Twitter Social Media Networking Tutorial Begin1

Posted on March 25, 2011 by eileen

Twit­ter is fast becom­ing a quick and easy way to build com­mu­nity. Shar­ing with oth­ers if a movie is good. Get­ting news to oth­ers about dis­as­ters and whether you are safe has been mak­ing the news a lot lately dur­ing the many dis­as­ters. Also, upris­ing and other coor­di­na­tor effort is find­ing trac­tion because of the abil­ity to com­mu­ni­cate with so many. Tar­geted post­ings are done by using a hash­tag #earth­quake so oth­ers can search on the same hash­tag and find oth­ers reports.

We are going to do this on your computer to begin.

Sometimes it is best to jump in and learn as you go. Looking for all the useful ways to use twitter will help you learn the tool. Reading a book or searching online will give you more. For many it is too much, too fast by just reading. For me and most people I have taught computers and applications requires hands on the computer in order to really learn.

  1. Go to twitter – click this link http://twitter.com/
    • Screens (Interfaces) change constantly so learning the concepts or main areas lets you learn to look for those topics or tabs or links on the page.
    • Showing a bunch of screen shots will not help.
    • We can help each other in the comments. Don’t let the changes these applications make to their screen bog you down.
  2. Be adventurous.
  3. Look for a button or link for Join or Signup
  4. Username – pick something easy to identify you and SHORT because you only have 140 characters to talk.
  5. email – you may want a gmail account for all your online correspondence and then forward to your email. For now use what you have and you can change it later.
  6. Captcha – these are to make sure you are not a machine, if you can’t read it, use the refresh symbol or button to get a different one
  7. Create your account
    • Your new account now has a url (uniform resource location) webpage address  – http://twitter.com/yourusername
    • Some call it a handle
    • Example mine http://twitter.com/eileenludwig
    • Meeting In Real Life IRL people will call you by your handle or a job.
    • Be conscious about what your pick
  8. First tweet. Pick something you are interested in. Photo, cats, food, travel.
  9. Type in a short message – Looking for people to connect with who are interested in #travel
    • #travel is a hashtag plus the word travel which allows others to search for travel and see your tweet
    • Many ways to find others with your interests
      • Use a word in the search box (on right halfway down with a magnifier. Move your pointer over the symbol and a tool tip pops up Search
      • http://search.twitter.com/
    • Search by their email
  10. Now play by looking for other people you know or with your interest
  11. Tabs across the top
    • Visit each one to see what is there. Change if you want
    • Pick a simple design to start for now. Later create your own.
  12. Trending. Scroll down. Lower right side topics. People in Japan used several hashtags (#japan) during earthquake to communicate from their phones.
    • Yes, phones – that is another topic and device.
    • watch this space to see serious and silly subjects
  13. Get comfortable.
    • Learn the shorten lingo
    • 2 = to
    • 4 = for
    • great = gr8
    • lol = laughing out loud or just laughing
    • omg = oh my gosh
    • shortening words is so they fit in the 140 characters
    • Some use tools for shortening links (covered later)
      • some will never click on shorten links
      • shorten links can lead to spam sites

Creating a new account

Using freelancetouris name from my travel site. They cut off the last t with a limit of 15 characters. Arrgh. This is allowing me to see what you see. Looks like I have a big blank for Home without following anyone. Find people to follow by your interests I like the #hashtag search

Resources

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Eileen Lud­wig of Social Media School brings to the world decades of com­puter expe­ri­ence with a desire to learn and share cur­rent tech­nol­ogy mul­ti­me­dia tools for com­mu­ni­ca­tion. She is owner of four sites: Free­lance­Tourist , Dig­i­tal Pho­tog­ra­phy, Web Design School, and Social Media School Each are in dif­fer­ent stages of devel­op­ment and evolution.

