How do you use Twitter? We asked dozens of our users that exact
question. What resulted from their responses is a series of quirky and
inspiring articles. We call them Twitter Tales.
Frankly, @thebloggess
was hesitant to even sign up for Twittereven perhaps a bit hostile
toward the idea that in addition to blogging she should somehow produce
"tweets." What were these tweets? What did they do? Was it inappropriate
to tweet in public? Would it stop her even if it was? Was the entire
world watching?
The Bloggess Comes to Twitter
A number of her friends attempted to convince @thebloggess
to join by showing her tweets talking about her blog postswhat better
way to encourage her to join than to show that other people were talking
about her behind her e-back, after allbut she remained resistant.
Ultimately, in 2008, a friend opened an account in her name and
threatened to tweet in her place. Concessions were begrudgingly made and
@thebloggess started her Twitter journey.
Her goal was both simple and terrifying: "If I am going to do this,
I am going to entertain myself." Her Twitter account would become the
"behind the scenes" commentary to her blog. It would also become an
irreverent, rebellious, oddly wig-filled, and utterly hilarious
documentation of an otherwise normal(ish) life.
The Highlight Reel
Highlights of @thebloggess' two-year tweet rampage include three awesome events:
As part of a campaign to bring silliness back into the world, @thebloggess
tweeted about her adventures at a sandwich shop where she put the name
"wolverines!" on her order, thereby making an employee have to shout out
"Wolverines!" when her food was ready. The idea caught on like
wildfire, and a few blog posts and a few hundred tweets (not all by her)
later, #wolverines was a trending topic on Twitter.
After a surprise nomination in the "government" category in the Shorty Awards that was later rescinded due to @thebloggess
not actually being in the government, she tweeted her outrage and was
officially appointed the "Czar of Nothingness" in Martindale, Texas, so
she would be eligible for another Shorty Award in government. However,
due to the unfortunate technicality of her not having been in government
at all prior to the nomination, she won't be eligible until next year.
After an argument with her husband that led to him stating that he
would only be impressed by her Twitter presence if she was "famous
enough to get William Shatner to come over for dinner," @thebloggess
embarked (with the full, joyous support of her followers) on a Twitter
campaign to get William Shatner to come to her house to "save her
marriage."
William Shatner, perhaps perplexed by the preponderance of
messages, blocked her; this led to another, even more widespread
campaign to get Shatner to unblock @thebloggess. He did, though he's yet to come over for dinner.
The group of followers who supported her efforts became known as the "Bloggess Army" and went on to start another account, @thegoodbloggess, that helps individuals who are in a tough place in life.
Viva la Twitter!
As her voice evolved on Twitter, @thebloggess always focused on tweets that are fun for everyone
(though especially her). This has included posting photos, videos, and
retweeting other users she found amusing to her stream. She also has
used Twitter as a personal support tree, noting
mid-conference-inspired-possible-anxiety-attack that "I love Twitter.
I'm still alone but no longer lonely. #mom2summit."
After a 2009 anxiety attack left her alone in a hotel room and
unable to physically be around another person, she reached out via
Twitter and, thousands of replies later, was awed at the level of
connection she'd achieved.
Despite her initial resistance to Twitter, @thebloggess
found much more than just an extension of her blog or a wider audience
on Twitter. She found a group of wry misfits to connect with, a
"bloggess army" to help other people with, and a unique way to share her life with her followers and friends.
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Twitter Tales: Our Users, Their Stories
How do you use Twitter? We asked dozens of our users that exact
question. What resulted from their responses is a series of quirky and
inspiring articles. We call them Twitter Tales.
Many Bay Area commuters know how it feels to stand for
hours on a Caltrain platform wondering where in Gods name their train
is. The train system, which is the main mode of public transportation
from San Francisco to Silicon Valley, is notorious among riders for its
lack of communication about delays caused by mechanical problems or
accidents. Getting any real-time information was nearly impossible. That
is, until Ravi Pina created the Twitter account, @Caltrain.
Tired of delays
Ive been a Caltrain commuter since I moved here in 2006, says
the techy 32-year-old who travels daily to work in Silicon Valley from
San Francisco. Like many other riders, Ravi quickly grew tired of
unpredictable delays. Coming home was a particular pain-point,
especially in 2007 with a spike in delays sometimes up to two hours or
more. Something had to be done.
When Ravi started tweeting from @Caltrain,
his idea for the account was simple: technology-equipped riders could
send an email from their phone or computer to a special address Ravi
managed. The first 140 characters of the emails subject line would be
broadcast from @Caltrain
as a Tweet to all of the accounts Twitter subscribers. Im a huge
nerd, Ravi adds. So, I have resources available to me to create this
system. The barrier of entry for me was low. I thought, make it simple
send an email to one account, figure out how to limit abuse.
It worked. Ravi initially asked coworkers to test the system,
submitting real-time messages about delays affecting the trains they
were currently riding or waiting for. Riders up the line could catch the
Tweets, ask questions, and submit their own updates. I make no
assertions that this is an official service account. The philosophy I
had was to provide an easy solution to the community that could help
them help each other, says Ravi. I wanted to see where the community
would take it.
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With over 4,000 followers and more than 400 approved contributors,
the account has clearly taken off. For some, its become an invaluable
source of information throughout their workday commute. Rider response
has been all spectrums of positive, everything from this is cool! to
thanks for the great service to people who use it religiously. For
some, the service has become part of their way of life. They are so
grateful, Ravi says.
Ravi adds that his mornings are now much less stressful. When he
wakes up to his phone vibrating off the dresser with SMS messages from
the @Caltrain
account, he hits snooze on his alarm clock and drives to work or takes a
later train. Reflecting Twitters own belief in communication and the
open exchange of information, he adds, Theres a huge value in the
aspect of community in this and having that constant and reliable feed
of relevant data. Anyone willing to embrace this is one step ahead of
the curve in terms of communication.
Ironically, official Caltrain employees have fully embraced @Caltrain
and the updates its riders contribute. But, theyve yet to reach out to
Ravi and create or maintain something like it themselves. If Caltrain
ever said, Look, we want to officially do this now, they definitely
could, Ravi laughs. Until then, stranded riders can text Follow
Caltrain to 40404 and immediately become a part of the community.
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Twitter is Sweet
Twitter Tales: Our Users, Their Stories
How do you use Twitter? We asked dozens of our users that exact
question. What resulted from their responses is a series of quirky and
inspiring articles. We call them Twitter Tales.
The woman behind @cakespy's
cute and quirky Twitter commentary is just as sweet as you'd imagine.
In fact, her lifes mission is to make the world a sweeter place
through art and baked goods. How is she accomplishing this goal?
Through her artwork, her passion for local bakeries, and her Twitter
account.
