2. By now, we all know that !
Twitter is a social network!
where you post short bursts !
of thoughts and information.
3. It has become the single most talked
about Web site since Facebook !
and grew 1,382% in the past year.!
Source: “Twitter Now Growing at a Staggering 1,382 Percent” Mashable, March 16, 2009
8. Probably not. But it has its uses.
Like finding a job. Or new clients. !
Or garden tips. Or muffin recipes.!
Whatever.
9. Twitter revolutionized social media by
making it simple for the world to
communicate in real time.
Think of it as a cross between !
text messaging, instant messaging
and blogging.
16. Before you get too far…
1. Consider using
a simple name
close to your own.
2. Upload your
photo.
3. Fill in your bio,
home page, etc.
17. A few more tips for beginners:
• Talk first, follow later
• Start with friends, expand slowly
• Don’t bother going ‘private’
• Post consistently and you’ll get it
18. What should you write about?
News in your industry
Helpful tips
Links to your new blog posts
What’s going on in your life
19. Try to avoid writing about:
What you ate for lunch
Politics
Your travel schedule
‘Figuring out Twitter’
20. How do you find people to follow?
• Search by name on Twitter
• Find existing users in your e-mail
address book
• Look for common interests on
WeFollow.com
• Just look at your friends’ friends
21. Once you’re up and running, it should
look like this:
(assuming you’re Little Debbie)
22.
23. Where you post quot;
your next update.
Most recent
updates by people
you follow.
24. Ignore this
question.
Reminds you
what you last
posted.
How many characters quot;
you have left (max is 140).
25. The number of people
you’re following and are
following you.
Click to see recent quot;
posts mentioning you.
Private messages sent quot;
to or from you.
26. Posts you’ve marked quot;
as favorites.
Click to see every tweet quot;
on the planet.
Random pictures of quot;
people you’re following.
37. Retweeting is a common way to praise
another user, spread awareness or
curry favor with influential users.
That said, if all you do is retweet,
you’re not adding much value.
43. You can follow a specific hashtag in
real time through Twitter Search.
44.
45. Popular hashtags:
#FollowFriday: A weekly chance to recommend
people to follow.
#JournChat: A live, open discussion of journalism
and PR, 7–10 p.m. CST o Mondays
#NoPantsTuesday: Speaks for itself.
51. And don’t miss…
TweetLater: Schedule posts in advance.
TwitPic: Post photos to Twitter.
Twitbin, TwitterFox, etc: Lets you update
Twitter from your Firefox Web browser.
52. The most powerful Twitter site is actually
Twitter Search
which has become a scarily useful tool !
for monitoring global conversations.
54. Twitter demographics:
Gender
Age
53% female
47% 18–34
47% male
31% 35–29
21% 50+
Education
46% College
Ethnicity
37% No College
82% White
17% Grad School
7% Black
5% Asian
5% Hispanic
Source: “2009 Twitter Demographics and Statistics Report,” iStrategyLabs.com
56. Celebs on Twitter:
Ashton Kutcher: 1.4 million followers
Britney Spears: 1.1 million
Ellen Degeneres: 1 million
Barack Obama: 943,600
Jimmy Fallon: 778,800
Shaquille O’Neal: 770,000
John Mayer: 724,100
Demi Moore: 719,600
(As of April 24, 2009. By the time you read this, Oprah will probably have 7 billion.)
57. Businesses on Twitter
o Starbucks
o Ford
o Whole Foods
o Southwest
o GM
o Dunkin Donuts
o Dell
o Honda
o Kodak
o Zappos
o Comcast
o Red Cross
o Little Debbie
o H&R Block
o Rubbermaid
o Hertz
o Home Depot
o Nationwide
58. Twitter helps businesses:
o Raise awareness
o Offer proactive customer service
o Answer questions
o Promote events, products, services
59.
60.
61. Businesses should:
o Be conversational
o Jump in the discussion
o Pay attention
o Pace themselves
62. Businesses should NOT:
o Be sales-oriented robots
o Be repetitive and dull
o Follow too many people at once
63. While consistent, earnest use of Twitter
is still best, some marketers are really
pushing the envelope.
64.
65. ‘Mad Men’ fans, including PR pros
unaffiliated with AMC, built a full online
life for the show’s characters on Twitter.
66.
67. Skittles turned its entire home page into
Twitter search results for the word
“Skittles” — obscenities and all.
68. So what’s next for Twitter?
• A revenue plan would be nice
• Continued mainstreaming
• Lots more celebs, journalists, CEOs
• Become a standard customer service
• Probably keep crashing a lot
69. Thanks for your time.
david.griner@luckie.com
Twitter.com/griner
TheSocialPath.com