What is Twitter? Twitter is an online service that enables you to
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1. BrainlessWeb com Twitter Training presented by Dynasty Web Solutions www DWSsite com 74 J x iter What is Twitter Twitter is an online service that enables you to broadcast short messages to your friends or followers It also lets you specify which Twitter users you want to follow so you can read their messages in one place Twitter is designed to work on a mobile phone as well as on a computer All Twitter messages are limited to 140 characters so each message can be sent as a single SMS alert You can t say much in 140 characters That s part of Twitter s charm Twitter is useful for close knit groups although there also are some fairly large mobs on Twitter If you follow your friends and they follow each other you can quickly communicate group related items such as I m going to the pub on Fourth Street come on along Twitter is conceptually similar to Dodgeball but is simpler to use If you enter items into Twitter they can be private so only friends you ve authorized can see them Items can also be made public which means anyone who knows your Twitter ID can read and subscribe to them Twitter is free Twitter is the new big thing With everybody from Britney Spears to Barack Obama now on Twitter it is safe to say the social networking platform has gone mainstream For many users worldwide Twitter has become a crucial tool for maintaining contacts exchanging opinions and making2. Follow them Find on Twitter Find on other networks Invite by email Suggested Users M Gmail Y Yahoo Your Email Email Security We don t store your w AO login your password is submitted securely and p don t email without Email Password N on t eman wi f Hotmai your permission W MSN To import an address book visit the Find People link The tab is already selected for you just type in your email address and password Note Twitter doesn t save your email log in information we only use it once to get permission to view your contacts list Cwitter How to follow and send tweet messages What does it mean to follow someone on Twitter Following someone simply means receiving their Twitter updates When you follow someone every time they post a new message it will appear in your Twitter home page New messages are added to your home page as people post them so you always get the updates in real time When you log in you can see what the latest updates are Twitter offers other ways to follow people too you can get updates from certain people on your phone How do I know who I m following After you click the follow button on someone s profile you re following them The follow button will change to a box that says Following with a drop down option to remove a person if you want to If you ve registered your phone with Twitter you can set up text preferences for a person as well See a list of peopl
3. Use Twitter Tips for Bloggers which warmly recommend 4 Rapid feedback If you encounter any problems you ll see that irrespective of the field of activity which the problem corresponds you will find the answers you need really easily Twitter is blogger s paradise since he can find lots of ideas he can later elaborate on They just have to follow other people and they will get the necessary ideas 5 Mobility and rapidity Twitter is mobile and fast It works even on mobile devices and it won t take long to send your messages 6 Competition Analysis Twitter is a great way to find feedback about the competition through search twitter com re you can see the positive or negative reactions whether there are any new updates 7 Spreading word of mouth As previously specified Twitter could very well work as a viral marketing strategy spreading quickly and easily across community Cwitter How to Register for a Twitter Account Have you been asked to join Twitter or perhaps follow someone on Twitter Find it all a little intimidating Joining Twitter is actually very simple Just follow these simple steps and you will be tweeting with the best of them in no time Difficulty Easy Time Required 5 minutes Here s How 1 Go to the Twitter signup page by clicking this link https twitter com signup 2 Type in your name username password and email address Need help with a username It can t have spaces so many pe
4. What makes Twhirl so awesome is its versatility It can be used on both Windows and Mac platforms and it connects to multiple accounts so that you can use simultaneously monitor your Twitter Taconi ca Friendfeed and seesmic accounts 2 Tweetr This handy tool allows you to send files to your Twitter friends simply by dragging them on to the application Tweetr automatically uploads your file or picture and provides you with a shortened link that you can send out to your network 3 Twitsay Let s you record a voice message and broadcast it via your Twitter account Great for making big announcements 4 Twittai This is a mobile phone client that is compatible with over 200 mobile phone types making it one of the most popular of all the Twitter apps 5 Twits Like Me Enter your Twitter username on this site and it will analyze your recent tweets and then suggest other Twitterers that you may be interested in following 6 Twitterlight This app lets you highlight text on your screen and automatically submit it to Twitter along with a shortened copy of the URL of the page where you found it 7 Twitgraph Analyze your Twitter usage by simply entering your user name You ll be given graphs that tell all kinds of valuable information about your tweets including most commonly used words and an overview of your daily tweet volume Group Tweet Allows you to make a protected Twitter group so you can discuss private information with multi
