Part of "Making the Most of Twitter" - Preconference at Computers in Libraries 2010. Presented with Michael Sauers and David Lee King. April 11, 2010.

1. Computers in Libraries April 11, 2010

2. What is microblogging? The act of blogging that is: Short Fast Easy Mobile

4. Enter Twitter Answer the question “What’s happening?” in 140 characters or less Follow friends Be followed Like IM, but asynchronous No “status”, others don’t know if you’re paying attention

5. Create your account

6. Create your account

7. Set up posting options

8. Set up notifications

9. Set up your profile

10. Design your home page

11. Design your home page

12. Make connections

13. Twitter Goodies

14. Widgets

15. Buttons

16. Posting to Twitter A post: “Tweet” Creating a post: “Tweeting” Methods via the Web (twitter.com) via a client (Twhirl, TweetDeck, TwitHive) via a bookmarklet (TwitterBar, TwitThis) via e-mail via SMS (40404) Blog-to-Twitter (twitterfeed) URL’s that extend past the 140 character limit are automatically turned into TinyURLs

17. Twitter.com

18. Twitter commands @username d usernamemessage nudge username l: location information follow username leave username block username invite phonenumber #hashtag

19. Follow your friends Read your friends’ tweets via your Twitter homepage Read via a client Subscribe via RSS Receive tweets via SMS

20. Add friends

21. Direct messages

22. Create lists

23. Uses Ultra simple blogging Conferences Reference Questions News Emergency Services Weather Presidential Campaigning Web site updates Conversations Humor Characters

24. Arlington Virginia Public Library

25. NLC Reference

27. NASA

28. The White House

29. “Darth Vader”

30. Searching Twitter Content

31. Twitter on Google

32. Twemes

33. Problems TwitterferenceSo many SMS tweets that you can’t make a phone call If it ever goes away, your content is gone Considered too distracting by some If you don’t participate, you won’t get anything out of it

34. 7 Tips to a Good Twitter Experience Follow unto others @comment others Link to your stuff Don’t take non-responses personally Be patient Avoid addiction Use your name Source:http://meryl.net/2008/04/01/7-tips-to-a-good-twitter-experience/

35. http://www.gapingvoid.com/Moveable_Type/archives/000932.html

36. Questions??? Christa BurnsSpecial Projects Librarian Nebraska Library Commission christa.burns@nebraska.gov 800-307-2665 twitter.com/cjburns