A writer, illustrator, and small business owner with a penchant for
baked goods, Jessie Oleary spends her time creating artwork inspired by
cupcakes, cakes, pies, and the like, and seeks out sugary inspiration
wherever she goes. She sells her work out of a small shop (CakeSpy Shop)
that she opened this year in Seattle, which grew from a website she'd
built. I actually noticed that Twitter is one of the most powerful
tools in generating traffic to my online store, says Jessie, who was
more than happy to leave her day job in full-time pursuit of desserts
and art. I can promote, engage with people, and have fun.
I actually noticed that Twitter is one of the
most powerful tools in generating traffic to my online store. I can
promote, engage with people, and have fun."
Using Twitter as her primary marketing tool, Jessie has mastered the
art of creating clever, entertaining updates and understands how to make
Twitter work for her. I think that people see through it and get tired
of it really quickly when all you do is push your product, she
explains. It's often more interesting to give them some of the
backstory via Twitter in addition to updating them about relevant news
and products."
With this in mind, Jessie uses Tweets to gather feedback on art
projects shes working on, survey customers and gather ideas from
like-minded Twitter users, document her adventures sampling baked goods,
and to drive traffic to her blog and store. I seek out sweetness in
everyday life, Jessie adds. Sometimes thats literal in terms of
visiting bakeries; sometimes its figurative in terms of my art. I
report on it, and share it. And the world or at least Twitter is a
little sweeter for it.
This one time...
@cakespy
received a Tweet from a fan asking if she could illustrate an Andy
Warhol quote: My ideal wife would have a lot of bacon, bring it all
home, and have a TV Station besides. She jumped at the challenge,
created a masterpiece,
and used it to propel more artwork. People loved it! Jessie recalls.
I started posting weekly Andy Warhol illustrations on Twitter.
How do you use Twitter? We asked dozens of our users that exact question. What resulted from their responses is a series of quirky and inspiring articles. We call them Twitter Tales.
When Merlin Mann created his best-known Twitter account (@hotdogsladies) in early 2007, he immediately fell in love with one notorious aspect of the online service: what he calls “the happy constraint of 140 characters.” “As someone who talks about creative work all day, you learn to love constraints,” says Merlin, who's often described as "a reluctant productivity guru," infamous for his unconventional presentations on personal productivity and knowledge work.
“My friends and I try to rise to the challenge of seeing how far we can go with just those 140 characters. It ended up that it was a perfect medium for a certain kind of humor and observation,” he adds.
“It’s just the right amount of space to make a small joke, with a twist.”
As it turns out, almost 100,000 followers (and counting) think @hotdogsladies rises to the challenge in his short, clever messages. He tweets about funny things he sees on the street, posts snarky pop culture commentary, and makes hilarious and often very nerdy jokes.
“I want to tell a little story,” Merlin says of each Tweet. “I want to create a little world in there where you have to figure out what the missing piece is, and where it’s not obvious what I’m saying – like a puzzle you have to figure out.”
Merlin is straightforward about the way he uses Twitter: not as a social media platform. “I use it as a self-publishing platform. Much the same way I'd use a blog,” he explains. “For a long time, I kept a running file with jokes and ideas that I might want to someday transform into a joke for Twitter.” He publishes these short quips every day or so, and doesn’t worry much about whether his fans get it or not. “Half the people who follow me are there because they get the jokes; I suspect the the other half probably aren't even sure WHY they're there,” laughs Merlin. “Truthfully, I don’t craft stuff to be retweeted. Not a fan.”
In fact, Merlin is probably the only person on Twitter to say that, once in a while, he feels like he has too many followers. “I’ll realize I dislike that pressure of facing a big, half-interested audience. So, yeah, I'll try to get the fence-sitters to dump me,” he says with a laugh. “I’ll post something that will totally piss people off, like ‘Nice hat, Justin Bieber—do they make it for men?’ and then, in brackets, show my current number of followers. Just so everyone could track how many people I could persuade to split.”
Ironically, it’s precisely this attitude that seems to make Merlin so popular. He understands what many others seek on Twitter, and he delivers it daily. “No one really cares about my life, or your life; what they care about is being amused. Twitter is a place to have fun,” he says.
Merlin spends much of his professional life helping people find the time and attention to do their best work (check out his upcoming book Inbox Zero). “With email,” he explains, “I have no control over what people put in my inbox and no control over what my expectations are about it. But the great thing about Twitter is that you don’t have to repeatedly see anything you don’t want to see; I have 100% control over what lands in my Twitter stream.” That observation has led Merlin to develop some pretty insightful tips on how best to use Twitter. Among them is: “If they aren’t amusing you, unfollow.” Certainly, Merlin offers that exact advice to all of his own followers. Even still, the numbers just keep climbing.
His best tweets:
“If the LOST guys redid The Bible, there'd be 3 Marys, a subplot about Job's imaginary spaceship, and zero resolution on who Jesus's Dad is.”
“James Carville always looks like he's struggling to remember whether he just ate a ferret.”
"Joining a Facebook group about creative productivity is like buying a chair about jogging."
“Chili's is America's lonely ex-girlfriend. You arrive starved and confused; you leave sad and gravely clear on why things never worked out.”
“Innovation is a lot like risotto. The few who make it well just go make it; the many who can't yammer about it until you want to stab them.”
“Look: it's not journalism unless it's printed on costly paper you throw out one hour after some guy literally drives it to your door. Daily.”
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Twitter is an information network.
Millions of people, organizations, and businesses use it to discover and
share new information.
On Twitter, anyone can read, write and share messages of up to 140
characters. These messages, or Tweets, are public and available to
anyone interested in them. Twitter users subscribe to your messages by
following your account. Followers receive every one of your messages in
their timeline, a feed of all the accounts they have subscribed to.
When you combine messages that are quick to write, easy to read,
public, opt-in, and accessible anywhere, you have a powerful, real-time
way of communicating.
What does Twitter do for businesses?
As a business, you can use Twitter to quickly share information,
gather market intelligence and insights, and build relationships with
people who care about your company. Often, there is already a
conversation about your business happening on Twitter.
Start participating!
Glossary
Twitter users have developed short-form syntax to make the most of 140 characters. Here are the fundamentals.
Mention
Once you've signed up and chosen a Twitter username, you and
others can mention an account in your Tweets by preceding it with the @
symbol, eg: "Glad your shipment arrived @janesmith!"
Retweet
When you see a Tweet by another user that you want to share, click
Retweet below it to forward it to your followers instantly.
Message
If you want to privately Tweet to a particular user who's already following you, start your Tweet with DM or D to direct-message them, eg: "DM @joesmith234 what is your order number?"
Hashtag
Users often prepend # to words in their Tweets to categorize them
for others eg: "Check out our new products for the Fall:
http://t.co/link2 #fallsale" Think of hashtags as the theme of your
Tweet. Users can then click on a hashtag to see other similarly-themed
tweets and find yours in search.
Best Practices
Build your following, reputation, and customer's trust with these simple practices:
Share. Share photos and behind the scenes info
about your business. Even better, give a glimpse of developing projects
and events. Users come to Twitter to get and share the latest, so give
it to them!