5. appropriate Twitter text message address In the United States use 40404 3 Type you tweet using up to 140 characters 4 Send your text message Notes e You can send replies and direct messages from your cell phone using the text message commands from your cell phone e Check your phone s user manual if you have any questions about sending text messages BrainlessWeb com Twitter Training presented by The Official Twitter Text Commands Dynasty Web Turning Twitter off and on device notifications Solutions www DWSsite com ON turns ALL phone notifications on j OFF turns ALL phone notifications off STOP QUIT stops all messages to your phone immediately ON username turns on notifications for a specific person on your phone For example ON alissa OFF username turns off notifications for a specific person on your phone For example OFF blaine FOLLOW username this command allows you to start receiving notifications for a specific person on your phone Example follow jeremy LEAVE username this command allows you to stop receiving notifications for a specific person on your phone Example leave benfu Fun Stuff friends favorites and stats There s more to Twitter than OFF and ON Use the commands below to send private messages mark updates as favorites or even remind someone to update their Twitter page if you re wondering what they re doing username message directs a tw
6. new connections But what does this mean for the service and how can we business owners actually use it for our purposes I posted my first tweet in January of this year just over 3 years after the service launched I wanted another way to stay connected with people It was less intrusive than instant messaging and less formal than email I quickly became hooked after I received 2 clients from it For the longest time it was the tool of geeks Many people as the users talked about how they tweet and stared blankly as they explained the service However that has all changed now So how do I use Twitter I guess the first thing to say is that I am not a huge Twitter success story However Twitter is turning into the third facet of my online presence alongside my blog and website With that in mind let get into the basics to get you started BrainlessWeb com Twitter Training presented by Dynasty Web The Benefits of using Twitter Solutions www DWSsite com J 1 Social assets From a business point of view of course you may build up trust and gather more 7 prospects 2 Informational benefits Twitter is good means to keep up to date with the latest news Important news companies like CNN or BBC use Twitter to post their news 3 Promotional purposes Twitter can be employed in order to promote a blog or other resources The advantage is that the visitors will be pretty targeted read an article in this respect How to
7. 04917T1 99 Location San Francisco hito nyun convedivod ew Tweet MetaDanFood wrk Ventana Software Architect Location San Francisco CA UAL hitowww ventana com Ventana is loo hitp tinyurl comid2mapw inpas CORY WDY i wee e 37005 Ventana Product Designer Location San Francisco CA URL You can translate foreign language updates into English filter by language post a Twitter update linking to interesting search results and even subscribe to search results this is like tracking keywords but on the web We also keep track of the most popular topics called trending topics so you ll always know what people are excited about But that s not all check out Advanced Search to do some truly amazing things like find people within 15 miles of a given location find updates by positive or negative connotation find updates to a certain person or from a certain person or even updates within a specified time period ha i BrainlessWeb com Twitter Training presented by Dynasty Web Find people on other networks Solutions www DWSsite com 7 We can check a list of your contacts to see if any of them are currently using N A P Twitter You can check address books from Gmail Yahoo Hotmail MSN and AOL lt We ll support more networks in the future We ll show you who is on Twitter and you can choose to follow them if you want to get their Twitter updates Find people
