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Twitter

By Alyse Ergood and Rachael Cathcart

twitter.com/ergonatortwitter.com/fauref

Subscribe to newspapers?

Twitter lets you subscribe to people!

What IS it?

How do I share information on twitter

By sending out tweets and resending out other people’s tweets.

What’s a tweet?

A tweet is a message or update you send to your subscribers/followers on twitter.

How to send a tweet

Begin typing your message in this area under what’s happening.

Twitter username

@FauRef

Reference Librarian Tweet

As you will notice, my username shows up at the beginning of my tweet.

Recent tweets

Reply tweets

FauRef Thanks@RWCOS Jason for the webinar links!

Direct messages

Private messages that are sent to select people on twitter, not everyone.

Twitter = Info Warehouse

Examples of those on twitter whom I subscribe to

Shared Interests

Retweeting = forward information to your

followers

Start Small…

http://www.twitter.com

Keep It Brief

Ready, set, tweet!