Twitter Jason Bakeberg
What is Twitter? • A social networking site where
users can frequently post updates of up to 140 characters, telling what they are doing or thinking.
History • Founded by programmers Evan Williams, Jack Dorsey, and Biz Stone in July 2006
• Initially used as a fun form of
internal office communication
• Officially launched in October 2006
Getting Started
• Fill out your profile
Getting Started
• Design a custom background
Getting Started • Produce interesting, fun, and valuable content
• THEN start following people
Mobile Phone • Using SMS messages you can
tweet and receive other’s tweets on your phone
Mobile Commands • WHOIS username • GET username • NUDGE username • FAV username • STATS • INVITE phone#
Integration • Myspace • Facebook • Blogger • Typepad • Any other flash or HTML site
Third-Party Programs • Twitpic • Tweetbeep • Monitter • Search.twitter.com • Twist
Third-Party Programs
• Twitterfeed • Twitterific • Twhirl • Twittercounter • Tweetdeck • Twitthis
Source • “Twitter Power” - Joel Comm
Any Questions?