8. ates to Twitter Twitter offers many ways to post updates from the web in the update box from your phone from your mobile web browser using m twitter com or from any third party application made by the talented folks who ve utilized our API Why is there a star at the end of updates The star is a way for you to mark an update as favorite People can view your favorites and you theirs by clicking on the Favorites link in the profile page Can I put my Twitter updates on my blog Yep Put a Twitter badge on your blog website MySpace anything that accepts Javascript or HTML You can even customize your Twitter badge to match What are Replies An reply is a public message sent from one person to another distinguished from normal updates by the username prefix If a message begins with username we collect it as a reply Reply publicly to any update on Twitter by using the username format Following is not necessary to reply to someone and all of your replies are visible in the username tab in your home page sidebar Tweets with username elsewhere in the tweet are also collected in your sidebar tab tweets starting with username are replies and tweets with username elsewhere are considered mentions A BrainlessWeb com Twitter Training presented by Dynasty Web What are Direct Messages Solutions www DWSsite com J Direct messages are private messages sent from one Twitter person to another
9. by name Use Twitter s people search to find people who currently use Twitter Search for a first last or user name as a starting point and see what comes up We use the full name as well as the user name fields to give you as many relevant results as possible if ud k Name results for margie marge earch MargieNewman Margie M Newman Public gt Relations PR flack writer and lover of most things geeky Follow also love SXSW hockey amp Christmas Didn t find who you 767 followers were looking for Enter the email addresses of mafisher Margie Zable Fisher President Zable folks to invite Fisher Public Relations and WBO American Dream Program Marr led with Syo daughter Love small biz Follow products cool stuff 227 followers Separate mulnole email addresses with COMMA poe hantfer com ane grant margiefranklin Phares Franklin lm The Home Biz Diva and have an online shopping mall which has of over Fellow Send 1100 stores ta offer home biz opps 158 followers Find people on other networks basarabadd Margie Basaraba Paycation specialis e a get insider deals on travel save amp get tax break Follow 106 followers BrainlessWeb com Twitter Training presented by To use people search click on the Find People link in the top navigation bar Dynasty Web and select the Find on Twitter tab If you don t find who you re looking for dig deeper using some of the opti
10. ddress you can send pictures to Or upload your photos directly to Twitpic from other apps or from the web and post them to Twitter that way Like Twitter Twitpic has a public timeline of everyone s photos and you also get your own profile page for pictures you ve posted Check out Britt s pics as an example Cwitter Twitter Mobile Text Messages One powerful Twitter feature allows you to send and receive tweets as text messages One feature that makes Twitter powerful is it s reach to mobile devices like notebooks netbooks smart phones and cell phones With the correct setup you can send and receive tweets on any of these devices BrainlessWeb com Twitter Training presented by Twitter Text Messages Dynasty Web Twitter allows you to use its mobile features from a variety of mobile internet eens devices and phones While many people today have the high end gadgets you can ee Secom also use Twitter through a regular cell phone using text messages You can set up Twitter to convert tweets to text messages and to convert your text messages to tweets Twitter does not charge for this service However your cell phone carrier may charge you for each text message that you send and receive Before you set up your cell phone with Twitter check with your cell phone carrier about the charges for text messages on your current plan If possible update your plan to unlimited text messaging to avoid incurring a lar
11. e you re following by clicking on the following link on your profile or your home page s sidebar y Twitter Training presented by How do I know who is following me Dynasty Web Twitter sends you an email when someone new follows you Set up your email Solutions preferences to notify you when you have a new follower The followers link on www DWSsite com your profile page or home page s sidebar will also tell you how many followers you have What are follow limits Twitter recently added follow and update limits for stability and abuse control You can read more about this here Who reads my updates It s up to you Your followers read your updates and anyone else who comes across them in a search All public updates are posted to the public timeline accessible from your home page in the Everyone tab Your Twitter profile is public by default if you re hesitant to have strangers read your updates protect your profile to approve followers and keep your updates out of search Can I block people from following me Yes you can If you block someone they wont be able to follow you or send you any messages If your account is public they ll still be able to view it but they wont show up on your followers list and you wont be on their following list If it s a spammer you re blocking thanks Twitter Support keeps an eye on block reports to see who s getting in trouble on Twitter How can I send upd