Listen. Regularly monitor the comments about your company, brand, and products.
Ask. Ask questions of your followers to glean valuable insights and show that you are listening.
Respond. Respond to compliments and feedback in real time
Reward. Tweet updates about special offers, discounts and time-sensitive deals.
Demonstrate wider leadership and know-how. Reference articles and links about the bigger picture as it relates to your business.
Champion your stakeholders. Retweet and reply publicly to great tweets posted by your followers and customers.
Establish the right voice. Twitter users tend to prefer a direct, genuine, and of course, a likable tone from your business, but think about your voice as you Tweet. How do you want your business to appear to the Twitter community?
Twitter on the Go
Making the most of Twitter is greatly
facilitated with mobile phones. Whether you want to Tweet, or simply
encourage your customers to read your Tweets, here are some features
that can help.
Fast Follow
This is a simple way for people to get information they care about
in real-time, a way to follow an account from a phone without signing
up. For example: users can text 'follow twitter' to 40404 and receive
Tweets from @twitter
sent to their phone. Promoting this feature in a storefront window or a
website is a great way to stay engaged with your customers, regardless
if they're on Twitter or not.
From a computer, or from a phone, Twitter users can elect to
receive text message updates when your account Tweets. Mobile
notifications can be a great way to promote exclusive content or
coupons, among other promotions. If someone has signed up to be notified
of your Tweets, whenever you tweet, they'll get it as an SMS message on
their phone.
Pro Tip: Tell your customers to click
the phone icon next to the Following button on your profile on
Twitter.com to receive your company's tweets on their phone.
Tweet from anywhere
Tweeting on the go will help you stay connected to your followers
wherever you are. Applications that we have made include official
clients for the Android, iPhone, iPad, Windows, and Blackberry phones.
There are also numerous great applications to help you upload pictures
and video, such as TwitPic, YFrog, Plixi, Flickr, and YouTube.
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Twiends provides introductions to people looking for friends and followers.
We use a fair credit system to create the incentive for you to check someone out.
When you follow someone you earn credits from them, and vica versa when they follow you.
You can decide how many credits you want to offer per follow, and when you run
out you remain on the list so people can still follow you if they like. We
focusing on making the introduction, and you focus on deciding who you want to
be friends with in the long run. Despite our name, we are not a "get followers
fast" site or a follower train. You get to choose who you friend and they get to
do the same. In saying that though, you will find that a lot people will follow
you because you are on the site. Our focus is community building.
What is a credit?
You offer credits to others as an incentive for them to follow you. They can then use the credit to do the same.
It is purely a mechanism for encouraging people to check each other out, and it
works.
I don't want to follow others, I just want others to follow me.
That's perfectly fine. You can list yourself on the site absolutely free. People will
probably still check you out. You can also get credits through other means, such
as referring friends or blogging about the site.
I don't want credits, I just want to make some new friends.
That's perfectly fine too. You can find and follow some new friends on the site without
listing yourself too. By delisting yourself on your settings page you can still
find and follow some interesting people without being listed yourself.
Can I purchase credits?
You can do that on the "credits" page when you're logged in.
All purchases are handled securely through PayPal.
The credits purchased will appear in your account immediately.
Why can't I set my offer to 1 credit?
The minimum offer is 2 credits, but the site automatically deducts
one credit during each follow.
That's why offers always appear one credit lower than you set them. If
you set it to 2, it will appear as 1. If you set it to 6, it will appear
as 5.
Deducting one credit during each follow is a very important part of the
credit mechanism.
It allows us to reintroduce those credits into the system in other ways,
such as giving them to new users or to users who refer other users or
blog about the site.
It creates a better "flow" of credits on the site that encourages a lot
of following.
If we didn't do this then the credits in the system would inflate, and
the incentive to follow others would diminish over time.
We would also not be able to offer incentives for referrals and other
community growing activities.
All of this we have found out through extensive testing and analysis.
Why are some people offering 0 credits?
The reason you see 0 credit offers in the system is because those
users have run out of credits and can no longer offer any, so they show
as 0 until they get more credits.
Generally people will stop following them because of this, which
encourages them to log in and participate as well.
Do you offer a VIP option?
Yes, although it may work slightly differently than you're used to.
Anybody that purchases credits on the site is marked as a VIP.
This VIP status will last from a few days to a few weeks, depending on
the package purchased.
If I follow someone twice will I get the credits twice?
No, I'm afraid not. That would be a little unfair on the person
offering you the credits.
You only get the credits once. Also, if you do a lot of following and
unfollowing you risk having your account suspended by Twitter.
What happens if my account is suspended by Twitter?
As part of our terms of service you may only use Twiends.com with a fully active Twitter account.
Suspended accounts will not be allowed to use the service.
We take twitter's terms of service very seriously, please read our
ethics page.
What does the service cost me?
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like, but everything is essentially free.
Why does it say I can't follow someone?
There are a few reasons why this can happen. The most common reason
is when someone protects their updates.
When this happens you will get the credits for following them the first
time, but will not start following them until they approve you.
You might also have followed the person outside of Twiends.com. Once
you've tried to follow them once they shouldn't show up in the list
again.
What is aggressive unfollowing?
This is when someone follows a lot of people in the list and then
unfollows them shortly thereafter.
It's obviously something that our users don't like as they lose credits
and don't get a new follower.
When people churn the list they are effectively taking credits from
others without giving anything in return. Twiends.com works on a system
of mutual
introduction. It's a trust system that says, I'll give you credits if
you follow
me for a reasonable amount of time and check me out. People that just
churn the
list are not even giving their new friends a chance. Our systems monitor
for
aggressive follower churning and when certain thresholds are hit you may
not
find any new friends to follow.
Are you forcing me to follow others?
Of course not. This is not the goal of Twiends.com. The guideline I put in
place is that you follow someone for at least a week to see if you like what
they tweet about. If you find them offensive or spammy then you can of course
unfollow them immediately. Over time you can decide who you want to be long-term
friends with. We want our introductions to mean something, and we want you to
honestly check out your new friends before unfollowing them.
How can I close my account
You can close your account on the settings page. You can
also de-list yourself without closing your account on the settings page.
How long does it take before I get my featured user slot.
It usually takes a couple of days before you get your turn. Sometimes
it can take a little longer if there's a long waiting list.
Feel free to email me if you want to find out how long the wait is.
Can you give me more information about the service?
For sure. I have an information feed that provides extra information about how to get the most out of the site.
Subscribe to the feed..
What is your feed?
The feed is a free service I offer. I provide useful information on it for getting more followers and growing your community.
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for auditing, research and analysis to operate and improve our
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parties.
I believe that not much happens of any significance when we're in our comfort zone. I hear people say, "But I'm concerned about security." My response to that is simple: "Security is for cadavers."
2.
Never give up.
Almost nothing works the first time it's attempted. Just because what you're doing does not seem to be working, doesn't mean it won't work. It just means that it might not work the way you're doing it. If it was easy, everyone would be doing it, and you wouldn't have an opportunity.
