Twitter Fast Start Guide for Newbies

Chris    Social media     help, how to, social networking, Twitter, web 2.0

Welcome to the easiest, fastest way to get started with Twitter.

What is Twitter?
Micro-blogging or think of it as internet txting, you send messages up to 140 characters.

Why use to Twitter?
To communicate or receive communication from people.

Step 1: Get Connected
- Sign up for a Twitter account.
- Enter your name and other relevant details, upload a profile pic and customise your Twitter profile look under ‘Settings’.

Step 2: Enhance Your Browser
- If you use Firefox, download the Twitbin addon for your browser, it’s FREE.
- Twitbin adds a left sidebar to Firefox so you can view Twitter while using your browser as usual.

Step 3: Get Mobile
If you have a Blackberry, install the TwitterBerry app, it’s FREE
or
If you have an iPhone or iTouch ipod, install FREE version of Twitterific
or
If you have normal mobile phone with java capability, install the Tiny Twitter app, it’s FREE
- This is so you can use Twitter away from your computer (requires data connection).
- You can also make SMS updates once you set your phone up with Twitter under ‘Devices’ in ‘Settings’.

Step 4: ‘Follow’ People
- Go to people’s Twitter profiles and click ‘follow’ ie. go to Twitter.com/ChrisYong and follow me!
- Go to WeFollow.com and find some famous people to follow.
- Go through other people’s ‘following’ and ‘followers’ list to find people to follow.

Step 5: Enjoy Reading Tweets
- Tweet = short message sent through Twitter.
- Some people tweet occasionally, some people will tweet a lot. Some tweets are personal, some tweets are informative. People can tweet about anything

Step 6: Enjoy Making Tweets
- Share with people whatever is on your mind or what you’re currently doing, if you wish to.

Using Twitter
- Standard tweet – can be seen by anyone following you.
- Reply tweet – ‘@person’ is prefixed to your tweet. That person and any of your followers that follow that person will see tweet.
- Direct message – private message to that person.
- Favourite – save someone’s tweet to read again another time.
- Retweet – forwarding someone else’s tweet on to your followers. ‘RT’ is prefixed to your tweet.

Enjoy!

What Is Twitter & How To Use It

Chris    Social media     micro blogging, social networking, Twitter, video

Twitter is one of those social networking ‘things’ that’s actually pretty cool when you understand what it is, and how it can help you stay connected and in touch with people.

Check out the following video:

You can follow me at http://www.twitter.com/chrisyong

Thing I like is that you can connect Twitter to sync and update your facebook updates too!

Just add the Twitter app to your Facebook account.

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How A Classical Pianist Is Using Social Media To Gain More Fans

Chris    Music     music marketing, myspace, social networking, web 2.0

There is a great interview at InnerRhythm.org on how a concert pianist is using social media tools like Myspace, Youtube, Flickr, Twitter and blogging to stay in touch with her fans while continuing to gain new ones.

You can read Grace Nikae’s exclusive interview at InnerRhythm.org.

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How To Promote Your Band On Myspace

Chris    Music     band promotion, how to, music marketing, myspace, promote your band, social networking, web 2.0

I came across this great post from Eric Herbert over at evolver.com about how to promote your band on Myspace.

Though he talks about Myspace in his post, the same principles apply to any other social network like Facebook, Bebo, etc.

Use them as a tool to promote your music and build up your own mailing list on your own site.

If these sites were to one day disappear, all that hard work you did getting people to know about you and your music would go down the toilet!

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