12. f NN P You can only send a direct message to a person who follows you When you receive a direct message we save it in your direct message inbox accessible from the Direct Message tab in the sidebar in your home page Set your email preferences to notify you by mail if you have a new message Can I edit a tweet once I post it Nope Once it s out there you can t edit it You can delete an update by clicking the trash icon on the right end of the update but you can t make changes What is the difference between an reply and a direct message An reply is a public message sent regardless of follow ship that anyone can view A direct message can only be sent by someone you follow and is a private message that only the author and recipient can view What does RT or retweet mean RT is short for retweet and indicates a re posting of someone else s tweet This isn t an official Twitter command or feature but people add RT somewhere in a tweet to indicate that part of their tweet includes something they re re posting from another person s tweet sometimes with a comment of their own Check out this great article on re tweeting written by a fellow Twitter user ruhanirabin How do I post a picture to Twitter Twitter doesn t offer an official picture posting feature of its own however most people use a third party application called TwitPic Just enter your Twitter user name and password to get an email a
13. ge and unexpected cell phone bill If you live outside of the United States there are only a few places where you can use this feature Check the Twitter help topic to learn more about international text messaging availability and services Cell Phone Setup Before you can link your cell phone to your Twitter account you must understand the phone number format required by Twitter e Ifyou have a phone number in the United States your phone number format is followed by 1 followed by your ten digit phone number area code first For example if your phone number is 888 555 1212 your format would be 18885551212 e If your phone number is from a country outside of the United States your phone number format is followed by your country code followed by your ten digit phone number If you have any questions about your phone number format check the Twitter help topic To link link your cell phone to your Twitter account 1 Go to the Setting option and select the Devices tab Type in your cell phone number in the required format Click the checkbox to allow Twitter to send text messages to your phone Click Save If Twitter accepts your phone number it displays a message on the screen with two components It provides you with the correct text message address 40404 United States and a unique confirmation code 6 Use your cell phone to send the confirmation code to the text message address When Twitter receives your confi
14. ges in the list 3 Click Save Receive Text Messages From Selected People You Follow BrainlessWeb com Twitter Training presented by Dynasty Web Solutions www DWSsite com J A To use this feature you must set up your phone and then select the people you follow whose tweets you want to receive To set up your phone to receive tweets from selected people you follow converted to text messages 1 Go to the Setting option and select the Devices tab 2 Under Device Updates select On in the list 3 Click Save To identify the people whose tweets your want to receive as text messages on your cell phone 1 From your home page click the number of people you are Following 2 Go through the list until you find a person whose tweets you want converted to text messages 3 By the person s avatar click device update On 4 Continue through the list clicking device update On for each appropriate person Notes e To turn off text messages from a person click device update Off e You can set the device update option for new people when you follow them using Twitter com e You can use text message commands to turn off and on device updates for individual people from your cell phone Sending A Tweet As a Text Message After linking your cell phone to your Twitter account you can send tweets through text messages 1 Display the appropriate screen on your cell phone to send a text message 2 Use the
15. itter at another person and causes your twitter to save in their replies tab Example meangrape I love that song too D username message sends a person a private message that goes to their device and saves in their web archive Example d krissy want to pick a Jamba Juice for me while you re there WHOIS username retrieves the profile information for any public user on Twitter Example whois jack GET username retrieves the latest Twitter update posted by the person Example get goldman NUDGE username reminds a friend to update by asking what they re doing on your behalf Example nudge biz FAV username marks a person s last twitter as a favorite hint reply to any update with FAV to mark it as a favorite if you re receiving it in real time Example fav al3x STATS this command returns your number of followers how many people you re following and your bio information INVITE phone number will send an SMS invite to a friend s mobile phone Example Invite 415 555 1212 BrainlessWeb com Twitter Training presented by Dynasty Web Solutions Cwiecer www DWSsite com J Top 10 Twitter Apps To make the Twitter experience more enjoyable a whole new set of applications have cropped up to be integrated with your Twitter account Here are my picks for the top 10 best Twitter apps right now 1 Twhirl This free desktop client lets you follow live Twitter updates while you work all day