3.
When you're ready to quit, you're closer than you think.
There's an old Chinese saying that I just love, and I believe it is so true. It goes like this: "The temptation to quit will be greatest just before you are about to succeed."
4.
With regard to whatever worries you, not only accept the worst thing that could happen, but make it a point to quantify what the worst thing could be.
Very seldom will the worst consequence be anywhere near as bad as a cloud of "undefined consequences." My father would tell me early on, when I was struggling and losing my shirt trying to get Parsons Technology going, "Well, Robert, if it doesn't work, they can't eat you."
5.
Focus on what you want to have happen.
Remember that old saying, "As you think, so shall you be."
6.
Take things a day at a time.
No matter how difficult your situation is, you can get through it if you don't look too far into the future, and focus on the present moment. You can get through anything one day at a time.
7.
Always be moving forward.
Never stop investing. Never stop improving. Never stop doing something new. The moment you stop improving your organization, it starts to die. Make it your goal to be better each and every day, in some small way. Remember the Japanese concept of Kaizen. Small daily improvements eventually result in huge advantages.
8.
Be quick to decide.
Remember what General George S. Patton said: "A good plan violently executed today is far and away better than a perfect plan tomorrow."
9.
Measure everything of significance.
I swear this is true. Anything that is measured and watched, improves.
10.
Anything that is not managed will deteriorate.
If you want to uncover problems you don't know about, take a few moments and look closely at the areas you haven't examined for a while. I guarantee you problems will be there.
11.
Pay attention to your competitors, but pay more attention to what you're doing.
When you look at your competitors, remember that everything looks perfect at a distance. Even the planet Earth, if you get far enough into space, looks like a peaceful place.
12.
Never let anybody push you around.
In our society, with our laws and even playing field, you have just as much right to what you're doing as anyone else, provided that what you're doing is legal.
13.
Never expect life to be fair.
Life isn't fair. You make your own breaks. You'll be doing good if the only meaning fair has to you, is something that you pay when you get on a bus (i.e., fare).
14.
Solve your own problems.
You'll find that by coming up with your own solutions, you'll develop a competitive edge. Masura Ibuka, the co-founder of SONY, said it best: "You never succeed in technology, business, or anything by following the others." There's also an old Asian saying that I remind myself of frequently. It goes like this: "A wise man keeps his own counsel."
15.
Don't take yourself too seriously.
Lighten up. Often, at least half of what we accomplish is due to luck. None of us are in control as much as we like to think we are.
16.
There's always a reason to smile.
Find it. After all, you're really lucky just to be alive. Life is short. More and more, I agree with my little brother. He always reminds me: "We're not here for a long time, we're here for a good time!"
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What is Klout.com?
Klout.com is a social media tool that measures your influence across
the Web.
For how Klout is calculated and how it measures your Twitter
ranking, see below.
The Klout Score gives a snapshot as to the
popularity/influence of a user on Twitter.
Class of tool: Brand Monitoring
What makes it different? It is unique in its niche, of Twitter influence monitoring.
Popularity: Alexa site ranking: 18,391 (worldwide traffic rank) with 308 sites linking in.
Who is using? Every major and even slightly important Twitter user.
Ease of use: Its just as simple as signing into your Twitter account.
Time to setup: A couple of minutes.
Time to maintain: None, once the account is setup. You might want to periodically check in and see if your rating is growing, or otherwise.
What you need to know: Integrates with Hootsuite, a Twitter client. Helps in evaluating who to follow and who can be dropped (or unfollowed).
Bottom line: The Klout Score is on a scale of 0 to 100 with
100 being the most influential. Your Klout is calculated with a
combination of more than 25 variables. It analyzes the content of your
tweets, who reads them and how they react to them.
Once your account is setup, you'll be able to see a huge amount of statistics on your account, and thus your influence.
Some of the available stats, aside from the Klout Score:
Reach
Demand
Engagement
Velocity
Content Stats (over the past 30 days)
Influence (growth or shrinkage over time)
The major categories that affect your Klout Score are:
True Reach
Reach: considers content quality and spread across Twitter
Demand: amount of people followed to reach current level of followers and reciprocation
These variables are run though an analytics program to create the Klout Score.
The result is a number, and also a placement on the influence graph,
with 4 quadrants. Each quadrant is identified with a distinctive:
Connector: Respected opinions and judgment among your sphere of influence. When you talk (or tweet) people listen.
Persona: Either you are a famous person, or your very good
at marketing yourself online. Its more than having a huge follower list -
its about having a responsive audience.
Casual: Twitter is not that important to your business. You
gave it a try, and didn't go how you imagined. Maybe you're just
getting started, or you just use Twitter as a news feed. Either way your
tweets aren't affecting too many peoples lives.
Climber: Going up? Your influence is gaining traction, and
beginning to affect a larger crowd. The one drawback is that many
spammers also fall into this category - with a large following, but
without any one listening to them.
The Klout Score is not only a measure of how your marketing is doing -
its also helps promote your profile and tweets right now. The better
the score, the better chance of being found, being followed, and having a
hearing ear. Klout.com is similar to Technorati, in that it provides a ranking, and as a result, popular accounts get rewarded in the search rankings.
Als je aan Twitter begint gaat het tijd kosten. Een account beginnen en tweeten kan
probleemloos een uur per week maar wil je het goed doen, en een
strategisch doel halen, dan ga je al gauw vier tot acht uur
per week twitteren want je zult vanzelf
allerlei interessante bronnen van kennis ontdekken.
Er zijn tools die in twee weken
2.000 nieuwe volgers bezorgen maar de kwaliteit van die volgers is bedenkelijk. De vraag is tot welke duidelijke meetbare
verbetering je investeringen in dergelijke tools moet leiden?
Luisteren blijft ook na de startfase
een belangrijk onderdeel van Twitter . Social media zijn geschikt
om de bewegingen van een grote groep te volgen en tegelijkertijd de
tweet details van individuen.
Bedrijf of persoon?
Elke invulling is mogelijk. De PVD heeft
een Twitter account met een redactie van meerdere personen. De afzender
van een tweet wordt duidelijk gemaakt door een kleine toevoeging achter
de tweet. Bijvoorbeeld '^L' staat voor Leonardo
Dell Computers heeft meer dan 36
verschillende Twitter accounts voor verschillende doelgroepen.
Privé of zakelijk?
Het hangt af van je doel. Aan politici wordt geadviseerd om rond de 30 procent
privéberichten uit te komen. Voor hen is het belangrijk om 'de mens
achter de politcus te laten zien.
Vul je Bio compleet in en vertel in 160 karakters wie je bent en wat je te bieden
hebt. Maak het 'keyword rich': mensen vinden je op de termen die je
gebruikt. Vul locatie en de website in en gebruik een duidelijke
afbeelding. De achtergrond kun je aanpassen en biedt een
uitstekende kans om iets te communiceren dat je doel ondersteunt zoals een link naar LinkedIn of het aanmelden voor een nieuwsbrief.
