This document provides an introduction and overview of Twitter. It discusses what Twitter is, how popular it has grown, and some potential uses. It then gives guidance on setting up a Twitter profile and account, including choosing a username and bio. The document concludes with suggestions for etiquette on Twitter and examples of tweets.

1. Tweet, Tweet, Twitter Twitter Fast-track Your Way To Harnessing Twitter Gerry Kirk @gerrykirk

3. What is Twitter?

4. Like a big cocktail party

5. A stream of conversations

6. Breaking news

7. Get product offers

8. Follow product updates

9. Disperse info during crisis http://www.startribune.com

10. Hudson River plane crash

11. Doing good Laura “@Pistachio” Fitton

12. Donate through Twitter

13. Engage, support community

14. Promote site content

15. How Popular Is Twitter?

16. Growing faster than Facebook

17. Invasion of the Soccer Moms

18. Twitter Use Brainstorm What possibilities do you see?

19. My Twitter Path What is Twitter? What is Twitter? This is seriously stupid. I can find people interested in Pair Vote. Cool! What a time sink. Is this worth it? Meeting fascinating people, going to #ChangeCamp! Learning what else is going on. Helping & learning from others is fun

20. Let's Get Started

22. Building Your Community - Local http://twittgroups.com/group/ssm

23. Building Your Community - Local http://search.twitter.com/advanced

24. Network / Activity – Based Recos http://www.mrtweet.net

25. Users by Topic http://wefollow.com/

26. Followers' Faves http://www.crazybob.org/twubble/

27. Sprucing Up Your Profile

28. Make a good impression http://www.faceyourmanga.com Good to be square

30. Interactive Twitter Tool a Must

33. Twitter etiquette

34. Everyone can hear you Cisco just offered me a job! Now I have to weigh the utility of a fatty paycheck against the daily commute to San Jose and hating the work. Who is the hiring manager? I'm sure they would love to know that you will hate the work. We here at Cisco are versed in the Web.

35. Be honest, interesting, unselfish

36. Leave when you want “I'm sitting in an airplane waiting to take off. Still waiting. Reading Seth Godin's latest while the plane sits here.”

37. Plug moderately

38. Thank-you! Twitter: @gerrykirk Email: gerry@gerrykirk.net Slides: gerrykirk.net/twitter-course-april-2009