How to Twitter - Part Five

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How to Twitter - Part One : Why Twitter? Get signed up
How to Twitter - Part Two : Setting up your Profile
How to Twitter - Part Three: Follow and Get Followed
How to Twitter - Part Four: Replies, Direct Messages

In this part we'll discuss a few of the other things you can do on Twitter Web.
Part Six - Third Party Twitter Applications

It's been so much fun seeing the people come from this ActiveRain tutorial to the wild world of Twitter... and jump right in! Makes me proud :) It gives me the fuel to keep the tutorial going, that's for sure.

FAVORITES:

You can favor a tweet by clicking on the star. It will be saved in your "favorite" tab/page. You can access your favorites directly by going to http://Twitter.com/favorites (after you are logged in).

Here are mine (I should use it more) -

Kim's Twitter

(Yes, you can earn a twit designation from @LindaDavis, lol)

RETWEETING:

As you can see above, @FresYes thought @SarahWV said something good enough to be "retweeted" so he put "RT" (you can also spell out RETWEET) before sending it again.

LINKING:

First, a small soap-box chat, do not only link up your own stuff if you want people to read it. Chris Brogan, aka Mr. Social Media, suggests you link up other people 12 times more than your own stuff. Because you are only allowed 140 characters, it's helpful to use URL shortening services like Tiny URL, Snurl, is.gd etc.

BUTTONS:

Ok... you're ready for a couple shortcuts now that you know your way around the long way (sorry I think it's important to know the long way first :) @KimWood
REPLY- When you are at the twitter home page, if you mouse over to the right of a tweet, you will notice the STAR and an ARROW. If you click on the arrow, twitter will fill in the @reply for you.
TRASH- If you go to your archive (click on your picture or name) - when you mouseover you will notice a TRASH CAN, I'm sure you can figure out what that's for.

Stay tuned for Part Six.

Posted by Kim Wood on 10/16/2008 04:04 AM

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54 Comments on How to Twitter - Part Five

OCT

2008

We need more of this.

Kim, thank you for taking the time to explain Twitter and sharing.

Rich

Charlotte NC

Thanks for sharing - I will have to take the time to look at it and give it a try!

Thanks for the info Kim, I still havent figured that twitter thing out yet lol

Kim,

I truly enjoy the "how to" articles that our members write here. They are very helpful------don't know if I'm going to Twitter yet. Still thinking about that one.

Kim, thanks for the RT thing, see I didn't even know how to do that. I've seen it many times but wasn't sure how it was done. I use sharealcholic if I am reading something interesting.

I see so many blogs about twitter..can you tell me what it is all about....

You are soooo generous with your knowledge. Thanks. Probably saved me hours trying to figure this stuff out on my own.

Awesome, Kim. I am finally getting some use out of Twitter! Actually, I had a client on the fence about some land. There was competition on the lot, but the other buyers had pulled back when the stock market took a dive. Then I got a tweet from WSJ about the market rebound, and my people were ready to write! Hallelujah!

Looks like you may have found a twitniche, and a tweet voice. Love your series Kim, the shirt cracked me up, and because of my tweeting habit, I'll keep this comment to 140 char. :-)

Good Twitter pointers Kim. So many new people who try Twitter don't get it in the beginning...maybe this will help a few of them.

Twitter? What in the world is Twitter? Sounds like a bird social networking site. :)

OCT

2008

Kim, I'm so sorry I wasn't following your series. I plan to start at the first today and learn this. I joined twitter a few weeks ago. But truthfully, I haven't figured it out. If I don't after reading all 5 parts, you'll be hearing from me!!! LOL

OCT

2008

Hi Kim;

I will start from part #1 and learn from your post. Thank you!!!!!!!

OCT

2008

Hi Kim, Thanks again, I learned a few things as well.. God bless,

OCT

2008

Kim, I can use all the twitter help I can get these days! Thank you. Now I need to go back and review 2 & 3!

NOV

2008

Thanks for the tutorial - I'm getting the hang of it now.

NOV

2008

I am like several others - stumbled across this post first. Now I need to go back and start from your first post regarding twitter, since I do not have an account yet. Thanks for the "How to Twitters".

NOV

2008

I just got back from NAR and I was again reminded that I should be tweeting. I am still trying to figure out what to twit. I appreciate your great "how to" to get me going.

NOV

2008

Thanks Kim, you must have been a teacher in a former life -- you are so organized. I appreciate you breaking it down into episodes like you did. I love tweeting too!

NOV

2008

You lost me at welcome to part 4!!

Hey Kim,

Thanks so MUCH! I finally had the time to explore your Twitter instructions and found not one, but two!, ways to reply. You're the best! I'll keep watching and Tweeting.

Judy

NOV

2008

HUGE!!! Thanks -- learned more in ten minutes scanning your post than reading every word of some other post -- Thanks .. just getting started this was a massive help @EllisJason

NOV

2008

Kim, I've been tweeting for a couple of weeks and just stumbled upon your posts. Excellent instructions and most valuable is your personal experience, insight and suggestions. Thanks!