Stap 2: bit.ly
Open
een account op bit.ly en kort alle URLs in tweets waardoor je kortere links krijgt en statistieken
over hoeveel mensen op de link hebben geklikt.
Stap 3: Luister
Niemand leest alle
tweets van de mensen die ze volgen. Maak zoekopdrachten om
gericht te lezen naar wat er wordt getweet over de onderwerpen die interessant zijn zoals bedrijfsnaam, productnaam, namen en vaktermen.
Stap 4: Reageer
Retweet
berichten die jij interessant vindt en geef je volgers interessante informatie. Stuur een passend welkomstbericht aan nieuwe volgers; laat zien dat
je openstaat voor contact.
Reageer je
terug want op die manier ondersteun je een conversatie en word je
een deelnemer aan de social media wereld. Reageer op berichten door op reply te klikken. Dan begint jouw antwoord met
@accountnaam. Iedereen kan het lezen maar degene aan wie je het richt
vindt jouw bericht ook in de menubalk op zijn homepage terug. Bekijk
ook regelmatig de berichten die je zelf op deze manier ontvangt.
DMV een Direct message kan verder niemand het bericht zien.
Kies bij je instellingen om een direct message via je e-mail te
ontvangen. Je kunt alleen directe berichten sturen aan mensen die je
volgt en op die manier staan de
communicatielijnen open.
Stap 5: Promoot
Meld
jezelf aan bij wefollow.com, twellow.com en
tweetfind.com, socialoomph. Vermeld overal je Twitter adres. Plaats een
"Follow us on Twitter" button op je website homepage, contactpagina en in je nieuwsbrief. Zet deze op Hyves, Facebook,LinkedIn en de reacties die je geeft op andere sites.
Neem het adres op in Powerpointpresentaties en e-mailhandtekening,
maar ook visitekaartjes en ander promotiemateriaal
Ga een paar maanden
tweets posten en laat zien wat je interessant vindt, dat geeft een beeld
aan onbekende Twitteraars en van wat ze kunnen verwachten. Ze zullen geen
account dat niets of alleen privézaken tweet.
Wat tweet je?
Als
je waardevolle berichten post worden dat
er vanzelf twee of meer per dag en zullen mensen je vinden en gaan
volgen. Om de aandacht van meer mensen te krijgen moet je het
gedeeltelijk hebben van vrienden die het aan vrienden verder tweeten. Als
mensen jouw berichten retweeten bouw jij je netwerk uit en daarom moeten
je berichten interessant zijn voor jouw doelgroep. Hoe je tweets zo kort
mogelijk want anderen moeten de ruimte hebben om iets toe te voegen als ze
jouw bericht willen retweeten.
Geef in tweets nuttige
informatie: een aankondiging maar ook de link na afloop en nuttige content. Zorg dat mensen je blijven volgen
door te geven wat ze verwachten en vragen.
Hashtags
Met een #bloggen.be/twitter (hashtag) vind iedereen die zoekt op #bloggen/twitter het bericht,
Kijk welke hastags relevant zijn en gebruik ze in de
conversatie zodat je onder de aandacht komt van potentiële volgers) die hetzelfde thema
interessant vinden. Je kunt ook #Amsterdam toevoegen als je
een evenement in Amsterdam organiseeert.
Follow anderen
Als
je account aantrekkelijk en compleet is kun je verder
gaan uitbouwen. Volg bronnen die belangrijk zijn voor jou, en
voor wie jij belangrijk zou moeten zijn, klanten,
leveranciers, media, bloggers, columnisten en ook je concurrenten.
Gebrui de zoekfunctie van twitter
http://search.twitter.com/advanced om gelijkgestemden te vinden en volg mensen die interessante informatie delen. Retweet, reply and join
the conversation.
Follow nog veel meer anderen
Via
tweepi.com kun je een groot aantal mensen volgen die
dezelfde interesses hebben. Door duizend mensen te volgen groeit gemiddeld een account in een dag met 250
volgers.
Followen is dus redelijk vrijblijvend, en normaler dan op Facebook of LinkedIn maar twitter heeft grenzen gesteld aan deze
manier van werken om spam te voorkomen en kan je niet meer dan 2.000
mensen followen als je 'followerratio' niet in orde is. (kijk op http://support.twitter.com/entries/68916 )
Als
je steeds dezelfde welkomstberichten verstuurt
wordt dat veel werk dus automatiseer dat via socialoomph.com.
Voor veel
nieuwe volgers is het nuttig om te wijzen op de LinkedIn groep, de meeste mensen reageren positief, dus bedank je followers!
Gebruik een gratis management tool als Hootsuite.com om tweets in te plannen en meer accounts te
beheren of Tweetdeck, maar die werkt minder prettig. Je kunt tweets automatisch laten
herhalen en je kunt ook meteen je profielen op Facebook en
LinkedIn bijhouden.
Organiseer - twitterfeed.com
Met een RSS (van nieuwsberichten, Flickr, Slideshare of
andere bron kun je automatisch op Twitter berichten zetten via
twitterfeed.com.
Omdat
wereldwijd zoeken veel vervuiling oplevert kijk je of je zoektermen moet uitsluiten voor schonere resultaten.
Maak een online dashboard op netvibes.com en verzamel de RSS
feeds van alle searches die je hebt aangemaakt in Twitter en Google
Alerts en ook die van interessante blogs.
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Pimp Your Background for the New Twitter
The new Twitter homepage is more like a stand-alone application, and offers support for multimedia, keyboard shortcuts, and easy access to various types of content.
The new design has different dimensions and treats backgrounds in a slightly different way. The result is that a carefully customized Twitter background
that looked fantastic on the old Twitter, may not work so well with the
new design. In many cases, the best solution is to create a new color
scheme or background design to fit into the new parameters.
As more and more users are gaining access
to the new Twitter, we thought it would be a good time to revisit the
area of Twitter customizations. Fortunately, Twitter now offers some
fantastic theming tools to make the process less of a chore, and weve
created some Photoshop (PSD) files mapped to the dimensions of the new
Twitter to help give you a head start.
Plan Your Layout
The new Twitter utilizes a fluid layout,
meaning that the browser window or screen resolution can impact the
width of some of the columns, as well as how much of the background
image is visible.
Check
out this image that we created to show off the layout of the new
Twitter. Although resized to fit this blog post, this screenshot was
originally taken at a resolution of about 1440 pixels wide.
There are a few points you need to keep in mind when designing or altering your Twitter background to fit into the new site:
The
new design has a constant top toolbar that is 40 pixels tall and spans
the entire length of the web page. For most designs, this shouldnt
interfere with any of your elements, but be aware that this bar is
always there. Also note that there is a 20 pixel tall space between the
toolbar and the start of the two columns.
