic can
find you

14. Try it out!
Compose a tweet that includes
#Tw101VPA.
#Tw101VPA

15. What is a Mention?
A way to interact with other Twitter users.

16. Mentions
 Using @ and a Twitter  Here’s the tricky part:
username, you can  Using @username
send a message to within a Tweet, is
another user. public. Anyone who
follows you will see it.
 Used for:
 Using @username as
 Tagging the very first
 Giving credit characters in a Tweet
 Sharing information make it semi-private.
 Replying Only those who follow
you both will see it in
their timelines, but
anyone can find it in a
search.

17. Examples!

18. What is a direct message?
Private message to another user.

19. Try it out!
Tweet @ us!
@tophile
@jennliddy

20. This is the user I follow.
Look
what
@bandie
r This is where I can
Tweeted! interact.
What is a Retweet?
Sharing someone else’s Tweet with your followers.

21. This is the user I follow.
Look
what
@bandie
r This is where I can
Tweeted! interact.
What is a Retweet?
Sharing someone else’s Tweet with your followers.

22. This is the user I follow.
Look
what
@bandie
r This is where I can
Tweeted! interact.
What is a Retweet?
Sharing someone else’s Tweet with your followers.

23. Retweet and Modified Retweet
Retweet (RT) Modified Retweet (MT)
 Click on Retweet  Good manners
 Copies the exact  If you want to add a
text of the Tweet personal note or
 Add a note or comment and have
mention without to modify the
changing the original text, use MT
original Tweet, use instead of RT
RT

24. Retweet and Modified Retweet
Retweet (RT) Modified Retweet (MT)
 Click on Retweet  Good manners
 Copies the exact  If you want to add a
text of the Tweet personal note or
 Add a note or comment and have
mention without to modify the
changing the original text, use MT
original Tweet, use instead of RT
RT

25. Retweet and Modified Retweet
Retweet (RT) Modified Retweet (MT)
 Click on Retweet  Good manners
 Copies the exact  If you want to add a
text of the Tweet personal note or
 Add a note or comment and have
mention without to modify the
changing the original text, use MT
original Tweet, use instead of RT
RT

26. Retweet and Modified Retweet
Retweet (RT) Modified Retweet (MT)
 Click on Retweet  Good manners
 Copies the exact  If you want to add a
text of the Tweet personal note or
 Add a note or comment and have
mention without to modify the
changing the original text, use MT
original Tweet, use instead of RT
RT

27. Retweet and Modified Retweet
Retweet (RT) Modified Retweet (MT)
 Click on Retweet  Good manners
 Copies the exact  If you want to add a
text of the Tweet personal note or
 Add a note or comment and have
mention without to modify the
changing the original text, use MT
original Tweet, use instead of RT
RT

28. Retweet and Modified Retweet
Retweet (RT) Modified Retweet (MT)
 Click on Retweet  Good manners
 Copies the exact  If you want to add a
text of the Tweet personal note or
 Add a note or comment and have
mention without to modify the
changing the original text, use MT
original Tweet, use instead of RT
RT

29. Retweet and Modified Retweet
Retweet (RT) Modified Retweet (MT)
 Click on Retweet  Good manners
 Copies the exact  If you want to add a
text of the Tweet personal note or
 Add a note or comment and have
mention without to modify the
changing the original text, use MT
original Tweet, use instead of RT
RT

30. DON’T PANIC!
 Using the Retweet function is easy!
 Don’t worry about using RT or MT until you are
comfortable with Retweet
 Twitter programs have different ways of
Retweeting
 Hootsuite
 Tweet Deck
 Twitter.com
 Twitter for Mac

31. Try it out!
Search for the hashtag #Tw101VPA.
Find an interesting Tweet.
Retweet it!
Retweet!

32. Margaret Portier
@tophile
Jennifer Liddy
@jennliddy
Huh?
DO YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW
TO USE ?
#Tw101VP Tweet us any time @tophile and @jennliddy