#10
/ December 12, 2008 / 1:58 min.
Twitter language and other power-user tips
Power-users in the Twitter community use special language and symbols in their updates. This language allows these power-users to alert a fellow Twitterer that you're addressing them specifically, repost a tweet, let people know something you overheard and more. Our video will demonstrate some of the Twitter language. You can also use the help section of the Twitter page to find out more about Twitter language.
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See and download all 10 episodes in the
Beginner's Guide to Twitter series as one video!
- Retweet, or RT, in a tweet mean that someone is reposting a message that someone else sent but that is being reposted.
- Typing d followed by a Twitterer's user name sends a direct message to that person. You'll see the usual "What are you doing now?" tagline replaced with "Direct Message."
- Clicking on the reply arrow beside a tweet will automatically populate the tweet field with @ and their user name. This alerts the person to the fact that you're addressing him or her directly.
- OH: preceding a post is accepted to mean that you're letting people know something funny or interesting that you overheard and not posting an original thought.
- "Hash tags" are keywords preceded with the # symbol.
- Click on Help in the top-right of the
Twitter page for more Twitter tips.
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#1
/ December 1, 2008 / 2:01 min.
What is Twitter? Twitter is a free service that allows you to communicate with friends, family, and even co-workers about your day to day experiences and activities.
Twitter gives you a place to answer one simple question, "What are you doing?"
This
Twitter tutorial series will help you better understand how to twitter.
Before you can being to use the site you need to
sign up for a Twitter account. We'll help you sign up for your account with a step-by-step guide.
#2
/ December 2, 2008 / 2:19 min.
With our
Twitter account created, it's time to find some friends.
Twitter tip 1:
Twitter can import contacts from your online email account and will tell you which of your friends are already Twittering and allow you to invite those that haven't yet gotten in on the fun.
Twitter tip 2: You can send an e-mail invite to individual friends that you want to have join you on Twitter.
Twitter tip 3: You can search by name or by location to find other people you might be interested in following.
#3
/ December 3, 2008 / 2:02 min.
You can
Twitter on your PC, but the real power of Twitter comes when you're mobile. Once you've
registered your mobile phone with Twitter you can SMS quick posts and updates to keep your friends, family and other followers apprised of what you're up to. You can also receive SMS updates from people you follow. In this episode we'll help you setup your mobile phone with Twitter.
#4
/ December 4, 2008 / 2:32 min.
Twitter allows you set a variety of personal settings. In this episode we'll show you how to change notifications, how to enter your real name, change your user name, set your time zone and more.
Adding a little bit of detail about yourself makes it easier for other Twitterers to know whether they should follow you.
#5
/ December 5, 2008 / 1:32 min.
Customizing the
Twitter look is a simple way to make your profile stick out, and to make your home feel a little more personal. Your profile on Twitter isn't truly yours until you've customized it by adding a picture (whether a shot of you or some other non-copyrighted image), you can create a custom color scheme, select the design of the page and more. There are a variety of ways to customize your Twitter desktop, and we'll take you through some of the steps to do that.
#6
/ December 8, 2008 / 1:59 min.
One of the most important parts of using
Twitter is knowing how to post your updates, also known as
tweeting. It all starts with you answering the simple question: what are you doing?
In this tutorial we'll show you how to post your tweet and how to communicate with other tweeters on the twitter service.
#7
/ December 9, 2008 / 2:12 min.
Your personal
homepage on Twitter has a pretty simple
layout. However, there's a lot more to this service than meets the eye. We'll help you crack the layout by examining the unique features of the layout by learning how to navigate through the different options.
#9
/ December 11, 2008 / 2:13 min.
Now that you're on your way to becoming a
Twitter power user, we'll show you how to use
Twitter search to filter through the mass of information on Twitter to find just what's of specific interest to you at a given moment. Searching twitter can allow you to connect with other tweeters over similar interests. The search function is simple and easy. We'll show you how to use it.
#10
/ December 12, 2008 / 1:58 min.
Power-users in the Twitter community use special language and symbols in their updates. This language allows these power-users to alert a fellow Twitterer that you're addressing them specifically, repost a tweet, let people know something you overheard and more. Our video will demonstrate some of the Twitter language. You can also use the help section of the Twitter page to find out more about
Twitter language.
about Get Twittering - Twitter for Beginners
Molly McDonald, AKA Demo Girl walks through the steps with this introduction to Twitter. In this series we'll sign up, learn to Twitter using our cell phones and computer, follow fellow Twitterers and gain some followers of our own.
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