7. What happens when you are
"following" someone?
You see their tweets in your home feed/ timeline.
If they've marked their profile as “private”, they
must accept you before you can see their Tweets.
The reverse happens when someone is
“following” you.
25. # - hashtag
Marks keyword or topic, also
used for humour. Click on #word
to show all Tweets with #word.
26. # - hashtag
Learning about Twitter at social
media workshop with
@newfriend. #LAworkshop
27. RT - retweet
Re-posting another person’s tweet.
Quick way to share information.
“RT” gives credit to original poster.
28. RT - retweet
RT @STcom Two women fined
after being caught on camera
for high-rise littering
http://t.co/XyCWXa1K1i
29. RT - retweet
Most tweets are re-tweets of
updates in your timeline. To be
“social”, add your comment/
compliment to the original tweet.
30. RT - retweet
“Re-tweet” in twitter.com will
automatically send it out. Copy
and paste original text in a new
message so you can add new text.
31. RT - retweet
How to tweet like a pro
bit.ly/12hjklu [from @tweetexpert]
Great article! RT @tweetexpert
How to tweet like a pro bit.ly/12hjklu
[ORIGINAL TWEET]
[Your RE-TWEET]
32. MT – modified tweet
How to tweet like a pro
bit.ly/12hjklu [from @tweetexpert]
MT @tweetexpert I love this
article on Twitter! bit.ly/12hjklu
[ORIGINAL TWEET]
[Your RE-TWEET]
33. via @poster
How to tweet like a pro
bit.ly/12hjklu [from @tweetexpert]
I love this article on Twitter!
bit.ly/12hjklu (via @tweetexpert)
[ORIGINAL TWEET]
[Your RE-TWEET]
35. Re-tweets
How to tweet like a pro bit.ly/
12hjklu by @tweetexpert
Great Twitter advice from the
experts! bit.ly/12hjklu by @tweetexpert
via @orangecanton
[ORIGINAL TWEET]
[TWEETED by @orangecanton]
[Your RE-TWEET]
36. Twitter Task #3
1) Continue conversations or express your
thoughts but this time add #LAworkshop at the
end of your tweet.
2) Re-tweet at least three tweets in your
timeline adding your own comments.
3) Click on #LAworkshop to see what people are
saying and who is at the workshop.
39. How are you tweeting?
http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/2008/07/13/genesis2.jpg
By Oliver Widder, used under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
42. Twitter Tips – Your Account
Upload a photo. Don’t be an egg.
Nobody wants to follow an egg.
Craft your bio. You can be serious, witty,
but don’t be long-winded.
Who’s counting followers?
43. Twitter Tips – Your Tweets
Keep tweets short. Max 140 characters
but aim for 120 so there is space to RT.
Try HootSuite, Seesmic, Tweetdeck
Flickr: PromoBlog
Use Twitter clients for easier retweeting, as well as integrating other
social media accounts.
46. The Perfect Tweet #1
Take the time to craft your
tweet accurately and
pleasingly.
47. The Perfect Tweet #1
Just so fed up with the bad news on
#sghaze. Can you stop complaining?!?
Gloom and doom of #sghaze surround us
but we can get through this together!
48. The Perfect Tweet #2
Read before you RT. Modify
headline as you wish. Share
discriminately.
50. Now that you’re more familiar with tweeting,
what’s the difference between the language of
websites and the language of social media?
Language of Social Media
Language of Websites
vs.
Flickr: juque
52. Twitter = short form communication
Content + Context = Communication
To master Twitter, find your voice.
Dare to have a personality.
Be creative, get poetic!
53. Alliteration
Repetition of similar sound at the beginning of words
Better busy than bored
Keep tweets short, simple and sweet.
Fantastic fun in fantasy funland!
Your turn!
Craft a tweet with 3 or 4 words in alliteration
55. Onomatopoeia
Naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound
Oof. Fell over in my heels.
BARK BARK BARK my neighbour’s dog
BARK BARK BARK
Grrr. Burnt toast again.
Your turn!
Craft a tweet with 1 or 2 onomatopoeias
56. Personification
Representing a thing or an object as person.
Please don’t die lappy! I need you so bad!
Meenie, I’m sorry I left you in the ladies.
I will miss you!
Nothing comes between me and my Sam!
Your turn!
Craft a tweet to include personification.
58. Oxymoron
Figure of speech that combines normally contradictory terms
jumbo shrimp
extremely normal
common delicacy
Your turn!
Craft a tweet that contains an oxymoron.
59.
60. Neologism
A newly coined term made up of existing words
unfriend
twitterholic
bromance
Your turn!
Craft a tweet that includes a newly coined term.
61. Twitter Task #4
Get creative with your tweets!
On your own or in pairs, compose tweets or RT
with comments that contain the following:
Alliteration , Onomatopoeia, Personification,
Oxymoron, Neologism
Remember to include #LAworkshop so we can
track your tweets.
62. What are the dos and don’ts of
using language in social media?
Flickr: Jason Howie
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jasonahowie/8583949219/in/photostream/
Language = signs, symbols, sounds, and other methods of communicating information, feelings, or ideas
User Activity
Comparison of Social Networking Sites
http://www.dr4ward.com/dr4ward/2012/05/how-do-users-compare-on-facebook-twitter-google-linkedin-and-pinterest-social-networking-sites-infog.html