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Why Social Networking? You can find more people who are online Engage your audience directly Expand your Web presence so they have more chances of finding you Have a conversation Share links and information Use social media as alternative ways to tell stories (breaking news, live sports games, photo of the day, etc.)
Q: “Why waste our time with Twitter? The vast majority of students don’t use Twitter.” My Answer: “Well, the vast majority don’t use either, should we ignore that too?”
Keep in touch in real-time Free Can receive messages via sms and send via sms text messaging is the most widely used data application in the world, with 2.4 billion active users, or 74% of all mobile phone subscribers text messaging is the most widely used data application in the world, with 2.4 billion active users, or 74% of all mobile phone subscribers Can send and receive direct messages (much like an ) All messages or “tweets” are confined to 140 characters.
Your Voice Pick a good name Pic with little detail Background Decide who you are going to be Follow people accordingly
Finding people locally Search.twitter.com (advanced) twellow.com/twellowhood/ iPhone Apps (locate nearby users) Localtweeps.com Nearbytweets.com
The average is 4 tweets a day, but even one a day is better than none. Include links to your articles, blog entries, photo galleries, videos, etc. Have a conversation. Terminology: (Reply or Mention) – RT (Retweet) – # (Hashtag) – MT (Modified Tweet) – D (Direct Message) (Reply to all) – HT (Heard Through_
Social Oomph to schedule tweets (and now Facebook Fan pages) URL Shorteners (bit.ly – goo.gl) Widgets for your site to show feeds, followers and hashtags
Weebly Student Blogs
Q & A Don Goble Broadcast Technology & Film Instructor Ladue Horton Watkins High School St. Louis, MO