1. Social Networking By Troy Stanwyck

3. 3 Questions that will convince you to use Twitter What is Twitter and what is the difference between this and other micro-bloggers such as Facebook? Who’s using Twitter, and Why? Why should YOU use Twitter

4. What is Twitter? “Twitter is a service for friends, family, and co- workers to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing?”

5. What is Twitter? Send 140 characters long message (TWEETS) – Via SMS – Mobile Web – Instant Message – Web

6. What is the difference between Twitter and Facebook? Twitter can be whatever you want it to be!

7. What is the difference between Twitter and Facebook? Similarities: – Both services let you have a profile – Upload a photo and some info about yourself – Post “Updates” answering: “What are you doing right now?” “What’s on your mind?”

8. What is the difference between Twitter and Facebook? Differences: – Facebook Profile serves as an online poster that tells your friends “All about you” It’s a HUB where you can summarize what’s going on in your world Can check on it once a week and still get a lot out of it

9. What is the difference between Twitter and Facebook? Differences (cont.): – Twitter Much simpler A photo, your location, website link, brief bio Most recent tweets If you don’t update it, it won’t work for you

10. Twitter can be whatever you want! People use it mostly for: – Instant messaging – Promoting Website Blog Band Etc.. You can connect Twitter with normal web pages so your followers can get updated through it.

11. Who’s using Twitter, and Why?

12. Celebrities using Twitter

13. Who’s using Twitter? News Agencies Organizations Students

14. News Agencies Using Twitter Newspapers – Charlotte Oberver, Charlotte, NC @theobserver (stats)@theobserverstats – Clarín, Argentina @clarincom (stats)@clarincomstats – Courier-Mail, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia @cmbreakingnews (stats), @cmail_breaking (stats) @cmbreakingnewsstats@cmail_breakingstats Radio & TV – BBC @BBC (stats), @bbcsa (stats), @todaytrial (stats), @BBCClick (stats), @bbcmundo (stats), @bbcbrasil (stats)@BBCstats@bbcsastats@todaytrialstats @BBCClickstats@bbcmundostats@bbcbrasilstats – CBC News, Canada @cbcnews (stats)@cbcnewsstats – Channel News Asia, Singapore @ChannelNewsAsia (stats)@ChannelNewsAsiastats – CNN @cnn (stats), @cnnbrk (stats), @CNNNewsroom (stats)@cnnstats@cnnbrkstats@CNNNewsroomstats – Fox News @foxnews (stats)@foxnewsstats

15. Health Care Organizations on Twitter The Center for Disease Control – Easier to confirm or disregard facts regarding health threads HealthMap.org – Let you know if a current epidemic has hit certain places that your might go New Scientist Magazine – Known for sharing reliable health and medicine related information

16. Students on Twitter Iranian student protestors in Tehran – Sending updates from Tehran minute-by-minute – Offer free, unfiltered and very different voice as opposed to Islamic Republic of Iran’s media propaganda

17. Why should YOU use Twitter?

18. Reasons to use Twitter It’s fast and easy to set up – Just visit Twitter.com to join Possible Applications – Organize parties – Stay involved with school posts Class announcements School closings

19. Reasons to use Twitter – Receive latest news Social events Sports events – Post family and friends minute by minute on important subjects and receive immediate feedback – If you own a business Update clients on projects or meetings

20. In Conclusion Twitter is an amazing tool allowing you to: – Communicate interactively Friends, family, and co-workers – Receive Real-Time updates from: News Agencies Health Organizations Students – Can be whatever you want!

21. Final Question: Are YOU Twittering?