This document provides an overview of Twitter and microblogging. It defines microblogging as short, fast, easy blogging that can be done on mobile devices. Twitter is introduced as a microblogging platform where users answer the question "What are you doing now?" in 140 characters or less. The document outlines how to create an account, post tweets, follow other users, and use hashtags. It also discusses how Twitter can be accessed via the web, clients, email and SMS. Examples of how organizations, public figures, and individuals use Twitter are provided.

1. What are you doing now?The Twitterfication of the Web Michael Sauers&Christa Burns Nebraska Library Commission

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

3. Enter Twitter Answer the question “What are you doing now?” in 140 characters or less Follow friends Be followed Like IM but asynchronous No “status”, others don’t know if your paying attention

5. Create an account

6. Set up posting options

7. Design your home page

8. Post A post: “Tweet” Creating a post: “Tweeting” Methods via the Web (twitter.com) via a client (Twhirl) via a bookmarklet (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

9. Twitter.com

10. Twhirl

11. Twitter Vista Gadget

12. TwitThis

13. EmailTwitter.com

14. twitterfeed

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

16. Direct messages

17. Add friends

18. Follow your friends Read your friends’ tweets via your Twitter homepage Read via a client Subscribe via RSS Receive via IM Receive tweets via SMS Graphical TwittervisionTwitter/Google Maps mashup

19. Uses Ultra simple blogging Conferences Reference Questions News Traffic Weather Presidential Campaigning Web site updates Conversations Humor Characters

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21. NLC Reference

23. BBC News

24. Oregon Traffic

25. Boston Weather

26. Barack Obama

27. “Darth Vader”

28. A Twitterconversationduring thedevelopment ofthis slide show

32. Searching Twitter Content

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. Contact Information Michael SauersTechnology Innovation Librarian,Nebraska Library Commission msauers@nlc.state.ne.us www.travelinlibrarian.info twitter.com/msauers Christa BurnsOCLC Member Services Librarian, NEBASE / Nebraska Library Commission cburns@nlc.state.ne.us christajoy.blogspot.com twitter.com/cjburns