@GwenDaubenmeyer

Kim, I'm going to keep thanking you for introducing me to Twitter. I've met some very interesting people, read blogs I never would have found otherwise and was even invited to Twitter about the Election at our local National Public Radio station on election night all from being on Twitter thanks to your tutorial!

Kim, Thank you so much for your help on Twitter, Your universal deposit of giving will be returned to your ten fold :)

This is great...thank you for your tutorials....how did you do your fancy page though?

Thanks for the info. I did not knw about retweeting.

Kim,

Thanks for the helpful information I now have much better understanding how twitter works

will be taking advantage of them.

NOV

2008

Kim - I just went through the whole tutorial. Thanks for all of the info, but what I am not getting is why my posts to AR are not showing up. Do you know why that would happen? I have it in the settings to send them to Twitter.

NOV

2008

This is awesome, thanks so much for all of the twitter posts!

NOV

2008

So, should I assume that Twittering will also help with my Google site placement?

DEC

2008

aloha kim - thanks for the parts setup. at first i think i get it; then i seem to get constipated. LOL i'm following you. thanks for offering.

Kim, how do you get people that you are following to follow you on Twitter? I'm now following you but I dont' think that you are following me so you are not responding to my questions. There are also two more people that I'm following that I want to follow me back?

Twitter is not intuitive at all. Thanks for the advise.

thanks

DEC

2008

I finally just jumped in with Twitter after avoiding it for probably a year. I just read all five parts to see if I have missed anything. I have had people follow me and when I went to see their profile, it was blank - so I learned about blocking and they have to appprove me - now I wonder if I should have reciprocated but don't know who they were now. Thanks

Kim....Ive read the entire series.....and this is the first one I have commented on, I think....

YOU are a stud! Just sayin...

@recr

DEC

2008

I havent completely dedicated myself to twitter yet. Learning the fundamentals is always the best way to go and then it seems to come so much easier.

DEC

2008

Im going to try this, sounds like fun.

Kim- You have been extremely generous of your time and expertise and allowed me to get beyond most of the trial and error that I have been engaged in. I am beginning to twitter with confidence. Stumbling upon your post on AR reminds me of what I learned a long time ago (all of two years) when I first joined AR and had forgotten. The network is a wonderful group of professionals who are willing to share their knowledge and expertise. We only have to make the effort to find them.

I would also like to add that I avoided twitter for a long time, despite positive axxounts. It is not as frivolous as it sounds or appears at first encounter.
Thank you!

@kimwood.. found you on twitter..from @FloridaSunSales can't wait to get to network with you!

DEC

2008

Thanks so much for the explanation and directions. I hope to check it out over my week "off" coming up!

DEC

2008

haanks for the tutorial. I am still getting used to all of this.

Good Stuff. I am using Hahlo now on my iPhone with excellent results - much better than the m.twitter.com default for mobile web users. FYI!

Kim, Thanks so much for the great posts. There is so much to learn and so many wonderful people like you to help along the way. Loved all 5 parts, now to get started and waiting to see part six.

Mike Nastri - Franklin TN

DEC

2008

Kim, that is great info, thanks for sharing with us!

Regina P. Brown

JAN

2009

I am new to Twitter and I really appreciate this tutorial as a foundation to start from. It was very helpful.

JAN

2009

Thanks so much ...I think it is starting to sink in

FEB

2009

I am exhausted from Parts 1-4, bookmarking and taking a break, back later...

Joanne O'Donnell, Chic Home Interiors

FEB

2009

OK, now I am back... did part 5 but can't find part 6???????????????? Freaking out, I've come to rely on you Kim???????????? Help, I am floundering... However, I do now have 31, yes, I said 31!!!!!! followers - all because of you! Do I get it yet, not entirely... but much better than I did 2 days ago... See, they were wrong, you can teach old dogs new tricks...

Joanne O'Donnell, Chic Home Interiors

FEB

2009

Thanks for this post Kim. It has been most helpful. This is exactly what I was looking for.

FEB

2009

I asked my "techy" friends, "Why would anyone follow me, I am not going anywhere" and they laughed like crazy, said that's one for Jay Leno, but I wasn't trying to be funny. Someday, maybe I will get it.

FEB

2009

Kim, Thank you for the Twitter help! I've recently started using it in the last couple of weeks, and this is some really helpful information!

FEB

2009

Ok, I'm on there but I'm wondering..how is this different than the facebook status updates? and I have to find a way to easily see the updates...i know it's ouut there!

APR

2009

Hey Kim: Thanks so much for this series. I use twitter on a semi-regular basis. I consider myself a novice. I have tried to get pointers from others, but it appears most people there are out to sell to make money with one scam or another. I was very happy to find your post. You have done a very good job. Kudos!!

JAN

2011

I tweet for a while then I a non-tweeter for a while. ... there just seems to be too much to keep up with...

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