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Always wondering whatrsquos happening

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Maryam Ibrahim201012792

Why matters

What Twitter does in a simple and brilliant way is to merge a number of interesting trends in social networking particularly in a type known as micro-blogging lightweight presence indicators

and status messages into a fascinating blend of permanence public and private In a world where wersquore seldom able to spend significant amounts of time with the people we care about

keeping people updated on what yoursquore doing and staying aware of what others are doing is powerful and thatrsquos why Twitter

matters

Purpose of the presentation

bull Introduction about micro-blogging Definition Purpose Twitter

bull Whatrsquos next (information about Twitter)bull Get started with Twitter

Creating an account Creating an account (Jing) Video Terminology 101 Editing you account Features

bull Who Why and How of Twitter Twitterrsquos users Twitter usages How itrsquos used

List of content

bull Advantages and Disadvantages of Twitter

bull Interesting and entertaining facts about Twitter

bull Twitterrsquos assessmentbull Reference Listbull Sign up andor do the survey

Lets start with an introduction about

Micro-blogging

Micro-bloggingBrief introduction about

bull A type of blog that lets users publish short text updates Bloggers can usually use a number of service for the updates including instant messaging The posts are called micro-posts while the act of using these services to update your blog is called micro-blogging

bull It also can be the practice of posting small pieces of digital content on the internet which could be

o Texto Pictureso Linkso Short videos

Definition

Micro-bloggingBrief introduction about

bull Micro-blogging offers a portable communication mode that feels organic and spontaneous to many

bull Friends use it to keep in touch business associates use it to coordinate meetings or share useful resources and celebrities and politicians micro-blog about concert dates etc

Purpose

Micro-bloggingBrief introduction about

Twitter

Just as there are many different kinds of social media sites so there are many different ways to micro-blog one of the most popular ones is Twitter

Whatrsquos

And finally we come to

Evan Williams Biz Stone and Jack Dorsey (from left to right)

bull Twitter is a free micro-blogging and messaging service at its most basic is a series of short online announcements or lsquotweetsrsquo consist of 140 characterbull It enables you to add new content from your browser instant messaging application or even mobile phonebull The service was founded by programmers Evan Williams Jack Dorsey and Biz Stone in 2006

Get Started with

Tweet

Tweet

Lets

Get started with

bull Navigate to httpstwittercomsignupbull ldquoItrsquos your turn Join Twitterrdquo page will appear fill in the first field with your full namebull An automatically suggested username will appear either you select a username from one of the usernames suggested or create your own Keep in mind Try to pick something that describes youbull Enter a password Be tricky Include letters numbers and symbolsbull Enter your email addressbull Fill in the ldquoCaptchardquo to prove youre human not a machine bull Pick sources that interest youbull You are done

Creating an account

Whatrsquos Next

Get started with

Creating an account

Get started with twitter (via Jing)

Click here to watch the video online

Twitter Discover whatrsquos new in your world Click here to view it online

Terminology 101

lsquos

bull Tweets each of you Twitter posts or updatesbull Symbol is a way of referring to or mentioning another Twitter user itrsquos used before a userrsquos name For example Tweep2011Tweepbull Retweet or RT is when you share the tweet of one user with all of your Twitter followers bull Reply is when you respond to a tweet from a particular user bull Direct Messages whereas replies are completely public a direct message is akin to a private message that you send through a discussion boardbull Follower allows for one-way relationships If you find interesting Twitter users follow them to subscribe to their tweets and you can ldquounfollow themrdquo as wellbull Hash Tags are words that begin with the number sign They are used when many people are tweeting about the same topic event and itrsquos often atop trending topics list For example UAE40 which is for the UAE national day the 40th by then Twitter users will be able to check the events about it after clicking on UAE40

Editing your account (via Jing)

Click here to watch the video online

Featuresbull Who to follow Shows Twitter accounts that you might like to follow based on who you follow and other variablesbull Twitter for business Twitter has its own handy Twitter for Business guide including a glossary of terms best practices case studies and tips on optimizing your Twitter activitybull Advertising on Twitter You can get started with advertising on Twitter and learn more about Promoted Trends Promoted Tweets and even Promoted Accountsbull Search When you search for a keyword or topic in the search field and you can save the searchbull ldquoFollow Merdquo button Official compact and in available in a variety of sizes and shapes and looks great on any website or blogbull The Tweet button A Tweet button lets others share your website or blog content on Twitter and itrsquos available in most web pages

What are some of the

Who Why and How

of

Tweet Tweet

Who uses Who Why and How

Twitter opens doors for all kinds of accessibility to people you might never have had access to before Itrsquos become an effective tool for reaching out to people companies and even celebrities both on ndash and offline Here are some of who you probably may find on Twitter

bull Professionals (Politicians Authors Artists Celebrities Press etc)bull Education institutions (Professors and teachers Publishers Students etc)bull Individuals (Random people could be a mother father religious ones or unconventional etc )

