Twitter.com
Twitter is an easy way to catch "headlines" of what other people think is important. You can also easily let others know what you find important. Brevity is needed--only 140 characters allowed; abbreviations and shortening website addresses for others to link to help.
Individuals and groups can set up a Twitter page and use it to connect and share pertinent and reliable information:
Twitter + Activism = Twittivism!
Click here for an online dictionary of Twitter terms.
Individuals and groups can set up a Twitter page and use it to connect and share pertinent and reliable information:
Twitter + Activism = Twittivism!
Click here for an online dictionary of Twitter terms.
Twitter Links
Twitter Header
1] Home: See your tweets and those of who you follow.
2] Profile: See only your tweets (what others see).
3] Find People: Search by name.
4] Settings: User name (can be real or not); Twittername, etc.
5] Help. There is a lot of information here. Consider Googling your question.
6] Sign out. Leave Twitter.
7] Background image: You can add your own. Click Settings | Design | background image.
8] What are you doing?: Type your entry or retweet (RT@...). Click update to send. A reminder of the last tweet you sent is shown underneath.
9] Picture and tweet (and how long ago entered) from you or someone you follow.
10] Clickable user name. Click to see "PoliticalMath's" page.
11] Clickable user name of person PoliticalMath is responding to. Click to see "rizzuhji's" page.
12] update: Click to post your tweet, which makes it visible to others and on your Home page.
13] Character counter lets you know how many characters (letters, spaces, numbers, etc.) you can still use in your message (140 max).
14] following: Shows how many you are following. Click "following" to see who you are following and their latest tweet.
15] followers: Shows how many are following you. Click to see who is following you and their latest tweet.
16] Tweets: Shows how many tweets you've made. Click to see only your tweets. The view is the same as clicking Profile.
2] Profile: See only your tweets (what others see).
3] Find People: Search by name.
4] Settings: User name (can be real or not); Twittername, etc.
5] Help. There is a lot of information here. Consider Googling your question.
6] Sign out. Leave Twitter.
7] Background image: You can add your own. Click Settings | Design | background image.
8] What are you doing?: Type your entry or retweet (RT@...). Click update to send. A reminder of the last tweet you sent is shown underneath.
9] Picture and tweet (and how long ago entered) from you or someone you follow.
10] Clickable user name. Click to see "PoliticalMath's" page.
11] Clickable user name of person PoliticalMath is responding to. Click to see "rizzuhji's" page.
12] update: Click to post your tweet, which makes it visible to others and on your Home page.
13] Character counter lets you know how many characters (letters, spaces, numbers, etc.) you can still use in your message (140 max).
14] following: Shows how many you are following. Click "following" to see who you are following and their latest tweet.
15] followers: Shows how many are following you. Click to see who is following you and their latest tweet.
16] Tweets: Shows how many tweets you've made. Click to see only your tweets. The view is the same as clicking Profile.
Protect your Tweets and stay private, but follow others.
From the Settings page, scroll down until you see the Protect my tweets box. You can follow others, but others cannot follow you without your permission.
Keeping tweets private can work for groups who want to communicate amongst themselves and for people who just want to see information, but not share it.
Keeping tweets private can work for groups who want to communicate amongst themselves and for people who just want to see information, but not share it.
Twitter Tips
* Go to bit.ly to shorten web addresses and take up less space. It also keeps track of how many people clicked on the link. Another easy way is to use Tweetdeck, which automatically shortens web addresses.
* For ideas on who to follow, click the Followers link on someone's Twitter page. Look down the list of people they follow and click on an interesting prospect to check out that person's page. Check out the webpage too, if there is one (located in upper right corner); just to see if that type of information is of interest to you. You can see how often a person tweets by checking the time and dates of their tweets. Some people tweet every few minutes and others a few times a week (or less).
* Protect your privacy and allow only desirable followers to read your tweets: select Setting | select Account | scroll to bottom | Cick the Protect My Tweets box.
* Customize your twitter page -- Click Change design colors box to at least select one of the customer designs available! Advanced users can make a background. You can easily adjust the background, text, and sidebar colors.
* What to tweet? Not "I am driving to work," or "Sitting down to dinner," says AmericanMajority. "If you are active in the Tea Party movement, your Twitter account should reflect that. If you have an interest in the Founding Fathers, your tweets should reflect that," etc. Check out AM's full Twitter Guide.
* Reply to other tweets. Use the code @TWEETNAME followed by your reply. . Twitter then sends your reply to TWEETNAME. [Don't actually use TWEETNAME, type in the person's actual twitter name (e.g., ours is SRWCmilwaukee).
* Retweet (RT) other tweets you want to share with others and give credit to the tweeter at the same time. Use the following format in the "What are you doing?" box: RT @TWEETNAME, then either recap the tweet or cut and paste it into place with any links. Then click "update."
* Automatically post your tweets onto your webpage/blog. Scroll to bottom of page | Click Goodies | Click Widgets | Click either Website or Facebook | Click Profile Widget |
* Make it easy for others to start following your tweets by adding code to your site's template. You can add the code if you have access to your website's HTML code.
* For ideas on who to follow, click the Followers link on someone's Twitter page. Look down the list of people they follow and click on an interesting prospect to check out that person's page. Check out the webpage too, if there is one (located in upper right corner); just to see if that type of information is of interest to you. You can see how often a person tweets by checking the time and dates of their tweets. Some people tweet every few minutes and others a few times a week (or less).
* Protect your privacy and allow only desirable followers to read your tweets: select Setting | select Account | scroll to bottom | Cick the Protect My Tweets box.
* Customize your twitter page -- Click Change design colors box to at least select one of the customer designs available! Advanced users can make a background. You can easily adjust the background, text, and sidebar colors.
* What to tweet? Not "I am driving to work," or "Sitting down to dinner," says AmericanMajority. "If you are active in the Tea Party movement, your Twitter account should reflect that. If you have an interest in the Founding Fathers, your tweets should reflect that," etc. Check out AM's full Twitter Guide.
* Reply to other tweets. Use the code @TWEETNAME followed by your reply. . Twitter then sends your reply to TWEETNAME. [Don't actually use TWEETNAME, type in the person's actual twitter name (e.g., ours is SRWCmilwaukee).
* Retweet (RT) other tweets you want to share with others and give credit to the tweeter at the same time. Use the following format in the "What are you doing?" box: RT @TWEETNAME, then either recap the tweet or cut and paste it into place with any links. Then click "update."
* Automatically post your tweets onto your webpage/blog. Scroll to bottom of page | Click Goodies | Click Widgets | Click either Website or Facebook | Click Profile Widget |
* Make it easy for others to start following your tweets by adding code to your site's template. You can add the code if you have access to your website's HTML code.