The spacing to the
right and left of the columns is fluid and will vary based on the
resolution and size of the browser window. The spacing is also significantly
reduced from the previous design. As an example, in a 1280×800 browsing
window, in the old design, there were approximately 251 pixels on each
side of the Twitter columns. On the new design, that is reduced to 112
and 113 pixels respectively.
The Twitter sidebar on the right is
now semi-opaque. The opacity is about 75%, which means that depending
on what color you choose and the color or style of your background
image, that can impact readability.
The timeline column on the left is always
540 pixels in width, but the sidebar can vary. After a certain
resolution (about 1130 pixels), it becomes fixed at 500 pixels wide, but
on smaller screens or in smaller browser windows, it can be as small as
380 pixels.
Because of the way the columns are now laid out,
background images should probably only be tiled if they are patterns or
seamless. Larger images are much better off transitioning to a solid
color rather than repeating.
Use the Built-in Twitter Theme Tool
The Themeleon
tool from COLOURlovers has been updated for the new Twitter. You can
access the tool by either going directly to the site or by selecting
Themeleon from the sidebar in the Designsection of the Twitter settings page.
You
can login to Twitter in the app and customize your colors and
backgrounds on the fly. The great thing about the tool is that until you
hit save, none of the changes take effect. Think of this as a great
way to test out color combinations and various motifs.
COLOURlovers
has provided a number of quality pre-built themes using backgrounds and
designated color palettes, but you can upload your own background image
and set your own color schemes. You can also browse the very large
collection of COLOURlovers patterns and tiled background images. One of
our favorite features of this tool is that if you use one of the
pre-built patterns, you can apply a color scheme that will also change
the color setup of that pattern.
COLOURlovers also has a ton of
color palettes to choose from and to play with. If youre already a
COLOURlovers member, you can access your own palettes or palettes you
follow or have marked as loved. Its a free community, and given the
difficulty in actually discovering new color palettes in the theme
creator, we recommend signing up so you can favorite your own schemes.
Find Your Palette
COLOUR lovers
is a great resource for color fans, but there are tons of other great
resources on the web to get the perfect color combination.
Color Hunter offers palettes based on photographs uploaded on
the site. You can search through palettes and upload your own
photograph to find the perfect palette.
ColorCombos.com has a great listing of user-generated color palettes and
you can also test your combinations out to see how well they work
together.
PHOTOCOPA from COLOURlovers helps pick out the
colors that are in an image. Whats great about this tool is that you
can not only upload a photo, but you can also link or search for a photo
from Flickr. Find your colors and create your palette, you can save it in
your COLOURlovers library, which can then be accessed in the Themeleon
tool.
Test Your Resolution
Because the new
Twitter layout is fluid, how things look can vary based on the size of
your browsing window. Its a good idea to test how your background or
color scheme looks at different screen sizes.
Fortunately, there are free extensions available for all the major browsers that make resizing your browser window a snap.
Firesizer for Firefox is a simple add-on that shows up in the bottom status bar of the FirefoxFirefox
browser. Not only does it show you the current dimensions of your
browser window, right-clicking the resolution lets you select a
pre-defined browser size. Your window will be resized as soon as you
select your choice. You can customize the extension to add your own
pre-set sizes.
ResizeMe for Safari lets you quickly change the size of your browser window. It
works as a toolbar button and clicking the button can either auto-change
the size to a selection of your choice or give you the option to select
various sizes.
Window Resizer for Chrome shows up in Chrome
toolbar. Clicking the button lets you select from a dropdown list of
various browser sizes or device types.
Its got a great interface and is really easy to use.
Test Photoshop
Lots of designers like to
manipulate their backgrounds or color schemes in Photoshop or other
image editing programs.
While there are plenty of PSD
files created for the old Twitter layout, we had a hard time finding any
good PSDs for the new Twitter.
Created PSD
files. They are in resolutions of 1024×768, 1280×800, 1440×900,
1600×1200, 1920×1080 and 1920×1200.
The guides and
layers are all editable so you can customize these files for your own
uses.
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50 Ideas on Using Twitter for Business
You can say Twitter is a stupid application, that no business gets done
there, but there are too many of us (including me) that can disagree and
point out business value. Im not going to address the naysayers much
with this. Instead, Im going to offer 50 thoughts for people looking to
use Twitter for business. And by business, I mean anything from a
solo act to a huge enterprise customer.
First Steps
Build an account and immediate start using Twitter Search to listen for your name, your competitors names, words that relate to your space.
Add a picture . We want to see you.
Talk to people about THEIR interests, too.
Point out interesting things in your space.
Share links to neat things in your community.
Dont get stuck in the apology loop. Be helpful instead.
Pimp your stuff. Your fans will love it. Others will tune out.
Promote your employees outside-of-work stories.
Throw in a few humans.
Talk about non-business, too.
What to Tweet ?
Instead of answering the question, What are you doing?, answer What has your attention?
Have more than one twitterer at the company. People can quit. People take vacations. Its nice to have a variety.
When promoting a post, ask a question or explain whats coming next, instead of just dumping a link.
Ask lots of questions. Twitter is GREAT for getting opinions.
Follow interesting people. If you find someone who tweets interesting things, see who she follows, and follow her.
Tweet about other peoples stuff.
When you DO talk about your stuff, make it useful. Give advice, blog posts, pictures, etc.
Share the human side of your company. If youre bothering to
tweet, it means you believe social media has value for human
connections. Point to pictures and personal human things.
Dont toot your own horn too much. (Man, I cant believe Im
saying this. I do it all the time. Side note: Ive gotta stop tooting
my own horn).
Or, if you do, try to balance it out... by promoting the heck out of others, too.
Some Sanity For You
Really, You cannot and dont have to read every tweet.
You dont have to reply to every @ tweet directed to you (try to reply to some, but dont feel guilty).
Use direct messages for 1-to-1 conversations if you feel
theres no value to Twitter at large to hear the conversation
Use services like Twitter Search to make sure you see if someones talking about you. Try to participate where it makes sense.
3rd party clients like Tweetdeck and Twhirl make it a lot easier to manage Twitter.
If you tweet the day while your coworkers are busy, youre going to hear about it.
If youre representing clients and billing hours, and tweeting all the time, you might hear about it.
Learn quickly to use the URL shortening tools like TinyURL and all the variants. It helps tidy up the tweets.
If someone says youre using twitter wrong, forget it. Its an
opt out society. .
Commenting on others tweets, and retweeting what others have posted is a great way to build a large community.
The Negatives People Will Throw At You
Twitter takes up time.
Twitter takes you away from other productive work.
Without a strategy, its just typing.
There are other ways to do this.
Twitter doesnt replace customer services
Twitter is buggy and not enterprise-ready.
Twitter is just for nerds.
Twitters only a few million people.
Twitter doesnt replace email marketing.
Twitter opens the company up to more criticism and gripin
Some Positives to Throw Back
Twitter helps one organize great, instant meetups (tweetups).
Twitter works swell as an opinion poll.
Twitter can help direct peoples attention to good things.
