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Hashtags, Retweets, and 140 Characters: Finding Meaning in Twitter - Part 1
August 29, 2012
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Agenda
• What is Twitter? • Basics of Twitter
o Hashtags o Retweetso Shortening Links for Tweets (and other purposes)o How to find people to followo How to get people to follow you
• Twitter as a Personal Learning Networko Keep up on newest research, happenings and
training eventso Find peerso Follow Conferences even when you cannot attend
What Can You Say in 140 Characters?
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Retweeting
• RT @Username
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Hashtags vs Mentions• Hashtags have # in front of them (no spaces
allowed)• Hashtags are like signposts to content
• Mentions start with @ followed by a person or organization’s twitter name (no spaces allowed)
• Mentions help connect people who tweet (tweeple?)• Mentions are like sign posts to other people who
tweet
• So mention the LAC using @theLACNYC and hashtag topics like #GED and #AdultEd
Anatomy of a Good Tweet
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Shortened URLS
• http://ipadeducators.ning.com/profiles/blogs/preparing-your-school-for-an (73 characters)
• Bit.ly/3FjhpX (13 characters)
Shortening Links for Your Tweets
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You can use BitLy to shorten URL’s without creating an account.
https://bitly.com/
QR Code
And with or without an account you can make any of the shortened URLS into a QR Code by adding .qr at the end
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Finding People to Follow
• In Twitter.com search hashtags and words #AdultEd
• See who experts follow• Look for Twitter links on websites
you like
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Sending and Receiving Tweets
• Twitter.com• Texts via your cell phone• Applications on computers & smart
phoneso Tweetdecko HootSuiteo Seesmic
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Before You Join Twitter
• Come up with possible Twitter nameso Have options incase your first choice is
takeno Short is better
• Develop a list of five people/places to follow
• Have a picture to upload as your avatar
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Once you Join
• Follow at least five peopleo @theLACNYC, @LACNYCNell, @TonyLAC2,
@VenuThelakkat for exampleo Search for people using #AdultEdo Search for your favorite hobby, writer,
singer, actor, comic, political figure, tv show, magazine, organization
• Retweet one tweet and create one of your own tweets. Remember to use hashtags
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What to Do in the Next Few Weeks
• Spend 15 minutes on Twitter every morning (or some other time)o reading Tweetso retweetingo following new people
• Try TweetDeck or receiving tweets as sms text messages on your cellphone
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Comedy• https://twitter.com/PlioceneBloke• https://twitter.com/DothTheDoth• https://twitter.com/FakeMTAUseful Tips• https://twitter.com/nycgov• https://twitter.com/MTAInsider• https://twitter.com/NY1noticias
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TweetDeck
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