Twitter users

Why theyrsquore using

bull Keep in touch with friendsbull Post status updatesbull Find News Stay up-to datebull Work relatedbull For researchbull Other

Though most people use Twitter to keep in touch with their friends or to share ideas and thoughts other reasons for using the service differs slightly among men and women Posting status updates is the second most popular reason women use Twitter while more men use it to find latest news

Check the entertaining facts slide for more information Click Here

Who Why and How

Twitter usages

How is usedWho Why and How

People use twitter in a variety of ways it may includebull Post personal updates (OMG)bull Post work updates (To-Do)bull Share links to news stories (www)bull Post general life observations (TODAY)bull Retweet others (Retweeted by)bull Send direct messages (Mariam)bull Share photosbull Share videosbull Tweet location ()bull Offer consumer services (Etisalat)bull Offer Deals (Sales 10)

Check the entertaining facts slide for more information Click Here

How to use it and what to tweet

Remember What you say on Twitter may be viewed all around the

world instantly You are what you Tweet

of

bull Itrsquos for free

bull Easy to join and use

bull Twitter is democracy

bull Impersonal relationships and more private than other social networking

Advantages amp Disadvantages

Advantages Disadvantages

bull Reduces compassion

bull Time consumption if used a lot

bull Internet predators

Fact about

LOOK AT THE NUMBERS Interesting and entertaining

bull +460K accounts

are created every day

bull 177 Million tweets

send per day

bull 182 increase in

mobile Twitter users

in the past year

2010

Keep in touch 34 Male 48 FemaleStatus updates 28 Male 29 FemaleFind News 31 Male 21 FemaleWork related 23 Male 22 FemaleFor research 10 Male 8 FemaleOther 3 Male 6 Female

TO

72 Personal updates62 Work updates

55 Share News links54 Life observation53 Retweet others52 Direct messages

40 Share photos28 Share videos

24 Tweet location

Used for

Learning objectives

lsquos Assessment

Tweet Tweet

Multiple Choice True and FalseAssessment

Take the quiz Click here

If an error occurred please copy and paste this link

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Reference List

Bruno A (2009 March 7) Twitter on the highway Billboard Retrieved October 21 2011 from httpbooksgooglecombooksid=3Huu90EQHpECamppg=PT15ampdq=twitteramphl=enampei=v62hToGiAomq-gb7hdCjBQampsa=Xampoi=book_resultampct=book-thumbnailampresnum=1ampved=0CDAQ6wEwAAv=onepageampq=twitterampf=false

Clapperton G (2010) WebWise What is Twitter Retrieved October 20 2011 form httpwwwbbccoukwebwiseguidesabout-twitterCarlson N (April 13 2011) The real history of Twitter Business Insider SAI Retrieved October 20 2011 from

httparticlesbusinessinsidercom2011-04-13tech29957143_1_jack-dorsey-twitter-podcastingComm J (2010) Twitter power 20 How to dominate your market one tweet at a time New Jersey John Wiley amp Sons Inc Retrieved October

21 2011 from httpbooksgooglecombooksid=R9Sg5X6D92ECampprintsec=frontcoverampdq=twitteramphl=enampei=HqyhTrbGOMSa-gaLs-y7BQampsa=Xampoi=book_resultampct=resultampresnum=5ampved=0CEUQ6AEwBAv=onepageampqampf=false

Five reasons why twitter is the best social media (nd) Retrieved October 20 2011 from httpwwwtuttoastercomfive-reasons-why-twitter-is-the-best-social-media

Hamilton J (nd) Advantages and disadvantages of Twitter Retrieved October 25 2011 from httpwwwehowcomlist_6026451_advantages-disadvantages-twitterhtml

Larson D (2011) Who uses Twitter and howmdash2011 stats infographic Retrieved October 27 2011 from httpblogtweetsmartercomtwitter-statswho-uses-twitter-and-howE280942011-stats-infographic

Microblog (nd) Retrieved November 4 2011 form httpwwwwebopediacomTERMMmicrobloghtmlSherman A (2011) 10 Twitter features you might be missing Retrieved October 27 2011 from

httpgigaomcomcollaboration10-twitter-features-you-might-be-missingTwitter terminology 101 (nd) Retrieved October 25 2011 from httpsandesaimondhubpagescomhubTwitter-Terminology-101OrsquoReilly T amp Milstein S (2009) The Twitter book California OrsquoReilly Media Inc Retrieved October 21 2011 from

httpbooksgooglecombooksid=kHRvB9pp1RwCampprintsec=frontcoverampdq=twitteramphl=enampei=v6mhTsbsGZCa-waV4633Dwampsa=Xampoi=book_resultampct=resultampresnum=3ampved=0CDoQ6AEwAgv=onepageampqampf=false

OrsquoLearyT amp OrsquoLeary L (2012) Computing essentials 2012 Making IT work for you New YorkMcGraw Hill

Resources used for the presentationrsquos preparation

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