2. Where do you need help?
• Advanced search
• Hashtags
• Building followers
• How & what to tweet?
• Time management
• Live tweeting
• Organizing the chaos
4. Hashtag tips
• Use existing hashtag if there is one
• Search before launching hashtag (avoid
duplication)
• Look for secondary hashtags, especially
in events or breaking news
5.
6. Building followers
• Tweet often
• Find & follow local people
• Be conversational
• Livetweet events
• Give more than you ask for
• Be yourself
7. What to tweet?
• Listen & join community conversation
• Breaking news
• Unfolding story
• Livetweet events
• Crowdsource
• Interesting tidbits
• Photos
8. Time management
• Don’t drink the whole stream
• Integrate Twitter into your day
• Tweet a few times a day
• Check “mentions”
• Use lists, alerts & saved searches
• Use mobile device
• TweetDeck, HootSuite
9. Livetweeting
• Set context: Event, where you are
• Use hashtag
• Feed into site (widget or ScribbleLive)
• Prep (check spellings, get program,
reports, etc.)
• You’re reporting, not transcribing