16. ons suggested in the sidebar Solutions www DWSsite com Find people using keywords location interests and more A tiny hidden gem lies in Twitter s footer navigation bar Twitter Search Twitter search is an incredible tool that allows you to find virtually anything and anyone by adding the ability to search for key words locations phrases and more Type in any word and you re guaranteed to get real time results e Want to know what people think of a new movie Try searching for it e Search for any phrase dreamt is an interesting one e Want to know what people are saying about your company Try a keyword search e Wondering who sends tweets from your area Try searching for location cityname to see a list of people who are from that city The results you get from Twitter show what people are saying and doing right now bd twitter location san francisco Realtime results for location san francisco 103 E Eea toe this query Imite these results mrhobs Twitter kevinrose Twitter kevinroseSource twitter com Name Kevin Rose Location San Francisco CA Web hip Minyuricomidi7ony ispad Show tweets written in SOS ee Any Language erhobins Twitter Veronica Twitter VeronicaSource twitter com Name Veronica Beimont Locaton San Francisco Wed nito Dnyutl com agoud axs Translate to English Reply View Tweet pb sap ams SAP contracts Sth Am IT Senior SAP Auditor 1438 WOG 9
17. ople just use their real name without the spaces For example my Twitter account is DanielNations You could also use the first part of your email address before the symbol _ A sra Web com Twitter Training presented by 3 Type in the CAPTCHA words from the image If you have a hard time Dynasty Web reading them you can listen to the words by clicking the link just to the Solutions right of the image N www DWSsite com 4 Click on the Create My Account button h 5 The next step is to see if your friends are on Twitter This will look through the address in your email if you use Gmail Yahoo Hotmail or another popular Internet email service You can skip this by clicking on the Skip This Step link just below the Continue button 6 Twitter may want to brag about the celebrities on Twitter and ask you to follow them Feel free to skip this step just like you did above 7 Congratulations You are done The next page that asks how you are doing is your main Twitter page Type in something in the text box and click update to send your first tweet which is a Twitter message Ccwitter Find your friends and make some new ones Twitter is more fun with friends Now that you re twittering find new friends or follow people you already know to get their twitter updates too You can find your friends using people search Twitter search address book import or URL look up Find People
18. ple people without anyone else seeing them useful for co workers close friends or families 9 Twitxtr This handy app lets you take photos on your phone and then automatically post them to Twitter as well as your other photo sharing accounts like Flickr Picasa and Facebook 10 Straw Poll You can never have enough polls Actually this can be a really great way to do quick informal market surveys and get feedback from your followers about your site or your business It s easy to use and fun for your followers to be able to make their opinions known
19. rmation code text message your cell phone setup is complete he Receiving Text Messages Setup Now you must decide how many tweets you want to receive on your cell phone You have the following options for converting tweets to text messages e No tweets to text messages e All tweets from selected people you follow to text messages e All direct messages to text messages e f you receive text messages on your phone you can also set up sleep hours to turn off incoming text messages during a specific time during the day e After linking your phone to your Twitter account you can always send text messages to Twitter no matter what receiving option you select e You can change your receiving option at any time from Twitter com or through the Twitter text message commands e After you set up your cell phone to receive tweets as text messages each time that Twitter converts a tweet to a text message it appears on your phone like any other text message Check your phone s user manual if you have any questions about receiving text messages Receive No Text Messages To set up with no tweets converted to text messages 1 Goto the Setting option and select the Devices tab 2 Under Device Updates select Off in the list 3 Click Save Receive Only Direct Messages To set up with all direct messages converted to text messages 1 Go to the Setting option and select the Devices tab 2 Under Device Updates select Direct Messa
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