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Twitter Basics – Workshop “cheat sheet”

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Today ten new Tweeple will be fluttering around the Twittersphere — at least that’s my hope.

In the next few days, you’ll read about some of the things they learned, but a few people left without their “cheat sheet,” so I’m posting it below . . . as well as the earlier Twitter 101 lessons from my blog.

Twitter Cheat sheet

Twitter 101 – Lesson One: Twitter does Not have to be Stupid

Twitter 101 – Lesson Two: Whom to Follow

Twitter 101 – Lesson Three: Tweetdeck makes Twitter life easier

Twitter 101 – Lesson Four: What to Tweet

What to Tweet part two

Decorate your Twitter background

What to Tweet? Mix Personal with Business

So now you can Tweet – What comes next?

TWO FINAL THINGS:

(1) Any questions? Please ask in comment section.

(2) Any more key suggestions for the “cheat sheet”?

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45 thoughts on “Twitter Basics – Workshop “cheat sheet””

    1. Pure, your concerns are similar to many many people who get confused when they first try Twitter. Why are they confused? Simply put, it is like anything you try for the first time; it is unfamiliar and you get frustrated because it “seems” easy, but it turns out not to be so simple.

      So, if someone you trusts suggests that Twitter is “good for you” or that Twitter will make communication more simple, then perhaps you will want to follow the “process” I suggested the first day of class, i.e. Accept the CONFUSION; SILENCE that confusion and the fears associated with it; FOCUS in on the directions; finally, put in the necessary EFFORT, i.e. keep trying [and don’t forget you can always ask for help].

  2. Shari, this is very good information especially for people who are just starting to establish their twitter accounts and are trying to understand the whole system. One thing I would add is to get some kind of a tool to help you manage your twitter account like tweetspinner, and similar tools. I find it very helpful to schedule my tweets, follow people that I’m interested in following, un-following people and following back those who have followed me. It’s a real time saver. Thanks for sharing your informative and helpful post!

    Cherrie Bautista

    1. Cherrie, I know that many people recommend all sorts of Twitter tools, and I, personally, am a great fan of Tweetdeck. However, I stay away from “automatic” anything because my feeling is that if we are all automating, then who is there to read what is being posted?

  3. “Tweeple will be fluttering around the Twittersphere — at least that’s my hope.” How many “Twitter-isms” are out there now? Or at least how many can you think of? And will these words get into the Oxford or Merriam-Webster Dictionary?

  4. @Amanda: I hear you! I had a Twitter account 2 years ago which I landed up canceling only to realize I really did need one in fact! So yes, initially it can be really complicated, difficult and hard but keep at it. With practice it not only gets easier but after a while enjoyable too! There are days where I get into heated arguments, discussions and debates on Twitter. It’s great to challenge yourself to speak your mind in 140 words!

    1. @Champa & @Amanda The advantage to having a longstanding Twitter account is that you will have built up a following. The advantage of having a new Twitter account — and understandable strategies to begin it right — will be that you will build a follow-worthy stream of Tweets. Good luck to both of you.

    2. Anthony, if you are inviting people to follow you, then why do you have to “approve” them ahead of time? Also, ask to me by Friend on Facebook so you can join the Facebook JOURNALISM 65 group.

      @everyone in Journ65: Same goes for you 🙂

  6. @ Sheri you should follow me and tell me what you think about my music. and i look foward to some more of your twitter stroies you put up. i re tweeted two of them to my followers today.

  7. I am a huge user of twitter. i promote music and i exchange music and information with other musicians. so twitter has a huge influence on what my music is because alot of feedback i get comes from twitter. but twitter is something that becomes very easily used and very useful once you learn it. i’d advise everyone to really give it a try.

  8. I had never planned on joining twitter before this class. I found it to be a little difficult to use and somewhat confusing. However, this cheat sheet helped me to understand it’s functions and names that go along with those functions. Instead of saying, the box thing where you put your picture, now I know it’s called avatar. 🙂

  9. Since i am i total beginner at this twitter thing, after reading your “cheat sheet” it made it so much easier for me to understand the twitter “lingo”. Now i feel a little more confident in actually having a conversation, and following people on twitter.

    Thanks Shari!

  10. Nice cheat sheet, the definitions are a huge resource/help. I’d like to see more added regarding the use of the @ in order to specify a person in your tweet as well as some of the commonly used twitter functions or #, such as #FF used to recommend other twitters users that should be followed.

  11. This is great cheat sheet stuff. I kind of jumped right into Twitter without reading the instructions (a man thing) now since I’m really getting into it I love your post. Typical of me when I put things together I only go to the instructions when something doesn’t fit quite right. Thanks Shari for all this as always,
    Michael

  14. This twitter basics cheat sheet, couldn’t point out the basics of twitter anymore clearly. Everything one might wonder about or even have a question on is simply explained. In short – this is a useful tool!

  15. I absolutely love this twitter cheat sheet. Its good for people like me who are new to twitter and may need a little help adjusting to it . i never would have known what hashtag. thanks Shari 🙂

  16. I feel the use of twitter for businesses is beneficial since they get a chance to endorse their products or services. Lots can be learned from tweets provided by all kinds of people from various cultures.

    In regards to the vocabulary, I knew some of them from the list, but the new ones for me were tweetup and twitterati.

    1. Love easy questions
      🙂
      Go to bitly.com
      There are other shortener sites, including the wordpress editing screen. The EASIEST thing to do is go to bitly.com and put your long URL in the box. Bitly also tracks your URLS to tell how many times it was picked up.
      🙂

    1. Hey, Liz, nice to “see” you again. Hope everything is going well. Are you using Twitter on your job? Perhaps you’d like to do a Guest Post sometime chatting about how Social Media marketing now plays a role in your work life??
      Happy holiday.

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