Twitter at events helps people build an instant backchannel.
Twitter breaks news faster than other sources, often (especially if the news impacts online denizens).
Twitter gives businesses a glimpse at what status messaging can do for an organization. Remember presence in the 1990s?
Twitter brings great minds together, and gives you daily
opportunities to learn (if you look for it, and/or if you follow the
right folks).
Twitter gives your critics a forum, but that means you can study them.
Twitter helps with business development, if your prospects are online (mine are).
Twitter can augment customer service. (but see above)
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Twitter tips for your company
Twitter tips for your company
What 'tweeting' can do for business, here are the keys to using Twitter.
For those who don't know: Twitter's a micro-blogging site that allows
users to communicate with each other in 140 characters or less. Think
of each "tweet" as a text or instant message -- not really directed at
anyone but visible to everyone. And those who want to follow particular
people's tweets can simply subscribe to their feed for real-time
updates.
But don't mistake it for a fluke: In the last year, Twitter traffic
has multiplied almost 15 times over, with more than 37.3 million unique
global visitors in May, according to comScore. And as tweeting becomes
hotter, companies feel more pressure to join the social-networking tool
in order to stay competitive. But many are struggling to understand
Twitter culture and, as a result, their tweets can come off as desperate
or inadvertently turn away potential customers.
So to help you avoid any Twitter faux pas and maximize your tweeting
potential, here are five rules for using this social networking tool
that'll keep your company ahead of the competition.
1. It's a two-way conversation
Well, don't let that persona take over your Twitter
feed. Remember to listen. Too many businesses are just blasting out
press releases over and over again -- or worse, have an automated
tweeting system and wind up ignoring communication from their followers.
That's the worst mistake you can make on Twitter,
"It's like these companies are standing out on a mountaintop with a
megaphone broadcasting how wonderful they are, but Twitter is an
intercom, not a megaphone."
Uuse Twitter regularly, and consider
assigning a specific person to tweet on a daily basis. This way,
companies can follow users who mention their business, engage users
through direct messages, and actually build relationships with
followers, rather than inundate them with information.
2. Your Twitter and company voice should sound the same
Twitter may be a casual medium, but that doesn't mean your company
has to be casual about it. Businesses should do what makes the most
sense for their brands, experts say.
The key? Make sure that your Twitter voice reflects your company
culture,
Twitter is all about transparency, so it's important to be authentic
when you tweet so that your company's personality -- whatever it is --
comes through clearly. Comm likens the Twitter experience to a
water-cooler conversation: Being relatable and fun is crucial, but
staying true to your company's core values matters most.
3. Tweet to attract and retain customers
Twitter can boost customer service to a new level, In a recent
correspondence with a customer on Twitter, Comcast tweeted the same
questions a representative would ask on a technical support hotline and
received answers via Twitter. But instead of leaving the customer on
hold for hours, Comcast was able to identify the problem immediately and
send out a technician.
Consumers are impressed -- and often surprised -- by a company that
openly and directly addresses customer-service problems. Twitter allows
businesses, big and small, to take that extra step whether it's about
complaints or simple product queries. For example, Take Zettler
Hardware, the oldest hardware store in Columbus, Ohio, which fields
questions on common plumbing problems on Twitter, often responding to
photos uploaded on Twitter (Twitpics), and replies with recommendations
for replacement parts and repair strategies.
This kind of instant and robust customer service builds loyalty
that's hard to come by through traditional methods, says Rodney Rumford,
co-founder of TweetPhoto. "The biggest sin," he says, "is being
silent."
4. Twitter's just the first step
While Twitter should be part of any savvy company's daily marketing,
it's only the beginning of a successful social-networking strategy.
"Twitter is a way to get your foot in the door," Rumford says. "It's the
start to building a relationship."
For business-to-business companies, Twitter's a great way to network.
Tweeting, can
easily lead to formal business meetings -- and
eventually, company growth.
5. Have fun and be creative
The very nature of Twitter -- attracts users with a short-attention span, so the
best tweets keep users coming back. Interactivity can be a great way to
do that: Auntie Anne's and Dairy Queen ask customers about their
favorite pretzel dips or Blizzard flavors through tweets, while at Home
Depot (HD), confused shoppers can tweet for help as they search the aisles for particular products.
Twitter's GPS function can also point businesses in the right
direction. Cupcake Stop, a New York cupcake truck company, tweets its
location to customers as it moves throughout Manhattan, and Union
Pacific (UNP) lets fans track a historic steam engine road-trip across America.
The experts agree there's no right way to use Twitter, but with these
strategies, you won't tweet the wrong way. Time to start the
conversation.
Voor sommigen is het naast eten en slapen een soort eerste
levensbehoefte, voor anderen een ware nachtmerrie Microbloggen of zoals
het bij een van de bekendste services heet: Twitteren.
Toch kan Twitter veel effectiever gebruikt worden dan je in eerste instantie zou zeggen.
De mensen van common craft leggen het begrip Twitter in het volgende filmpje zeer duidelijk uit:
Uiteraard zijn er de standaard commandos voor Twitter zoals; @ <username> <text> en d <username> <text>
om te reageren op iemand of een direct privé bericht te sturen. Maar de
volgende functies zijn ook zeker de moeite waard. Bij de meeste tips
volstaat het om het commando in twitter te versturen maar voor sommige
dingen moet je even het menu in.
get <username>
Geeft de laatste update van de gebruiker (wiens naam je achter get geplaatst hebt) weer.
nudge <username>
Stuurt een gebruiker een melding dat er weer getwitterd dient te worden (via een sms bericht).
track <username>/<woord>
Blijf op de hoogte als er iemand twittert over een bepaald woord of
een gebruikersnaam. Handig om te volgen wat er over een bepaald
onderwerp (zoals je eigen naam/bedrijf/website) getwitterd wordt.
tracks
Het tracks commando geeft je een keurig overzicht van woorden die je aan het volgen bent.
untrack <username>/<woord>
Met untrack <username> of untrack <woord> zet je het volgen van en woord of gebruikersnaam weer uit.
@ Replies
Ga naar Settings, Notices. En kies bij @ Replies voor all @ replies zo
ontvang je alle replies op je tweeds ook al volg je die gene zelf (nog)
niet. Zo zie je wie er op jou reageert die nog niet in je follow
lijst staat. De ideale manier om meer interessante mensen te ontmoeten
die het volgen waard zijn (en ik vraag me eigenlijk af waarom dit
standaard niet zo ingesteld staat).
Sleep
Indien je updates op je mobiel ontvangt kan je via Settings, Notices, Sleep instellen
wanneer je slaapt en geen updates wil ontvangen. Wel zo handig als je
een beetje een druk twitter netwerk hebt met mensen in andere tijdzones.
Overigens moet je uiteraard wel zelf je tijdzone (+1) ingesteld hebben
want anders weet twitter niet wanneer je slaapt en wordt je nog elke
nacht wakker gesmst.
fav <username>
Als je iemands laatste bericht erg goed vond kan je deze tweed als favoriet markeren door het fav <username> commando te verzenden.