 

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46 Responses to Twitter Social Media Networking Tutorial Begin1

  3. Eve says:
    April 1, 2011 at 9:49 pm

    This is a great post for anyone looking to start using Twitter! Nicely done!
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  4. Katy says:
    March 31, 2011 at 2:04 pm

    Cool! Thanks for the tips! I needed some help with Twitter, haha!

    stopping by from the comment hour…a bit late! =)
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  5. Charise says:
    March 31, 2011 at 12:29 pm

    Great advice!

    (I’m stopping by late from #commenthour)
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  6. Toqua’s Crafts says:
    March 31, 2011 at 2:48 am

    WOW! Wonderful! I am Twitter illiterate so this is WONDERFUL!

    I missed @CommentHour tonight, but I still wanted to come by and visit.

    Blessings!

    Toqua’s Crafts
    http://ToquasCrafts.blogspot.com
    @ToquasCrafts

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  7. 2Commentaristas says:
    March 31, 2011 at 2:26 am

    Here from #CommentHour – wish your guide had been posted when we’d first started using Twitter!
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  8. Eve says:
    March 31, 2011 at 2:16 am

    Another awesome blog I can learn from!! Blog 17: @Eileenludwig http://bit.ly/fmQwag #CommentHour

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  9. The SITS Girls says:
    March 31, 2011 at 2:14 am

    Still visiting Blog 17: @Eileenludwig http://bit.ly/fmQwag #CommentHour

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  10. The SITS Girls says:
    March 31, 2011 at 2:12 am

    This post looks to be a social media tutorial. Fun! We love us some good education. Blog 17 @Eileenludwig http://bit.ly/fmQwag #CommentHour

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  11. TheProDiva says:
    March 30, 2011 at 11:33 pm

    This is such a great post for those trying to get into Twitter. I am definitely going to share this with some of my colleagues. Thanks for the tutorial!
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  12. Austin Girl says:
    March 30, 2011 at 10:53 pm

    Fantastic tutorial. I forget to check out the hashtags. Stopping by for #commenthour
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  13. Just One Donna says:
    March 30, 2011 at 10:18 pm

    Boy, this is a helpful blog! Twitter sure can be overwhelming!

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  14. Gina says:
    March 30, 2011 at 10:17 pm

    I really could have used this a few weeks ago, but got a crash course at Bloggy Boot Camp San Diego…tweeted not-so-furiously that day…lol Thanks for your post, I will share with the needy. ha ha ♥

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  15. Geek.Girl.Wife says:
    March 30, 2011 at 10:17 pm

    Loved this tutorial. Thank you for sharing!

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  16. JDaniel4's Mom says:
    March 30, 2011 at 10:16 pm

    I shorten links. I guess I will need to stop doing that.
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  17. Caren with a "C" says:
    March 30, 2011 at 10:16 pm

    That was most helpful as I am very new to Twitter!

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  18. Jenny says:
    March 30, 2011 at 10:15 pm

    great tutorial :P
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  19. Amy says:
    March 30, 2011 at 10:15 pm

    Thanks for the tips!

    Here from #commenthour

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  20. The Lucky Wife says:
    March 30, 2011 at 10:15 pm

    Great step-by-step guide!!

    (#commenthour)

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  21. Ginger says:
    March 30, 2011 at 10:15 pm

    Thanks for the tips! I am twitter retarded so this is very helpful!
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  22. Kita says:
    March 30, 2011 at 10:14 pm

    You must have read my mind because I needed this website. I am adding it right now. Very informative to new people like me.
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  23. Alie says:
    March 30, 2011 at 10:14 pm

    Great post. I just showed my mom Twitter tonight. I will have to send her this link.

    Thanks for sharing!
    #commenthour
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  24. Handy Man, Crafty Woman says:
    March 30, 2011 at 10:14 pm

    Great info on Twitter! Came over from the SITS comment hour.

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  25. Heather says:
    March 30, 2011 at 10:13 pm

    Great advice to twitter newbies…I totally wish I had this when I had first started!

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