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Twitter. Presentation by Sue Burzynski Bullard University of Nebraska - Lincoln. What is it?. Micro-blogging site. Twitter is micro- blogging site that people use to give readers real-time information – 140 characters at a time. Rapid growth.

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  1. Twitter Presentation by Sue Burzynski Bullard University of Nebraska - Lincoln

  2. What is it?

  3. Micro-blogging site • Twitter is micro-blogging site that people use to give readers real-time information – 140 characters at a time

  4. Rapid growth • Edison Research: 87% of Americans aware of Twitter in 2010, up from 5% in 2008. • 200 million users, up from 503,000 just 3 years ago. • 50 million log in every day. • 230 million Tweets per day, up 110% since January.

  5. Twitter use • More than 17 million users in U.S. • Largest age group 35-49

  6. What’s happening? • That’s the question Twitter asks, but people use it in a variety of ways.

  7. Why use it ? • Stay on top of news. • Share ideas, tips. • Market yourself, your newspaper. • Enhance your reputation. • Hear what others are saying. • Bring traffic to your website.

  8. Twitter won’t replace journalism

  9. How journalists use it • Engage audiences. • Connect with people. • Develop personal brands.

  10. Ways editors find it helpful • Find focus of stories. • Practice headline writing. • Learn value of linking. • Connect with other editors. • Follow industry trends.

  11. Enhance reporting • Find sources @derushaj, Minneapolis TV reporter

  12. Success story • DeRusha said in 2007 he was doing a story on December sniffles caused by allergies. He used Twitter to find someone allergic to Christmas trees.

  13. Breaking news • Examples: 2007 Mexico earthquake 1st reported on Twitter • Hudson River plane crash • Fort Hood shooting • Osama bin Laden death

  14. More ways to use Twitter • Interviews – “Man on street” • Newspapers – Use Twitter to link to stories

  15. Editors on Twitter • Tips on grammar, usage • Examples of good, bad headlines

  16. Grammar • Grammar Monkeys • Grammar Girl • Meperl

  17. Style • @APstylebook • @FakeAPStyle

  18. Texas Editor • Twitter as headline practice

  19. Writing Twitter headlines • Keep them short • Focus on keywords • Avoid puns • Use links • Use one idea/one story per Tweet

  20. Does this headline work?

  21. What about this one?

  22. Headline tips that work on Twitter • Lose the conjunctions • Use commas for “and” • Forget prepositional phrases • Use active voice

  23. Writing Tweets • Have a goal. • Provide information. • One point at a time. • Think subjects, verbs (like headlines). • Drop articles. • Punctuate for clarity. • Be professional. • Use URL shorteners – tinyurl or bit.ly

  24. Jennifer Peebles • Learning to write concisely

  25. See what journalists are doing • Muck Rack is compiled of real-time Twitter activity by journalists. See what journalists are reading, following and talking about. The site is searchable by news organization, tweets, links and photos.

  26. Media on Twitter • is a sortable database of journalists.

  27. Verifying Tweets

  28. Ethics still apply • Verify before you Tweet. • Admit what you don’t know. • Credit what you’re using. • Remember it’s public.

  29. How to start • Get a Twitter account (it’s free) at http: www.twitter.com • Use a name that will make it easy for people to find you. • Complete the bio. • Do NOT mark your tweets private.

  30. Next steps • Follow other twitters. • Follow me @suebb. • Follow people with similar interests. • Check WeFollow • Check Twellow • Check in every day.

  31. Twitter terms • DM – Direct Message (Private message sent to a specific person) • RT – Retweet (Repost someone else’s message) • @ - Reply to someone (followed by their Twitter name) • # - Hashtag Precedes a keyword and makes it easier to search for particular topics

  32. Twitter lists • Organize people you follow • Find new people • Mashable’sHow to use Twitter lists • Listorious

  33. Easy to use • Lots of applications for various uses • On Iphone, try Twitteriffic • On you desktop, try TweetDeck • Twhirl

  34. My TweetDeck

  35. Search for hot topics

  36. Use hashtags • A hashtag – short character string preceded by # inserted anywhere in a tweet. Makes it easy to track topics by searching Twitter for the hashtag string. • #LNK • #Journalism

  37. Twitter guides • Mashable’s guide

  38. Twitter etiquette • 10 commandments

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