The document discusses a 2-hour Twitter immersion course that covers topics such as the history and basics of Twitter, how to find followers and engage with the Twitter community, leveraging Twitter for business purposes like marketing and customer service, and guidelines for effective use of Twitter. It provides examples of how organizations are using Twitter and resources for learning more about using Twitter. The presentation aims to bring attendees from novice to expert level understanding and use of Twitter.
1. Twitter Immersion Course:
From Novice to Expert in a 2-Hour Workshop
#TweetNY
Sandra Fathi
President, Affect Strategies
PRSA-NY Workshop, February 25, 2008, New York
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3. Microblogging
» Blogging in short form
» Similar to texting
» Ability to send and receive messages
» Ability to follow and be followed
» Archive information
» Multiple delivery mechanisms
» Conversations and interactivity
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9. A Little Birdie is Born
» Side project of Jack Dorsey’s in March
2006 while at Obvious
» Prototype within 2 weeks
» Public launch in Aug 2006
co-
Twitter co-founders
Evan Williams, Jack
» Twitter Inc. May 2007 Dorsey, and Biz
Stone.
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11. Tweet Stats
70% of Twitter users joined in 2008
5-10,000 new accounts opened per day
35% of Twitter users have 10 followers or less
9% of Twitter users follow no one at all
Strong correlation between number of people you follow
and number that follow you
Source: Hubspot ‘State of Twittersphere Dec. 2009’
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12. Defining Moments
March 2007: Authorities use Twitter to help track California
wildfires. The LAFD now routinely Twitters major events as
online public service announcements. Recent example:
L.A.'s July 29 earthquake.
April 2007: The Obama campaign begins sending quot;tweetsquot; to
supporters. Messages are mostly updates about events,
speeches, etc. No word on whether the Senator personally
Twitters.
T-
June 2008: Jon Stewart says the T-word. The TV
host/generational icon utters a throwaway line to set up
some joke about news ubiquity (quot;Twitter, which I'm told is a
real thing ...quot;), thus validating a new era in communications.
Source: Fortune Magazine Aug. 2008
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15. The Tweet is Born
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16. The Basics
Tweet: Message – 140 Characters
Twitter Handle: @sandrafathi
Retweet (RT): Resending a message from
someone else to your followers
Message: Direct message (private) from one
Twitterer to another
Nudge: Prompt someone to Tweet
Hashtag: #eventname Easy search for
events/topic
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17. Finding Friends
Search for people
Search for keywords
Search for geography
Import contacts
Follow who your friends follow
#Fridayfollow
Third-party applications
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23. Rules of Engagement
» Why are you tweeting?
» Do you have an agenda?
» Who are you listening to?
» Why are your talking to?
» Do they care?
» How will you keep them engaged?
» How are you leveraging your Twitter activity?
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24. Beyond the Tweet
» Listening, Learning
» Brand Building
» Customer Service
» Crowd Sourcing
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25. Twitter Guides
Brian Solis: PR 2.0
http://www.briansolis.com/2008/10/twitter-tools-for-community-and.htm
Pistachio Consulting: Twitter for Business
http://www.pistacioconsulting.com
Affect Strategies: 10 Reasons Why You Need to Tweet
http://www.affectstrategies.com/main.php?page=pr_twitter
Caroline Middlebrook: The Big Juicy Twitter Guide
http://www.caroline-middlebrook.com/blog/twitter-guide/
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