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    By: Laurita

    Tellado

    @Laurita86

    TWITTER 101LATISM 11

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    Twitteris an online social networking and microblogging

    service that enables its users to send and read text -based

    posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as tweets.

    - from Wikipedia

    Microblogging is a broadcast medium in the form of blogging.

    A microblog differs from a traditional blog in that its content

    is typically smaller in both actual and aggregate file size.Microblogs allow users to exchange small elements of

    content such as short sentences, individual images, or video

    l inks.

    - from Wikipedia

    INTRODUCTION TO TWITTER

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    LOGON TO WWW.TWITTER.COM

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    GET SIGNED UP!

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    ADJUST YOUR SETTINGS

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    ADDING YOUR AVATAR (IMAGE)

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    WRITE YOUR FIRST TWEET

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    When other Twitter users are talking about or to you, its called

    a Twitter mention.

    To mention someone on Twitter, simply use @ in front of their

    username.

    My main Twitter username, or handle is Laurita86. So to

    Tweet me, write @Laurita86 somewhere in the message,

    and write the rest of your message.

    Example: Hola @Laurita86! It was awesome meeting you at the Twitter 101

    workshop.

    PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT YOU!

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    Hashtags are active links that are created when you precede anyword or phrase with the # symbol on Twitter.

    They are used to help organize Tweets by specific topics.

    When you click on a hashtag, you are directed to a list of real-timesearch results of Tweets using that particular phrase.

    The most popular current hashtags are usually displayed underTrending Topics .

    Using hashtags in a Tweet makes it easier for others to find yourTweet when searching for Tweets of a particular topic.

    Example: the hashtags when Tweeting about the LATISM 11conference are #LATISM11 and #LATISM . (Lets help make theseTrending Topics, eh?)

    WHAT ARE #HASHTAGS?

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    SOME NOTORIOUS MOMENTS IN TWITTER

    HISTORY

    The death of artist Michael Jackson on June 25, 2009, sent the social media world

    into a frenzy.

    The extremely popular Mashable.com, the largest independent news sourcededicated to covering digital culture, social media and technology, reported that

    same day that at least 30% of Tweets were somehow related to Jacksons

    passing.

    The influx of MJ-related searches on Twitter caused the sites servers to crash

    temporarily.

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    On October 5, 2011, Appl e founder and former CEO Steve Jobspassed away, after an 8 -year battle with pancreat ic cancer.

    His death came the day after Apples long-awaited introduction ofthe iPhone4S.

    In the 12 hours following Jobs death, people from all over the worldposted a stagg ering 2.5 mill ion Tweets all related to Jobs, Apple, hisdeath, etc.

    Popular hashtag s included: #RIPSteveJobs and #iSad

    SOME NOTORIOUS MOMENTS IN

    TWITTER HISTORY (CONT.)

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    Please feel free to E-mail me with any questions or concerns,

    or if you need some extra help, at [email protected].

    Im happy to help you!

    Also, dont forget to follow me on Twitter: @Laurita86 .

    Tambin puedo ayudarles en espaol.

    ANY QUESTIONS?

    mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]