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Twitter 101
By George Smith-Moore
and Damien Taylor
What
is T
wit
ter Twitter is a social
media site, but because of the amount of information
processed and “Tweeted” through it,
it is known as a information network.
Intr
oThis will explain the
features of Twitter to a
new user.
Featu
res
of
Twit
ter
In the following slides I
will show you the features of Twitter.This includes:Hashtag
TweetsFollowersAnd much more!
Blo
ggin
g
One of Twitters best uses is to make a quick tweet telling the
world whatYou think and how you
feel.
Twitter is also a good
way to keep in touch
with friends and family.
Quic
k quest
ions
and a
nsw
ers
Because Twitter is so
vast and large it is easy to ask a question
and get the answer.The more people that
follow you the more people will see your tweet.
Findin
g a
job Using Twitter you can
let the world know that you are looking for a job,many businesses even
advertise their jobs via
Twitter.
Keepin
g u
p-t
o-d
ate
w
ith t
he n
ew
s As it's possible to follow most things on
Twitter you can easily follow a news station
and get the news from
them.
Arr
angin
g t
hin
gs
Because Twitter is easily accessible it is
easy to arrange a day-
out with friends.
Lett
ing o
ff s
team
(v
enti
ng a
nger
to
the w
orl
d)
When something has
gone wrong an you feel angered the usual
advise is to let it out, if
there is no one or nothing to vent to you
can use Twitter, millions of people can
view that tweet and you may get some sympathy tweets too.
Keepin
g u
p-t
o-d
ate
w
ith w
hat
is
import
ant
to y
ou
Twitter has a search feature; this makes it
very easy to stay up to
date with a subject.
Revi
ew
s
You can also use the
search feature to get
reviews on films, restaurants and places.You can view the
average persons comments or the critics comments.
Invo
lvem
ent
wit
h
polit
ics As more and more
politicians are turning
towards twitter you can send them tweets
and they will post tweets of their own.
Gam
es Their are various
games that allow you
to post your scores on
Twitter (just like the games on Facebook but for Twitter
Twit
ter
inte
rface
This shows a basic tweet
Com
posi
ng a
tw
eet A tweet was shown in
the last slide, it is the
equivalent of a post on
Facebook, Your followers can see your
tweet.
Follo
wers
Your followers are the
people who see your
posts on their home screen.You can restrict your
followers by putting on
privacy settings.
Follo
win
g The following section
is the area the people/things that you
follow, the things that
you follows Tweets will
appear on your home
screen
Favo
rite
s
The favourites section is
where the Tweets that
you find especially interesting or funny are
shown, when a Tweet is
highlighted the favourites button will
come up eg.1, once clicked the tweet will
look like eg.2. The favoured tweet is ten
also shown in the favourites section eg.3
Favo
uri
tes
e.g.1
Favo
uri
tes
e.g.2
Favo
uri
tes
e.g.3
List
s The Twitter lists section is a selection
of users that owner chose.You can create your
own list or ask to join
others (subscribe)
List
s
Hom
e
Home is the main screen
page that shows all tweets from you and from
the people you follow.
Home also shows some
trends at the moment
eg.1 and it also shows
your followers (in numbers) Who you follow (in
numbers) and how many
tweets you have done (in
numbers).
Hom
e
Connect
This breaks down into
2 categories
Connect
Interactions
Connect
Mentions
Dis
cove
rThis breaks down into
5 categories
Dis
cove
r
Tweets
Dis
cove
r
Activity
Dis
cove
r
Who to follow (reccomendations)
Dis
cove
r
Find friends using these
services(if you have them)
Dis
cove
r
Browse categories (for information)
Me
The me section is where you can access
your lists and followers etc.The me section also
allows you to see the
activity that you have
done (composed tweets, mentions of people, reply to people)
Reply
/Dele
te The delete tool allows
you to delete a tweet.
Whereas the reply tool
lets the reply come up
as a conversation.
Reply
/Dele
te
Searc
h-b
ar The search bar lets
you search for things.
In the picture below you can see the results for cisco.
Searc
h-b
ar
Sett
ings
Sett
ings
When clicking on the settings
button a drop-down menu will appear
Sett
ings
After clicking on the setting button you get
these choises.
Sett
ings
Account: this lets you change your username,
E-MailTime Zone languageTweet privacy
Sett
ings
Password:Lets you change your
password
Sett
ings
Mobile:Lets you add/change a
mobile
Sett
ings
Email notifications:Lets you choose if you
want Twitter to notify
you via E-Mail
Sett
ings Profile:This allows you to add
in information about
yourself If you have a website,
add a profile picture,
gender.
Sett
ings Design:This allows you to
customise Twitter to some extent; you can
change the background image.
Sett
ings
Apps: If you have Twitter as
an app on your mobile
it will show it here
Sett
ings
Widgets:This allows you to add
a Twitter Widget
Hash
tag Hashtag allows you to
categorise your tweets
and will show when users use the search
bar and type in the corresponding word.
How to: Privacy
Diff
ere
nt
opti
ons
The next slides will show these
and will show the downsides/
benefits of them.
TW
EET
LOC
ATIO
N
If enabled you will be able
to include area information
like: neighbourhood, town,
or exact point in your
tweets. Enabling this can leave you
exposed to predators. NOTE: If this box is checked
make sure you know who
is following you, and that
you are ok with them
knowing where you are.
TW
EET M
ED
IA
This feature allows you
to see media from people you don't follow, and media that
may contain sensitive
content.
TW
EET P
RIV
AC
Y
Only people approved
by you can view your
tweets.This is good if you want some tweets available to only a specific group of people.
HTT
PS O
NLY
You can use a secure
connection where possible so you can encrypt account information.Allows you to protect
your account information by using a
secure connection
BLO
CK
USER
Blocking a user will only
prevent them from following you, mentioning you in tweets and replying to
your tweets.Twitter does not notify a
user if you block them,
and they can still view
your tweets if you do
not select the protected
tweets setting.
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