simple guide to twitter part 1 why should i join twitter?
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Simple guide to Twitter Part 1 of 4 Why should I join Twitter? Think Twitter is just a load of celebrities talking rubbish? Think again! This presentation outlines what I think the benefits of twitter are.TRANSCRIPT
My simple guide to Twitter Using the new Twitter layout
Autumn 2010Part 1: Why should I join
Twitter?
Why should I use Twitter?• I asked my friends on Twitter what
they thought was the best thing about Twitter
• Here’s what they said:
Why use Twitter?• I got these
responses within 30 minutes of asking the question!
• “Ehhhhhhh!”
Inage From: http://unrealitymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/the-fonz.jpg
Some things that have happened to me on Twitter
• I heard about the recent NZ earthquake 2 hours before it was breaking news on the BBC website
• I made contact with my favourite author Margaret Atwood!
Some things that have happened to me on Twitter
• I made friends with a girl in America who I’m now ‘friends’ with on Facebook even though we’ve never met face-to-face
• I have built up a large professional network and have an army of experts ready to answer my queries & share their knowledge
Some things that have happened to me on Twitter
• I organised an event for 30 delegates in 4 weeks using Twitter & gained lots of new contacts
• I watched the election debates on TV and Twitter and was very entertained by the witty comments & funny things shared – like this spoof poster
Some things that have happened to me on Twitter
• I have attended lots of conferences from the comfort of my desk
• I have found all sorts of inspirational videos, blogs and articles through Twitter
What is it for?
What do you know that I should know?
From: http://www.joebower.org/2010/02/twitter-is-sold-wrong.html
How to view Twitter“See where it says WHAT'S HAPPENING?
Well, that's not what it should say. Because frankly, I don't care what you are doing. You could be picking your nose right now, and I don't care, nor will I ever care. So don't tell me.
What it should say is: WHAT DO YOU KNOW THAT I SHOULD KNOW?
If sold this way, Twitter can provide professionals with a window of almost infinite possibilities. When used as a port to professionalism, Twitter provides an opportunity like no other.”
From this blog post: http://www.joebower.org/2010/02/twitter-is-sold-wrong.html
Being on Twitter……is like being
plugged in to the world’s brain!
• Are you going to take the red pill or the blue pill?
• Are you going to take the plunge and join Twitter?
The red pill/blue pill comment is a reference to the move The Matrix.Inage From: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_BjW1avGcuos/S5p86n9R0QI/AAAAAAAAB2U/OA1EPQKAys8/s640/redblue_pill.jpg
End of part 1 (of 4)• View the other parts in the series at:
http://slideshare.net/bryonytaylor Part 1 – Why should I join Twitter?Part 2 – Creating your profilePart 3 – TweetingPart 4 – Managing the flow of
information on Twitter