Twitter terminologie
Voor de mensen die onbekend zijn met het fenomeen microbloggen en twitter hier een deel van de terminologie.
Twitterer Gebruiker van Twitter
Tweet(s) bericht(en) op Twitter.
Twittering Een bericht naar Twitter sturen.
Tweeple Twittergebruikers (ook wel twitteraars in het Nederlands).
Twitosphere Gemeenschap van twitterers.
Followers - Twitteraars die geabonneerd zijn op de tweeds van een andere gebruiker, en dus zijn tweeds volgen.
Mistweet Eigenlijk een vergissing, Twitter bericht
(tweet dus) die je liever niet had verzonden. Door het beperkt aantal
karakters per tweet (een maximum van 140) wil er nog wel eens door
onduidelijk taalgebruik of het weglaten van woorden iets niet zo handig
overkomen, een mistweet dus.
Twoosh De perfecte, precies 140 karakters tellende, tweet.
Twitterbait Twitter gebruikers die met het @
(reply) commando op populaire gebruikers tweets reageren in de hoop
hierdoor zelf meer followers te krijgen omdat zijn/haar naam in de
reacties van de populaire gebruiker terug te zien is door zijn
followers.
Twoops Ooit een privé-smsje naar de verkeerde
gestuurd? Dit is hetzelfde alleen heb je nu het privé smsje naar Twitter
verstuurt. Meteen de reden om via bijvoorbeeld jTwitter op je telefoon
te twitteren.
Twitterlooing Twitteren vanaf de wc
Tweeterboxes Twitteraars die te veel Twitteren
Twitterazzi - De bende mensen die schrijven op Twitter.
Twitterhea Een onstopbare stroom van bijna informatie loze tweets.
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Twitter is een microblogdienst, een combinatie van sms, weblog en
chat. De gebruikers van Twitter delen hun leven delen met anderen door
berichten van 140 tekens op internet te zetten. Korte berichtjes met
tekst en links naar artikelen, fotos en videos.
De gebruikers kunnen behalve zelf berichten plaatsen, ook automatisch
de berichten van anderen volgen. Je meldt jezelf aan als volger van
iemand en dan verschijnen zijn berichten automatisch op je scherm. Jouw
volgers zien dus ook automatisch wat jij op Twitter schrijft.
Hoe begin ik?
Je gaat naar twitter.com,
klikt op join en kiest een gebruikersnaam. Je krijgt dan je eigen
pagina waarop al je berichten (tweets) chronologisch (van nieuw naar
oud) onder elkaar staan Als je in het vervolg inlogt zie je op twitter.com/home alle berichten van de mensen die je volgt onder elkaar staan.
Wie moet ik volgen?
Als nieuweling kan het lastig zijn om te bepalen wie je volgt. Ga op
zoek naar bekenden, interessante website en interessante mensen. Kijk
wie ze volgen, of wie hen volgt. Wees niet bang om te veel mensen toe te
voegen: er zijn handige programmaatjes waarmee je kan bepalen van wie
je alles wil lezen en van wie niet, bovendien kan je altijd weer stoppen
met het volgen, door op de knop unfollow te drukken.
Er zijn een paar zeer bekende Twitteraars die door veel mensen gevolgd worden. Denk aan minister Maxime Verhagen, internetjournalist Francisco van Jole en ook president Barack Obama.
Apestaartje en hekje?
Als je een bericht schrijft over een andere Twitteraar dan refereer
je aan hem door een @ voor zijn naam te schrijven Hierdoor wordt die naam automatisch een link naar de
Twitterpagina van die persoon.
Als je een bericht specifiek aan een Twitteraar wil sturen, dan start
je het bericht met een @ en de naam. Bedenk wel dat iedereen dit
bericht kan lezen!
Je kan ook een bericht sturen dat alleen door de geadresseerde
gelezen kan worden: een direct message. Je begint dan het bericht met
een D, spatie en dan de naam (bijv: D Fietstwit).
Naast t @ wordt ook het # veel gebruikt. Een woord met een hekje ervoor is
een hashtag, het onderwerp van de tweet. Dat maakt het makkelijker om
de zoekfunctie van Twitter te gebruiken.
Tenslotte kan een bericht met RT beginnen, wat staat voor re-tweet.
Het is heel gebruikelijk om een interessant bericht van een ander te
re-tweeten. Hierdoor wordt belangrijke informatie razendsnel bekend bij
een grote groep twitteraars. Vooral die snelheid maakt Twitter populair
als nieuwsbron.
Waarmee kan ik Twitteren?
Er zijn inmiddels heel wat programmas, apps en tooltjes waarmee je
kan twitteren. Niet alleen voor je computer, maar ook voor je mobiele
telefoon. Zie bij categorie op deze blog in het linkermenu.
De programmas die je voor je PC kan downloaden zijn vaak uitgebreider. Zo kan je met TweetDeck
de mensen die je volgt opdelen in groepen. Daardoor wordt het
makkelijker om mensen die je écht interessant vindt goed te volgen en de
rest maar met een half oog. Met TweetDeck kan je ook in een tag-cloud
(foto) zien waar op dit moment veel over getwitterd wordt.
Je kan ook een add-on aan je Firefox toevoegen, bijvoorbeeld TwitterFox, waarmee je tijdens het surfen op de hoogte wordt gehouden wat mensen Twitteren.
Nog meer handige toepassingen?
Er zijn 1001 websites en programmaatjes waarmee je het onderste uit
de Twitter-kan haalt. Een paar voorbeelden: zoek naar steekwoorden met search.twitter, om berichten met deze zoekwoorden automatisch te laten verversen ga je naar Twitterfall, of TweetGrid.
URLs kleiner maken (anders zijn die 140 tekens snel op) doe je met tinyurl. Snel fotos toevoegen, gebruik Twitpic. En zo zijn er nog veelmeer tools, maar die ontdek je snel genoeg.
Waarom ?
Je kan vrij eenvoudig met
mensen in contact komen. En je kan snel op de hoogte zijn van het
laatste nieuws. Je netwerk zit vast aan oneindig veel andere netwerken,
waardoor echt interessante nieuwtjes zich razendsnel verspreiden.
Vervolgens zoek je op dat onderwerp, volgt (tijdelijk) mensen die daar
wat over te melden hebben en je waant je ter plekke.
Wilt U meer volgers? en een gratis account( uw twitter) eenvoudig bij te houden?
Met de onder staande toepasing Social Oomph kunt u de welkomstboodschap aan nieuwe volgers instellen, mensen automatisch volgen en unfollowen en statistieken bijhouden en nog veel meer..waarmee u steeds meer volgers krijgt.Managing Multiple Twitter Accounts? Kijk Hier!
Er zijn een paar zeer bekende Twitteraars die door veel mensen gevolgd worden. Denk aan minister 
